Peanut Butter ~ Skunk Trap ~ Arizona ~ Marinated Peppers and Tuna ~ Lemon Drop Martini

Good 57º couple clouds morning. 59% humidity! UGH. You'd think this was the South!

Noon yesterday, a few clouds coming in..

When I was shopping on Wednesday I picked up a few things for me.... One was

OMG!!!! This is blended with honey and I could have eaten the whole jar after tasting it! They 

also have
Their website sells it for $6, but Grocery Outlet sells it for $2.99. I think I'll go back and get the White Choc!!!!

Jack (former Dodger catcher!) was back yesterday and set more traps for the ground squirrels. He, so far, has trapped 4 of the little buggers!

Then an interesting story... Brian called and said he saw a skunk walk across his driveway. While out photographing a client's house (for State Farm) he was telling the guy about the skunk. The man loaned him a tube skunk catcher. It is so narrow that the skunk cannot lift it's tail to spray. Brian was in his truck on his way to the office when he called with the skunk trap with a skunk inside in the truck bed. I found this on line...

He said he didn't know what he was going to do with the skunk. The owner of the trap came down to the office and picked it up. Whew. He told Brian those traps were designed to be dropped in a barrel of water to drown the skunk.  

 :o(     Jerry had to get a permit from the Department of Forestry when he was catching the skunks living under our house and he had to dispose of them. Wish these traps were around back then. Boy, did that create a lot of stink here!

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This came via my friend Cathy (LASD ret) ... you have to watch and share with your family and friends!

The person in this video is a professor (Ph.D.) at Yavapai College in Prescott, Arizona. He puts a different spin on what Obama is doing to Arizona must be why he's rated highly by his students - 3.8 on a 4.0 scale. This may be the best video produced on the illegal alien problems that are being experienced. Watch the video, it is short and makes a lot of sense. Forward the email to at least ten people you know. We need to get the word out.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/tsH8xvjTAlo

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Historically this date...

1958 – United States Air Force Academy opens in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

1966 – The Beatles perform their last concert before paying fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.

1970 – Chicano Moratorium against the Vietnam War, East Los Angeles, California. Police riot kills three people, including journalist Ruben Salazar.

2005 – Hurricane Katrina devastates much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, killing more than 1,836 and causing over $80 billion in damage

2007 – 2007 United States Air Force nuclear weapons incident: six US cruise missiles armed with nuclear warheads are flown without proper authorization from Minot Air Force Base to Barksdale Air Force Base.

And births this date include...

1916 – George Montgomery, American actor (d. 2000)

 

Jerry and I met him once at the Pomona Fair. He was into woodworking and made some beautiful furniture. Nice man. Big/tall.

1923 – Richard Attenborough, English film director (d. 8-14)

1936 – John McCain, American politician

... sure was a handsome young man!

1938 – Elliott Gould, American actor

... weird.....weird.....weird...

1940 – James Brady, American White House Press Secretary and gun control activist (d.8-14)

1958 – Michael Jackson, American pop singer (d. 2009)

 

Yesterday afternoon I went to Grants Pass, again, but to pick up some stuff from Brian for the JCRW basket I am putting together. Then to the Elk's for wine with GloW John and Edda. We had a good time talking with Zenita, the bartendress. She's very nice and we are on the same page politically. She's from Juno Alaska. She has some stories about that place! 

Then home for dinner.

Here is an interesting recipe... if you like peppers!

Herb Marinated Peppers and Tuna

This recipe combines tuna with peppers, garlic, capers, and basil. Serve with thick slices of crusty bread for soaking up the tasty seasoned olive oil.

Ingredients:

2 cups extra virgin olive oil

1 head of garlic... peel and crush cloves

4 poblano peppers (1 pound) sliced lengthwise into 1/2" strips

1/3 cup drained capers

2  8oz jars good quality tuna, drained

1/2 cup basil leaves

Lemon wedges and crusty bread for serving..

Heat oven to 450º. In a baking dish combine the olive oil, garlic, poblanos, and capers. Roast for 20 minutes. Let cool until warm. Stir in the tuna and basil. Serve with lemon wedges and bread.

All I know. Nuff said. Happy Pay Day Friday! Ciao.

xo Sue Mom Bobo

August 29th

Lemon Juice Day

Lemon Drop Martini

1½ oz good vodka

½ oz triple sec

1 t. superfine sugar

¾ oz fresh lemon juice

4-5 ice cubes

super fine sugar for glass rim

lemon twist

Chill martini glass in freezer for at least 10 minutes prior to serving. Place vodka, triple sec, lemon juice, sugar  and ice cubes into cocktail shaker and shake vigorously for 30 seconds. Run the lemon twist around the edge of the glass, dip into the fine sugar and pour the strained martini into the chilled glass.

Commercial cultivation of lemons blossomed in both California and Florida in the 1800s, but due to a killer freeze in the winter of 1894-1895, commercial lemon culture in Florida ceased. Planting resumed in 1953 due to a need not for fresh lemons (of which there were plenty from California), but a market for frozen lemon concentrate, which had become popular (along with frozen orange concentrate), and for natural cold-press lemon oil.

Of the 200 or so cultivars (distinct varieties) of lemon that can be found in the U.S., some are best for lemon oil, some for juice and some are the best all-around. Some cultivars are more vigorous (disease-resistant), some are more productive (they bear more fruit), some have fewer seeds, some are better in humid climates like Florida, in arid climates like Arizona and Texas or in colder climates. Lemons are hand-picked (they can’t be machine-harvested, or picked wet). They’re then sorted according to color, washed, coated with a fungicide to prevent stem-end rot, coated with a thin layer of wax for preservation and attractiveness and cured (stored) until ready for shipping.

The Lisbon lemon (above) and the Eureka lemon are the two most prevalent in the U.S.

During curing, which can take days (or can happen in transit, as the lemons take days to be shipped to their destination), the peel of the picked fruit, which is green, turns yellow. It also grows thinner and the pulp gets juicier.