Halloween Is Over

It's about time. whew. We actually had Halloween here last night because we have a major Halloween Parade here every Halloween night. It is the 2nd biggest Halloween parade in the world. The only one bigger is in Greenwich Village in NY. I think thats the right name, lol. Poppy would know.
I came home from work tonight and had to put rear brakes into my wifes car. If any trick or treaters had been out tonight they would have heard some real Putrid language coming from under a car. I would just for once have a job go easy, lol. I first tried to get the tire off and it wouldn't budge. I tried beating it with a hammer and it wouldn't move. Got a bigger hammer, nope. Got a crow bar, uh uh. gat a 2X4 and busted it. Gave up and went out and picked up the brakes, lucky, disk brakes on the rear tires too. Came back and beated on the tire a few more times and decided it was time for a bigger equalizer and got the big sledge hammer. Lined the sledge up with the tire, a few practice swings, lol, I was laying on my back under the car, gave a mighty swing and yipee, it budged. I Wound up again for another swing and for some reason I instead swung my leg around and kicked they dang tire off the car and half way across the drive way. I thought I was going to have to jump up and chase it because my drive way is all down hill. Luckily it fell over. I threw a clamp onto the caliper to compress it but the dang thing was frozen up. Back to the auto parts store to buy a caliper. Really funny, the caliper on my blazer is bigger than the one I had just bought for a Grande Marqui but the one I bought tonight cost 3 times the amount. So by the time I got back with the new caliper it's dark dark. Got the new caliper and pads on and my light dies. The baterry sure drained fast. Had to put my truck lights onto the situation to wrap everything up and to bleed the brake and search for all the tools. Loose stone driveways are hard on finding tools. I think the other rear brake will wait for saturday to roll around.

A Shocker For All My Friends

I have been blogging for years and someone recently made a comment about sharing personal parts of our lives with our friends. I know that I have seen personal photos of just about all those that I call friends on here. Last night my daughter found some photos I thought long lost. I searched and searched when everyone was posting child hood pictures of them selves and I must admit that very few were taken of me. I only knew of one and I wished that I had it, it has been found so now I can share too. The following picture is of my first day of school so don't laff at me.




The 1st Day Of Kindergarten




The next picture is described to me as the Dukes Of Hazards by my daughters. It is of my brother and myself. I'm the one in the front wearing the glasses. This picture was taken about 31/2 years ago. It was the last picture taken of my brother and myself for he died of cancer a short time later.

Ironic Chef #16, Coffee

I know it's not much of a recipe getter, lol, but hey, I am one of those people that loves coffee.
I don't go for the artsy fartsy crapacino blends. There is nothing like sending someone out for coffee break and then getting that cup of coffee and taking a big swig of it and getting an instant mouthful of perfume, blahhhhhhhhhhhh, spit, sputter, cleans mouth out with saw dust and turpintine. Whew, thats better.
I am a Folgers person and my family before me were Folgers drinkers. You know, "the best part of waking up is Folgers in your cup".  My wife and I have been together for 26 years. We have gone through probably 10 or 12 automatic drip coffee makers in that amount of time. Our Perker still works fine and the best coffee but the automatic dripper is the one that we use the most. The reason I mentioned the 26 years, lol, is way back when when you bought a can of coffee they had the scoops in the can like they have in the iced tea canister now. I don't know why but for some reason those scoops did not last in the coffee cans. We still have our scoop after all these years and my recipe for a pot of coffee is to add the water to the coffee maker, put in the filter and add 3 1/2 scoops of coffee grounds and then to start pacing until it's done. Don't forget to turn it on, I have done that a few times, lol. Those 3 1/2 scoops also work in the perculator.
Now that I have made the coffee I wonder if anyone has anything to go along with it?

The Beverly Hillbillies (Season 1 - Ep. 1) The Clampetts Str

The Very first Beverely Hillbillies show. What a classic.

blondestar.wmv

Before anyone says anything , I am a blond, lol. But this video reminds me of a chat friend for some reason.

Online Buddies

This relationship type is great for, say, keeping up to date with someone who posts interesting content, but may not be someone you know well enough to accept into your network.

So if you have someone that you'd like to share with, but don't quite want to entrust with the immense responsibility of also connecting with the people you know, the Online Buddy relationship is there for you!

I would like to think that these past couple of years chatting and blog sharing and having a good time with everyone would have made us friends. The small part that I posted above from the Online Buddies page is really making me wonder what happend to that friendship. But I guess that if  the request for changing my friendship to Buddy Status is requested I will honor that individuals request out of respect for that person.

Squirrel_Relocater-1.wmv

I'm not a big fan of squirrels so when I saw this video it just cracked me up.

Yeahright!!!.wmv

bean.wmv

Ironic Chef #15, Lasagna

I figured now that we are all moving and probably most likely settling into new homes a nice neighborly thing to do is to see just what type of Lasagna would make a nice new home warming gift.
Lets bake some Lasagnas. Lol...

I myself have always felt that the simpler the better as far as a lasagna is concerned. For starters I boil up my lasagna noodles. I know that some people like the no boil kind but I have never really cared for them. I just don't boil my lasagna noodles to the time required to cook them. I usual only boil them for about 8 minutes. I figure that while the lasagna bakes that will allow the noodles to finish cooking and to absorb some of the sauce. Doing it like this to me prevents the lasagna from being to runny also.
I make a simple sauce by browning some ground beef with some diced onions and peppers. I season the meat with some salt, pepper, oregano and garlic. For the sauce it may very depending on what I may have in the cupboard, What I like to use the best is 2 large cans of tomato sauce with one can of either dice, stewed or crushed plum tomatoes. I just add them right to the meat mixture after it has browned.
For the cheese mixture I must admit that I am not a big fan of ricotta cheese. I grew up with cottage cheese in our lasagnas so to this day I still prefer it. I just blend 2 eggs into a large mixing bowl with a large sized tub of cottage cheese. I mix in some parmesan cheese and some mozzarella cheese with a bit of salt and pepper.
to assemble the lasagna I start with coating the bottom of a deep casserole dish or pan with olive oil and a bit of the sauce. I then place a layer of the noodles over the sauce and then more sauce. Another layer and then a layer of the cheese mixture. Another few layers of the noodles and sauce until The noodles are used up. I then coat the top with sauce and then cover with shredded mozzarella cheese. My personal touch is a layer of pepperoni on the top. That makes it Mac's Lasagna, lol.
I usually bake my lasagna at about 375 with a piece of foil loosly over the top of the lasagna for about 1/2 hour and then remove the foil and bake it until the cheese is a nice golden brown. After I remove the lasagna from the oven I like to let it sit for about 15 minutes so that the cheese has a chance to set up.
For a side I like to make and Italian style herbed bread, I take my dough for a loaf of bread and roll it out as if I was going to make a pizza. I cover the top of the dough with olive oil, A bit of parmesan cheese and a pack of the 7 seas italian salad dressing mix. The kind you would use in the cruet and mix the vinegar and oil with. I then roll the dough up into a loaf. Seal the edges by pinching them closed.I bake the loaf seam side down for just about the same amount of time as the lasagna. This is a garlic bread that is out of this world. At times I have brushed the top of the loaf with an egg wash and sprinkled mozzarella cheese over it before baking.

I hope that you have enjoyed my Lasagna recipe and I hope to see what type of lasagnas everyone else makes.

The Ironic Chef #15

Start:	Oct 20, '07
End:	Oct 20, '10

Coming to Multiply very very soon.

A Few Work Pictures

Exterior finish base coat being put on.

I was just playing with the Photo downloading feature and just threw a few of my work pictures on to see how it worked. I guess this group of pictures can be considered a type of before and afters.

We Made Y360 What It Is

It Ticks me off to the extreme. We the members of Yahoo 360 made it what it is. It was created for us and we were the Builders. What right does Yahoo have to hand us the keys and then turn around and just demand them back.

I'm not going to just sit and take it. I don't use other Blogging sites because I feel that they are for children. I want Yahoo to listen to the members and will keep pushing the issue.

I have been posting messages on the 360 groups forums but for some reason I think my messages are being rejected since they are being sent by Putrid. Maybe the Mods are taking offense to the name. So I will fight the fight as myself and if the ship sinks I will be going down with it.

Made My Own Stuffed Peppers

Mokie and Brats are teasers. I wonder how many of us have actually had the On-Cor version of stuffed peppers. They are almost as bad as their meatloaf, lol. It's really hard to eat something with catsup after trying something that they have thrown into a box and frozen. I do like their Salisbury steaks though. Stouffers makes pretty good stuffed peppers but I almost choked to death on them once when the outer layer of skin came off the pepper in my throat. I prefer home made when there is the time to make them. The amount of prep is very simple and quick.

Ingredients




4 large bell peppers seeded and cored saving the tops.


1 lb of ground beef


1 cup of minute rice


1 onion diced


2 cloves of garlic peeled and smashed


1 teaspoon of oregano


a pinch of hot pepper flakes.


salt and pepper to taste


2 large eggs


1/2 cup of bread crumbs


1 quart can of V8 juice


1-2 cups of chicken stock


a splash of vinegar



Directions



Mix the the ground beef, rice, garlic,oregano, hot pepper flakes and salt and pepper together in a mixing bowl. Beat together the eggs and mix well into the mixture. Add the bread crumbs and again mix well to combine all of the ingredients.



Stuff the peppers with the mixture making sure not to pack to tightly. Place the stuffed peppers into a crock pot, place the tops on them and pour the V8 juice and the chicken stock and vinegar over the peppers. I like to make sure the liquid covers the peppers. Again add salt and pepper to taste. Set the crock pot on the low setting and allow them to cook for 8 hours.



I like cooking stuffed peppers this way because as they cook they absorb the stock into the filling. For those that don't like peppers I just roll the filling into a giant sized meatball. We call those Porcupines. I also use the same filling with an addition of paprika for my stuffed cabbages but thats another recipe all together.

Putrids Don't Bounce

Lol, what a title.




At work today we were setting the stones on the top of our rails on the courtyard of the coliseum that we are building. There was one stone that we set in place that I didn't have a scaffold set up for so I set a ladder up and set the outside of the stone off that into a bed of mud. The mud was still a little to wet to strike a joint so we decided we would take a coffee break.( And would you believe someone dropped me off some witches warts to snack on too)



After break I grabbed my trowels and back up the ladder I went. I reached out to strike the joint and all of a sudden my ladder was going in another direction. I was only about 12' in the air and kinda pushed off the top of the ladder the way someone would push off a diving board to do a back flip hoping to get myself clear of the ladder before I hit the ground. Stupid me never payed any thought to think of where me flying backwards carcass might hit something. I came to a sudden stop when I hit another wall with a sharp corner and seemed to in slow motion just slide down the stuccoed wall. I must have hit at a good angle because I have a nice slash in my back that starts at my right shoulder and ends right dead center of my tail bone. From what I can see in the mirror it looks like I have a real nice pop from a bull whip on my back.It should leave a real nice scar. good thing I'm not a bleeder. I have a bit of butt crease in the back of my skull where I clunked the corner too. I'm kind of disappointed for I have always been proud of my hard hardheadedness but for some reason I did not dent the stucco in the slightest. I would have felt much better if I had.

How was your day? Lol.

The picture shows the courtyard and the stone rails that we have installed the past 2 days. The steps that we poured are a white concrete to match the rails. At the top of the steps you will see an arch designed. At the bottom of the arch is where the fountain is.The pool has already been built for the fountain but seeing as how I was down hill when taking this shot it can't be seen. Sorry.

What's the Future For Yahoo 360, Answer Here...

It was mentioned to me that Yahoo was going to shut down 360 so I thought I would look into the rumor and posted the question on Yahoo 360 groups page. Here is what was posted as what I would call the answer.

On Yahoo!'s Q3 Earnings call today, it was announced that we intend to transition Yahoo! 360 to a more integrated Yahoo! experience in early 2008. I want to provide additional information on this news and assure you that we will minimize any disruption to you and our valued Yahoo! 360 community. I also want to assure you that you can still use all the features of Yahoo! 360 until this transition takes place in early 2008.

We will be sharing specifics of this transition over the next several months, but I can tell you today that Yahoo! 360 will transition to a new universal Yahoo! profile that will be closely tied to other relevant services across Yahoo!, and will include improved blogging capabilities.

With the announcement of this transition, we assure you:

• We will preserve your Yahoo! 360 blog content, profile photo, nickname, and friends lists during and after the transition
• We will provide the right tools to move your blog content;
• We will give you ample notice before this transition begins in early 2008.

The vibrant community that has flourished on Yahoo! 360 is important to many people, and it is important Yahoo!. Providing a smooth transition is a top priority for us, and we want to emphasize that we are committed to preserving your blog content and friends lists throughout the transition.

Many of you have asked if Mash, Yahoo!'s experimental profile service, will replace Yahoo! 360. We know this is an important question for many of you, and even more so given this news. We don't have all the answers today, but we are testing solutions, including Mash, in order to provide a more integrated universal Yahoo! profile throughout the Yahoo! network.

We hear your concerns. We are listening to your feedback, and we are committed to providing a more useful, engaging, and valuable service in the future.

Best,

Matt Warburton
Yahoo! Community Manager

Did You Ever hear Of The Jersey Devil?

The JERSEY DEVIL

The Jersey Devil, the supposed mythical creature of the New Jersey Pinelands, has haunted New Jersey and the surrounding areas for the past 260 years. This entity has been seen by over 2,000 witnesses over this period. It has terrorized towns and caused factories and schools to close down, yet many people believe that the Jersey Devil is a legend, a mythical beast, that originated from the folklore of the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Others disagree with this point of view. The following text will show there is evidence to support the existence of an animal or supernatural bring known as the Jersey Devil. The evidence consists of the stories of the Jersey Devil's origin, the sightings of it, and finally, the theories on it.

There are many different versions of the birth of the Jersey Devil. One of the most popular legends says a Mrs. Shrouds of Leeds Point, NJ made a wish that if she ever had another child, she want it to be a devil. Her next child was born misshapen and deformed. She sheltered it in the house, so the curious couldn't see him. On stormy night, the child flapped it's arms, which turned into wings, and escaped out the chimney and was never seen by the family again. A Mrs. Bowen of Leeds point said, "The Jersey Devil was born in the Shrouds house at Leeds Point." 1 Another story that also placed the birth at Leeds Point said that a young girl fell in love with a British soldier during the Revolutionary War. The people of Leeds Point cursed her. When she gave birth, she had a devil. Some people believe the birth of the devil was punishment for the mistreatment of a minister by the Leeds folk.

Another story placed the birth in Estelville, NJ. Mrs. Leeds, of Estelville, finding out she was pregnant with her 13th child, shouted,"I hope it's a devil". She got her wish. The child wad born with horns, a tail, wings, and a horse-like head. The creature revisited Mrs. Leeds everyday. She stood at her door and told it to leave. After awhile, the creature got the hint and never returned.

Burlington, NJ, also claims to be the birthplace of the Jersey Devil. In 1735, Mother Leeds was in labor on a stormy night. Gathered around her were her friends. Mother Leeds was supposedly a witch and the child's father was the devil himself. The child was born normal, but then changed form. It changed from a normal baby to a creature with hooves, a horses head, bat wings and a forked tail. It beat everyone present and flew up the chimney. It circled the villages and headed toward the pines. In 1740 a clergy exercised the devil for 100 years and it wasn't seen again until 1890.

There are many other versions of the legend. The legends say it was the 6th, 8th, 10th, 12th, or 13th child, It was born normal or deformed, and the mother confined it to the cellar or the attic. Although there are many discrepancies in all of these stories, there are 3 pieces of evidence that tie all of the legends of the Jersey Devil's origin together.

The first thing that ties the legends together is the name "Leeds". Whether the mothers name was Leeds or the birth place was Leeds Point, all of the stories include the name Leeds. Alfred Heston, the Atlantic County Historian, believes that the devil could be a Leeds or a Shrouds baby. He discovered that a Daniel Leeds opened land in Great Egg Harbor, NJ, in 1699. His family lived in Leeds Point. He also discovered a Samuel Shrouds, Sr. came to Little Egg Harbor, NJ, in 1735 and lived right across the river from the house of Mother Leeds. The 3rd fact ties in the Burlington story with the others stories. Professor Fred MacFadden of Coppin State College, Baltimore, found that a "devil" was mentioned in writings from Burlington as early as 1735. He also indicated that the word Burlington was used to was the word used to names the area from the city of Burlington to the Atlantic Ocean. This means that the name that is now used for the birthplace such as Leeds point or Estelville, could be the same place referred to in the Burlington Legend.

The origins provide some validity to the existence of the Jersey Devil, but the sightings are the most substantial pieces of evidence. The sightings have been divided up into 3 time periods, pre 1909, January 16-23, 1909, and post 1909.

From the pre 1909 era, few documented records of sightings still exist. The ones that do confirm the existence of the devil.

In the early 19th century, Commodore Stephen Decatur, a naval hero, was testing cannon balls on the firing range when he saw a strange creature flying across the sky. He fired and hit the creature but it kept right on flying across the field. Joseph Bonaparte, former king of Spain and brother of Napoleon, saw the Jersey Devil in Bordentown, NJ, between 1816 and 1839 while he was hunting. In 1840-41 many sheep and chickens were killed by a creature with a piercing scream and strange tracks. In 1859-94, the Jersey Devil was seen and numerous times and reportedly carried off anything that moved in Haddonfield, Bridgeton, Smithville, Long Branch, Brigantine, and Leeds Point. W.F. Mayer of New York noticed while visiting the Pine Barrens, most of the locals would not venture out after dark. The devil was sighted by George Saarosy, A prominent business man, at the NJ/NY border. This was the last reported sighting before the turn of the century.

In 1903, Charles Skinner, author of American Myths and Legends, claimed that the legend of the devil had run it's course and that in the new century, NJ would hear no more of the devil. New Jersey rested easy with that thought for 6 years, until the week of January 16-23. 1909. During this week, the devil would leave his tracks all over South Jersey and Philadelphia. He was seen by over 1,000 people. This was his largest appearance ever.

It all started early Sunday morning, January 16, 1909. Thack Cozzens of Woodbury, NJ, saw a flying creature with glowing eyes flying down the street. In Bristol, PA, John Mcowen heard and saw the strange creature on the banks of the canal. Patrol James Sackville fired at the creature as it flew away screaming. E.W. Minister, Postmaster of Bristol, PA, also saw a bird-like creature with a horses head that had a piercing scream. When daylight came, the residents of Bristol found hoof prints in the snow. Two local trappers said they had never seen tracks like those before.

On Monday, the Lowdens of Burlington, NJ, found hoof prints in their yard and around their trash, which was half eaten. Almost every yard in Burlington had these strange hoof prints in them. The prints went up trees, went from roof to roof, disappeared in the middle of the road, and stopped in the middle of open fields. The same tracks were also found in Columbus, Hedding, Kinhora and Rancocas. A hunt was organized to follow the tracks but the dogs wouldn't follow the trail.

On the 19th the Jersey Devil made his longest appearance of the week. At 2:30 am, Mr & Mrs. Nelson Evans of Gloucester were awakened by a strange noise. They watched the devil from their window for 10 minutes. Mr. Evans described the creature they saw:

It was about three feet and half high, with a head like a collie dog and a face like a horse. It had a long neck, wings about two feet long, and its back legs were like those of a crane, and it had horse's hooves. It walked on its back legs and held up two short front legs with paws on them. It didn't use the front legs at all while we were watching. My wife and I were scared, I tell you, but I managed to open the window and say, 'Shoo', and it turned around barked at me, and flew away.2

Tuesday afternoon 2 professional hunters tracked the devil for 20 miles in Gloucester. The trail jumped 5 foot fences and went under 8 inch spaces. The hoof prints were found in more parts of South Jersey. A group of observers in Camden, NJ, saw the devil. It barked at them and then took off into the air.

The next day, a Burlington police officer and the Reverend John Pursell of Pemberton saw the Jersey Devil. Rev. Pursell said, "Never saw anything like it before".3 Posses in Haddonfield found tracks that ended abruptly. In Collingswood, NJ, a posse watched the devil fly off toward Moorestown. Near Moorestown, John Smith of Maple Shade saw the devil at the Mount Carmel Cemetery. George Snyder saw the devil right after Mr. Smith and their descriptions were identical. In Riverside, NJ, hoof prints were found on roof tops and also around a dead puppy.

On Thursday, the Jersey Devil was seen by the Black Hawk Social Club. He was also seen by a trolley full of people in Clementon as it circled above them. The witnesses descriptions matched others from the days before. In Trenton, Councilman E.P. Weeden heard the flapping of wings and then found hoof prints outside his door. The prints were also found at the arsenal in Trenton. As the day wore on the Trolleys in Trenton and New Brunswick had armed drivers to ward off attacks. The people in Pitman filled churches. Chickens had been missing all week throughout the Delaware Valley, but when the farmers checked their yards that day, they found their chickens dead, with no marks on them. The West Collingswood Fire Department fired their hose at the devil. The devil retreated at first, but then charged and flew away at the last second.

Later that night, Mrs. Sorbinski of Camden heard a commotion in her yard. She opened the door to see the Jersey Devil standing there with her dog in it's grip. She hit the devil with a broom until it let go of her dog and flew away. She started screaming until her neighbors came over. Two police officers arrived at her house where over 100 people had gathered. The crowd heard a scream coming from Kaigan Hill. The mob ran toward the creature on the hill. The Policed shot at it and the devil flew off into the night. The streets of Camden were empty after this.

On Friday, Camden police officer Louis Strehr saw the Jersey Devil saw the devil drinking from a horses trough. The school in Mt Ephraim was closed because no students came in. Mills and factories in Gloucester and Hainesport had to close because none of the employees came to work. Many New Jersey residents wouldn't leave their houses, even in daylight. Officer Merchant of Blackwood drew a sketch of the creature he saw. His sketch coincided with the descriptions from earlier in the week. Jacob Henderson saw the devil in Salem and described it as having "wings and a tail"4. The devil was only seen once more in 1909 in February.

Since 1909, the Jersey Devil has continued to be sighted by people all over New Jersey. The number of sightings that have been reported to the authorities has dwindled over the years. This could be attributed to the fact that people don't want to be branded as crazy. Even though the number of reported sightings has dropped, there's still a considerable amount of sightings in the post 1909 era.

IN 1927, a cab driver on his way to Salem got a flat tire. He stopped to fix the tire. As he was doing this, creature that stood upright and was covered with hair, landed on the roof of his cab. The creature shook his car violently. He fled the scene, leaving the tire and jack behind. Phillip Smith, who was known as a sober and honest man, saw the devil walking down the street in 1953. The characteristic screams of the Jersey Devil were heard in the woods near Woodstown, NJ, in 1936.

Around 1961, 2 couples were parked in a car in the Pine Barrens. They heard a loud screeching noise outside. Suddenly the roof of the car was smashed in. They fled the scene, but returned later. Again they heard the loud screech. They saw a creature flying along the trees, taking out huge chinks of bark as it went along.

There have been other sightings since 1909, such as the Invasion of Gibbsboro in 1951. The people there saw the devil over a 2 day period. In 1966, a farm was raided and 31 ducks, 3 geese, 4 cats, and 2 dogs were killed. One of the dogs was a large german Shepard which had it's throat ripped out. In 1981, a young couple spotted the devil at Atsion Lake in Atlantic County.

In 1987, in Vineland an aggressive german Shepard was found torn apart and the body gnawed upon. the body was located 25 feet from the chain which had been hooked to him. Around the body were strange tracks that no one could identify.

The sightings and prints are the most substantial evidence that exists. Many of the theories on the Jersey Devil are based upon that evidence. Some theories can be proven invalid, while others seem to provide support for the Jersey Devil's existence.

One theory is that the Jersey Devil is a bird. Mrs. Cassidy of Clayton thought it was an invasion of scrowfoot ducks. The scrowfoot duck is much too small to be mistaken for the devil. Others believe the devil is really a sand hill crane. The crane used to live in South Jersey until it was pushed out by man. The sand hill crane weighs about 12 lbs., is 4 foot high, and a wingspan of 80 inches. It avoids man but if confronted it will fight. It has a loud scream whooping voice that can be heard at a distance. This could account for the screams heard by witnesses. The crane also eats potatoes and corn. This could account for the raids on crops. This theory doesn't explain , however, the killing of live stock. It also doesn't explain why people described the devil as having a horses head, bat wings and tail, all of which the crane doesn't have.

Professor Bralhopf said that" the tracks were made by some prehistoric animal form the Jurassic period"5. He believes the creature survived underground in a cavern. An expert from the Smithsonian Institute had a theory about ancient creatures surviving underground. He said the Jersey Devil was a Pterodactyl. The Academy of Natural Sciences could find no record of any creature, living or extinct, that resembles the Jersey Devil.

Jack E. Boucher, author of Absagami Yesteryear, has a theory in which he believes the devil was a deformed child. He thinks Mrs. Leeds had a disfigured child and kept it locked away in the house. She grew sick and couldn't feed the child anymore. It escaped out of hunger and raided local farms for food. This doesn't take into account the incredible life span of the devil. The child would have been 174 years old in 1909. It also doesn't account for the sightings of the devil flying.

Only a small amount of the sightings and footprints could be hoaxes. The Jersey Devil has been seen by reliable people such as police, government officials, postmasters, businessman, and other people whose "integrity is beyond question."6 As for the hoof prints, even if some were hoaxes, There is still no way to explain most of the tracks, especially the ones on roof tops and tracks that ended abruptly as if the creature took wing.

The last theory is the most controversial one. Many people believe that the Jersey Devil could be the very essence of evil, embodied. It is said that the devil is an "uncanny harbinger of war"7. and appears before any great conflict. The jersey devil was sighted before the start of the Civil War. It was also seen right before the Spanish American War and WW I. In 1939, before the start of WW II, Mount Holly citizens were awakened by the noise of hooves on their roof tops. The Devil was seen on December 7, 1941, right before Pearl Harbor was bombed. He was also seen right before the vietnam War.

The Jersey Devil's habit of being a forerunner to wars could be because of his possible demonic origins. In 1730, Ben Franklin reported a story about a witchcraft trial near Mt Holly, NJ. One of the origin legends say that Mother Leeds was a witch. The devil's birth could have been a result of a witches curse.

Other facts support the supernatural theory are the reports of the death of the devil. When Commodore Decatur fired a cannon ball at the devil, it went through him and he was unaffected.

In 1909, a track walker on the electric railroad saw the devil fly into the wires above the tracks. There was a violent explosion which melted the track 20 feet in both directions. No body was found and the devil was seen later in perfect health. In 1957, the Department of Conservation found a strange corpse in a burned out area of the pines. It was a partial skeleton, feathers, and hind legs of an unidentifiable creature. The devil was thought to be dead, but reappeared when the people of New Jersey thought that this time his death was real. Each time he is reported dead, he returns. Sometimes this year. The Jersey Devil will be 260 years old. It seems the devil is immortal, which a supernatural being would be. Another thing that supports this theory is the incredible distances the devil could fly in a short period of time. No animal could travel as fast as the devil did in 1909 when he was sighted in South Jersey, Philadelphia, and New York through out the week.

None of these theories can give a definitive answer to what the Jersey Devil was or is, but the sightings prove there is something out there. Whether the Jersey devil is a bird or a demon, is still left ot speculation. The people of New Jersey have definitely seen something out there lurking in the Pine Barrens.

Ironic Chef #14 Halloweenie Treats

I promised a special Halloweenie Edition for the Ironic Chef and many of you have mentioned how you are looking forwards to seeing the recipes brought fourth.



I wanted real Halloween action here so I am posting a selection of recipes that I have gathered that everyone may enjoy. I hope that you enjoy them and also that you hopefully will have a few to share .




Putrid's contribution




Orange Ooze



1 cup vanilla yogurt


1 cup orange juice


2 cups orange carbonated beverage


2/3 cup orange carbonated beverage (for each tray)



1. In a blender container combine the vanilla yogurt, orange juice, and 2 cups orange carbonated beverage. Cover and blend until combined.


2. Pour the mixture into ice cube trays. Freeze.


3. Just before serving, put the cubes into the blender, adding 2/3 cup of orange soda for each tray. Cover and blend until icy.



Make-Ahead Tip: Up to 3 days ahead, prepare the mixture and freeze in ice cube trays.




Guts and Eyeballs



Ingredients:



1 1/2 Lb. ground beef


1 Cup Italian Seasoned bread crumbs


1 Egg


1/4 Tsp. Pepper


1/2 Tsp. Italian Seasonings


1 Jar Olives (with Pimentos)


1 Jar Spaghetti Sauce


Pasta


Parmesan cheese



Directions:



Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Mix ground beef, bread crumbs, egg, pepper, Italian seasonings in a large bowl. Roll into 30 eyeball sized balls. Push an olive into each "eyeball" with the pimento facing out. Place the balls into a baking dish, cover and bake for 45 minutes.



While cooking, prepare your pasta. *When finished, drain pasta and place in a large serving bowl. *Carefully place the eyeballs onto the spaghetti,and spoon the spaghetti sauce, heated, over the pasta and drizzle over the eyeballs. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese for that moldy look.




Putrid's Punch Goes great with Possum Stew






RECIPE INGREDIENTS:


1 13-oz. package Green Kool-Aid


1 cup sugar


8 cups water


1 can frozen orange juice concentrate


4 cups ginger ale


Worm cubes (ice cubes with gummy worms frozen inside)


3 scoops orange sherbet



This sick-colored punch looks disgusting but tastes divine. Empty the Kool-Aid package into a punch bowl. Add the sugar, then the water and stir until dissolved. Stir in the orange juice. Just before serving, add the ginger ale and worm cubes and float the scoops of sherbet on top. Before long, the punch will be green and infested with worms. Serves 14. A perfect drink to compliment Worms on a Bun.





Creepy Eyeballs



RECIPE INGREDIENTS:


1 package white frosting


1 box vanilla wafers


Green or blue "LifeSavers"


Red gel icing


Chocolate chips


1. Spread frosting on vanilla wafers. Put one life saver on each wafer. Place a chocolate chip in the middle of the LifeSaver". With the red gel icing, draw bloodshot lines on the frosting. Then eat.




Popcorn Balls



INGREDIENTS



2 cups white sugar


1 cup light corn syrup


1/2 cup butter


1/4 cup water


salt to taste


1 teaspoon vanilla extract


1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar (optional)


5 quarts popped popcorn



DIRECTIONS



1. In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the sugar, corn syrup, butter and water. Stir and heat to hard-crack stage or 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Remove from heat, add vanilla or vinegar; mix well.


2. Pour slowly over popped popcorn while stirring. Wait 5 minutes and shape into 3 inch round balls. Place the balls on a piece of waxed paper on a cookie sheet to cool.
You can always add some nuts to the hot syrup too if you want some popcorn balls that are over the edge.



Worm Burgers





Ingredients:



1 1/2 c Mung bean sprouts


1 lb Ground beef


1 Egg


Salt and pepper to taste


Ketchup, Mustard, Mayonnaise


6 Hamburger buns.



Directions:



Wash sprout (worms) with warm water. Using clean hands, mix one cup of the sprouts, the ground beef and the raw egg together in a bowl. Reserve the remaining sprouts until later. Form burgers into six patties. Place in frying pan and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Cook on medium heat until they are well browned underneath. Carefully turn the patties, season again and cook until the second side is well browned. Place on open buns and serve with the worms sprinkled on top as a garnish. Don't forget the pus and blood.







Cinnamon Candy Candied Apples

"The cinnamon-flavored coating on candied apples. Best with Granny Smith or Red Delicious."



INGREDIENTS



1 2/3 cups cinnamon red hot candies


2 tablespoons water


12 apples



DIRECTIONS



1. Insert craft sticks into apples. Line a baking sheet with waxed paper sprayed lightly with vegetable spray.


2. In a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-high heat, pour candies and water. Occasionally brushing down sides of pan with a heat-resistant pastry brush, heat candy to 300 to 310 degrees F (149 to 154 degrees C), or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms hard, brittle threads. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.


3. Dip apples in hot liquid and place on waxed paper to harden.




Halloweenie Pumpkin Bread




Ingredients



3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour


3 cups sugar


2 teaspoons baking soda


1-1/2 teaspoons salt


1 teaspoon ground cinnamon


1 can (15 oz.) canned pumpkin


1 cup vegetable oil


2/3 cup water


4 eggs


1-2/3 cup (10-oz. pkg.) REESE'S Peanut Butter Chips


1 cup chopped nuts


1 cup raisins(optional)



Directions


1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour three 8-1/2x4-1/2x2-1/2-inch loaf pans.



2. Stir together flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; set aside. Stir together pumpkin, oil, water and eggs in large bowl; gradually add dry ingredients, stirring until well blended. Stir in peanut butter chips, nuts and raisins, if desired. Pour evenly into prepared pans.



3. Bake 55 to 65 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. 3 loaves.





Caramel Apples


INGREDIENTS



6 apples


1 (14 ounce) package individually wrapped caramels, unwrapped


2 tablespoons of evaporated milk




DIRECTIONS



1. Remove the stem from each apple and press a craft stick into the top. Place apples in the freezer to get them nice and cold. Butter a baking sheet.


2. Place caramels and milk in a microwave safe bowl, and microwave 2 minutes, stirring once. Allow to cool briefly.


3. Roll each apple quickly in caramel sauce until well coated. Place on prepared sheet to set.



Psst, roll the caramel apples into some chopped nuts for an extra treat.




Dirt Pudding

Ingredients:



4 serving size package of chocolate instant pudding


2 cups of milk


1/2 cup of heavy cream


8 Oreo cookies, crushed



Enough gummy worms to please curious minds.



Directions:



1. Stir together milk and heavy cream.


2. With wire whisk, beat pudding mix and milk and cream mixture for 2 minutes.


3. Stir in crushed Oreo cookies.


4. Immediately pour pudding into 4 6-oz. clear cups.(If you want the worms under the dirt add them now, lol.


5. Put pudding into the refrigerator. Pudding will be soft-set and ready to eat within 5 minutes.


6. Serve with a gummy worm on top or under the pudding.






Graveyard Dessert




INGREDIENTS:



2 1/4 cups chocolate cookie crumbs


1/2 cup granulated sugar


1/2 cup melted butter


8 ounces cream cheese, softened


1 container (12 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed



2 cups water, boiling


1 large box of orange jello


1/2 cup water, cold


ice cubes


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Graveyard Decorations


rectangular cookies for headstones, such as Pepperidge Farms Milano Cookies


decorator icings


candy corn


candy pumpkins



PREPARATION:


To make crust, mix 2 cups of the cookie crumbs, 1/4 cup of the sugar and the melted butter in 13- x 9-inch pan. Press firmly into bottom of the pan. Refrigerate. Beat the cream cheese and remaining 1/4 cup sugar in a medium bowl until smooth.


Stir in 1/2 of the whipped topping. Spread evenly over crust. Add boiling water to orange jello in a medium bowl; stir for 2 minutes or until completely dissolved. Mix cold water and ice to make 1 1/2 cups. Add to the gelatin, stirring until slightly thickened. Remove any remaining ice. Spoon slightly thickened gelatin over cream cheese layer. Refrigerate for 3 to 4 hours, or until firm. Spread remaining whipped topping over gelatin just before serving. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup cookie crumbs over whipped topping to look like the ground. Decorate the cookies with colored icings to make the gravestones. Stand the gravestones on top of dessert to resemble a graveyard. Decorate with assorted candy corn and candy pumpkins. Cut into squares. Cover and refrigerate leftovers.




Witchie's Frog Eye Salad
(Vero )



.



Ingredients:



1 cup sugar


2 teaspoons flour


1/2 teaspoon salt


1 3/4 cup pineapple juice


2 eggs - beaten


1 tablespoon lemon juice


3 quarts water


2 teaspoons salt


1 teaspoon cooking oil


1 package Acini de Pepe (A type of pasta we actually call pastina) - you can always substitute


3 cans mandarin oranges (11 ounce each) drained


2 cans crushed pineapple (20 ounce each) drained


1 carton Cool Whip (12 ounce)



Directions:



Combine sugar, flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt. Gradually stir in pineapple juice and eggs. Cook over moderate heat, stirring until thickened. Add lemon juice. Cool mixture to room temperature. Bring water, 2 teaspoons salt, and oil to boil. Add Acini de Pepe. Cook at a rolling boil until Acini de Pepe is done. Drain and rinse with water, drain again and cool to room temperature. Combine egg mixture and Acini de Pepe, mix lightly but throughly. Refrigerate over night, in an air tight container. Add remaining ingredients, mix lightly, but throughly - (Use a very large Tupperware bowl with a lid) and chill. Salad may be refrigerated as long as a week in air tight container. May add a package of colored marshmallows.




Diaper Dump Porridge - EEEEWWW



Ingredients:



1 can beef broth (10 oz)


1 Tube refrigerated biscuits


1 can chicken broth (10 oz)


2 saucepans



Directions:



Pour the beef broth into a saucepan. Set aside and don't add any water. Remove the biscuits from the tube, separate them and carefully cut each one in half. Then, using clean hands, sculpt the biscuit pieces into "dump" shapes. Add the dumps to the beef broth. Place the dumps and broth over medium heat and cook until the mixture comes to a boil. Turn the heat to low, cover the pan with a lid and simmer for 15-20 minutes. Carefully check the broth level often. Pour the chicken broth (diaper fluid) and one can water into a second saucepan. With a slotted spoon, carefully transfer the cooked dumps from the beef broth and place in the chicken broth pan. Heat chicken broth according to the directions on the can.





Crudites With Vomit Vinaigrette



Ingredients:



Cherry tomatoes


Carrots - peeled


Zucchini


Celery stalks


Radishes


Mushroom caps


2 c Cottage cheese


1 Onion soup mix


1/4 c Milk


Yellow food coloring



Directions:



Rinse the vegetables in warm water, except the mushroom caps. Wipe those gently with a damp paper towel. Then slice the carrots, zucchini and celery into thin sticks. The cherry tomatoes can be served whole, but you may want to remove any green stems. The radishes and mushrooms can be halved or served whole. If you are not serving right away, put the vegetables in a plastic bag and store them in the refrigerator to keep them fresh and crispy. In a small bowl, mix the cottage cheese, onion soup mix and milk. Stir in some food coloring until you get the desired yellowish color. Do not overmix! Lumpy is more realistic! Arrange your vegetables on a platter surrounding the Vomit Vinaigrette. Vomit Vinaigrette tastes great in sandwiches, too! Try splattering some into pita pockets!






Deadmans Eyeball


Ingredients:



12 Powdered Sugar Donuts


12 Chocolate Chips


12 Cherry Lifesavers


2 Red gel icing



Directions:



Take a donut and put some of the red gel around the center of the donut. Place the lifesaver on top of the gel to close the hole of the donut. Add a little more gel to the top of the lifesaver and place the chocolate chip on top of this to make the "pupil" of the eye. Run some of the red gel outward around the lifesaver to make the eyes look "bloodshot". Serve with napkins and enjoy!




Witchie's Brew




Ingredients:



3 pints purple grape juice


1 1/2 pints club soda


seedless grapes


apples



Directions:



Mix the grape juice and soda in a pitcher. Halve the grapes and take out any seeds. Cut the apple into small chunks. Float the fruit in the brew just before serving; by magic, the grapes and apples will look just like eyes and teeth. Make a swizzle broomstick from a straw and black paper cut into a fringe.





Whew, if you have survived all that to this end congratulations. I tried to put something in there with most in mind, lol. Now let us see what other crazy Halloween recipes everyone might have.

If more recipes are wanted like these please checkout the sites out there like allrecipes.com or www.hershies.com or even kraftfoods.com

A Putrid Cameo

An old favorite. , Lol. Putrid himself even gets a role. Enjoy the Video.

A Quick Chicken dish

A was watching one of my favorite cooking shows last weekend and was inspired to come up with a chicken recipe after seeing a somewhat similar done using shrimp. It looked interesting but I am not much of a shrimp fan.



I picked a load of tomatoes so I wanted to use them. I diced about 4 of them up and let them sit overnight with a bit of salt to drain off some of the liquid.


I took a few boneless chicken breast halves and sliced them in half again and pounded them out a bit and dredged them in flour. I them pan fried them in a bit of olive oil like you would for a Scalopine. After the chicken breast were a nice golden brown I set them on a plate and then added some diced onions, a few cloves of garlic, some fresh cracked pepper and a few hot pepper flakes to the pan and cooked the onions down. In went the tomatoes and about 2 cups of chicken stock and the chicken was placed on top. I put a lid over the pan and then cooked up some Angel Hair Pasta. When the pasta was done so was the chicken. I again removed the chicken and tossed the pasta into the sauce. I then added about a half cup of Parmesan cheese with the burner off. I served the chicken over the pasta with lots of pepper. The chicken was melt in your mouth tender.

It turned out very well and It was requested again last night, lol. So twice in one week.

Putrid Wants Some Dinner

Putrid is home from work for the day. Another Day of working for the world that has created him so that the little ones can be fed some day.



It seems that all kinds of goodies are being dropped off for Putrid to cook up for dinner. Putrid has found critters from garbage cans stuffed down the chimney and nice Putrid Potato salad left baking in the sun.


Life of Putrid is good. Even all the little Maggots are happy.


Putrid wants to thank everyone for participating in the Ironic Chef # 13 for accepting it for what it is and having a little fun with it. Next week for #14 we shall do an Ironic chef with Halloween Goodies of which the other side of Putrid is looking forwards to.

Scary Putrid stories

Putrid just feels the need to share a story or two and the Infestation must be spread.

Sushi worms to sushi lovers........

This is a true case of a Japanese man from Gifu Prefecture who complains incessantly about a persistent headache. Mr. Shota Fujiwara loves his Sashimi and sushi very much to the extent of trying to get them as "alive and fresh" as can be for his insatiable appetite.

He develops a severe headache for the past 3 years and has put it off as migraine and stress from work. It was only when he started losing his psycomotor skills that he seeks medical help. A brain scan and x-ray reveals little however. But upon closer inspection by a specialist on his scalp, the doctor noticed small movements beneath his skin. It was then that the doctor did a local anesthetic to his scalp and discovered the cause when tiny worms crawled out. A major surgery was thus immediately called for and the extent of the infestation was horrific. See the attached pictures to the scene that one thought only a movie could produced.:

Remember, tapeworms and roundworms and their eggs which abounds in all fishes fresh or saltwater can only be killed by thorough cooking and/or freezing the fish to between 4 degC - 0 degsC. The eggs of these parasites can only be killed if it is cooked or frozen to the said temperatures for a week or more. Think twice about that raw dish next time... or you might get a headache.

How Ironic, Ironic Chef #13

Ironic Chef #13 From The Mind Of Putrid







Earlier this week Putrid was provided a few road kill possums and to really gross everyone out I would imagine that a road kill recipe would be in order. A suggestion of the use of a few turtles even seemed like a good idea and the sicker the ideas the more Putrid likes. So seeing as this is The Ironic Chef #13 Putrid would like to suggest that if you have a week stomach, please do not go any farther.




Last warning!




Ok really last warning!




You were warned.... If you are going no further stay tuned for Ironic Chef #14, Halloween goodies.




For those that really had to just see how sick the mind can be.........




Bloated Festered Possum




First off a cauldron is needed so run over to Vero's blog and swipe hers. If your gonna make two batches of this recipe take a trip over to Brat's blog and grab hers too. Leave her a pinch just because.




The bloated festered possum must be very ripe. The ripeness can be verified by hanging a festering possum by the tail with a piece of twine and when the carcass falls free from the tail the fermentation process is complete. If the bloating process cannot be performed due to damage of carcass the use a needle and thread may be in order.




Ingredients




1 bloated festering possum at optimum ripeness (See note above)



4 heads of skunk cabbage



5 lbs of the most rotten potatoes, I'm talking ooze and puss seeping out of them potatoes.



What ever that green stuff is under the drawers in the fridge that has to be scraped off.



Season to taste with extra maggots as needed.




Directions




Heat the cauldron over a medium fire, add the skunk cabbage stirring so that its juices are released. Gently add the fermented festered Possum. Gently is the key for you do not want any of the gasses to be released until it is in the cabbage gravy. Taste for seasoning and season if needed. If the possum had fermented a bit to long an explosion might occur. If this happens a scavenger hunt may be in order to get it all back into the cauldron.



Simmer possum for several minutes. This is a delicacy and you don't want to ruin it by cooking off the good flavors.



Add the rest of the ingredients, stir season and serve.
To serve the possum must be removed from the gravy and hacked into serving sized portions. The innards and especially the intestines must be divided equally for all to enjoy. I like to serve the Bloated Festered Possum over Minute Rice.




As far as turtles go, Putrid just likes to suck them off the half shell like a luggie.

Dead Road Kill Accepted Here.

Go ahead, you know you want to magnify it

Dead Road Kill Is Accepted here.





If you have it drop it off. The riper the better.






The recipes that will be produced from the bloated carcasses will be a delight. Ahhhh, the goodness of maggots just reminds me of when I was a fresh Maggot Infested Corpse.




True Story,



When I was a youngster my mother always treated us with Minute Rice. Well we were having dinner one night and I do believe we were having Banquet Fried Chicken that comes frozen in the box and gets baked and Minute rice as the side dish. Well, I'm sitting there thinking I was hallucinating because I am talking about something that happened in the 60's. I could swear my Minute Rice is moving on my plate. I see something like little black dots. I looked at my dear mother who has just taken a big bite of rice into her mouth and asked her if it was normal for rice to be moving after it was cooked. A mouth full of rice was spewed through the kitchen.



Yes, I learned a valuable lesson that day. Maggots (or what ever they were) don't die in the 1 minute of time it takes to make Minute Rice edible.



Putrid loves Minute Rice served medium warm over ripe roadkill.

Putrid Returns

Putrid has awaken and is feeling the need to search for others to share in his maggot infestation and stench of all that is just plain wrong.. His teeth are sharp and the smell of fear is in the air so the hunt must continue.
Beware!!!!!