Blurt Thread III - Emporium of Unexpected Exclamations & Revelations

[Emerson40]

We're all quite lovely. Well with the odd exception. *cough* MilesLong.*cough*

Miles is A-OK in my books.


I miss Miles' snappy suit pics, and the posts from his pants.


I still look forward to raising hell and several glasses of single malt with him in the windy city, then retiring to our separate lodgings to end the evening with the pressing of our peni against the glass windows, the turgidity of our members complemented by the bold architecture and formidable skyline of Chicago.

Or we may just grab dinner, and a couple beers.

 

[Saucyminx]

Is that a pickle in your pocket?

Um, and my hunger for pickles is suddenly non-existent. Ewwww! Nooooo! Why???

I'm still holding out for Bora Bora.

I will get us there someday. Oh yes, I will.

 

[Miles Long]

We're all quite lovely. Well with the odd exception. *cough* MilesLong.*cough*

It would be a real shame if that cough turned out to be Ebola.

Miles is A-OK in my books.


I miss Miles' snappy suit pics, and the posts from his pants.


I still look forward to raising hell and several glasses of single malt with him in the windy city, then retiring to our separate lodgings to end the evening with the pressing of our peni against the glass windows, the turgidity of our members complemented by the bold architecture and formidable skyline of Chicago.

Or we may just grab dinner, and a couple beers.

One day we'll put the "ow" in the Hancock Tower and the second city will never be the same again!

 

[Emerson40]

Nooo... i'm just happy to see you

You should know, I can be a little cucumbersome.

 

[Saucyminx]

Ebola you over.

(I'll just go sit with Saucy and contemplate my life choices too)

Yay! If you don't have anything nice to say come sit next to me or horrendous plays on words, also very welcome.


It has been a long long long long long day. So very long. The longest. Longer than long can be. Longer than Miles Long even.

I'm still slightly shaken by that poor violated pickle.

 

[Emerson40]

Don't be repicklelous.


There's no need to make a big dill out of it.



http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m805slvwb21qznxyoo1_500.jpg

 

[Saucyminx]

So.

Many.

Pickles.

 

[Saucyminx]

I was saving pickle recipes on Pinterest this morning Em. I hope you are happy. My first batch shall be named Emerson Made Me Do It Pickles.

Ugh, we need something snappier. Pickle titles anyone?

On another note, I'm not working today! *happy wiggle*

 

[Emerson40]

I was saving pickle recipes on Pinterest this morning Em. I hope you are happy. My first batch shall be named Emerson Made Me Do It Pickles.

Ugh, we need something snappier. Pickle titles anyone?

On another note, I'm not working today! *happy wiggle*

If you're fond of ol' Em's pickle, this'll really butter your bread.


Emerson's Dill Pickle Soup

Ingredients

Homemade Stock
6 cups water
1 smoked, bone-in Ham Hock
1 med onion, quarted
2 carrots, roughly chopped
2 ribs of celery, roughly chopped
2 bay leaves
6 whole pepper corns
a handful of fresh dill and a few sprigs of fresh thyme, bundled together and wrapped in cheesecloth or a coffee filter

Soup
2 Tblsp Butter
2 shallots or one medium onion, finely chopped
2 cups carrots, diced
2 to 3 large Yukon Gold (or equivalent) potatoes, diced
Ham from Ham Hock, chopped
1 Tblsp Horseradish
Homemade Stock (or sub 5-1/2 cups Chicken or Veg Stock)
Four large dill pickles shredded or finely chopped*
1 cup sour cream
1/4 cup of water
2 Tblsp of flour
1 to 2 cups (start with one, then add to taste) of pickle juice*
2 cooked, hard-boiled eggs, roughly chopped
Fresh dill, finely chopped
Sour Cream

Method

Stock - can be made a day or two ahead
Place water, ham hock, vegetables, and aromatics in a large stock pot.
Bring to a boil, then turn heat down to low, cover, and simmer for 1-1/2 to 2 hours, skimming as needed.
Remove hock and pull meat from bone - reserve and chop meat to add to soup
Strain stock into a large bowl and cool. Once cooled, skim any fat from surface of stock.

Soup
In large stock pot, melt butter over med low heat. Add shallot and cook until sweated, about 3 to 5 minutes. Add carrots, potatoes, chopped ham, and horseradish to pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, for about 5 to 7 minutes. Add stock and shredded pickles.
In a small, separate bowl, whisk together sour cream, water, and flour. When well blended, add slowly - whisking constantly, to avoid curdling - to the soup mixture. Slowly add, whisking again, the pickle juice. Warm / cook through, until potatoes are tender.

Taste for seasoning - add more pickle juice at this time, to taste, and only add salt of required, as some pickle brines can be quite salty.

Ladle into bowls, sprinkle 1/2 to 1 Tablespoon of chopped cooked egg on top.
Serve with a dollop of sour cream and sprinkling of chopped dill.

* For the best result, only use deli-style / Kosher / Polish dill pickles, the kind that need to be refrigerated and come with a nice, cloudy, garlicky, brine.

 

[Saucyminx]

Dill-does ( ADMIT NOTHING!!)


'Grats on not working today! I'm slowly dying of man flu my darling husband shared with me.

Perfect suggestion as always!

Poor you, and poor Mr. Shine. Hope you are both feeling better again soon.

Young Master Minx has friends over to play VR in my living room. I got them pizzas, grabbed 2 of the freshly baked chocolate chip cookies I made, and retreated to my bedroom to watch Kingsman.

 

[Emerson40]

This thread suddenly turned all kinds of pickly and horrible.

Horrible?

Just a little gherkin around, is all.

 

[Saucyminx]

Horrible?

Just a little gherkin around, is all.

You otter be ashamed of yourself. (So many life choices to think about.)

 

[Saucyminx]

Brine there, done that.

What's the dill with all the bad puns lately? They are becoming the bread and butter of this thread.

 

[Miles Long]

Oh how I relish these pickle puns!

 

[Emerson40]

Makka Pakka.




Upsy Daisy and that big, bouncy, bastard ball still haunt my dreams, when in the Night Garden.

 

[Saucyminx]

Finishing stories is important. Or you can just write another one and let the 30 or so odd unfinished ones languish.

Btw, um, I managed to write one this weekend, and it needs polishing but I'm pretty damn proud of myself.

I also bought the stuff to make pickles. Just sayin.

 

[Miles Long]

You know you're all kinds of juvenile when a work email entitled "The Power Of A Long Hose" makes you collapse into a fit of giggles.

What else should I have called the email?

 

[Saucyminx]

Saucy one, where have you put it then!

Just so you know, pickles are banned in Bora Bora.

Not up yet, but soon.

And you wouldn't really deprive me of the occasion pickle in paradise would you?

 

[Saucyminx]

Of course I wouldn't. I'd hang myself on a cross made of pickles to save you that fate. Or just buy a pickle factory.

Darlin, don't fash yourself. We can just buy a jar, and I will be happy.

The answer is neither. It's pink.

Oooooh! Racing off to FB to see pics. . So jealous. I would have Unicorn hair if I could, but alas, I'm looking more Storm from Xmen these days with all the fucking gray!

 

[Saucyminx]

That's what hair colour is for.

I haven't put any pics up, or even taken any yet! I didn't get home until after midnight last night and then crashed pretty quickly after that. My hairdresser did pics so I'll steal hers when she posts it.

Alas still deathly allergic to hair dye or I would totally have unicorn hair right this second.

Second chances. What say you?

Hmmmmm, depends on the reason the first chance went sideways.
I don't give them because I'm a bitch but you know that already.

 

[pplwatching]

I see you there, but I don't know whether to reach out and say hello. So...I won't. I guess.

Is there a downside? Have they been known to bite?

 

[Saucyminx]

You are my favourite bitch, forever and always.

So no to second chances, what about "signs?"

Astrological signs? (I'm an earth sign, my ex was a water sign together we made mud. --stolen from Rodney Dangerfield)

Street signs?
https://i.imgur.com/cipNOXx.jpg

Shaymalan Signs?
https://i.imgur.com/Y5VB5Lb.jpg


Gang signs?

Or signs that maybe you should revisit? I believe you should trust your gut gorgeous. If it says give a second, then do it.

 

[Miles Long]

I saw the sign and it opened up my mind.

 

[Saucyminx]

Lady, you are all those things, and if you truly want to shit glitter, there is a video to make you a glitter shitter

 

[Saucyminx]

Is there a downside? Have they been known to bite?

She likes that sort of thing.

Sweet baby Jesus, even I am a little afraid to click that link because, well.... shit. But curiosity did kill the kitty right?!

No, no, never be afraid of my links. It's usually only boobs, or something goofy. I am not Emerson, the king of links that make me cry, wretch, or laugh hysterically, or a littlle of column A, a little of column B, and a little column C.
It's how to make glitter pills. I don't think they show any shit. I don't really know. I didn't watch the video.

On another even shittier, not glitterier, note--I made a mistake at work today. I took responsiblilty, and fixed it, but I HATE fucking up at work. Grump grump grump.