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Reply #240 - Jan 14^th, 2008 at 8:06pm

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Well thats a bloody good yarn Furph, and as you say that ole Galah will pop up when least expected.
Had not seen you on the pages for some time, then noticed you had been a bit crook? Hope you are now back up an kickin, this getting older is surely a PITA.
Apart from a couple of things I now seem to be on the glaucoma list. In fact the bloody stuff I get through the mail I could be a life bloody member.
Only a few nights ago was poking about the shed and spotted the old homemade camp oven we (well, father IL) cooked those Galahs in now seems so long ago. He has now been a long time gone, up there with his Greener Empire knocking over tasty little teal and those lightnin fast, zig zag jack snipe!
There always seemed to be a few doubts on the posts that it was a bit of a tall story, but it was perfectly true.
These days a bloke has to be a little more careful what he poaches, but Wonga's, Bronzies still seem to keep ending up in the CO, as do Woodie's and not so often in this area a nice big, plump black duck.
Tonight we had a nice rump of venison cooked in the CO with baked spud, carrott and kumera. A thick port based sauce from the CO scrapings, steamed black beans made for a reasonable Monday night dinner.
Now sitting here with a very nice Stanthorpe port (or 2).
Thanks furph, for your contribution and jog of the old memory.
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Reply #241 - Jan 14^th, 2008 at 8:45pm

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mikel wrote on Jan 14^th, 2008 at 8:06pm:

Well thats a bloody good yarn Furph, and as you say that ole Galah will pop up when least expected.

this getting older is surely a PITA.
mikel

Mike, & the alternative?

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Reply #242 - Jan 15^th, 2008 at 6:37am

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Fair enuff LK, will suffer the PITA with as much grace as one can muster!
The alternative has no attraction at all.
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Reply #243 - Jan 15^th, 2008 at 9:42am

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Bugger it just spent 10 min writing and I lost it for some reason

Poddy and Mikel
great to have your memories as well and some of the things that you talk about sure bring back memories I can remember Mikel posting a photo of those yabbies you cooked on one of your trips bush and I can recall camping alongside bore drains and catching some for a fresh feed and they were great on fresh damper spread with butter or marge even if it was the tinned butter you could get back then

Poddy camping alongside some of those old earth tanks in the old days brought back memories of having to refill the two 44 gal drums slung under the old Bedford and straining the water through a piece of cotton into the drums
can recall having to scoop up water from table drains to top up in some of those remote areas and mate tea sure tastes better when its not gritty

I( remember cooking rice as a desert and all we did was mix the cooked rice with sugar and Sunshine powdered milk with a little water and still do it sometimes today and the kids seem to love it as well they call it uncs desert remember the 7lb powdered milk that you could get the empty tins made great billys when empty

Every now and then I mix up a damper done the old way and the better half stands there shaking her head wanting to know what we are going to do with all that damper but as soon as the mates and relies know that I have done some (I am sure the cheese and kisses rings them) they all come out of the woodwork and there is never any left at the end
One of the best things that have happened to me of late was 5 or 6 of the younger ones wanted me to show them how to cook in the camp ovens and we sat around while our food was cooking and they all sat and listened to some of the yarns about my younger days in the bush and when we had fed ourselves and it seem most of the district as well 2 of my nieces who were with me gave me a hug and told me they had the best time they had ever had and best thing was they all want to do it again so it seems the bug has bitten another generation (I am sure that it will cost me I guess I will have to buy them their own ovens it will be worth it if they carry on with it)

Rambling again and its your fault Poddy and Mikel
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Reply #244 - Jan 15^th, 2008 at 9:59am

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Carry on, just carry on Furph.

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Reply #245 - Jan 15^th, 2008 at 1:21pm

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I enjoy yarns, I think a lot of us could now be at the top of the tree and if these stories arent told and written down they will be lost forever. This is a photo of my sister and a friend many years ago. Ok I admit to photoshopping it and cant find the original. But we hunted for flounder, sole and blue swimmer crabs at low tide and enjoyed eating our catches. It has been many years since these seaweed beds showed as in this picture. In fact you dont see many local children on the beach at all and yet we lived on it.

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Reply #246 - Jan 15^th, 2008 at 1:33pm

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Aha. Furph.
You mean these tasty little critters eh?
Had another good haul over Christmas, but being local NSW only 1/2 the size of these.
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Reply #247 - Jan 15^th, 2008 at 3:40pm

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What a great feed (Ya mongrel) now youve got me tounging for a feed best I can do is prawns just not the same mate just not the same
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Reply #248 - Jan 19^th, 2008 at 1:17pm

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G'day Fellas,
Hope you'se all had a good xmas & new year. I've enjoyed catching up on the stories - sounds like a pretty handy whip Soot! It's great to hear that the kids have taken such an interest Furph, that's a bit of a special moment for ya. It wouldn't matter what the cost (buying'em a bit o gear) it'll be something they'll always treasure (I'm sure ya know all that already). It's reward enough, just to see the look on their faces & the enjoyment they get - a simple hug just tops it off doesn't it?
Great looking feed Mikel, I can't eat meself, but it'd have'ta get the drool runn'in in anyone that can, wouldn't it?!!
I remember my Grandfather tell'in me a yarn about when they were drov'in with a mob o sheep in the Ashford region (beyond Delungra) & he was scout'in ahead with his brother, hop'in they might find a bit of adjistment.
They rode up to this old farm house & called out - no reply. Ty'in up the 'hayburners', they made there way around the back, but it was soon apparent that there was no one about.
About to depart, they noticed a 'jugged wallaby' hang'in under the tank stand & by the look of it, it was pretty well ready to go.
Grandad's brother, Ronnie, said "Well, we'll call back & try again tomorra' & if they ask us to stay on fer a feed, at least one of us better check that bloody wallaby's still under tha tank!
They told me that jugged hare or wallaby wasn't uncommon in those days. I've only ever heard him speak of it though. I've never seen it, let alone try it but from all accounts, they were'nt big on the idea either!
Anyway, won't rattle on.
Hooroo for now, Smiley

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Reply #249 - Jan 19^th, 2008 at 2:55pm

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Jugged hare and wallaby are not an urban myth, my mum used to sew either one up in unbleached calico and hang'em out under the verandah for two weeks. The idea was that all the sinews and gristle would break down, flies came from miles around and the smell.... phew. I was only a littley at the time and don't remember if I ate it or not.
Other items regularly on the menu were sheeps brains, sheeps tongue, lambs fry, ox kidney, mutton birds and shark, there wasn't any waste in our house, we even had boar or is that bore water ....lol

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When I die I hope my missus doesn't sell my camp ovens for what I told her I paid for them. pd

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