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To all you rooting rodents! :D :p
Dances with Mice
02-02-2009, 18:42
Not to be picky, but that's "Groundhog Day".
Ground hog would be sausage.
I think there ought to be a day for that too.
Thank you, but it's all hogwash anyway. Otherwise, if Phil didn't see his shadow, they'd have to recall all of the calenders and change the date of the first date of spring. ;)
personally, i would like to see someone show up at one of those ground hog sighting events and give the little rodent both barrels
buncha stoopid nonsense
Dances with Mice
02-02-2009, 19:27
Now, now. In ATL we think quite highly of Groundhog Day. (http://www.atlantajugglers.org/festivals/gh09.htm) We don't care which Groudhog, Phil or the General, is most accurate. We think it's kind of a toss up.
Get it? Toss up? Because it's a ... ok, nevermind.
This year we celebrate 31 years of throwing up in public.
Not to be picky, but that's "Groundhog Day".
Ground hog would be sausage.
I think there ought to be a day for that too.
http://www.gocomics.com/nonsequitur/
Danae rules!
Click on Myerstown groundhog the silent type (http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=123859) to learn whether Uni saw his shadow yesterday as he braved the rapids of Tulpehocken Creek just west of Pennsylvania's Green Diamond.
Bonus article: See also Dialect spoken, and that's no tripe (http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=30412) to get a taste of what was cooking at last year's Versammling.
Early February is midway between winter solstice and spring equinox.:sun
Click on PGC website (http://www.pgc.state.pa.us/pgc/cwp/view.asp?a=458&q=150839) to learn things you never knew about groundhogs.
littlelaurel59
02-03-2009, 23:13
Thank you, but it's all hogwash anyway. Otherwise, if Phil didn't see his shadow, they'd have to recall all of the calenders and change the date of the first date of spring. ;)
Oh Ye of little faith!!!
Feb 2, 2009- local groundhog sees his shadow, announcing 6 more weeks of winter.
Feb 3, 2009- a passing snow drops a blanket of snow.
What more proof do you need!!!:banana
charlie2008
02-03-2009, 23:26
The gardener who created this dish notes that the herbs and vegetables in this recipe are available fresh from the garden because they have not been eaten by the dish’s main ingredient.
Time: 1 hour and 15 minutes
2 to 3 tablespoons olive oil
1 woodchuck, dressed and cleaned of scent glands, boned and cut into strips or bite-size chunks (see note)
2 shallots, chopped
2 large carrots, cut into 1/2-inch dice
1 clove garlic, minced
1 cup beef stock or water
2 cups dry red wine
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons white vermouth
2 teaspoons coarsely ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1 fresh or dried bay leaf
2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary
1 1/2 cups pitted Cerignola olives, very coarsely chopped
2 to 3 tablespoons flour
Chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
Salt.
1. Place a Dutch oven over medium-high heat for 1 minute. Add olive oil. When the oil is hot, add woodchuck meat and sauté until lightly browned on all sides. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
2. Add shallots and carrots to pan and sauté until lightly browned. Add garlic and sauté for 1 minute. Add stock or water, red wine and 3/4 cup of vermouth. Stir with a wooden spoon, scraping bottom of the pan. Return meat to pan, and add pepper, thyme, bay leaf, and 1 tablespoon of the rosemary. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 20 minutes.
3. Add olives and remaining 1 tablespoon rosemary. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until meat is tender, about 45 minutes.
4. Discard bay leaf. Raise heat and boil uncovered until liquid is slightly reduced. In a small bowl, mix remaining 2 tablespoons vermouth with enough flour to make a soupy paste. Thicken sauce to taste by adding paste a tablespoon at a time, simmering for a minute after each addition; all of the paste may not be needed. Stir in parsley, and season with salt if needed. If desired, serve over rice or egg noodles, or with boiled potatoes.
Yield: 3 to 6 servings, depending on size of woodchuck and squeamishness of guests.
Note: A woodchuck has small scent glands under the forearms and in the small of the back that must be removed. The insulating fat under the skin should also be removed. A dressed woodchuck does not require soaking, though many people recommend soaking overnight in salted water. As with all game, the meat of older animals is tougher and has a stronger, gamier flavor than a young animal. This recipe may also be made with the boned meat of one large or two small rabbits.
fiddlehead
02-04-2009, 01:47
I went to Groundhog day (or Ground Hog day as some say) about 10 years ago.
Good fun! Good party the night before. Most people stay up all night partying and once Phil does his thing in the morning, it's all over and everyone goes to bed.
It was -3 the year i went.
It's a nice traditional cultural event. The organizers were trying to keep it from getting commercialized. (sort of like the original few trail days before it got overrun with businesses trying to make money out of it)