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    Man- it's tough to be a redneck!

    Hmmmm.....
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    I won't be here as much..

    No, I'm not dying! (That I know of anyway) All my life I have cooked. I have taken it beyond a passion in everything I did. Some of you probably heard the old "You should be a chef!" speech from friends and loved ones just like I have. I dabbled in cooking school out of High School but never...
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    Noob from Arizona

    Hey noob from Arizona! Greetings from Casa Grande...
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    Jury Seloection for Vick

    Hanging is too good for that son of a biscuit! I love meat and am nowhere near a bleeding heart PETA member, but cruelty to animals is just intollerable..
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    Beef Tongue?

    OK.. I slow cooked it for 12 hours in a crockpot. Skin came right off. Sliced it up and made a sammich... YUMMY Now, this is the 1st time I have cooked tongue in a long time. I have to say that my dogs are going nuts! I see them like this when I make menudo too. They don't act like this when I...
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    Horseradish questions

    Last time I got fresh horseradish here in AZ was during Christmas time for my Prime Rib. Had to special order it. Can't get it fresh here that I have seen readily available in the produce section. Oh, and when I special ordered it, it was something like $5/lb I love the stuff but I have to...
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    Mesquite bean pods

    MESQUITE BEAN JELLY 4 cups bean juice 1 package Sure-Jell 4 cups sugar Pick a handful of ripe mesquite beans. Wash them and put in a pot. Cover with water.- bring to a boil. Boil about 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool and strain through a clean cloth. Put 4 cups of juice in a clean pot. Add 1...
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    Happy Birthday Desert Smoking

    Happy Birthday neighbor!
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    Mesquite bean pods

    Here's another.. http://www.cocinadevega.com/mesquite...onal_facts.htm You can't grind them in a regular wheat type grinder. It takes a good corn type because the seeds are almost like stones. I have a wheat grinder that would break if I tried doing mesquite pods. I also have a huge old heavy...
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    I'm back!

    Who are you? Welcome back to the zoo..
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    I pulled a Tri-Tip...WOW!

    I believe it's also called Ball Tip (*snicker*) or bottom sirloin.. Do you have those up there? Watch your wifes face when you tell her she's having Ball Tip for dinner! That tri tip looks very good there javajoe! Gotta get me one of those alarms thermometers..
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    Beef Tongue?

    OK.. Bought a tongue tonite at the store. Grossed the wife out just by showing it to her. So, I have it all to myself! I'll be cooking it and making some awesome sammiches and taco's de lingua with fresh pico de gallo and cabbage.. BTW, back in the 70's there was a favorite fad type of...
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    Ebay Junkie!

    My name is Az_Redneck and I am an eBay-aholic.. Somebody please help.. UPS guy knows me by name (Without looking at the delivery label)..
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    Mesquite bean pods

    Never used them for smoking. Might have to try that. I have hundreds of those trees in my backyard. (I live in rural Arizona).. We just collect them and grind them up and use them to replace some flour in baking. It's also time to go pluck some tuna's (prickly pears) for juice. mmmm Prickly...
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    Sausage supplies

    I have used this place for the cheapest natural casings I have found. They don't have a lot of sausage supplies, but they have a lot of a little of everything... I get my pepper mash from them when I make hot sauce. http://www.leeners.com/
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