The Daily for Saturday August 07, 2021

[kazu]

18 minutes ago, Seasick Sailor said:

 

Do you shIp to the US??

 

LOL 😆 😂 

 

Freezer jam wouldn’t make it and I believe food stuffs are not permitted from Canada to the U.S..   

The blueberry/strawberry jam is pretty awesome though.  Better than the raspberry IMO.  I improvised last year 😉 

 

I stopped making this stuff years ago.  But thanks to covid, I’m back into it.

[AncientWanderer]

You're inspiring @kazuJacqui.  I used to make peach chutney almost every summer, and then the whole year was nicer if we had it on hand for chicken, burgers, etc.  Sometimes cherry jam.   Thanks for the prompt to get in there and do it.  Nothing from the store can ever compare.

[Seasick Sailor]

20 minutes ago, 12cruise2 said:

Oh, my gosh, we actually made those crank calls--do you have Prince Albert in a can?  

 

OMG!! That was YOU??? After all these years I finally found you, you scoundrel! BTW, is Prince Albert still in the can;)

[Seasick Sailor]

7 minutes ago, kazu said:

 

LOL 😆 😂 

 

Freezer jam wouldn’t make it and I believe food stuffs are not permitted from Canada to the U.S..   

The blueberry/strawberry jam is pretty awesome though.  Better than the raspberry IMO.  I improvised last year 😉 

 

I stopped making this stuff years ago.  But thanks to covid, I’m back into it.

 

Allen's mom (rip) canned all the time. When I told her I had never canned before, she told me "Oh honey, I'm sorry.. bless your heart"

[CruiseMGM]

10 minutes ago, kazu said:

 

LOL 😆 😂 

 

Freezer jam wouldn’t make it and I believe food stuffs are not permitted from Canada to the U.S..   

The blueberry/strawberry jam is pretty awesome though.  Better than the raspberry IMO.  I improvised last year 😉 

 

I stopped making this stuff years ago.  But thanks to covid, I’m back into it.

 

So I have to say that I've never really frequented "The Daily" before, but found myself here today and my eyes and ears perked up at all the photos (awesome, everyone) AND at the topic of canning. Happy canner here, although our garden has been absolutely awful this year (that happens when the temps are in the 120's, ugh). Last year, a lot of small batch salsas with fresh tomatoes and peppers, this year maybe 2-3 BLT's TOTAL with fresh tomatoes. The single basil plant has been good, though, and I've made a couple of batches of freezer pesto to brighten up our winter meals. 

 

Best wishes to all, and thanks for the break from the covid testing madhouse (we depart on the NA 2 weeks from today!).

[aliaschief]

We are on our way and in our Happy Place!😁❤️🛳

 

Edited August 7, 2021 by aliaschief

[Seasick Sailor]

4 minutes ago, aliaschief said:

We are on our way and in our Happy Place!😁❤️🛳

 

Take a picture of your Neptune suite!

[highland cruiser]

So happy for those who are now cruising.  Bon Voyage to you all.

Started off here with sunshine and blue sky.  Fog has arrived and it is cooling down.  Was suppose to rain but that hasn't happened yet.

I love campfires.  But not allowed here either.  Not a beer drinker.  But have been to Glacier bay.  Enjoying all the photos.

I made a huge batch of applesauce yesterday.  Enjoyed it warm with ice cream last night.  Today was applesauce bread.  Never made that before. Turned out surprisingly good.  Need to get some cream cheese to spread on it.  

Hope everyone has a great rest of the weekend.  Stay well and safe.  We are back to wearing masks most places.

Thanks to everyone who posts and Rich and Roy for their dedication with their lists.

 

[12cruise2]

33 minutes ago, Seasick Sailor said:

 

OMG!! That was YOU??? After all these years I finally found you, you scoundrel! BTW, is Prince Albert still in the can;)

What--you didn't let him out???  And I'm here in Texas. . . .beware of the next prank call. . .

Edited August 7, 2021 by 12cruise2
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[AncientWanderer]

6 minutes ago, 12cruise2 said:

What--you didn't let him out???  And I'm here in Texas. . . .beware of the next prank call. . .

Omg...I'd forgotten about that *69 business. That was the end of us calling and hanging up on boyfriends.  🤣😂

[StLouisCruisers]

27 minutes ago, CruiseMGM said:

 

So I have to say that I've never really frequented "The Daily" before, but found myself here today and my eyes and ears perked up at all the photos (awesome, everyone) AND at the topic of canning. Happy canner here, although our garden has been absolutely awful this year (that happens when the temps are in the 120's, ugh). Last year, a lot of small batch salsas with fresh tomatoes and peppers, this year maybe 2-3 BLT's TOTAL with fresh tomatoes. The single basil plant has been good, though, and I've made a couple of batches of freezer pesto to brighten up our winter meals. 

 

Best wishes to all, and thanks for the break from the covid testing madhouse (we depart on the NA 2 weeks from today!).

 

Welcome!  Come back and visit again.  We have quite the varied discussions here.🤗

[StLouisCruisers]

20 minutes ago, aliaschief said:

We are on our way and in our Happy Place!😁❤️🛳

 

 

Yay!  So exciting!

[AncientWanderer]

24 minutes ago, CruiseMGM said:

 

So I have to say that I've never really frequented "The Daily" before, but found myself here today and my eyes and ears perked up at all the photos (awesome, everyone) AND at the topic of canning. Happy canner here, although our garden has been absolutely awful this year (that happens when the temps are in the 120's, ugh). Last year, a lot of small batch salsas with fresh tomatoes and peppers, this year maybe 2-3 BLT's TOTAL with fresh tomatoes. The single basil plant has been good, though, and I've made a couple of batches of freezer pesto to brighten up our winter meals. 

 

Best wishes to all, and thanks for the break from the covid testing madhouse (we depart on the NA 2 weeks from today!).

 

Good to see your post.  Yes to getting away from testing, testing and more testing.

 

I'm jealous of your basil.  Something went seriously wrong with mine this year and I never could figure it out.  Some new bug or something.  Finally just pulled it out.

It's wonderful to see on the Daily the gardens from cooler climes.  We travel far from home to get a look at gardens like that.  It's so hot now, even my bougainvillea is sad.

Yum to the pesto.  Yum to the small batch salsa, too!   Next year...

[Cruise Suzy]

1 hour ago, NextOne said:

I love campfires -- I'm thinking s'mores and Girl Scout campfire stew. But I never figured out why I was always in the direction of the smoke, no matter where I sat! LOL!

 

I was a GSUSA leader for 20  years. The saying I always heard was "Smoke follows beauty!"

[Cruise Suzy]

1 hour ago, 12cruise2 said:

Oh, my gosh, we actually made those crank calls--do you have Prince Albert in a can? 

 

Or calling a tavern to ask "Do you sell Blue Ribbon?" ... "I'll take a yard."

[kazu]

1 hour ago, CruiseMGM said:

 

So I have to say that I've never really frequented "The Daily" before, but found myself here today and my eyes and ears perked up at all the photos (awesome, everyone) AND at the topic of canning. Happy canner here, although our garden has been absolutely awful this year (that happens when the temps are in the 120's, ugh). Last year, a lot of small batch salsas with fresh tomatoes and peppers, this year maybe 2-3 BLT's TOTAL with fresh tomatoes. The single basil plant has been good, though, and I've made a couple of batches of freezer pesto to brighten up our winter meals. 

 

Best wishes to all, and thanks for the break from the covid testing madhouse (we depart on the NA 2 weeks from today!).

 

Welcome to the Daily 🙂 

 

This is a fun thread where we care and celebrate and dream of cruising again.  

 

Good luck with your covid testing and Bon Voyage!!!  See you next year 🤞 on board.

[kazu]

1 hour ago, aliaschief said:

We are on our way and in our Happy Place!😁❤️🛳

 

 

YAY 🙂. Have a great cruise Bruce & Susan!

[Horizon chaser 1957]

5 hours ago, grapau27 said:

We get regular scam phone calls and texts in England  but this scam call you received was absolutely disgusting.

 

We get the usual scam calls all the time. When I saw it was a private number, I was expecting a recording telling me that my Visa Card, Social Insurance Number, etc. had been used for illegal activities. A live person sobbing in distress sounding somewhat like DD but indistinct saying they were injured in a car crash and arrested was not what I was prepared for!

[Quartzsite Cruiser]

1 hour ago, CruiseMGM said:

 

So I have to say that I've never really frequented "The Daily" before, but found myself here today and my eyes and ears perked up at all the photos (awesome, everyone) AND at the topic of canning. Happy canner here, although our garden has been absolutely awful this year (that happens when the temps are in the 120's, ugh). Last year, a lot of small batch salsas with fresh tomatoes and peppers, this year maybe 2-3 BLT's TOTAL with fresh tomatoes. The single basil plant has been good, though, and I've made a couple of batches of freezer pesto to brighten up our winter meals. 

 

Best wishes to all, and thanks for the break from the covid testing madhouse (we depart on the NA 2 weeks from today!).

 

Welcome to the Daily.  It is the friendliest place on CC.  We celebrate 🍾 everyone's good news  and support our fellow Dailyites when necessary.  In the meantime, we have wide ranging discussions, answer questions and share "wisdom".

 

Don't be a stranger. Come back and get to know us.

 

Lenda

[Sharon in AZ]

5 hours ago, Kay S said:

This group is so informative.  We are primarily Princess cruisers, but looking forward eagerly to our second HAL cruise in November.  Our first was just before the big shutdown, and we had one cancelled for this past spring.  It turns out that HAL suits us very well.  Princess has been drifting more and more toward a mega-cruise party, and we were missing many of the comforts of traditional cruising.  

 

 

 

 

Welcome to the Daily family!

[Sharon in AZ]

4 hours ago, JazzyV said:

 When I went to post a picture today (PC) I was surprised to see the + sign was gone, which is how I usually would add a picture to a post, once I'd uploaded them. Today I had to put the curser down where the name of the picture is, and then insert magically appears! It's invisible if the cursor isn't in the right place.

 

How terrible on that scam call!

On my iPhone “insert” is visible but it looks different. I haven’t tried adding a picture from my PC yet. 

[cat shepard]

5 hours ago, Kay S said:

This group is so informative.  We are primarily Princess cruisers, but looking forward eagerly to our second HAL cruise in November.  Our first was just before the big shutdown, and we had one cancelled for this past spring.  It turns out that HAL suits us very well.  Princess has been drifting more and more toward a mega-cruise party, and we were missing many of the comforts of traditional cruising.  

 

 

 

 

Welcome to the clan, Kay S!

[Kay S]

2 hours ago, Seasick Sailor said:

 

! BTW, is Prince Albert still in the can;)

If we laugh at that one, we reveal our age. 😅

[Sharon in AZ]

3 hours ago, garlictown said:

🤪 Remember the prank phone calls (in the 'old days') about " Is your refrigerator running?"😁

Katie

Remember this one: “Do you have Prince Albert in a can?”

[Sharon in AZ]

3 hours ago, kazu said:

And my market had wild blueberries today.  So some in jam, some frozen, for later.  They freeze well.

Yes blueberries freeze very well. I try to keep some for blueberry cobbler when we have family over. I made it today in fact.