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finding gold is really easy. i always go on saturday morning ., best spots to find gold is scraping the moss off rocks by the river or cleaning out crevasses in bedrock along the river shore. i scrap moss as it acts like the carpet in a sluice box and traps the gold that is washed down the river during the winter. i have had pans with hundreds for pieces, just amazing to see., i designed customs tools for scraping and getting the fine dust and matter off the rocks. well i am an inventor., nothing is better than sitting down against a rock at lunch time , having a great sandwich, ice cold water, the river is flowing by, the sounds of the water, birds on the wing, lizards scooting over the rocks, and there is gold in the bag., by bag i mean , i scrap the moss or clean crevasses, put the material in a special pail, place the pail under the surface and stir to get the dirt to float out., then i put this material in my pan , swish it around, work a little of the sand out and then tilt it back and let the water roll over the sand. bang! glitter all over. now most people sit there and pan out all the sand, get down to the black sand (iron), pan out the iron, and then put the gold in bottle. total waste of time., panning is strictly recreational. i have a limited time at the river and ever minute counts. i carry my 6 mil 12 x 12 inch zip lock bags. once i see there is color in the sand, it is dumped into the bag and i go get more material. this way i can collect the most material for the 5 hours i have to pan. this is a very cool way to get gold and developed by me., once i get home , i put the material onto cookie sheets and dry it in the oven. once dry and cool, i use a special magnet and remove the iron particles. once the iron is removed, i put the sand through different size brass screens to separate the larger particles so when i pan i am not trying to move large and small particles., sunday morning i sit in my recliner , a light over my shoulder and put a tbsp of material in the green pan in the pics. watching a dvd i start panning the material, suck up the gold and put in a bottle. i do this starting with the biggest particles, love seeing the biggest pieces of gold., i work all the sand i can on sunday and if i am down to really fine particles of sand, it is put in quart containers for another day. there are so many of these containers still not panned. 1 might say there is gold in the garage., if there is a river known to have been a producer of gold close to you, go out and give it a try. i have taught many kids to pan; 1 went and found a nugget as big as my nail on my finger. it was huge! rotten kid wouldn tsp give to me for teaching him. oh, its all right, i will find my own some day. what was cool was after teaching the kids they would go back and pan on their own and find gold. how cool is that, hope you enjoyed finding gold for fun. jj - thegoldminer

olive oil, white wine, lemon juice, sea salt, fresh ground pepper, cayenne pepper, garlic cloves, minced or 1 tsp garlic powder, shrimp, peeled, deveined , leaving tails on (you can leave the peels on the shrimp and cut down the back and devein if you prefer), parsley, chopped, lemon wedge, to garnish

quail, cleaned and split down the back, flour, salt, pepper, oil (for frying ), flour, water (or 1/2 cup milk and 1/2 cup ), salt

christmas with louise, as a joke , my brother, jay, used to hang a pair of panty hose over his fireplace before christmas. he said all he wanted was for santa to fill them., what they say about santa reviewing behavior and checking the list twice must be true because every christmas morning, although jay s kids stockings overflowed, his poor pantyhose hung sadly empty., year i decided to make his dream come true. i put on sunglasses and with a hat pulled down and went in search of an inflatable love doll. they don tsp sell those things at walmart., i had to go to an adult bookstore downtown. if you ve never been in an x-rated store, don tsp go. you ll only confuse yourself. i was there an hour saying things like, what does this do you re kidding me! who would buy that finally, i made it to the inflatable doll section. i wanted to buy a standard, uncomplicated doll that could also substitute as a passenger in my car so i could use the car pool lane, during rush hour. finding what i wanted was difficult. love dolls come in many different models. the top of the line , according to the side of the box, could do things i d only seen in a book on animal husbandry. i settled for lovable louise. she was at the bottom of the price scale. to call louise a doll took a huge leap of imagination., on christmas eve , with the help of an old bicycle pump, louise came to life., my sister-in-law was in on the plan and let me in during the wee morning hours, long after santa had come and gone, i filled the dangling pantyhose with louise s pliant legs and bottom. i also ate some cookies and drank what remained of a glass of milk on a nearby tray. i went home, and giggled for a couple of hours., next morning my brother called to say that santa had been to his house and left a present that had made him very happy but had left the dog confused. she would bark, start to walk away, then come back and bark some more. we all agreed that louise should remain in her panty hose so the rest of the family could admire her when they came over for the traditional christmas dinner., my grandmother noticed louise the moment she walked in the door. what the hell is that she asked. my brother quickly explained , it s a doll. . who would play with something like that granny snapped. i had several candidates in mind, but kept my mouth shut. where are her clothes granny continued., boy , that turkey sure smells nice, gran, jay said, trying to steer her into the dining room. but granny was relentless. why doesn tsp she have any teeth again, i could have answered, but why would i it was christmas and no 1 wanted to ride in the back of the ambulance saying, hang on granny! hang on! ., my grandfather , a delightful old man with very poor eyesight, sidled up to me and said, hey, who s the naked gallon by the fireplace i told him she was jay s friend. a few minutes later i noticed grandpa by the mantel, talking to louise. not just talking, but actually flirting. it was then that we realized this might be grandpa s last christmas at home., dinner went well. we made the usual small talk about who had died , who was dying, and who should be killed, when suddenly louise made a noise that sounded a lot like my father in the bathroom in the morning. then she lurched from the panty hose, flew around the room twice, and fell in a heap in front of the sofa. the cat screamed. i passed cranberry sauce through my nose, and grandpa ran across the room, fell to his knees, and began administering mouth to mouth resuscitation. my brother fell back over his chair and wet his pants laughing and granny threw down her napkin, stomped out of the room, and sat in the car., it was indeed a christmas to treasure and remember. later in my brother s garage, we conducted a thorough examination to decide the cause of louise s collapse. we discovered that louise had suffered from a hot ember to the back of her right thigh. fortunately, thanks to a wonder drug called duct tape , we restored her to perfect health., louise went on to star in several bachelor party movies. i think grandpa still asks about her whenever he can get out of the house

best olive oil you can afford, leek, cleaned and cut in thin half moons, ribs of celery, finely chopped , including the leaves, fat bulb of fennel , fronds removed and reserved, shave the fennel bulb on a mandoline as fine as you can get it., garlic, minced, hearty red wine , zinfandel is good, fish stock (or 1 cup of clam juice and 1 cup of h20, crushed tomatoes in puree, mild tomatoes and green chiles (or hotter if you want), lemon rind , studded with 1 clove each, orange rind, parsley stems tied together with butcher s twine, bay leaf, salt, crushed red pepper flakes, shrimp, peeled and deveined, crabmeat picked over for cartilage or, substitute florida lobster tails , split down the back 1 for each person, firm white fish fillets, non oily (bass, grouper, snapper, cod) cut in 1 inch thick chunks, fresh basil leaves for garnish, sweet red pepper rouille, fire roasted red peppers, drained (smallest jar possible) and dried off. you want about 2/3 cup of pepper pieces, garlic cloves, (yes, i said five ), saffron threads , soaked in 1/8 cup of dry vermouth, shakes of your favorite hot sauce (louisiana is good, texas pete is just fine), a generous pinch of cayenne, good quality mayonnaise, french baguette or a fine quality cuban bread, cut in 1 inch thick slices and toasted

butter, brown sugar, vanilla, baking soda, eggs, all-purpose flour, chocolate chips

racks loin back or baby back ribs (#2 and down), liquid smoke, bbq seasoning, divided, mesquite butter, salt

cuccidati (italian fig and date bar cookies), margarine, granulated sugar, eggs, rind of 1 orange, orange juice, flour, baking powder, vanilla extract, string of figs, raisins, brown sugar, walnuts, dates, orange, cinnamon, whiskey, black pepper, water, powdered sugar, butter, orange juice, preheat oven to 375 degrees f., crust: in large bowl, cream together first 3 ingredients. add orange juice and orange rind. in separate bowl, combine flour and baking powder. add to creamed mixture along with vanilla., filling: prepare several days ahead of time. in a food grinder , grind figs and raisins. in large saucepan, simmer raisins and figs with brown sugar and water for 15 minutes. grind walnuts, dates, and orange. stir into hot mixture along with cinnamon, black pepper, and whiskey. remove from stove, mix well, cover, and let mellow for 3 days., roll dough into 3-inch wide strips on pastry cloth. lay filling down the center and wrap dough to form a long sausage-like" cookie. roll back and forth until crust seems very thin. cut in diagonal about every 1 1/2 inches. place on cookie sheet close together and bake for 10-13 minutes. cookies should be barely brown. cool and store in tins 5 days, then frost., frosting: in medium bowl, mix together margarine and powdered sugar until well blended. add enough juice to make a thick glaze. top cookies with a thin coat. let frosting dry a couple of hours then store in tins as follows., store : line tins with foil, place a layer of cookies, then a layer of wax paper (not plastic wrap). keep repeating, ending with foil and then the lid.

semi-boneless quail , split down the back and back bone removed, olive oil, essence , recipe follows, ground andouille, chopped onions, chopped green bell peppers, chopped garlic, fresh tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped, dry red wine, veal reduction, chopped green onions, recipe of wild pecan dressing , recipe follows, chopped fresh parsley leaves, crusty french bread, paprika, salt, garlic powder, black pepper, onion powder, cayenne pepper, dried leaf oregano, dried thyme, butter, chopped onions, chopped celery, salt, cayenne, pecan pieces, unpeeled granny smith apple, cored and chopped , (about 1 1/2 cups), wild rice, water, bacon, chopped crispy-fried and drained, chopped fresh parsley leaves

sweet rice (soaked overnight), whole chestnuts, shelled, skinned, chopped shallots, fresh chopped ginger, diced chinese sausage, diced prosciutto ham, dragon eye fruit or langhan (1 package soaked overnight), chopped coriander, black tree ear mushroom (soak overnight in warm water), chopped green onion, white pepper , to taste, light soy sauce, far dill wine (or first press rice wine), sugar , to taste, dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, five-spice powder, sugar, salt, duck , split down the back bone (leave drumstick bone in), wine and herb mixture, for steaming, see below, star anise, fresh garlic (skin off but broken , deep-fried until golden brown), rice wine, far dill wine (or first press rice wine), red wine, sugar, whole scallions, ginger

uncooked crayfish tails , split down the back to give 2 identical halves, handfuls assorted salad leaves and greens (rocket, endive, salad burnet, radicchio, escarole, tat soi, etc), tomatoes, halved or whole, goats cheese , choose 1 that isn tsp too dry, and crumble it, avocado oil, lemon, juiced, salt and freshly ground pepper

oil, shrimp, shell on , split down back and deveined, heavy cream, lemons , juice of, tabasco sauce (or as much as you can handle), butter, chopped parsley, salt and pepper

cornish hens , cut down the back with kitchen shears to butterfly (1 1/2 to 2 lb each), olive oil, dried thyme leaves, dry plain breadcrumbs, salt & fresh ground pepper, dijon mustard

soft lettuce leaves (such as bibb, green leaf or iceberg), halibut fillet (about 3 oz, skin and bones removed, rinsed, drained, and patted dry ), clams , purged and shells scrubbed, mussels , scrubbed and debearded just before cooking, alaskan spot prawns , cut down the back with scissors and vein extracted, new potatoes (about 1 1/2 inches in diameter, cut in half), ear of corn (husk removed and broken or cut into thirds ), snow peas , strings removed, yellow squash or 1 small zucchini, ends removed and cut into 1/2-inch rounds, garlic clove, minced, fresh rosemary sprigs or fresh thyme sprigs or tarragon, sprigs, clam juice , fish stock or 1/4 cup chicken stock

garlic, chopped, extra-virgin olive oil, head-on jumbo shrimp in the shell , shells split down the back, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

shrimp, peeled , scored down the back, deveined, rinsed, and patted dry, water chestnuts , blanched in boiling water for 10 seconds, refreshed in cold water, drained, and patted dry, minced fresh ginger, minced scallions, chinese rice wine or sake, toasted sesame oil, salt, egg white, lightly beaten, cornstarch, rice stick noodles ( vermicelli), safflower or corn oil for deep-frying, plum or duck sauce and hot mustard for dipping

oil, for frying, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, minced ginger, chili oil, shaved scallions, plus extra for garnish, flour, cornstarch, egg whites, kosher salt, coarsely cracked black pepper, shrimp, shell-on , split down back and deveined

chopped bacon, flour, chopped onions, assorted exotic mushrooms , such as shiitakes, oysters or hedgehogs, chopped garlic, dry sherry, peeled, seeded and chopped tomatoes, chicken stock, quail , breastbone removed and split down the back (4 oz each), salt, cayenne, black pepper, fresh lemon juice, chopped parsley