To fuck or to cook?

[Sparklehorse]

Originally Posted by Sidd Finch

Sounds delish. And I recently bought a box of about 40 vanilla beans (cheap!) so next time I see rhubarb I'm ready to go.

Where did you buy inexpensive vanilla beans? I bought some a few years ago at a vanilla plantation and I still got hosed.

[Atticus Grinch]

Originally Posted by notcasesensitive

Does anything not grow in California?

Shamrock Doesn't Grow in California. Neither does sugar cane, nor poison ivy (we have its relative, poison oak, instead). Nor does true lilac; our Ceanothus is a good substitute for the flower, but there is no substitute for the fragrance. Daffodils will naturalize but on the coast, tulips need more winter chill and must be dug up and (no joke) refrigerated each year.

That's all that comes to mind.

ETA I've never heard of coffee, tea or tobacco being grown here. In tobacco's case, it's probably possible. One season I planted some annual Nicotiana, which is a relative, and it did just okay.

[J. Fred Muggs]

Originally Posted by Sparklehorse

Where did you buy inexpensive vanilla beans? I bought some a few years ago at a vanilla plantation and I still got hosed.

http://www.saffron.com/vanillalowprice.html

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by Atticus Grinch

Shamrock Doesn't Grow in California. Neither does sugar cane, nor poison ivy (we have its relative, poison oak, instead). Nor does true lilac; our Ceanothus is a good substitute for the flower, but there is no substitute for the fragrance. Daffodils will naturalize but on the coast, tulips need more winter chill and must be dug up and (no joke) refrigerated each year.

That's all that comes to mind.

ETA I've never heard of coffee, tea or tobacco being grown here. In tobacco's case, it's probably possible. One season I planted some annual Nicotiana, which is a relative, and it did just okay.

Whatever can't grow there, it ain't for lack of horse shit to fertilze.

[PresentTense Pirate Penske]

Originally Posted by Sparklehorse

Where did you buy inexpensive vanilla beans? I bought some a few years ago at a vanilla plantation and I still got hosed.

[true story] i have a vanilla dealer who works out of Boulder. Gives me the Pirate P hook up on the stuff. [/true story]

I suggest meeting someone in the trade.

[PresentTense Pirate Penske]

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

Whatever can't grow there, it ain't for lack of horse shit to fertilze.

Budget surpluses don't grow there........is that more appropriate for the PB?

[PresentTense Pirate Penske]

So I was out at the club last night, shaking my pirate booty up on the floor. Afterwards hit the gastropub for some late nite pork belly and frites and christmas cheer.

They were out of the Gouden Carolous Noel. After I finished weeping I enjoyed a Corsondonk Christmas Ale, which I would recommend, but, my current top christmas beer drink.......

Prt Brewing/Lost Abbey's Santa's Little Helper. Amazing stuff. If you like a christmas stout, get some. now! For the feint of heart, beware, 10.5% alcohol.

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally Posted by PresentTense Pirate Penske

[true story] i have a vanilla dealer who works out of Boulder. Gives me the Pirate P hook up on the stuff. [/true story]

I suggest meeting someone in the trade.

I have a guy in a truck at Canino's out on Airline.

Actually, he's expanded beyond a truck.

I am guessing that places further away from the border don't have as many Mexican spice and produce markets available to them. Pray for comprehensive immigration reform, if only to improve the ingredients in your area.

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally Posted by Atticus Grinch

Shamrock Doesn't Grow in California. Neither does sugar cane, nor poison ivy (we have its relative, poison oak, instead). Nor does true lilac; our Ceanothus is a good substitute for the flower, but there is no substitute for the fragrance. Daffodils will naturalize but on the coast, tulips need more winter chill and must be dug up and (no joke) refrigerated each year.

That's all that comes to mind.

ETA I've never heard of coffee, tea or tobacco being grown here. In tobacco's case, it's probably possible. One season I planted some annual Nicotiana, which is a relative, and it did just okay.

You're mostly zone 8 and higher. Stuff that requires a hard frost doesn't grow well unless you're way up in the Mountains. Not a good place for a lot of hardy perennials and winter bulbs. Since most veggies are annuals, they'll grow fine, and most love the long growing season, but give me Iowa or Michigan corn over California corn any day.

Get much local maple syrup?

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally Posted by PresentTense Pirate Penske

shaking my pirate booty up on the floor.

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[PresentTense Pirate Penske]

Originally Posted by mmmm, burger (c.j.)

?

wp,p!

Ptpp

[Sidd Finch]

Originally Posted by Sparklehorse

Where did you buy inexpensive vanilla beans? I bought some a few years ago at a vanilla plantation and I still got hosed.

The Gourmet Corner -- sort of a small warehouse store south of SF. They don't do online orders....

"Inexpensive" is a relative term -- I thought the box would be way more expensive than it was.

[Sidd Finch]

Originally Posted by Atticus Grinch

Shamrock Doesn't Grow in California. Neither does sugar cane, nor poison ivy (we have its relative, poison oak, instead). Nor does true lilac; our Ceanothus is a good substitute for the flower, but there is no substitute for the fragrance. Daffodils will naturalize but on the coast, tulips need more winter chill and must be dug up and (no joke) refrigerated each year.

That's all that comes to mind.

ETA I've never heard of coffee, tea or tobacco being grown here. In tobacco's case, it's probably possible. One season I planted some annual Nicotiana, which is a relative, and it did just okay.

I have bought sugar cane at the farmer's market in San Francisco.

[Fugee]

I went to the web site of a product mentioned on these boards from time to time to see if it is sold through any local stores. It appears not yet so I may have to order online for a New Years Eve treat.

I was just about to leave the web site when I noticed a rave review quote at the top -- from our own RT!

As the Pirate Penske would say, WP,P!

ETA: Hers is not the only quote on the site so I guess it was just luck that I landed on it.

[PresentTense Pirate Penske]

Originally Posted by Fugee

I went to the web site of a product mentioned on these boards from time to time to see if it is sold through any local stores. It appears not yet so I may have to order online for a New Years Eve treat.

I was just about to leave the web site when I noticed a rave review quote at the top -- from our own RT!

As the Pirate Penske would say, WP,P!

Cite please? Santa's little helper???!