My Grandson, the Fisherman

My grandson, Eamon Murphy, is quiet the fisherman. He could probably sit all day without getting a bite and not complain. I took him fishing this weekend and he was the only one to catch a fish.

This was a very nice bream.  The fish was caught in one of the lagoons at the Haystacks on a red wiggler. 

Shrimp and Grits

Not to hard to make but unbelievably delicious. Start with Carteret County shrimp, deheaded and deveined. That was the hard part. I like to use about a pound and a half of the cleaned shrimp. Sautée the shrimp with onions, green bell pepper and lemon juice. The creamy grits are made with vegetable stock, butter and cream. It is so gooood!  

Come and get it. 

Wickles Pickles

Sondra Chance saw the post on "Berti's Pickles" and sent me an email about a brand of pickle that she likes. The name is Wickles and they are made in Dadeville, Alabama. 

I finally found them at a Lowes Foods in MHC. They also make pepper rings and relish which you can find at Walmart, but I was looking for the pickles. 

They are sweet pickles with chili peppers and therefore have a little bite. Just right. If you like pickles, I recommend you try these. 

Thank you Sondra, I'll be buying more Wickles Pickles. 

How to Post a Comment on the Blog

If you see a posting on the Bulldog blog and would like to post a comment, it is very simple. 

First, select the posting on which you would like to make a comment. The posting titles are always shown in blue. In this case the title is "Always Something Happening at the Beach."

Next click on the title or touch if you are using an iPad and you will see the title turn to black as shown below. 

Scroll to the bottom and you will see an empty block in which you can post your comment. 

You can also see comments by others.  When you finish the comment, you must select your "Comment as:" choice from the drop down. If you are not a member of the Bulldog site, you must select anonymous.

If you are a member of the site, you would select the google box. Make sure that you are logged in to the site. 

I encourage you to join the site. I also encourage you to comment on the posts. This is how I can determine what you want to see. 

Someone please submit a comment so that I can see if my instructions are any good.  You can always send me an email at Mangumf@aol.com

Always Something Happening at the Beach

Friday night was a free concert by the Band of Oz in Morehead City. This band is from Garner and has been around a long time. The crowd was large but there was plenty of room to watch or dance. It reminded me of the Atlantic Beach Pavilion in the good old days.(Maybe these are the good old days) The concert was sponsored by several merchants and by Budweiser.  

I encourage our classmates to enjoy the summer and get out do something fun. If you don't like beach music, play golf, go fishing, go to a nice restaurant, but don't sit at home and do nothing. Invite some friends or classmate(s).  You will enjoy it even more. 

There are many restaurants downtown to suit any appetite. We went to Beach Bumz after the concert. 

Saturday morning is our traditional trip for breakfast by boat. We usually go to the Boardwalk Cafe in Beaufort. 

This is the trip up Gallant's Channel to Beaufort.  This is not my boat. 

This is not my boat. 

 The Boardwalk Cafe from Taylor's Creek  

The Boardwalk from Front St.

Boardwalk Cafe where you can dock your boat for free and as Herbert says "free is good."

Breakfast for two runs about $15. 

This is NOT my boat. 

Ugly Apples

About ten years ago I bought an apple tree to plant here on the farm. It was suppose to be a Golden Delicious. If it is a Golden Delicious, I am badly mistaken. They are the ugliest apples I have ever seen, so I call it the Ugly Apple tree. 

This year I have an abundance of Ugly Apples. They taste pretty good and you can also bake them. Rather than letting them go to waste, I am giving them away and also trying to find different ways to use them. Today I going to try to air dry them in the oven.  Maybe some apple jacks later. 

I found this apple peeler/corer in the pantry and decided to give a try for the first time. I have seen these contraptions before but have never used one.  Let me say now that they really do work well. You can peel and core an apple in less than 20 seconds. When the apple is peeled it is also spliced and ready for cooking, drying, etc. 

That is all there is to it. I was surprised how easy it was. 

I put the apple rings on parchment paper and put them in the convection oven at the lowest setting, 175 degrees.   It took about six hours to dry the apples. I'll let you know how the applejacks turn out. 

Volunteer Flowers

Barbara sent me a picture of her volunteer "4 o'clocks" that are very pretty. 

I also have some volunteer zinnias I my front yard that have done very well with all the rain we have had. 

If you are a flower lover, send me some of your pictures and I will post them for our classmates. 

Mangumf@aol.com

More Pickles

Looks like other people like pickles too. Ronnie Dupree sent this to me. 

"my son Rodney made his First Sweet Pickles this year.He got a little carried away with the Food coloring..Mean Green Sweet Pickles!

Ronnie."

Looks good to me!

Sweet Pickles

I have had nothing to post lately until I discovered this jar of sweet pickles in my pantry. I didn't even know they were there. I guess Berti brought them to our reunion party. Well, let me say that I am glad I found them. They are delicious!  I don't know how she knew that I love pickles. 

We have some real culinary talent in our class. Berti's pickles and Barbara's strawberry jam not to mention Larry's asparagus.  None of these last long at my house. 

If any of you have a special dish that you would like to share, send me your recipe or photograph. Even better, send me a sample. 

Following is an update to this posting. 

I told you that the pickles were good. I ate them all. They lasted two days. 

    

It is a Tradition in MHC.

Just a tiny little place with curb service only. The best oyster and shrimp burgers in NC. 

On highway 70 beside the hospital in Morehead City.  Give it a try if you are in the area.