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I did a quick google search. It seems mushroom wine is not that uncommon. Below is what one person wrote on his site: "Mushroom Wine •What? A mushroom wine. Brilliant clear yellow. It tastes almost like a conventional white wine made from grapes. •How? Cook & liquidise 1 kg of normal edible...

"Many of my friends don’t think it is illegal..." I am amazed at the number of people in my part of the county that think it is legal, and that includes lawmen. The other day a Texas State Game Warden was visiting, a good friend through an organization we both belong. I had a batch of wine...

Never, never underestimate one of those babies. I did. Big mistake. I live in East Texas about 150 inland from the Gulf, and never worried before because they usually played out by the time they got here. However, Rita, I believe the name was did not cooperate. She put two trees on my house. Not maj...

Oh, it is hell to be retired so you don't have to get out in this mess. Cry your hearts out my distilling friends.

Before you all jump on me like a hen on a June bug let me say I am just teasing, and hope to heck that it cools off soon for you fellows that have to get out in it.

Bert

The good news for me is that I live on the south end of Toledo Bend Reservoir. I have water front with my own launch place and a boat house that is in bad shape but usable. My boat is a G3, perfect for me. The bad news is that the water level is so low I cannot launch my boat here, and cannot use my...

The purpose of language is to communicate. This thread amply illustrates that.

Bert

I like "stone" better than "pit". It is more versatile. A person can be stone dead, stone deaf, or a stone's throw away.

Bert

Rad, this is my last post on this thread. There are NO secrets anymore. The handshakes, etc. are all on the Internet. If you want to find out what they are, search. All of the other stuff you mention is there too. Just search and read. We normally do not respond to people like you. Past experience (...

Gosh Rad, use your own advice and it would not be. Read, read, and read. Use google, books from the library, and even special programs on tv.

Bert

Poot, I am the youngster. Mine is only 136 years old, but in calender years 157. One of the first old ladies born in Texas.

Bert

Yep. I have been around more than 3 times.

Bert

Rad, I might add to my post just above that I continually run Norton AntiVirus in the background, and I try to run at least once a week my Defraggler, SuperAntiSpyware, CCleaner, and Malwarebytes' AntiMalware programs. I just ran all except the Defraggler program, and I had to log in to HD to reply....

I recently updated to IE 9. My bookmark is http://homedistiller.org/forum/index.php. I had not noticed, but now after I have read this thread, I don't think I have had to log on one time. Maybe the first time after I updated. I don't remember.

Bert

netexauto, there are several, maybe a dozen or more Texans on this forum, and a few from East Texas. I'm in the Jasper area. However, as you know when you say East Texas you are talking about an area larger than a lot of the states. I quit distilling about a year ago, and have been making wine since...

Hey Husker, that is good news. As Samohon pointed out just a post or two back there is a lot of good info there.

Bert

Brief off topic to Samohon. I am going fairly well Steve considering my age. BTW that ginger wine I made a few months back with your help is turning out to be good.

Bert

Bagasso wrote "Part of the problem is that the main site is full of information that contradicts the information in the forum." +1 I will add that a lot of it is out of date, some of it maybe wrong, and a lot of the good stuff can only be understood after you already understand it. I know,...

And hello form another East Texan. I'm from around Jasper, TX more or less. Hang in there. A lot to learn, but you can do it. Larry, I just got back from an 8 day trip counting travel time to Amarillo. I am here to inform you and any others that might care to know that I did not lose a darn thing th...

Gonna compare me with you some: I am probably older than you, 75+; I used to teach flying and loved flying like you; I used to keep bees and loved it. There are many other comparisons, but I will quit there. Too old to fly, and too old to lift supers and mess around with bees. Kin people more or les...

Arky J, there are a lot of ways to spell check. If you have the Google Tool Bar set up, there is a tab that says Check. This is spell check and the one I use. At one time I typed my replies and posts in Word, spell checked there, copied, and then pasted to the Post. There are other ways. Maybe someo...

My favorite way with venison is to butcher my own deer, let it stay in the freezer from two to six weeks, and then salt. pepper and fry. No other doctoring! Oh, roasts and other cuts are prepared differently. However, as I stated above this meat is old with a lot of off tastes. I suspect the meat pr...

Thanks northcountry. I may try wine next. It so happens I have some homemade concord/? on hand. I will give it a go.

Bert

Thanks Larry. I do have on hand a couple or three dry rubs, one of which is Gordon's Grub Rub which I like. What happened is that my sister which is a hunter needed some space in one of her freezers and brought a sh=t load of venison over here since my freezer was just about empty, and told me to co...

I grilled some tenderized venison cutlets that had been marinated all night in a 1:1:1 mixture of Italian Dressing, Soy Sauce, and Worcestershire Sauce. First time for me using this mixture. I liked the taste. For you that marinate your venison what do you use? Even though I did like my mixture I fe...

Thanks rubber duck. Darn, I never dreamed it would be so complicated. Even now you guys almost need a college degree to go across country.

Bert

rubber duck , my nephew and I just got in from a long trip across Texas. On the way home we passed one of those truck "weigh stations". I guess there were about 20 trucks there with some pulling out and others pulling in. Question 1: Do the troopers weigh ALL trucks, or do they wave on th...

The pocket 380 is not a bad pistol for self defense. My Kahr p380 shooting FMJ Remington rounds will put the bullet through a 2X4 at 20 ft or more. I have only tested at 20 ft. I definitely do not want anyone to be shooting at me with that round.

Bert

This thread http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... =4&t=16921 might give you some ideas on how to make your own aging charcoal from white oak.

Bert

I sort of like Dancing with Wolves too.

Bert

"Outlaw Jose Wales" for me, although "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence" is a close second.

Bert