tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post2441858577086527362..comments2024-03-19T05:15:25.731-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: SILAS CADE SMOKES 'EM by Mike CooperJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-87741670761953028322012-12-05T07:56:46.012-05:002012-12-05T07:56:46.012-05:00Found this link while searching Google, thanksFound this link while searching Google, thankswhiskeyhttp://www.squidoo.com/whiskey-decanter-setnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-14051419279037735252012-10-15T10:00:50.257-04:002012-10-15T10:00:50.257-04:00Hey, Mike. I've been experimenting with smokin...Hey, Mike. I've been experimenting with smoking food this summer myself. Your recipe sounds terrific, but perhaps a bit ambitious for me quite yet.<br /><br />Recipes from grandmother and Mom are the best, no?<br /><br />Brenda<br /><br />Brenda Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14161539130987122737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-6973135704895181492012-10-14T22:59:54.962-04:002012-10-14T22:59:54.962-04:00Mike, I recently found out that I was baptized in ...Mike, I recently found out that I was baptized in that church. Until then I'd thought I'd been baptized in the French church over on The Point, because that's where my baptism photographs were taken. It seems my grandparents had a deal. All ceremonies would take place in the Polish church, but the family would attend the French church.Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-87147399959013769262012-10-14T20:43:51.547-04:002012-10-14T20:43:51.547-04:00I suppose I should confess that I've nver made...I suppose I should confess that I've nver made the full 50 pounds! I scale it down to about 10-15 lb finished, which is about all the smokebox can fit.<br /><br />Thanks again, all<br /><br />MikeMike Cooperhttp://www.mikecooper.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-28728542649058073162012-10-14T19:08:19.286-04:002012-10-14T19:08:19.286-04:00Mike:
I have a friend of Polish descent who embrac... Mike:<br />I have a friend of Polish descent who embraces all things Polish: food, music, language, literature, etc. While she makes a lot of Polish food from scratch (and she is a fantastic cook) I have never heard her talk about making POUNDS of kielbasa! I think I'll print out your recipe fo her. And volunteer to be her guinea pig:-)<br /><br /> have such a great capcha word today that I just HAD to post a response. my word is hichumS. So,hi chums!Deb Romanonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-81057045872461972812012-10-14T16:25:18.374-04:002012-10-14T16:25:18.374-04:00He, Reine, I only recently realized there was a la...He, Reine, I only recently realized there was a large Polish community in Salem. I take the kids up for a day trip every summer and we found an unexpectedly well-stocked Polish deli right across from the Peabody Essex Museum. The Polish church apparantly sponsors some day festivals too.<br /><br />Marjorie, where's that kielbasa & pierogi spot in NYC? I'm in the city a couple times a year and maybe should make a lunch trip there!<br /><br />Thanks, MikeMike Cooperhttp://www.mikecooper.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-41538391952220863592012-10-14T16:24:18.053-04:002012-10-14T16:24:18.053-04:00Hi Mike,
Great to see you at Reds! Sorry I missed...Hi Mike,<br />Great to see you at Reds! Sorry I missed you at BoucherCon. My red-bearded husband said he had the opportunity to chat briefly while having CLAWBACK signed for me.<br /><br />What a terrific read. One of my favorites this year. I can't wait to see what you have in the hopper next. <br /><br />Yours,<br />JuliaJuliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-90516977186131780632012-10-14T14:28:45.195-04:002012-10-14T14:28:45.195-04:00Deb, if you'd come to the East Coast, I'd ...Deb, if you'd come to the East Coast, I'd bring you to a great kielbasa and pierogi place in New York City! And there are plenty in Connecticut, too.<br /><br />Mike, thanks for your post. I love recipes that include things like use a whiskey glass for measurement. I spend every Christmas Eve with my best friend and her familly and kielbasa is always on the menu. Yum.<br /><br />--Marjorie of ConnecticutAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-79860549153246852032012-10-14T14:21:44.968-04:002012-10-14T14:21:44.968-04:00Hi Mike,
One of my grandmothers, from Polish Sale...Hi Mike,<br /><br />One of my grandmothers, from Polish Salem near Derby Wharf, used to order her Polish ham for Easter. Nothing else would do. She would serve it ringed with strings of kielbasa and decorated Easter eggs nestled in the crevice between the ham and kielbasa.<br /><br />Thanks for helping me revisit some good memories from my childhood.Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-39715370956008270872012-10-14T13:59:44.129-04:002012-10-14T13:59:44.129-04:00Obviously we need a JRW Boston eating tour led by ...Obviously we need a JRW Boston eating tour led by Hallie and Mike!<br /><br />But meanwhile, since Mike's making sauerkraut and 50 lbs of Kielbasa, I'd say we're all invited, right?<br /><br />Good luck with Clawback Mike. For those of you who haven't tried, it's fast and furious and fun--and focuses on everyone's favorite target lately, investment bankers.Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-37424042819901257792012-10-14T13:20:11.455-04:002012-10-14T13:20:11.455-04:00Hmm, I tried to post this comment earlier and it d...Hmm, I tried to post this comment earlier and it didn't stick. I'll try again.<br /><br />The equivalent to Hallie's North End pilgrimage is a trip to Baltic Deli (or Euro Deli) in Boston's South End, where you can buy kielbasa (and much else) brought up from the authentic NYC-outer-borough Polish smokehouses. Maybe not <i>quite</i> as good as Grandma's, but a lot easier than two day's of exertion at home.<br /><br />Joan, I usually just boil it, in plain-and-simple E. European style. A couple weeks ago I started fermenting a batch of the standard accompaniment: saurkraut. Along with horseradish and potatoes, the perfect Old Country meal.<br /><br />Thanks all!Mike Cooperhttp://www.mikecooper.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-69420660349453731092012-10-14T12:57:29.570-04:002012-10-14T12:57:29.570-04:00Hi Mike! I'd come all the way to the East Coas...Hi Mike! I'd come all the way to the East Coast for some of your kielbasa!<br /><br />It was great to meet you at Bouchercon, and I'm looking forward to getting acquainted with Silas.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11519514786198185277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-75191700561214877492012-10-14T12:13:31.883-04:002012-10-14T12:13:31.883-04:00Oh boy that would have been some amazing meal Hall...Oh boy that would have been some amazing meal Hallie!<br /><br />Ramona, I know...I cracked up when I saw Mike's recipe:)Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-43238830799687196382012-10-14T09:01:45.821-04:002012-10-14T09:01:45.821-04:00I would die (well, almost) for a piece of that kie...I would die (well, almost) for a piece of that kielbasa, Mike. <br /><br />Reminds me... We used to take the T into Boston's North End every few weeks on a food pilgrimage. We'd walk across Parmenter Street and stop at the fresh pasta place where they cut the pasta, sized to order, sprinkled it with a fine corn meal and packed it in a pastry box. On to a butcher (Centofanti) on Salem Street for their in-house Italian sausage. If you wanted lamb chops he'd bring and entire carcass in from the back and butcher it on the spot. On to Polcari's for grains and coffee. On the way out stop for a piece of pizza and a canolli. And finally to Haymarket for fresh produce. We'd put all the groceries in the stroller and carry the kid.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-84144862865464162792012-10-14T08:53:56.666-04:002012-10-14T08:53:56.666-04:00I love any recipe that begins with "Grind 45-...I love any recipe that begins with "Grind 45-50 lb pork."<br /><br />I've never attempted to make sausage, but when I was a child (in Louisiana) we went to fall hog killings called a "boucherie." The pig was slaughtered and all sorts of yummy stuff resulted: cracklings (we called them "gratons" in French), blood stew, sausage. The best was the roasted pork that came from cooking the pig on a spit over an open fire. I still associate that smell with fall. <br /><br />Good times! Thanks for the memories, Mike, and good luck with the CLAWBACK sequel.Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00627775403015684868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-85307704574890987542012-10-14T07:18:33.683-04:002012-10-14T07:18:33.683-04:00Terri picked two random winners yesterday and they...Terri picked two random winners yesterday and they are LINDA RODRIGUEZ and DENISE ANN. Please email her Terri.Ponce at me dot com to arrange for the drop!Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-74373328130815136222012-10-14T02:35:35.344-04:002012-10-14T02:35:35.344-04:00Hhmm . . . We love handed-down family recipes, so ...Hhmm . . . We love handed-down family recipes, so this is pretty intriguing . . . nothing beats homemade “made from scratch.” [And sometimes it’s good to be reminded that it wasn’t always as simple as dashing off to the grocery store or the local butcher shop to put a meal on the table.]<br /><br />Once your kielbasa is smoked, do you have a favorite recipe that you use it in, or do you serve it “plain?” We also enjoy barbequing, but whenever kielbasa makes its way into our kitchen that generally means its time for Frogmore Stew.Joan Emersonnoreply@blogger.com