Some home made culinary treats last evening. I corned some beef  purchased locally. Left it in brine for 4 days, shorter than recommended, but infused brine into the meat, not recommended, but it hasted the process. The meat does not have that red look of commercially produced, then it does not have any saltpeter in it either.

I think next time just a little more salt.

BigLand had some filo pasty, I had never tried filo before so purchased some, made up a refined version of apple strudel using some mincemeat in with the apple and sugar.


The Astron docked early yesterday morning and had departed by 9:30


Now I know some people may think I exaggerate with all these goings on with shipping and the like up this way.
I kid you not folks, things just get weirder and stranger and more incompetent.

Reports from yesterdays offload were: Several container loads of perishable foods were frozen. Seems they were put in uninsulated containers.

The insulated containers had                           wait for it                             yep, they has snowmobiles in them.

You cant make this stuff up. For one the government cant be blamed for this. One has to ask if these things are done deliberately for surly to heaven no one could be that stunned                 or can they?