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Any worth recommending? Just finished some Sierra Nevada's Celebration Ale. Dying to get a sixer of Anchor Steam's Winter brew.
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Pear Cider!
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Any fans of pear cider? I like Ace but love Magners! I have heard rumors that Strongbow is making a pear cider but have yet to see in the States.
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Quiet here as of late, so do tell...what do you have brewing? I've just finished the first batch of something I am tentatively referring to as a Black Pilsner, it is currently bubbling away quite happily and I look forward to seeing how it turns out. I've bottled a second round of an old world heavy ale. Chief on the grain bill was cherrywood smoked malt.... I'm quite proud of this recipe so far. In the keg is a cream ale. I'll confess I don't like it at all, but everyone else with access to the fridge finds it delightful. Also in the fridge, though in bottles, is a bourbon smoked porter. The one has become my old standby and something I enjoy having around. There's a dr…
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Found this tidbit on a different site I moderate on, in our new 17th Century Forum: http://www.godecookery.com/engrec/engrec.html
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Curious if anyone has ever tried "flip" and if so how did you make it?
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http://laughingsquid.com/the-whisky-advent-calendar/
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so i was sitting here thinking about hardtack and wondered if there were any records of what was aboard any of the ships of the era for food.. (pirate, merchant or naval) and what a daily alotment would have actually been. we all know about the rations of rum, but i mean how many pounds of barrelled pork, how many pieces of biscuit. were there dried beans or rice aboard? now before anyone jumps in and says pirates would have taken it off a captured ship, well yeah- but what is documented that they took. I'm looking for things like blackbeards treasure that was on board the adventure as recorded by maynard. a few pounds each of sugar, cocoa, coffee or tea and some meats…
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http://tragedyseries.tumblr.com/image/18193713263
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I was slightly fascinated by a description of a food called Manyoco from the 3rd Edition of the General History of the Pyrates by Charles Johnson. The text was not written by Johnson, rather "they were communicated to me by an ingenious Gentleman, lately arrived from those Parts." This information comes from a section in the Howell Davis account in the General History called "A Description of the Islands of St. Thome, Del Principe, and Annobono" (São Tomé, PrÃncipe and Annobón are islands in the Gulf of Guinea off the western coast of central Africa.) I was particularly curious about the 'engine' he mentions in this account: It turns out what the writer called 'Manyo…
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I've seen quite a few recipes for punches and such that involve rum, but I am curious about the rum itself. In the greater selection of rums there are today, which modern gets closest to the kind of rum the common sailor and pirate would have had access to (both at a cheap tavern and on ship)? I understand that this common stuff might choke modern drinkers, but I'm okay with that. I want to get an idea of what these guys had to put up with. Also, if you can, provide evidence for why it's closer to the original.
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I'm in "Hog Heaven" at the moment, my neighbor .... who's a hunter ..... gave me some wild pig ..... I've been smokin' a shoulder all mornin' and it's getting close enough to done that I'm able to start sampling ..... This might be better'n bacon!! Of course I'm not aiming to dry it out, we're having a mini pig roast here at the house, I have to mix up some RUM PUNCH to wash it down. I took the shoulder and covered it with Garlic Powder and Adobo, threw it on the smoker ..... fat side up..... with Mesquite charcoal and tossed on Oak logs cut to fit the fire box and let it go. We're roasting some yams and Acorn Squash to go with it ............ Joyous tidings ....…
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So what is the difference between what is called a jelly, jam, preserves, or something like apple butter? Is it a difference in name, manufacture, or content?
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All right, this one has me stumped. From John Woodall's book the surgions mate, we have this quote, a prescription for what to feed a patient following an operation: "...a comfortable Caudle [caudle is a syrupy gruel containing spices and wine or ale] for the first [day], if you see him weak; and afterwards Broths and Pannadons..." (Woodall, p. 175) Anyone have any idea what 'Pannadons' are? You should be aware that Woodall's book contains some of the most horrific spelling I have yet seen in a GAoP-era book, so the spelling of the actual word could be quite different.
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As my collection of Pyrate Rum bottle ribbons grows, (as well as Hoti medallions) has anyone come up with a use for them? I was thinking markers for tent guy lines, anyone else? Jas. Hook
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If I have to explain it any further, you obviously don't understand.
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http://www.krakenrum.com/
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Mama Juana
by Jib- 4 replies
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During my recent trip to the Dominican Republic I was offered a local drink called "Mama Juana". Gave it a try and found it quiet nice. I guess it has origins back with the native Tanio who made a tea from herbs and tree bark. The Europeans introduced the idea of adding rum, red wine and honey. The locals claim this drink is helpful for lovers. I thought it had a taste similar to Port.
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Ok so here I'm going to show how I'm making a simple Brandy Punch. Fairly common for our time period in England. It's called Major Bird's Brandy Punch Ingredients for are: 2-----------------Lemons 1/2 cup---------- Raw Sugar I'm using Florida Crystals 1/2 Quart (16oz) - Brandy 1 Quart ---------- Water It seems that Rum would have been more common in the colonies. Limes were also used but considered somewhat inferior but being plentiful in the Carribean, were also used there and in the colonies. The receipe is from "Punch" by David Wondrich and is our kind of writer. He's pulled from as many period resources as possible. In the back of the book he claims Google Bo…
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anyone ever try black heart rum ??? some new stuff at the store, and it was pretty good !!
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I was reading another forum here and I did a Google Books search for the title they were discussing. That search came up empty but trigger'd me ol' feeble brain to search the free history section for the key word "pirate". Here's a link, 10 pages with descriptions of FREE e-books. http://books.google....brr=4&scoring=1 These can be read on a computer or most book readers and if you have an Android smart phone you can download Google Books from the market (free).
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I'm doing some research on brewing my own beer. My father used to do it years ago and with the completion of my bar I think it's about time I stock it with my own beer. My eventual goal is to make my own rum but I figured I'd start with something smaller, in this case beer. Try my hand at that and then move onto the liqueurs. So what advice do you have for a first time brewer? Any tips or tricks I should try to make the process smoother and the product better? Thanks for your help Capn Antonio Malasses
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Brooklyn Brewery Oktoberfest. Not bad, 5.5%, coppery, delicious after reading "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" to my minions . . . Your turn . . .
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Shepherds Pie 1 2
by Jib- 29 replies
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I don't know if Shepherds Pie is a period dish but we eat it at least once a month during the cooler weather. How do you make yours?
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I have been trying for some time to find information on what beer bottles would be like in our period, some say they didn't exist at all, but there is evidence to the contrary. Here is some more evidence I found on a site. Scum is a publication for the Brewers Guilds of the Kingdom of the East and the Principality of AEthelmearc, of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. So I present this article in support of Period beer in bottles, titled: The True Bottling of Beer http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/scum/bottle.html Text dates for the exercpts include 1609, 1615, & 1691. Now to find a proper bottle ;-)
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I suppose I am a bit naive and ignorant. Since I am originally from Southern California, I had never been in Oklahoma until I moved here about six years ago. Before I came here, I had the perception that Oklahoma was barren and teepees lined the street. Actually, it was not that bad. However, I have always wanted to purchase an honest to goodness bottle of authentic deep south moonshine. It now appears this is becoming non-existent. From what I am hearing now, most modern "moonshining" generations are selling Meth and guns. So, Back to my dilemma. I have been wanting to buy moonshine, but I eventually gave up. The closest I have come to it was folks who make the w…
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