Comments on: Garden Update; Still Battling the Monsters http://www.formerchef.com/2009/05/04/garden-update-still-battling-the-monsters/ Cook. Eat. Travel. Grow. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:14:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Kyle http://www.formerchef.com/2009/05/04/garden-update-still-battling-the-monsters/#comment-64 Kyle Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:35:45 +0000 http://formerchef.com/?p=359#comment-64 Thank you for this recipe! Thank you for this recipe!

]]> By: Tim B. http://www.formerchef.com/2009/05/04/garden-update-still-battling-the-monsters/#comment-63 Tim B. Sat, 22 Aug 2009 23:15:26 +0000 http://formerchef.com/?p=359#comment-63 Dog? Dog?

]]> By: formerchef http://www.formerchef.com/2009/05/04/garden-update-still-battling-the-monsters/#comment-62 formerchef Sat, 09 May 2009 23:52:12 +0000 http://formerchef.com/?p=359#comment-62 There are so many raccoons, trapping them would be a full time job. Not to mention all the stray kitties who might accidentally get trapped. The strawberry pie sounds good; loved that mac shared with the dog! :-) There are so many raccoons, trapping them would be a full time job. Not to mention all the stray kitties who might accidentally get trapped. The strawberry pie sounds good; loved that mac shared with the dog! :-)

]]> By: Anise http://www.formerchef.com/2009/05/04/garden-update-still-battling-the-monsters/#comment-61 Anise Sat, 09 May 2009 23:45:21 +0000 http://formerchef.com/?p=359#comment-61 I was talking to a Midwestern farmer today (mother of a friend) and she said the only thing that ever worked for raccoons was live traps, and then taking them 30 miles away, preferably on the other side of a large river... With my recent excess strawberries, I made a similar strawberry pie, but instead of the chocolate, pureed together about 1/3rd of the berries and mixed them with some lemon juice, sugar syrup, and cornstarch a la the Joy of Cooking recipe. Then the berry syrup got poured over the remaining whole berries. It was good, and a nice compromise between my mother's tradition of whole berries in pie and Adam's family's tradition of gloppy pies. Of course, the next day, Mac asked if I could share with him a bit of my last slice, after he'd eaten his. I was generous and gave him about 1/3rd, and he promptly called Eowyn, our dog, over and invited _her_ to share the pie off his fork. I was not amused. I was talking to a Midwestern farmer today (mother of a friend) and she said the only thing that ever worked for raccoons was live traps, and then taking them 30 miles away, preferably on the other side of a large river…

With my recent excess strawberries, I made a similar strawberry pie, but instead of the chocolate, pureed together about 1/3rd of the berries and mixed them with some lemon juice, sugar syrup, and cornstarch a la the Joy of Cooking recipe. Then the berry syrup got poured over the remaining whole berries.

It was good, and a nice compromise between my mother’s tradition of whole berries in pie and Adam’s family’s tradition of gloppy pies.

Of course, the next day, Mac asked if I could share with him a bit of my last slice, after he’d eaten his. I was generous and gave him about 1/3rd, and he promptly called Eowyn, our dog, over and invited _her_ to share the pie off his fork.
I was not amused.

]]> By: formerchef http://www.formerchef.com/2009/05/04/garden-update-still-battling-the-monsters/#comment-60 formerchef Mon, 04 May 2009 21:42:09 +0000 http://formerchef.com/?p=359#comment-60 Funny, but one word: no. Funny, but one word: no.

]]> By: Bob http://www.formerchef.com/2009/05/04/garden-update-still-battling-the-monsters/#comment-59 Bob Mon, 04 May 2009 21:37:11 +0000 http://formerchef.com/?p=359#comment-59 Two words: .22 rifle. Two words: .22 rifle.

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