Spalted sycamore pen blanks - question & proposal...

[PC-Urban-Sawyer]

TerrificTimbers,

And by bringing up lizards and cooking grits you have created one of the strangest examples ever of all topics eventually turning to food that I can imagine... I'm starting to wonder what you've got in that bottle... Perhaps a drop or two of Dew?

Herb

[woodbowl]

 


   

[terrifictimbersllc]

TerrificTimbers,

And by bringing up lizards and cooking grits you have created one of the strangest examples ever of all topics eventually turning to food that I can imagine... I'm starting to wonder what you've got in that bottle... Perhaps a drop or two of Dew?

Herb

Begging your pardon but.....Leviticus chapter 11......verse 29

  " 'Of the animals that move about on the ground, these are unclean for you: the weasel, the rat, any kind of great lizard,  the gecko, the monitor lizard, the wall lizard, the skink and the chameleon. Of all those that move along the ground, these are unclean for you. Whoever touches them when they are dead will be unclean till evening. 32 When one of them dies and falls on something, that article, whatever its use, will be unclean, whether it is made of wood, cloth, hide or sackcloth. Put it in water; it will be unclean till evening, and then it will be clean.  If one of them falls into a clay pot, everything in it will be unclean, and you must break the pot.  Any food that could be eaten but has water on it from such a pot is unclean, and any liquid that could be drunk from it is unclean. Anything that one of their carcasses falls on becomes unclean; an oven or cooking pot must be broken up. They are unclean, and you are to regard them as unclean.

........so not all lizards are spoken of, but those that are in rather unfavorable terms.    And perhaps this is the nail in the lizards are food coffin....... continuing verse 41

" 'Every creature that moves about on the ground is detestable; it is not to be eaten. You are not to eat any creature that moves about on the ground, whether it moves on its belly or walks on all fours or on many feet; it is detestable.  Do not defile yourselves by any of these creatures. Do not make yourselves unclean by means of them or be made unclean by them

So we can conclude lizards are definitely not kosher and by extrapolation might not be widely regarded as food although one could certainly argue otherwise.   Not sure what this says about insurance.   And maybe this thread has become unclean and needs to be cleaned up by the admin.  again i am so sorry.... : :

[PC-Urban-Sawyer]

DJ,

I didn't take it to mean you referred to the lizards as food. It's pretty clear you meant them as a time measurement in regards to how long to cook the grits.

Herb

[terrifictimbersllc]

Oh duh yes i see now.   Lost my appetite . Anyone can tell what the conversion factor for lizards to minutes might be helpful thanks.  :P

[Jeff]

See what happens when a conversation turns to grits? :D

[WDH]

That was a blow as low as a lizard belly  ;D.

[terrifictimbersllc]

Talk about grits making me hungry. Not sure I've ever had them.  Just asked my wife if she could get some next time she goes to the store and she said "maybe you could just eat some sawdust".  Not sure I will get to try grits soon but will keep y'all informed.  :

[Shotgun]

Talk about grits making me hungry. Not sure I've ever had them.  Just asked my wife if she could get some next time she goes to the store and she said "maybe you could just eat some sawdust".  Not sure I will get to try grits soon but will keep y'all informed.  :

Terrific,

You have a very astute wife.     

Norm

[WDH]

 

[ljmathias]

Somehow this has turned into one of the most enjoyable threads on the forum- deserves to have its own niche under a new title: maybe "Lizards and Grits?"  Thanks for all the comments- had me belly laughing for a few minutes here and thank goodness the wife is out shopping or she'd have been looking over my shoulder trying to figure out just what kind of forum this is... :D :D :D :D

Lj

[terrifictimbersllc]

Somehow this has turned into one of the most enjoyable threads on the forum- deserves to have its own niche under a new title: maybe "Lizards and Grits?"  Thanks for all the comments- had me belly laughing for a few minutes here and thank goodness the wife is out shopping or she'd have been looking over my shoulder trying to figure out just what kind of forum this is... :D :D :D :D

Lj

Lizards and grits sounds like Kibbles and Bits, doesn't it.  Will the pooch eat grits?  We sometimes use her as a dishwasher pre-wash cycle.

[terrifictimbersllc]

Talk about grits making me hungry. Not sure I've ever had them.  Just asked my wife if she could get some next time she goes to the store and she said "maybe you could just eat some sawdust".  Not sure I will get to try grits soon but will keep y'all informed.  :

Terrific,

You have a very astute wife.     

Norm

You're right about that and thanks for the compliment.  Doesn't always work in my favor but I am glad nonetheless.   She just got back from the store and guess what, she didn't bring me grits.  Think she just forgot (but I really don't want to know, it would be too disappointing).  So I will write them on her list and see if I get them next time.

[DanG]

Somehow this has turned into one of the most enjoyable threads on the forum

That Herb is an ace at making something out of nothing, ain't he?!  He got those pen blanks from the edging strips from almost rotten boards, then made a five-page thread just talkin' about them. 8) 8) 8)

[Holmes]

Thanks DanG. I thought spalted meant stained my Lizard guts, now you say this thread is about almost rotten wood. So is a Lizard a time? place? thing?location? or just fun?  Holmes

[PC-Urban-Sawyer]

Thanks DanG. I thought spalted meant stained my Lizard guts, now you say this thread is about almost rotten wood. So is a Lizard a time? place? thing?location? or just fun?  Holmes

Holmes,

In this case lizards are being used as a unit of time measurement, based on the number of lizards member Woodbowl slaughtered while milling my cypress and sycamore logs. This message from the thread about milling those logs shows a few of the lizards that were slized up... https://forestryforum.com/board/index.php/topic,42628.msg616014.html#msg616014

Herb

[terrifictimbersllc]

  She just got back from the store and guess what, she didn't bring me grits.  Think she just forgot (but I really don't want to know, it would be too disappointing).  So I will write them on her list and see if I get them next time.

OK try try again, look what was in the shopping bag when she got home today.  Don't laugh about the brand sure it isn't what you choose "down under" no not that far down under I mean down under Connecticut.   Since they take at least 20 lizards to cook I'll get back to you about it.   this is going to be good.  8) 8) 8)

[PC-Urban-Sawyer]

... this is going to be good.

Careful now, them's GRITS you're talking about. Don't want any more Yankee's learning the truth about them of we'll have to start putting distribution quota's on them to keep from runinng out of them down here below the Mason Dixon Line...

Herb

[terrifictimbersllc]

... this is going to be good.

Careful now, them's GRITS you're talking about. Don't want any more Yankee's learning the truth about them of we'll have to start putting distribution quota's on them to keep from runinng out of them down here below the Mason Dixon Line...

Herb

I may not be able to keep quiet.  Who shall I obey? You or my conscience?  We'll see.  They may indeed become as scarce on the supermarket shelves as ginger on Thanksgiving morning. 8)

[WDH]

They need salt while they are cooking, so don't skimp.  Some people like to put a little sugar in them to make them a little bit salty and sweet.  And don't forget the butter.  Cut some strips of good sharp cheddar cheese and lay these on the top of the cooked grits just before serving.  They go best with eggs and bacon (of course you can substitute sausage if you prefer).  I like my eggs over easy, then top with grits, and mix it all together  ;D.

Us Southern boys at this year's Pig Roast were respectful of our more Northern counterparts and did not bring any grits.  We (Fishpharmer and DanG to be exact...... I was only on quality control duty) did, however, supply those people with copious fried catfish and hushpuppies as a part of Friday night's supper .  Respectfully, of course.

[Magicman]

It doesn't take nearly as many lizards to cook yellow grits, and they are better anyway.   digin_2

[DanG]

The young lady done mighty well to find grits at all, way up there. 8) 8)  We have Quaker grits down here too, but I've never seen them in that type of container.  I wonder why they would package them differently in other parts of the Country? ???

[Holmes]

The young lady done mighty well to find grits at all, way up there. 8) 8)  We have Quaker grits down here too, but I've never seen them in that type of container.  I wonder why they would package them differently in other parts of the Country? ???

The northern packaging is easier to dispose of when still full... ;D

[DanG]

Ahhhh, I see.  Us folks down here in the South have different methods, apparently.  What we do when we don't want something is to just not buy it in the first place. ;)

[terrifictimbersllc]

  She just got back from the store and guess what, she didn't bring me grits.  Think she just forgot (but I really don't want to know, it would be too disappointing).  So I will write them on her list and see if I get them next time.

OK try try again, look what was in the shopping bag when she got home today.  Don't laugh about the brand sure it isn't what you choose "down under" no not that far down under I mean down under Connecticut.   Since they take at least 20 lizards to cook I'll get back to you about it.   this is going to be good.  8) 8) 8)

Back from a camping and fishing trip on NY's Ausable W. Branch, and visit to Woodsmen's Days in NY.   Took various recipe ingredients along including grits but somehow I didn't do any cooking just ate crackers and drank juice boxes.  Obviously was by myself.  Will ask the  Mrs. to cook me some of the grits.   I think the Quaker is on them because grits is a peaceful food I don't know will see how I feel.