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RMR30 22 Magnum carbine

1911 Centennial

Custom Henry

Brake

Cooking some barbecue sauce today, need a supply now that the weather is warm. First step is get up in the morning and have some bacon for breakfast and keep the bacon grease. Important later. Then, assemble ingredients. Organizational skills are key (note: dog in the background knows something is going on):

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Mixing it up this time, I added some mangoes and an apple to the usual combination of onion, ginger root, tomato and peppers. Gives it a nice sweet flavor. Now, chop all those veggies up and set aside:

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Remember that bacon grease? You left it in the pan, right? Well, heat it back up to medium and toss in quite a bit of minced garlic:

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After the garlic gets a bit of a browned look, toss in all those cut up fruits and veggies:

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Cook on medium or low until tender, stirring regularly:

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Now, you can skimp on a lot of things in this recipe but not on the spices. Don’t buy cheap chili powder or paprika. I like the Spanish paprika and medium chili powder from Penzeys. Here, we have some paprika, chili powder, and black pepper (ground in a coffee grinder):

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Add enough chili powder to soak up some of the moisture, probably about half a cup. Add paprika, black pepper and some kosher salt to taste:

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Stir it up to get those fruits and veggies coated in a nice layer of spicy goodness. Cook for about 5 minutes:

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Let it cool, or the next step could be painful. While you wait, you can read you daughter’s book on Samoyeds.

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Drop that concoction in the blender and hit the liquefy button:

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Now, we have what looks like baby food:

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Trust me, it gets better looking. Add the rest of the ingredients, which are (approximately – use your own judgement):

You could puree up some tomatoes and sugar and vinegar or read the ingredients on ketchup and use about four cups of it.
1 cup yellow mustard
1.5 cups apple cider vinegar
1 cup Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup dark molasses
1/2 cup honey
2 cups brown sugar
1/4 cup Soy sauce
Some hot sauce if you want. That jalapeño was kinda mild so I added a few dashes.

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Now, if you happen to have your smoker going, you can cook this on it in a big pot. But I’m feeling lazy today so I’ll add a bit of Liquid Smoke and finish it in the Crock Pot. Not much Liquid Smoke, a little goes a long way:

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Whisk away until nice and smooth:

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And, now, that baby food looks like sauce. Leave on low heat in the Crock Pot covered all day and stir every once in a while:

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The new GOP ad. I was sorta meh until the end.

Oh God, did I laugh when I realized the rainbow-farting unicorn hit the mainstream. I blame Tam.

Update: Also, digging youtube’s 1911 button.

For Projectile Dysfunction.

ATF missed the deadline so Issa subpoenas them over sending guns to Mexico.

For those who were greeted by my April Fools Gag (which you can see here), gotcha!

I had to take it down after an hour due to all the emails and facebook messages. I didn’t realize so many folks would think it might be serious. Which, in and of itself, is actually kinda sad. And by sad, I mean that folks think it’s not entirely unbelievable that the Department of Homeland Security would seize my domain name.

Campfield has a list of bills pending in Tennessee.

Via MKS, comes this hysterical anti-gun letter to the editor that uses and misuses almost all of the anti-gun rights lobby’s scary words. And a lot of unnecessary quotation marks.

Obama award for transparency presented at a secret meeting.

Breda accepts the truth that, yes, women should carry 38 Airweights with pink accessories and tactical rail for tactical lip gloss in their purses. And in the kitchen.

NRA representatives visit Harvard.

This started as a comment here but turned long and their spam filter hates me.

First, someone is actually arguing about catching a dropped gun. Hey, if that’s your thing, go for it. But I’m not going to the range with you. Sure, your old gallery gun may fire when dropped. But my Glock definitely will not. Some older guns may fire if dropped. But I’d avoid catching them and take cover, personally.

I suppose it’s what gun nuts do but I was surprised that someone asked for data. I don’t know of a study done on negligent discharges but there probably should be one. If I were to break down, from reading, what I thought were the common causes of NDs, they’d go like this:

And at the very bottom of that list would be actual ‘accidental discharges’. And, no, that’s not scientific. But it’s based on actually following the issue and reading news reports. I should probably take a cue from the VPC and google up a study.

It’s one of those bits of advice that seems to get people all flustered for some reason, even though, to me, it seems like common sense. Do not try to catch a dropped gun. Rather like Tam’s advice to stop touching it. Also, let ejected cartridges fall too. I’m amused that people actually argue about that stuff.

Also, this:

So what exactly is a “modern” gun? One which happens to satisfy the requirements of the article? Circular reasoning, at best. Some, including me, would call just about any gun made after about 1896 a modern gun.

Then you don’t know what modern means.

An update from Traction Control, announcing a special guest.

Heh

Stuff Zucchini with a Power Drill. Because everything is better with power tools.

Leftover Chicken Shepherd’s Pie, from a blog I always make the mistake of reading when I’m hungry.

How Canadian troops in Afghanistan make coffee. It apparently involves gratuitous use of F-bombs.

Ill. Assn. of Chiefs of Police Support Legalizing Concealed Carry Proposal

The recently-bearded Caleb talks about it.

Nice:

Alaskan Congressman Don Young refused an award this evening from The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and the Humane Society Legislative Fund that would have honored his work for animals in 2010. While capitalizing on the good work of local humane societies that shelter, spay, and neuter animals, the HSUS does not own, operate, or directly control a single animal shelter in our country, despite a budget of well over $100 million.

“HSUS are hypocrites, plain and simple, and I will not join them by accepting this award,” said Rep. Young. “Local animal shelters and humane societies do excellent work by caring for neglected and homeless animals, and through their spaying and neutering programs. This organization, however, has absolutely nothing to do with animal welfare.

Hits 100 co-sponsors

Michael Yon suddenly develops a taste for truth?

PDB says you’re asking the wrong questions.

Since we’re their only audience any way. Good policy, I think. That push is for 72 hours. I do it 24/7/365. I mean, unless they say something really stupid. Then I link it for future reference. Otherwise, they’re useless to me, ineffectual in the realm of public opinion, and failures at influencing government. Why bother?

That she would actually shoot.

Swiss Vetterli 1869/71

Shhh. Quiet 10/22

I know taste in guns is preference but, man, that Steyr pistol is ugly.

Speaking of Steyr, here’s a non-ugly gun from them and a review.

A list. A peeing toy dog?

That’ll stop them.

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Very cool

Now that is a tactical pen. I’m a fan of S&W TacPens. And they make good gifts.

GOP to filibuster the debt ceiling increase.