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Sorry Mabro (grimes) your already entered and Sunil is in charge of picking the third judge.

Right now, the pastrami is pretty ugly looking. I have it here at the old folks home (Leisure World). It will cure until about this time next week. Then it will get smoked and stored for two or three days. After that, it gets boiled. Then it gets packed in ground black pepper for several days.

Kind of like cherries on a tree, the food vultures make it magically disappear at the absolute moment of perfection. In five years, we've had one unknown and lost visitor on our property. He had Florida license plates, was greeted by me and my 12 gauge, and he never came back. Yet, somehow our neigbors and relatives seem to know the absolute right moment to diverge on our place without any fear.

So, if you want to taste some of the pastrami, you better be ready on a moments notice. We are 20 minutes west of US 50 and Route 37.

Ken

Is that a Freudian slip?

Did you really mean: " . . . in charge of pickling the third judge." ?

First, I'm going to have to remember who made threats to send me some deerstick last year and did not. They will not be considered worthy of judging.

Oh Oh!

Well, the venison pastrami didn't last long. I started smoking it yesterday morning, just about the time that a friend and his dad came over to "borrow" his tool trailer that has been parked in my yard for the last three weeks. They immediately knew what was in the smoker. Next thing, we're invited to a cookout. And, my friend tells me, in front of his dad (who is also a good friend), that the cookout is because it is his dad's birthday. Now, just how do you squirm out of that??

Anyway, it turned out great. I don't think there were even any crumbs left. This is what a piece of the venison round steak and a rear hock looked like before consumption.



Good Eatn'
Ken

Ken, that looks great!!! Kinda takes the thrill out of that TV dinner I'm getting ready to eat.

What's that upper inscription of the Grymala family cutting board?

'tis in the best traditions of the Jaeger Wald -- "Guten Appetit!" The board was a gift from some German friends.

Dang Ken, here I was planning a day trip to PA and was gonna stop by your place for the sole purpose of stealing some! That stuff looks good! Mmmmm...