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Had a bird hunting buddy & his wife over for dinner last night. Dragged 4 carefully-aged birds out of the freezer, thawed them long enough to get them into a sugar/salt brine for 8-10-hours and then I pulled them and deboned them. Yesterday, after church, I got some fairly thin bacon out of the new package and performed the final cleaning and inspection of each breast and trimmed piece (no shot found!) and then wrapped each piece carefully. Grilling occurred after dark, on the 1st day of winter. Pre-dinner drinks were Wisconsin Old Fashioneds for my buddy and his bride (made with brandy & topped w/7-Up). Ours (my wife & I) were more traditional.

Dinner was with an Italian pinot gris, wild rice w/mushrooms, & green beans, dessert was deep-chocolate (Callebaut) pots-de-creme. Simple, but effective.

Merry Christmas!

Last edited by Lloyd3; 12/22/25 12:18 PM.