What happen to the advertisment that was at the top of the forum for the Leather and Mercantile Store of Kjell's. Is it still in business?
Kjell, are you still selling you leather goods? I couldn't find it on the DOWNRANGE TV either.
Good Lord!
Hasn't he answered you yet?
I told him to yesterday..!
What is the matter with that man?..
Doesn't he know that when I say jump ..he better ask "How High?"
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I better start the crust for a pie... cause when he reads this ..
I will be in troooooooouuuuuu-ble.
;D
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http://www.cascity.com/store/
Thank you kjell. I'am trying to find something for a gift for my sister Debbie. She likes all that kind of mercantile goods. She use to play Calamity Jane or Ann Oakly when she was living in New Mexico a few years ago. She is now in Elk Falls. I need to tell her about the forum and your web site. At one time she was wanting to travel across the country in a covered wagon. Do know if that is still a dream of her's.
I'll go with her.. ;D
I will do the cookin' and ride my horse behind the wagon...watchin' and keepin' my eyeballs peeled for outlaws.............
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I forgot.. I am s'posed to be working on bookwork and orders.. and making pie crust... :-\
((sneaking off real quiet like))
Quote from: desertlilydarla on July 18, 2007, 01:43:44 PM
At one time she was wanting to travel across the country in a covered wagon. Do know if that is still a dream of her's.
Maybe this adventure will be something for her:
http://wagon-trains.gordonsguide.com/wagonswest/index.cfm
stop and pick me up on your way by, would you?
I do rightly declare, she and I both are going to like this site. ;D Thanks a bunch Kjell. I'll hop right to it.
teresa, you can do the cooking. That is the one thing Debbie does not like to do....but she can do some trick roping for ya. Boy howdy, aren't we a bunch of country cousins.
And where do you get those cute animations from? ??? ??? .....
I need to jump on the band wagon and get some chores done around here. And I still need to deliver 8 hugh boxes of Southern Living at home products today. Tonight is my girls night out, so no work no play. 8)
By the way , what kind of pie's are you cooking?
P.S. I see Flo posted before I was done typing. Flo the more the merrier.
I am sure you will need AN OLD WISE ONE to travel with you. I'll have my saddle bag packed when you pull the wagon up to my door.
So, would it be out of your way to pull that wagon through Caney? I'm game!
Well, I'm sure that Lawrence is WAY out of the way, so I'll just follow along on line.
;)
Ten years ago I would have jumped in with you. I have ridden on a Stage Coach and I know these bones of mine would not take that any more :'( so I will follow online with Frawg
do you suppose maybe we will need to plan on two wagons?
2 wagons.. or 3 or whatever it takes.
After all.... wagon trains WERE more than one..
Hmmm lets see... now what do I need to take...
Remember Teresa, you are in a covered wagon. There isn't lots of room , nor is there need to take "everything" that you "might" think you will need. ;D
**Ducking the iron skillet**
maybe I could follow along in a modern car and pick up all the stuff Teresa has to jettison on the way then have a yard sale when I get back to Howard ;D
A couple of pies would be nice, Sissy, and maybe a loaf of home made bread. I'll bring some fresh butter and knives and forks.
Hurry up y'all times-a-wastin'!!
So far we have 6 going..
I'm so excited.!!
Lets see~~ what to pack.
Have to have my
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flour, salt, BP, soda, powdered milk & eggs, lard, cornmeal, sugar, beans, bacon, dried fruit..
gun, ammo, hay for the horses,
ohhh my .. so much to try to remember....
and so little to remember it with. (beat you to it, janet)
Are you coming through Houston? The trail ride ends at Herman Park for the Rodeo in Febuary.
You know, actually, if you're coming east on the Santa Fe Trail, I could be at the side of the road with my thumb out as you come by....
;)
Quote from: Wilma on July 19, 2007, 05:13:07 PM
and so little to remember it with. (beat you to it, janet)
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Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiissssssssssssssssssssss~~~
Quote from: Wilma on July 19, 2007, 05:13:07 PM
and so little to remember it with. (beat you to it, janet)
Yes, Mother, you did and you did good. :-*
Good... you say?
Tread very very careful my 2 genetic interlinks.........
We all know what happens to those who are not good little girls................................
now don't we~~~~~~~
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Be careful what you say......... Be very careful.......................................
Feeling kind of witchy tonight, are we?
:o
Every night deary ...every night..
**Cackling**
The cauldron is being stirred ~~~~~~~I fear.
Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble,
Crossing her can cost you double!
She stirs the pot and cackles madly,
That girl could mess you up so badly,
Standing there behind her pot,
She could make your life real hot!
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Oh I love it, I love it, I love it!!!!
Gosh, If you will pick me up, I will bring your bat wings and other ingredients you will need sister....Yesssssssssssssssssssssss.....we will stir up something good.
Don't forget the coffee, tea, potatoes, molasses, dairy cow and water kegs, axel grease bucket, water and wash buckets, a few blankets, soap and matches.
Ah, yeah, and some of those lace doily things for the little benches inside the wagons, you know, under that big tarp?
;D
and piano forte and grandfather clock...........
Has anyone said blender or microwave yet?
;D
and several lounging chairs
HOLD IT! HOLD IT !HOLD IT!
Lets start over here, cause we can not take the last 5 things.!
jeepers... ::)
We can only pack a few personal things.
Soap, Toothbrush, paste, deodorant, hairbrush, 1 towel, 1 washcloth, bug spray, aspirin, first aid kit. ammo.
I will take an extra pair of clothes ( t-shirt, long sleeve shirt, jacket, pr of jeans, socks, underware)
I will have to wash my unmentionables every evening, cause I am just kinda weird about that part).
Since I will be on my horse I will wear my chaps, spurs, and gun belt, so won't have to pack those.
I will pack the cooks ( that'd be me) chow wagon.
Who is good at handling a team of horses for this wagon?
Mama? I know you can drive a team of horses..so you want that job?
These are special horses, cause they are carrying all our food and water... so you need to be extra careful .
We are going to need a couple traveling wagons also, so who will be responsible for driving the other 2 , 4 horse teams?
Planning is in the making... who else is doing and taking what?
I accept the position of "driver of the team" !!!
Great! :D
We are going to need 2 more drivers and helpers... and mama will need a side kick to set up front with her.
We have to have someone in charge of the horse's items.. Horse shoeing supplies, food etc..
Who can do that?
Plus I will need a helper in cooking.
Sister? I would like you to be with me in that area..
We will need a handy man/woman to be able to "mechanic." Flo? You will have to talk Marvin in going with us. he is one of the best mechanics I know with tractors and farm equipment.. So I know that wagons and hitches/axles etc will be no problem for him....
Now lets see.. what else...
Really? No blender or microwave?
Sheesh.
;D
Stop your damn whinin' and get busy helping plan!
We ARE coming via the Lawrence way,
so you will have to have your green britches packed and ready!
I'll pack light. How much can a frawg need? I'll have everything in my saddlebags. I can do relief driving once you get here. We can just tie my horse to the wagon.
Oh, by the way, my horse has a microwave.
;D
Now Kermit --- don't let that tongue lashing get to you ---- when we get the wagons on the road - maybe she will settle down an bit and we can forget that we will just have to make do with a camp fire and water barrel.
Quote from: Kermit on July 21, 2007, 12:09:33 PM
Oh, by the way, my horse has a microwave.
;D
We will have no electricity! sighhhh ( danged city slicker) ::)
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( it's a magic microwave )
ok, as I type I am making a note (scribble scribble, gosh hope I can read this when I get done... need to have Marvin pack his mechanic tools, wagon wheel wrenches, lots of grease, wagon workin clothes, high top boots case of snakes and varmits, dictionary of appropriate mechanic language to use around other people, hope I don't forget anything ::) ::) ::)) and Oh, Yeah, better let him know he's going with us. I'll just have to take a light satchel of extra clothes and a couple microwave dishes, I'm thinkin.
Yup, yup, it sounds like you have everything covered. But boy, Flo, I wish I had known about that book back when I used to work on a lot of cars and machinery. Maybe it would have helped me stay out of trouble.
:-[
don't know if such a book exists but surely there is down at the local library. He has his normal mechanic's language memorized and doesn't forget it, cause he uses it on a regular basis. ;D
HOLD EVERYTHING - instead we may be going with Teresa on her large cruiseliner on a cruise to Darla's island - no definate plans yet, but might . . . . :-\
wonder people are thinking when they read the posts under "advertisement for merchantile" ::) ::) do they think, "don't wanna do business with that nut" :P
No....Hold on, I would much rather take the trail ride in a covered wagon. We are going to need a banjo player and a guitar player to play us some tunes along the way. Anyone interested in that job?
And Teresa don't forget to pack plenty, I mean plenty of beef jerky to knaw on.
Gotcha on the jerky.
Have a bunch of deer meat in the freezer. I'll get it out and start the marinade.
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:angel: if anybody brings your guitar and fiddle, I'll be brave and sing a few ditty's :angel:
And I'll be respectful of everyone's musical tastes and will just sit very quietly in the corner.
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naaaaaaaaaaa, come on over by the camp fire with the rest of us.
Thanks, Flo. I guess it doesn't matter where I sit as long as I don't try to sing. My frawgy "singing" voice would put the campfire out.
;D
Boy Howdy!!!! I thank we're going to have a rooting tooting good time. Oh....by the way who is going to be our trail bosssss?
I've got a bunch of deer meat I can start marinading also.
How far are we head on this trail ride anyway? And are we going to need any whisky to sterilize any wounds if need be? I don't have a barrel, but I do have a couple of small flasks.....Will that work? ;D
Kermit, I can't carry a tune in a bucket. So I guess will have to set next to Teresa and TaTa, I hear they have trouble singing as well.
Yup, I would guess that sterilization thing could become quite a problem, Darla, if we run into trouble, so I guess we might need quite a bit of that Sterilizing Liquid. Maybe all of us should bring some.
And I think you may have just touched off a firestorm of some kind if Teresa and Janet are reading this thread.
;D
Quote from: desertlilydarla on July 21, 2007, 03:14:21 PM
Kermit, I can't carry a tune in a bucket. So I guess will have to set next to Teresa and TaTa, I hear they have trouble sing as well.
DLD, I'll have you know that me and Ms. T can both sing very well and if you want a real treat, listen to Ms. T and Sherri sing together as they harmonize with each other. So there. :P :P :P
I'll see If I can still yodel -'course it may take a few nips of that sterilizing stuff to make it sound as good as I think it is [ when probably it isn't ]
And sure 'nuff Teresa and Sherri can make the old heart strings hum when they sing.
It makes their Mama and Daddy proud!!
Mama taught me to yodel a long time ago.. Not much call for it now though, :)
But she and I could start up a big yodelin' song in the evenings on the trail ..
so the coyotes will stay away from us.
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I tried to yodel once, but end up sounding more like a dog howling. I guess I need some lessons from Jo, Teresa and Sherri. They can take their act on the open trail. ;D just like Slim Whitman did.
Did anyone figure out who is going to be our trail boss on this great adventure yet? And I thank we will need a extra wagon to the haul all of that sterilzing stuff for the whole gang. Maybe that's what I need to help me yodel? hahahaha just a couple of sips.
Quote from: desertlilydarla on July 21, 2007, 03:14:21 PM
So I guess will have to set next to Teresa and TaTa, I hear they have trouble singing as well.
Ta Ta hasn't agreed to go. I don't think I want to rough it. I like my electricity, my air conditioner, my indoors away from the bugs, my modern day world. I don't think I want to go on the trail ride, but thank you for thinking of me.
If it is any consolation, we are taking my magic microwave, Janet. Would that help to change your mind? Maybe I could also take my magic air conditioner, but I would have to bring an extra burro to carry it.
;D
burro for carrying a magic air conditioner, you will have to find another way to haul that stuff. A burro is best when cooked in a deep pit. OR we can use the burro to carry things part of the way, and then when we get low on jerky we can just pit a burro. I have my old 3 thine fork. I came make some homemade tortilla's.
Now, there you go Janet! There's no way you can stay home now! Darla is going to cook us roasted burro with tortillas!
( this is the one that used to say "gook." It was a typo, just a typo! )
Ok, I cleaned my 38 special, and rodded out my grandfather's 20 gauge shot gun, packed my EMT bag ,my compass and my snake stick ....let's roll. Is the chuck wagon driver going to leave early, so by the time we catch up the beans are hot and the cowboy coffee and the biscuits are ready?
I knew Diane would provide emergency services, I just knew it. Can we get her a horse with a red light and siren? That would be great! And you know, I'd be happy to help cook. It's one of the few things I do well.
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I'm sorry. I just can't eat a pit roasted burro.
Especially if its going to be ''gook,'' as a certain Frawg said. Some cook!
Boy, if roasted burro doesn't tempt you, I don't know what will. I make a pretty good pot of three-meat competition-quality chili. And if I can haul my Weber (or if the chuck wagon has a smoker) I can do good ribs with my homemade sweet-with-a-kick sauce. I don't think I can do Steak Diane justice over a campfire, but I'd be willing to give it a try. I'm used to doing it over controlled alcohol flames, but any port in a storm...
Uh-oh. I didn't mean to say "gook." Where did I say "gook?" I'm gonna go look for it so I can fix it. Saying "gook" is not a good thing.
:-[
Okay, I went and fixed it. I feel much better now, thank you.
Okay okay...it has been a while since I have been on the forum as I have had company all weekend and so I was busy cooking, laughing and entertaining. But now that I am back. I will accept the position to be with you sister to help cook. Curt can drive a team of horses and he can help Marvin with any fix ups that comes up. Brody can do and keep all the varmints away from the camp. So whatever else is needed I am up for the task. And sister....oh how fun it would be to sit at the campfire at night and sing with you again. Oh gosh, I am so excited to go. I am packing light also.
Well it looks like we need another wagon and another team of horses and another driver and ~~~~oh for gosh sakes we are going to have sooooooooooooo much fun --- just hope the weather holds out so we can leave with a whoop and a holler and off we go. Hip hip hooray -- away to the hills with lots of good food and no pills. Allllllll aboarrrrdrddddddd
It looks like we've got lots of cooks and if Teresa's hearing aid batteries go dead, Sherri can sign for her. Well, at least she said she would.
You don't suppose Sherri meant "sing" do you???? hahahahahaha
Yup, I think she did. Good night all.
there, Sherri said she was packing "light" so now we can see at night anyhow. And speaking of "gook" made me remember, I'll bring some WOP biscuits just in case the flour gets wet.
Does that mean I have to bring my magic refrigerator?
better bring it if you don't want them to WOP before their time ;D
OK, I'm the dumb one. Tell me what WOP biscuits are.
Rudy,
WOP biscuits are the biscuits that you buy in the store in the container that you WOP against the cabinet to get them open.
Rudy, don't tell me you have never had wop biscuits, but then, if your wife is a good cook, she has never had to use wop biscuits. Me, I've never made a decent biscuit from scratch, but I am really good at putting frozen ones in the oven.
I have been known to make proper biscuits. But bread products are hardly my specialty. So I have also used what I used to call biscuits-in-a-tube, more often than not. I never have trusted my biscuit ability for guests.
No WOP biscuits from my kitchen and none from Teresa and Sherri either ----Only the real McCoys -- or McDonalds umm-umm Good!!
So, is that something that you can share, or do you have to be there? Most of the dishes that I make, and that people want again and again, I have no recipe for. I've been doing them for so long that I just do them. I don't measure, I don't do anything but cook. After I left California, one of my friends there insisted that I send them the recipe for what I call Veal Kermite', obviously a dish I made up myself, in this case by combining a couple of other recipes and then refining the combination. The only way that I could send them the recipe was to have someone watch me cook it and write everything down. Is that the way right proper biscuits are?
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Jo, go to the recipes and click on (2) and biscuits and you'll see where the WOP biscuits come in. ;D
Oh, Flo, I think I do remember Teresa telling me about that --- but I have slept since then and the memory just did not click in. How funny ... you are a mess, girl.