Sigh. Okay. Point taken. Pam ...   Mon Nov 17th, 2008 11:57 pm

Hey, you know what, that Kitchenaid mixer is not a bad gift. My husband got me one a few years ago (by my request, too), ...   Mon Nov 17th, 2008 11:27 pm

I had a feeling it'd be like this, because that's pretty much how it was for my friend and I, before we almost throttled each ...   Mon Nov 17th, 2008 11:23 pm

Here's a question I'm not sure has a definitive answer, but it sure sparked a heated discussion between a friend and I: Which side in the ...   Sun Nov 16th, 2008 11:38 pm

Someone earlier mentioned young adult fiction, and I read a lot of it. It goes with the English teacher territory. It certainly isn't what I ...   Sun Nov 16th, 2008 11:24 pm

Around southeastern PA it hasn't broken below $2 yet, but it's close. Heard on the news that the lower gas prices haven't meant people are ...   Fri Nov 14th, 2008 11:28 pm

I've also been reading the regimental history of the 153rd PA (pretty specific, except that I have an ancestor in the 153rd), and also Mrs. ...   Wed Nov 12th, 2008 11:18 pm

Very cool, Izzy! That sounds like one heck of a tour. Talk about the "spirit(s)" of the season! Pam ...   Wed Nov 12th, 2008 07:33 pm

Once again, folks, you are educating me and reminding me how much I have to learn, at the same time. . . Pam ...   Tue Nov 11th, 2008 11:30 pm

Izzy, A Ford Expedition--at a hair over five feet tall, I'd need a ladder and a grappling hook to climb into that, and six or seven ...   Tue Nov 11th, 2008 11:27 pm

I've been in the mood lately for a good memoir/journal/diary, either Civil War or not. I mean a good one, because I don't often read ...   Tue Nov 11th, 2008 08:02 pm

Pvt., Well, I do like the Beatles, but I have to admit my favorite playlist includes The Hollies (Long Cool Woman), Santana (Black Magic Woman), Thin Lizzy ...   Tue Nov 11th, 2008 07:59 pm

We haven't talked about books lately, and though I know everyone one here HATES that subject (ha!:D), I thought I'd bring it up. Whatcha reading ...   Tue Nov 11th, 2008 12:17 am

Oh, izzy, I'm sorry to hear about your aversion to olives. I could live on them--green. black, especially kalamata olives. And I use olive oil ...   Mon Nov 10th, 2008 11:21 pm

I don't know--is "American Pie" a ballad? I'm  too young to remember Buddy Holly but I love all references to Dylan as the jester in ...   Mon Nov 10th, 2008 11:13 pm

My husband is a Spanish teacher and he makes a soup called posole several times a year that is basically glorified chicken soup, with a ...   Mon Nov 10th, 2008 08:06 pm

Doc, Based on what a LBG friend of mine has told me, that list of "places every guide should know" was created by the guides themselves ...   Sat Nov 8th, 2008 11:33 pm

I'm going to post this before Tim prods me to throw a new topic out. :) I'm sitting here at home and it is raining, which ...   Sat Nov 8th, 2008 05:49 pm

I'm not sure why we're stuck on goat, but both Indian and Puerto Rican cuisine uses goat meat, and in the right sauce or stew, ...   Sat Nov 8th, 2008 05:29 pm

Ole, that was about what I heard about lutefisk, with some terrific embellishments that made it sound even more disgusting than I first imagined. I'd ...   Sat Nov 8th, 2008 02:17 pm

Every now and then I like to check out some of the discussions from the past, especially before I joined up here. Don't know if ...   Sat Nov 8th, 2008 01:38 am

Ole, What exactly is lutefisk? I've heard of it, but don't know anything about it, like what it is for starters. I've always heard it in ...   Sat Nov 8th, 2008 01:10 am

I tend to agree with Joe, about the VC. I also have heard some really disturbing things about Latschar and his wife, a former LBG ...   Fri Nov 7th, 2008 08:02 pm

Head cheese as a comfort food?? To whom?? Certainly not to the calf--certainly not to ME! Ole, the first time some doctor looks at my DNA ...   Fri Nov 7th, 2008 07:56 pm

Pvt., Funny that you mentioned Tastykakes--I was just about to do that! My favorites are the butterscotch krimpets, but the coffeecakes are a close second. Joe, I'll ...   Thu Nov 6th, 2008 11:29 pm

I've been back here so often the last couple days I MUST have gained a few pounds since the start of this discussion! When I think ...   Wed Nov 5th, 2008 07:59 pm

Joe, did you ever have scrapple? Now there's something I DON'T miss! My dad used to eat it smothered in Karo syrup. For me, you'd ...   Wed Nov 5th, 2008 12:05 am

A halupki is sort of like a big meatball made with ground beef and rice and onions (at least that was my grandmother's recipe) that's ...   Tue Nov 4th, 2008 11:42 pm

Please forgive my ignorance, but just how did those black teamsters, cooks, etc. become part of the Confederate army's support staff? I know that some ...   Tue Nov 4th, 2008 11:26 pm

Joe, Shoo fly pie is good, but I like funny cake better. Or even better, whoopie pies. And halupkis--my grandmother used to make halupkis to die ...   Tue Nov 4th, 2008 11:18 pm

Apology accepted, but. . . Do we have to give up this thread, or can we take a deep breath and continue?  Because this has ...   Mon Nov 3rd, 2008 11:26 pm

I just finished American Brutus today, and I was left feeling like I wanted to read more, but something of the same caliber! One thing ...   Mon Nov 3rd, 2008 08:19 pm

Okay, folks, I'm going to throw one more new one at you, and then I have to get back to the real world, before you ...   Sun Nov 2nd, 2008 03:20 pm

Capt., Was there anything in the Booth show about the fact that Booth didn't break his leg as he jumped to the stage (caught his spur ...   Sun Nov 2nd, 2008 03:02 pm

I am always awed at the volume of info Johan can impart--and feel lucky about it, too, that he isn't stingy about sharing it. The ...   Sun Nov 2nd, 2008 02:58 pm

Here's one to ponder and discuss. .  Should slaves have been allowed to/been drafted to fight for the South? What ramifications might this have had, for ...   Sat Nov 1st, 2008 11:43 pm

In the News section today there is an article about the "grave" of Stonewall Jackson's arm, at Ellwood, which at the time of the Battle ...   Wed Oct 29th, 2008 11:35 pm

Just talked to a friend who was at Gettysburg over the weekend. He and his family went to see the Cyclorama painting, along with the ...   Tue Oct 28th, 2008 11:49 pm

I was reading American Brutus today, and came across this little but important tidbit about photography and the attempt to capture Booth. Apparently, when a picture ...   Tue Oct 28th, 2008 11:32 pm