What Are You Eating?
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Used to dip smelt at Kalaloch a ton growing up. I absolutely hated every aspect of it. Didn't enjoy doing it, hated processing the damn things, and absolutely despised eating them. Any day I came home from school and saw a big bag of them sitting on the counter to defrost I knew my night was ruined.
I should probably give them another try sometime. So many things I disliked when I was young have become favorites as I've aged so it's very likely I might like them a lot now.
I should probably give them another try sometime. So many things I disliked when I was young have become favorites as I've aged so it's very likely I might like them a lot now.
Growing up I used to fish for smelt, I believe rainbow smelt, with a friend and his father and entourage through the ice on Lake Champlain. There was a shanty village on the ice with dozens of little huts with wood or kerosene heaters to ward off the chill and wind on the wide open lake. On a good day we could nearly fill a 5 gallon bucket with the little guys using short limber rods about 2 feet long. The fun was in the experience of being on the ice and looking forward to a fried smelt feast at the end of the day. Unfortunately I believe that fishery no longer exists due to the introduction of alewives which apparently out compete the smelt for available feed.
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People Near Here; 308; The Ice People
"A look at the popular winter sport of ice fishing and the people who think nothing of sitting around in sub-zero temperatures on wind-swept, frozen Lake Champlain staring into a hole in the ice.*(episode number on tape label and/or slate may be incorrect)" People Near Here is a documentary...
I'm visiting my mom in the Phoenix area. We picked fresh Valencia oranges and pink grapefruit off trees in the neighborhood and pressed them. The juice is incredible, looking forward to having a glass every morning.
Try them with vodka!
I prefer tequila, bring on the Paloma!
Or a brown derby, if I'm in a bourbon mood.
Growing up I used to fish for smelt, I believe rainbow smelt, with a friend and his father and entourage through the ice on Lake Champlain. There was a shanty village on the ice with dozens of little huts with wood or kerosene heaters to ward off the chill and wind on the wide open lake. On a good day we could nearly fill a 5 gallon bucket with the little guys using short limber rods about 2 feet long. The fun was in the experience of being on the ice and looking forward to a fried smelt feast at the end of the day. Unfortunately I believe that fishery no longer exists due to the introduction of alewives which apparently out compete the smelt for available feed.
People Near Here; 308; The Ice People
"A look at the popular winter sport of ice fishing and the people who think nothing of sitting around in sub-zero temperatures on wind-swept, frozen Lake Champlain staring into a hole in the ice.*(episode number on tape label and/or slate may be incorrect)" People Near Here is a documentary...
So I think there are still rainbow smelt in lake Champlain but I'm not positive.
You are correct that alewives outcompeted smelt in the great lakes, but smelt aren't native to the great lakes either. The alewive invasion led to the introduction of pacific salmon to the great lakes, which eventually led to a crash in the alewive population.
That third plate looks tasty. What are the first two?
celebrated our grand-daughter's 19th with family last night at the Tumalo Feed Co Steakhouse, killer ribeye steaks...GD on track to graduate from Oregon State U in three years, laser focused on master's in epidemiology, her goal since a young teen...less slack in her than a boot camp drill instructor
tomato/cucumber salad with a rice vinegar/soy sauce/peanut oil/sesame vinaigrette..., dumpling noodle soup with miso, garlic & ginger...
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I went BIG NACHOS!!! Had nachos. Here's the deal with BIG NACHOS you gotta fluff em up BIG with overlayered cheese. I recommend throwing in some Big Chunks of cheese!!! I WENT BIG NACHOS!!