Comments for Beetle Eyes http://www.beetleeyes.com it's about life, not lifestyle Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:25:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Peach Liqueur by Marsha http://www.beetleeyes.com/?p=305&cpage=1#comment-2353 Marsha Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:25:59 +0000 http://www.beetleeyes.com/?p=305#comment-2353 Sorry to take so long to get back to you. I'm seriously thinking about having myself cloned. :-) I asked the Man of the House about this since he actually makes wine and beer. He wondered if you put the full amount of vodka in. The alcohol content in the vodka should keep all the nasties away. Sorry to take so long to get back to you. I’m seriously thinking about having myself cloned. :-) I asked the Man of the House about this since he actually makes wine and beer. He wondered if you put the full amount of vodka in. The alcohol content in the vodka should keep all the nasties away.

]]> Comment on Peach Liqueur by Wadda http://www.beetleeyes.com/?p=305&cpage=1#comment-2341 Wadda Sun, 01 Aug 2010 19:14:05 +0000 http://www.beetleeyes.com/?p=305#comment-2341 Mine id have bubbles in it. Why did it ferment? I would like to try again. any advice? Wadda Mine id have bubbles in it. Why did it ferment? I would like to try again. any advice?

Wadda

]]> Comment on Peach Liqueur by Marsha http://www.beetleeyes.com/?p=305&cpage=1#comment-2339 Marsha Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:42:18 +0000 http://www.beetleeyes.com/?p=305#comment-2339 Wadda - I don't think that the volume of mine changed at all. But then again, as you can see by the photo, I did have a little room. How much room did you have in the jar? Since this isn't a wine or beer there isn't fermentation. That's what usually causes accidents like the one you describe. Did it foam or bubble? If so, that means that fermentation was going on and that's not what you want for this. Wadda – I don’t think that the volume of mine changed at all. But then again, as you can see by the photo, I did have a little room. How much room did you have in the jar? Since this isn’t a wine or beer there isn’t fermentation. That’s what usually causes accidents like the one you describe. Did it foam or bubble? If so, that means that fermentation was going on and that’s not what you want for this.

]]> Comment on Heat Wave by Gabrielle Rettinger http://www.beetleeyes.com/?p=1210&cpage=1#comment-2336 Gabrielle Rettinger Sun, 25 Jul 2010 02:39:05 +0000 http://www.beetleeyes.com/?p=1210#comment-2336 Seattle went up to 103 degrees on July 29, 2009. They had a low of 71 degrees. Seattle went up to 103 degrees on July 29, 2009. They had a low of 71 degrees.

]]> Comment on Peach Liqueur by Wadda http://www.beetleeyes.com/?p=305&cpage=1#comment-2334 Wadda Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:14:57 +0000 http://www.beetleeyes.com/?p=305#comment-2334 I followed the recipe but after a week the liquid oozed out aLL over my pantry. What did I do wrong? Please advise as to how to avoid this happening again. I followed the recipe but after a week the liquid oozed out aLL over my pantry. What did I do wrong? Please advise as to how to avoid this happening again.

]]> Comment on Hot Dog Bun Pan by Aaron http://www.beetleeyes.com/?p=582&cpage=1#comment-2312 Aaron Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:11:44 +0000 http://www.beetleeyes.com/?p=582#comment-2312 Thanks for the review! I've been yearning for these buns since I was a kid and a local olace in Birmingham used them at the counter. I remember they toasted all sides of the outside and it was outstanding! I dont own a breadmaker, and so far, all my explorations in baking have been in the "no knead" style. But I can say, every loaf has been a huge hit! I might break down and buy this pan, my first baking purchase (well flour based baking yaknow) and try a shrimp salad sandwich w hotdogs until I find a place that sells monkfish, I find loads of recipies that say that monkfish tastes just like lobster, and this is something I need to try! Thanks for the review, years after posting, it's still helping people. (BTW to Ken, while your correct about the nature of hot dogs, if you buy Kosher hot dogs, your pretty safe, thats all we buy, and at Costco, they are very reasonable) Thanks for the review!
I’ve been yearning for these buns since I was a kid and a local olace in Birmingham used them at the counter. I remember they toasted all sides of the outside and it was outstanding!
I dont own a breadmaker, and so far, all my explorations in baking have been in the “no knead” style. But I can say, every loaf has been a huge hit! I might break down and buy this pan, my first baking purchase (well flour based baking yaknow) and try a shrimp salad sandwich w hotdogs until I find a place that sells monkfish, I find loads of recipies that say that monkfish tastes just like lobster, and this is something I need to try!

Thanks for the review, years after posting, it’s still helping people. (BTW to Ken, while your correct about the nature of hot dogs, if you buy Kosher hot dogs, your pretty safe, thats all we buy, and at Costco, they are very reasonable)

]]> Comment on Ham Hock vs. Ham Shank by Chris http://www.beetleeyes.com/?p=433&cpage=1#comment-2286 Chris Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:21:12 +0000 http://www.beetleeyes.com/?p=433#comment-2286 Thank you for these contributions. I was looking around on this subject since yesterday, at Derby (UK) Market Hall, I picked up a 'Gammon Shank' which looked for all the world the exact same thing as what we usually know as a 'Hock'. I note that it was packed in Greater Manchester and that elsewhere on the Web I have seen that somebody from the North-East of England also knows a 'Hock' as a 'Shank', so it may be a case of regional taste in vocabulary over here as well as on your side of the Atlantic. We're on more or less the borderline between the English Midlands and the North of England here so we may be at the very northern edge of the area where the word 'Hock' is used. Being something of a Soul Music fan I of course am aware that Ham Hock is a staple thereof. Thank you for these contributions.

I was looking around on this subject since yesterday, at Derby (UK) Market Hall, I picked up a ‘Gammon Shank’ which looked for all the world the exact same thing as what we usually know as a ‘Hock’. I note that it was packed in Greater Manchester and that elsewhere on the Web I have seen that somebody from the North-East of England also knows a ‘Hock’ as a ‘Shank’, so it may be a case of regional taste in vocabulary over here as well as on your side of the Atlantic. We’re on more or less the borderline between the English Midlands and the North of England here so we may be at the very northern edge of the area where the word ‘Hock’ is used.

Being something of a Soul Music fan I of course am aware that Ham Hock is a staple thereof.

]]> Comment on Beautiful Mystery Bush by Cousin Ralph http://www.beetleeyes.com/?p=1518&cpage=1#comment-2284 Cousin Ralph Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:29:49 +0000 http://www.beetleeyes.com/?p=1518#comment-2284 Just remember to claim "It's for medicinal purposes" actually it looks like a Piraeus (pee air us) Just remember to claim “It’s for medicinal purposes”

actually it looks like a Piraeus (pee air us)

]]> Comment on Ham Hock vs. Ham Shank by John http://www.beetleeyes.com/?p=433&cpage=1#comment-2245 John Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:31:35 +0000 http://www.beetleeyes.com/?p=433#comment-2245 To us there is a huge flavor difference between "smoked ham hocks" and "smoked pork hocks". The pork hock is much more bland and does not flavor soup like the ham hock. They are very hard to find here in South Texas. Time was they were in all the stores, now just pork hocks and most by Tyson? Good luck To us there is a huge flavor difference between “smoked ham hocks” and “smoked pork hocks”. The pork hock is much more bland and does not flavor soup like the ham hock. They are very hard to find here in South Texas. Time was they were in all the stores, now just pork hocks and most by Tyson?

Good luck

]]> Comment on Ham Hock vs. Ham Shank by Kristaps http://www.beetleeyes.com/?p=433&cpage=1#comment-2228 Kristaps Mon, 18 Jan 2010 03:53:44 +0000 http://www.beetleeyes.com/?p=433#comment-2228 They have them at the Whole Foods in Ravenna (in Seattle). I just got one the other day to use in an African sweet potato soup, and it was excellent. Anatomically, the hock is roughly equivalent to the ankle and foot, whereas the shank is the pig's calf, so it's meatier. The shank I got at Whole Foods was smoked as well, so it made the whole house smell like delicious. They have them at the Whole Foods in Ravenna (in Seattle). I just got one the other day to use in an African sweet potato soup, and it was excellent.

Anatomically, the hock is roughly equivalent to the ankle and foot, whereas the shank is the pig’s calf, so it’s meatier. The shank I got at Whole Foods was smoked as well, so it made the whole house smell like delicious.

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