Turkey Day

[Dave Smith]

It's a pretty crappy day here so I don't feel too badly about being
stuck inside cooking and cleaning. I got the dressing made in the
morning and stuffed it into the bird in time to shove it into the oven
at noon. The kitchen has been more or less cleaned up and floors washed.
The squash was cooked last night and just needs to be re-heated. I
made the cranberry sauce yesterday. Zest of half an orange livened it up
nicely. I will make mashed potatoes, beans and carrots. SiL is bringing
a cauliflower broccoli salad. My wife made a butterscotch pie and we
bought some pumpkin cheese cake squares at the corner bakery.

Now it is time to go for a walk in the woods and get some branches with
nice red leaves for decoration.

[Cindy Hamilton]

Post by Dave Smith
It's a pretty crappy day here so I don't feel too badly about being
stuck inside cooking and cleaning. I got the dressing made in the
morning and stuffed it into the bird in time to shove it into the oven
at noon. The kitchen has been more or less cleaned up and floors washed.
The squash was cooked last night and just needs to be re-heated. I
made the cranberry sauce yesterday. Zest of half an orange livened it up
nicely.

It does. I make raw cranberry-orange relish. It calls for grinding
up the entire orange peel, but my husband's taste buds have their
"bitter" receptors turned up to 11, so I just zest the orange.

Post by Dave Smith
I will make mashed potatoes, beans and carrots. SiL is bringing
a cauliflower broccoli salad. My wife made a butterscotch pie and we
bought some pumpkin cheese cake squares at the corner bakery.

Sounds nice. We finished up the pizza and the dishwasher is running.
I can get pumpkin pie by the slice at my bakery; I'll probably get
one in November.

[Dave Smith]

Post by Cindy Hamilton

Post by Dave Smith
The squash was cooked last night and just needs to be re-heated. I
made the cranberry sauce yesterday. Zest of half an orange livened it up
nicely.

It does. I make raw cranberry-orange relish. It calls for grinding
up the entire orange peel, but my husband's taste buds have their
"bitter" receptors turned up to 11, so I just zest the orange.

I noticed something interesting when I was zesting the orange yesterday.
I could always smell the oils as soon as I started zesting but
yesterday was the first time I saw it spraying out. I usually do it on
the counter by the sink and the window. Yesterday I did it over the
stove and I had the range hood lights one. They are LED, which may or
may not have had an effect on this. As I was zesting I could clearly see
the mist coming from the orange rind. It was like the spray from an
aerosol spray can but less volume and distance but I sprayed out there
in a cone that went about 8" and 6" across. Given the number of times I
have zested orange rinds I am surprised that I never saw that at all before.

Post by Cindy Hamilton

Post by Dave Smith
I will make mashed potatoes, beans and carrots. SiL is bringing
a cauliflower broccoli salad. My wife made a butterscotch pie and we
bought some pumpkin cheese cake squares at the corner bakery.

Sounds nice. We finished up the pizza and the dishwasher is running.
I can get pumpkin pie by the slice at my bakery; I'll probably get
one in November.

[Hiram Freeborn]

Given the number of times I have zested orange rinds I am surprised that
I never saw that at all before.

Recent cataract lens replacement surgery?

[Bruce]

On Mon, 14 Oct 2024 14:58:41 -0400, Dave Smith

Post by Dave Smith

Post by Cindy Hamilton

Post by Dave Smith
The squash was cooked last night and just needs to be re-heated. I
made the cranberry sauce yesterday. Zest of half an orange livened it up
nicely.

It does. I make raw cranberry-orange relish. It calls for grinding
up the entire orange peel, but my husband's taste buds have their
"bitter" receptors turned up to 11, so I just zest the orange.

I noticed something interesting when I was zesting the orange yesterday.

Ghe ghe.

[ItsJoanNotJoAnn]

Post by Dave Smith
I noticed something interesting when I was zesting the orange yesterday.
I could always smell the oils as soon as I started zesting but
yesterday was the first time I saw it spraying out. I usually do it on
the counter by the sink and the window. Yesterday I did it over the
stove and I had the range hood lights one. They are LED, which may or
may not have had an effect on this. As I was zesting I could clearly see
the mist coming from the orange rind. It was like the spray from an
aerosol spray can but less volume and distance but I sprayed out there
in a cone that went about 8" and 6" across. Given the number of times I
have zested orange rinds I am surprised that I never saw that at all before.

I think it was America's Test Kitchen that recommended zesting
should be done over the bowl. You're catching all those
volatile oils that will lend great flavor to the dish. Try
next time you zest some citrus fruit.

[jmcquown]

Post by ItsJoanNotJoAnn

Post by Dave Smith
I noticed something interesting when I was zesting the orange yesterday.
  I could always smell the oils as soon as I started zesting but
yesterday was the first time I saw it spraying out.

(snip)

Post by ItsJoanNotJoAnn

Post by Dave Smith
I could clearly see
the mist coming from the orange rind.  It was like the spray from an
aerosol spray can but less volume and distance but I sprayed out there
in a cone that went about 8" and 6" across.  Given the number of times I
have zested orange rinds I am surprised that I never saw that at all before.

Spraying out? Must be a particularly juicy orange rind.

Post by ItsJoanNotJoAnn
I think it was America's Test Kitchen that recommended zesting
should be done over the bowl.  You're catching all those
volatile oils that will lend great flavor to the dish.  Try
next time you zest some citrus fruit.

Sounds like he needed to put a cover over it while zesting.

Jill

[Mike Duffy]

I noticed [...] when I was zesting the orange [...]
I saw it spraying out. [...] I could clearly see
the mist coming from the orange rind. [...]
I never saw that at all before.

Are you kidding? I notiched that in grade school,
and also that you can shoot a hole in a styrofoam
cup just by squeezing an orange peel properly.

[Rock Stolid]

Post by Mike Duffy

I noticed [...] when I was zesting the orange [...]
I saw it spraying out. [...] I could clearly see
the mist coming from the orange rind. [...]
I never saw that at all before.

Are you kidding? I notiched that in grade school,
and also that you can shoot a hole in a styrofoam
cup just by squeezing an orange peel properly.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/59W1OyTKSG4?feature=share

[Hiram Freeborn]

Post by Dave Smith
Now it is time to go for a walk in the woods and get some branches with
nice red leaves for decoration.

Isn't it illegal to strip trees bare in your forests and parks?


http://www.lrconline.com/Extension_Notes_English/pdf/conservation_bylaw.pdf


KNOW YOUR LOCAL FOREST CONSERVATION BY-LAW:
Call your municipality to get a copy of the by-law and talk to
a by-law officer. Find out whether there is a notice or
application that you need to submit before beginning cutting
and if there is a waiting period before you can start cutting.
Contact a woodlot association or stewardship council about a
list of local forestry professionals or any upcoming
workshops. Call a few forestry professionals to discuss your
plans and find out what advice they might have and what
services they provide. Know that forest conservation by-laws
are not designed to discourage harvesting activities. Rather
they are designed to encourage good forest practices and
discourage over harvesting. Having your forest marked by a
forestry professional according to good forest management
practices rather than the minimum diameter limit (as prescribed
as a minimum in most by-laws) is in your best interest.
Read the handbook A Landowner’s Guide to Selling Standing
Timber from The Ontario Woodlot Association at
1-888-791-1103. Also look into the Extension Note
Promoting A Healthy Forest Through Tree Marking

The Municipal Act (2001) allows all levels of municipalities
in Ontario to pass forest conservation by-laws to regulate tree
cutting. An upper tier municipality is able to pass forest
conservation by-laws for forests that are one hectare or more
in size, while a lower tier municipality is able to pass forest
conservation by-laws for trees found in forests of less than
one hectare down to individual trees. Either tier of municipal
government can delegate its powers to the other tier and by
agreement enforce the by-law of the other tier.