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Don Kaas
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Posted: Sat Mar 31st, 2007 10:51 pm |
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I spent the afternoon at the little Northkill Gun Club just a few minutes from the Berks County garden spot of beautiful downtown Bernville, PA. It was the club's annual Easter "Ham Shoot"-25 targets for $9 with a 16-18 lb smoked ham for the 3 Lewis Class winners. The club parking lot was crowded. I shot my 34" SC and managed two 24s and a 23 and got 3 draws for the meat. I was straight on the last round with no 25s so a 25 would have won a ham out right- I lost the 23rd target but my number 56 in the draw held up among 6 24s. The ham was mine ! I felt like Rocky. My 3 buddies and I took home 4 hams and a consolation prize pork shoulder-a lot of meat -with a Krieghoff, a Remington 32TC, a Pigeon Grade M12 Trap but only one Parker, mine with a $1.25 bottle Yuengling Premium to celebrate the great occasion... Ah! The Sporting Life...
And, I picked up a very nice 32" Remington Model 11 at Cabela's on the way over for $275...a sure duck killer for the new sinkbox
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Sam Ogle, Lincoln NE
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Posted: Sun Apr 1st, 2007 01:35 am |
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Congratulations on achieving Victory with a Parker.
The more I shoot them, the more I appreciate them.
Only thing is, I can't buy every one I see.
Take a look at the "G" grade 10 gauge on the Cabela's LaVista site.
It should be up on line by now. Our computer man was transmitting the information Friday, so it should have gone "live" at midnight Friday.
I look at it, and geese from my grandfather's day sing to me their songs.
Sam Ogle
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Donald F Mills
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Posted: Sun Apr 1st, 2007 06:28 pm |
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Don,
We can add a second victory as I just took 1st in today's April fools shoot sporting clays event with my DH. I had a great deal of fun and I was the only SxS shooter there.
DonLast edited on Sun Apr 1st, 2007 10:04 pm by Donald F Mills
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Ed Blake
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Posted: Sun Apr 1st, 2007 10:01 pm |
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A Virginia ham is the only ham worthy of that excellent shooting. Last edited on Sun Apr 1st, 2007 10:24 pm by Ed Blake
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Don Kaas
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Posted: Sun Apr 1st, 2007 10:19 pm |
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| We here in the Pennsylvania Dutch County are justifiably proud of our pork products especially those "en fumadao" as they say in Lisbon. We will take no back seat to that other Commonwealth's dry and feeble efforts. BTW, 25 is "excellent shooting", a 24 is well, a 24 but thanks for saying so I am removing my tongue from my cheek now so someone can smoke it! Last edited on Sun Apr 1st, 2007 10:22 pm by Don Kaas
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Ed Blake
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Posted: Sun Apr 1st, 2007 10:42 pm |
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| "Dry and feeble"?!?! This time of year there's nothing better than shad roe and thinly sliced Smithfield ham.
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Dean Romig
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Posted: Mon Apr 2nd, 2007 02:59 am |
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| Pray tell, which amber fluid would be recommended as a lubricant to such a fine combination ?
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Don Kaas
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Posted: Mon Apr 2nd, 2007 06:23 am |
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| All kidding aside I like the Smithfield style of ham but then I like presunto, prosciutto, Parma and jamon. In fact, any kind of ham that doesn't come in a can...I recommend a Mazanilla sherry or Sercial Madeira (Thomas Jefferson might have chosen this one with his Virginia ham) to start an Easter smoked ham dinner and a white Chateauneuf du Pape with the main course or should one prefer, a dry Riesling or white Rioja. Some like the slightly sweeter Moselles or Alsatian whites with ham but I think like the weather drier is better...If one insists on red with their ham, and some do, I would go lighter rather than heavier and recommend a Valpolicella or Bardolino. Any of these would also take care of the shad roe. As would the aforementioned, Yuengling Premium beer for that matter... Last edited on Mon Apr 2nd, 2007 06:31 am by Don Kaas
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Destry Hoffard
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Posted: Mon Apr 2nd, 2007 08:13 am |
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Good work Don, way to bring home the Easter meat.
I sadly did not bring home anything other than a few empty cartridge cases from our weekend shoot.
My shooting smelled similar to rotten shad roe. I blame it on the fact that my two more open choked guns are in the shop and I was forced to use my trap gun on a very short range sporting clays course. I did get a cool pin from Paul though, that made up for my lack of skill with the gun.
And I did get to shoot the oldest Browning A-5 I've ever seen or even heard of. Jeff brought along his 1906 vintage humpback and I gave it a go on a round of 5 stand. Actually shot it pretty well, maybe I should give up on doubles.
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Posted: Mon Apr 2nd, 2007 12:58 pm |
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| My preference is an ice-cold German pilsner. And, yes, I've never met a piece of ham I did not like. Dittos on the canned ham.
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Posted: Mon Apr 2nd, 2007 03:25 pm |
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| Dean you should know full well by now that the amber fluid produced in Lynchberg, TN goes with everything from drywall to prime rib.
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Posted: Tue Apr 3rd, 2007 05:07 pm |
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Destry,
You weren't sampling some special reserve from Lynchburg during your shoot were ya? I know your a member (can't recall the name thou) and membership has it's privileges.
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Posted: Tue Apr 3rd, 2007 05:44 pm |
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Nope, no drinking for me that day. I was an hour and a half from home and had to work that night as well. I only wish I could have joined the boys for cocktails afterwards and then shot again on Sunday.....
Such are the rigors of having two jobs. It's hell to be poor and hired out.
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Derrick Stewart
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Posted: Wed Apr 4th, 2007 01:22 pm |
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Don,
One could only hope that you got a country ham. The thoughs of a cup of Red Eye Gravy and a couple of my aunt's homemade biscuits sure brings back many memories. Their aint nothin better than a couple of pieces of ham, biscuits and a cup of red eye gravy before a day afield.
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Don Kaas
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Posted: Wed Apr 4th, 2007 01:53 pm |
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The 17.5 lb "prize" ham, prepared and smoked by a local butcher's shop, will be prepared by Frau Kaas and transported to my 85 year old Aunt Millie's house about 10 miles away on Sunday for Easter Dinner. My 92 year old Uncle Charles Weller is excited. I suspect Aunt Mildred will be preparing the usual Pennsylvania "Dutch" side dishes including potato filling, dried corn and pickled cabbage. The social highlight of these affairs is my Aunt mixing her traditional round of Old Fashioneds with the bottle of Weller's 107 Antique Bourbon which I usually bring (and have on the rocks sans fruit!) I am very lucky to have such a nice family. Happy Easter.
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Posted: Wed Apr 4th, 2007 02:20 pm |
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| Don can elaborate, but as "amber fluids" go, malt variety, Yuengling is a preferred non boutique brew not only because of its color and flavor, but because of Yuengling's political view of the shooting sports. Yuengling was a positive presence at the Hegins Labor Day Pigeon shoot as long as I remember. Don, what do you have to add? Last edited on Wed Apr 4th, 2007 02:21 pm by Bill Murphy
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Derrick Stewart
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Posted: Wed Apr 4th, 2007 02:30 pm |
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Bill,
I've never tried Yuengling but I might have to stop at the store and try one just for that reason.
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Posted: Wed Apr 4th, 2007 04:25 pm |
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| My personal favorite Yuengling product is Chesterfield Ale. This is a blonde top fermented, well hopped ale in a style similar to that of "kolsch" from Cologne. It is virtually unique in American mass brewing. Their Porter, another favorite, is a classic Pennsylvania version of this once common English style. The best seller is their "Lager" which is a darkish variant whose success has opened their market considerablely. I find it a bit mundane and prefer their "Premium" which is an American lager beer with distinct German accents. Yuengling is one of the last of the Pennsylvania city complete line breweries based in the capital of Coal Country, Pottsville that flourished until the 1960s. (when I was a boy my hometown of Allentown, PA had 3 breweries) It is also America's oldest brewer and is still completely family owned. Yuengling survived intact and ultimately prospered but Parker Bros., a much larger and more diversified enterprise, did not. As our Jamacian friend says, "Hooray Beer!" Last edited on Wed Apr 4th, 2007 04:27 pm by Don Kaas
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Posted: Wed Apr 4th, 2007 04:38 pm |
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Don,
What is "dried corn"?
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