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Sugar on Snow: Maple Syrup on Snow Snack in Vermont
We used to make this all the time growing up.I believe SqueezeBottle is correct in the extent of heating the syrup prior to putting it on the snow, crystalizes on contact with the snow. I recall the cleanup was a pain and it would just about pull the teeth out of your mouth but well worth it.
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Yeah I could really see myself making all the parts and putting it together hungover, thats what cold pizza is for.
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: D'Artagnan Boneless Heritage Ham
Bacon and tomatos. And cheese. Pepper.
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Writer Gives Up Wine for a Month as a 'Sobering Exercise'
Alcohol is a social lubricant.
Have fun at your church socials, I mean booze free dinner parties.
Sugar on Snow: Maple Syrup on Snow Snack in Vermont
We used to make this all the time growing up.I believe SqueezeBottle is correct in the extent of heating the syrup prior to putting it on the snow, crystalizes on contact with the snow. I recall the cleanup was a pain and it would just about pull the teeth out of your mouth but well worth it.
Kenji Alt's Hangover Cure Burger
Yeah I could really see myself making all the parts and putting it together hungover, thats what cold pizza is for.
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: D'Artagnan Boneless Heritage Ham
Bacon and tomatos. And cheese. Pepper.
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Southside Market Sausage
Yazoo's here in Denver, home of the Bob. Jalepeno stuffed, bacon wrapped chunks of chicken breast on a skewer. Nice rub over and smoked for 3-4 hours. Little hot link on the side and you are set.
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Two Peter Luger Steaks
Porterhouse for sure.
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Two Peter Luger Steaks
Porterhouse. The bigger the better.
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Zingerman's Praise the Lard Gift Box
First pig roast as well for me, 110lb lovingly titled Wilbur. SC vinegar sauce and hushpuppies.
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: D'Artagnan Boneless Heritage Ham
Bacon. And some cheddar cheese doesn't hurt.
Writer Gives Up Wine for a Month as a 'Sobering Exercise'
As a near-nondrinker -- I can count on one hand how many I've had in the past six months -- I have to say my awesomeness stays the same whether I have a beer or not.
I think in a lot of cases, people overestimate the awkwardness of abstaining, so they become self-conscious about not drinking, or even pass on social events. Then it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Writer Gives Up Wine for a Month as a 'Sobering Exercise'
roboppy: i know, right? i too am TOTALLY AWESOME without booze. caplan's being bored of her sober self made me really sad for her.
Writer Gives Up Wine for a Month as a 'Sobering Exercise'
Probably not healthy but so what? Most people over eat but they don't do so to the point that it becomes a disability.
Writer Gives Up Wine for a Month as a 'Sobering Exercise'
Is it really healthy to rely that much on alcohol to have fun? I may not be the peak of socialization, but I never found alcohol to help me any with that goal.
But then again I like myself and who I am . . . maybe that's the key difference?
Writer Gives Up Wine for a Month as a 'Sobering Exercise'
"Though it turns out that what I missed the most did not involve alcohol consumption at all. For me the biggest boozy pleasure is slavering over a good wine list. It seems I’m less a hedonist than a fantasist. Anticipation is silkier on the tongue than the finest vintage."
I completely agree. Last night I celebrated a glum Monday with a couple glass of Caparone 2003 Sangiovese from Paso Robles that I had stashed in the cupboard over the weekend. I had dreamed about that wine for days not because I couldn't wait to get drunk, but because it was an astonishingly good wine.
Writer Gives Up Wine for a Month as a 'Sobering Exercise'
Isaac Asimov, the famed science fiction author, used to relate a story about being at a sci-fi convention in the early 70's. He was talking with fellow author Anthony Boucher when a third author walked by. (The Good Doctor never identified the third man, in all the times I heard him tell the story.) Boucher remarked, "I don't like him; he doesn't drink." Asimov said, "But, Tony, I don't drink either." Boucher replied, "Isaac, you're weirder stone cold sober than the rest of us are plastered."
If you don't like spending time with yourself, and alcohol makes that easier... well, I suggest crawling out of the bottle and onto a psychiatrist's couch.
Writer Gives Up Wine for a Month as a 'Sobering Exercise'
Not to be weird, but giving up alcohol for a month or so is one of the "warning signs" of alcoholism. Given the way the article is written... I'd be a bit worried.
Writer Gives Up Wine for a Month as a 'Sobering Exercise'
Anyone who has made a new years resolution could've written this article. Our vices are the things that help us escape a reality that would be so vanilla and sterile without said vices that it wouldn't be worth living in. Alcohol doesn't make hanging out with someone better (except for family), it just requires people to have less common ground in order to share an enjoyable experience. You don't like drinking? I don't like musicals.
Writer Gives Up Wine for a Month as a 'Sobering Exercise'
Some people are more social than others. I was way more hilarious and charming when I was a drinker, and I thought the same of others. Since giving it up, my social life has absolutely suffered! There's a reason people have been drinking alcohol since the beginning of recorded history.
Sugar on Snow: Maple Syrup on Snow Snack in Vermont
It's like in Little House in the Big Woods, the party at grandpa, sugaring snow. Wow that takes me back. Great feature.
Sugar on Snow: Maple Syrup on Snow Snack in Vermont
@kimberlymac... no disrespect or offense taken... people rarely go to a place like Harlow's Sugar House just for the "sugar on snow". They are usually people going for the experience of watching maple syrup production or to purchase maple syrup... consider it an impulse buy. IMHO $2.50 is a small price to pay for something so simple yet so delicious!
Sugar on Snow: Maple Syrup on Snow Snack in Vermont
@Pavlov & ddvierra68 - I meant no disrespect, and I apologize if I upset you. As I mentioned in my previous post, I too enjoy a high-quality maple syrup, and as I understand that is a time-consuming and exhausting process, I sincerely appreciate those who work as maple farmers. My only point was that I, myself, would not choose to pay for this. As several others have already pointed out, this is a process that can be done at home without too much trouble. But I understand that some people might not want to, or that others would gladly pay for tradition and/or to promote the maple-syrup farming community. It's obviously up to each individual to decide for himself. I would not choose to pay for it, but if you wanted to, I certainly wouldn't stop you.
Sugar on Snow: Maple Syrup on Snow Snack in Vermont
I first had sugar on snow about 12 yrs ago, just outside Montpelier, and I've raved about it dozens of times since then. It is FABULOUS with cider donuts and sour pickles.... seriously!
Sugar on Snow: Maple Syrup on Snow Snack in Vermont
Ever since I read the Little House on the Prairie books (35 yrs ago or so) I have wanted to try this! But being from So Cal, I knew that wasn't going to happen. I didn't even know that it even really existed. To this beach girl, it was just a dream... I will definitely have to plan a trip for next year!
p.s. @kimberlymac - we pay for everything else in this world, why would you not pay for a "tradition" that has been going on for generations? I'm with Pavlov on this... And Pavlov, thanks for the great visual of "ass deep to a ten foot indian" I am only 5 feet!!! lol!
Sugar on Snow: Maple Syrup on Snow Snack in Vermont
There were many comments flying through my head as I scrolled down, but then I got to @Pavlov and...."ass deep to a ten foot indian..."
I think I have a new phrase.
Sugar on Snow: Maple Syrup on Snow Snack in Vermont
@kimberlymac... ask yourself how crazy it is to charge $2.50 for maple syrup on snow the next time you buy bottled water. Do you have any idea how much time, labor and effort goes into making maple syrup?!
As a native of New Hampshire and someone who grew up working on a farm that produced maple syrup, I can tell you that hauling buckets of sap (yes we did it the old fashioned way) in snow that is ass deep to a ten foot indian, is no fun and exhausting besides. If the farmers and maple producers could make 20 dollars for a couple of tablespoons of maple syrup on snow.... I say good for them!
Sugar on Snow: Maple Syrup on Snow Snack in Vermont
Add some sweetened condensed milk to that...even more amazing.
Also, I wonder how their apple fritters are. I have a thing for apple fritters, but am frequently disappointed.
Sugar on Snow: Maple Syrup on Snow Snack in Vermont
Frenchy here - it's called "tire sur la neige". Rolling it on popsicle sticks is the best so that a few bits of snow get rolled into the tire for a refreshing burst amidst the sugar. Watch out for the yellow snow though!
Sugar on Snow: Maple Syrup on Snow Snack in Vermont
I grew up in New England...French Canadian descent. We called this "tiere" (sp?) which means to pull. We would fill a brownie size pan with snow, pat the snow down firmly. My mother would heat the maple syrup and pour it on the snow. It is like caramel candy but lots better....we would eat it warm because it really gets hard when it cools. We never had that problem, we were five children
Sugar on Snow: Maple Syrup on Snow Snack in Vermont
@Hillary: Not quite. The snow is there to quickly cool the maple syrup, usually, you don't eat it. It comes out kinda like a caramel hard candy.
Sugar on Snow: Maple Syrup on Snow Snack in Vermont
@ Hillary- It's not like snowcones. You don't eat the snow. You only eat the taffee. In Quebec they pour out a strip of taffee on the snow and hand out popsicle sticks. You pick up the taffee from the snow by rolling it around the end of the stick. The snow is only used to cool down the taffee.
http://www.vuvoyage.com/images/photos/J4GG-13.jpg
I had some at Jean-Talon Market two weekends ago and it was fabulous.
Sugar on Snow: Maple Syrup on Snow Snack in Vermont
This looks kind of nauseating but I guess it's the same concept as snowcones...?
Hillary
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Sugar on Snow: Maple Syrup on Snow Snack in Vermont
Squeezebottle, thank you! If we ever have snow again, I'll boil up some syrup to 238 until I get taffee and try again.
Kenji Alt's Hangover Cure Burger
Thanks to roboppy and Nancy for the feedback on lactose intolerance. The generalizations about it abound
Kenji Alt's Hangover Cure Burger
@ gaffer: Get this: I'm not lactose intolerant AND I'm Chinese AND I have never eaten cheese and ice cream. So I guess you're wrong in that BIG FAT generalization, eh? Hope that doesn't blow your mind.
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Alcohol is a social lubricant.
Have fun at your church socials, I mean booze free dinner parties.