and you'd then get a stern warning from the police for wasting their time and money for sending armed police in riot vans round for a pointless call. Exactly what happened to my neighbour many houses and years back that thought they would poke their nose into other people's (my) affairs.
so...
a wasp took a dive bomb into my boiler. fortunately it was during the boil though. the beer got named Wasp Stinger :twisted:
have snapped a hydrometer in a freshly made bucket of wort after spending 7 hours brewing it! as i forgot it was in there when aerating aggressively with a spoon! *doh*...
:lol:
My neighbour has asked if i can shoot them off of his trees too :party: i'll make sure i get that in writing before i do... don't fancy risking getting done for armed trespass! :shock:
there's not alot of meat on it, the only decent bit was the breast... i had a go at a leg but couldn't get alot off it.
but it's rich enough to be fullfilling :thumb: i certainly didn't want anymore in that sitting.
my rifle is now being kept by my patio door incase i spot one of the buggers...
Right, here come the piccies :D
First i quickly flash fried some onions, garlic and mushrooms and leeks.
then i lightly stuffed it with them and drizzled a small bit of red wine into the cavity
on went the streaky bacon to help keep the bird moist during the cooking
then into the...
no it's not like chicken in anyway. this dish was a completely different colour, texture and taste.
chicken is BLAND compared to game like pheasant, duck etc. I think that this wood pigeon was not quite as strong as pheasant... but perhaps a little more flavoursome than duck.
i suppose i'd...
i just had to interrupt my meal to report on the meat.
oh WOW!
this is fecking delicious!
a little tough to cut mind, but i've not yet given it chance to rest, which i will do while i'm eating some of the veg smothered in the stock.
it's not gamey at all! no where near as powerful as...
I got home late as i decided to have a few jars in my local after a very generous donation of empty bottles and they wanted to sample my home brew. I had good results!
I nearly cancelled the pigeon roasting as i though i'd had a few too many, but then i got the munchies and thought that it's...