tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post8442707547636034172..comments2023-10-12T07:26:45.479-07:00Comments on I'm Mad and I Eat: Local, if You Live in Key Westcookiecrumbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00741894180391507513noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-69651271220031547492015-07-26T16:07:56.358-07:002015-07-26T16:07:56.358-07:00Edward! Wow, what a wonderful note. I am basking i...Edward! Wow, what a wonderful note. I am basking in your genuineness.<br />So, 50 cents for a beer bottle full of old sour. What a deal.<br />Thank you for the nice words. Makes me happy.cookiecrumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741894180391507513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-66782183573674328782015-07-26T13:23:54.497-07:002015-07-26T13:23:54.497-07:00Reading this really brings back some old memories....Reading this really brings back some old memories. I am a fifth generation "Conch". My great grandfather, Dionisio Diaz was bottling the original Old Sour in the old days down in Tavernier, where he lived for about 80 years. He used to bottle it in old clear miller beer bottles with cork for a cap and then sell it locally in Key West for fifty cents a bottle. As to the Pinders, they are well known in Key West.I went to Key West High school with Joe Pinder.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17313581916641926022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-66505211862324262592008-09-18T12:00:00.000-07:002008-09-18T12:00:00.000-07:00Tammy: Whenever I make a bottle of it, I wonder wh...Tammy: Whenever I make a bottle of it, I wonder why I don't do it all the time. I have to admit it's been a while.<BR/><BR/>Cook: I think you can MAKE a bottle. Use regional ingredients. Bask in your wonderfulness.<BR/><BR/>Brittany: Life in Key West is smooth. Oysters. Beer. Conch. Old Sour. {{grin}}cookiecrumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741894180391507513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-52232812445192979652008-09-17T23:08:00.000-07:002008-09-17T23:08:00.000-07:00Oh my god, that sounds so good! I've never been to...Oh my god, that sounds so good! I've never been to Key West, but my parents used to go all them time. My mom was always raving about conch stew. <BR/><BR/>Sounds like life just moves at a different, more thereputic state down there.Brittanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01964356151167396230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-49837576149495139412008-09-17T20:01:00.000-07:002008-09-17T20:01:00.000-07:00i wanta bottle... salvage, can i have a bottle?coo...i wanta bottle... salvage, can i have a bottle?<BR/><BR/>cookie, this salvage guy? he is quite the guy. listen to him at all costs...<BR/><BR/>very cool post. as usual.<BR/>i learn from you, my friend...michael, claudia and sierrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10466840130053606273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-82592574002968590852008-09-16T17:57:00.000-07:002008-09-16T17:57:00.000-07:00Very cool!Very cool!tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07418732743701019456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-50527570889404393472008-09-15T10:15:00.000-07:002008-09-15T10:15:00.000-07:00Shari: I saw it squirted over lima bean soup at a ...Shari: I saw it squirted over lima bean soup at a church potluck supper in Key West. I guess the possibilities are endless.cookiecrumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741894180391507513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-85950229709073308862008-09-14T20:02:00.000-07:002008-09-14T20:02:00.000-07:00This is a great story about key limes! Sounds deli...This is a great story about key limes! Sounds delicious on fish!Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05365909194529275581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-44416637331880380162008-09-14T14:00:00.000-07:002008-09-14T14:00:00.000-07:00Salvage: I agree. I'm kinda into keeping the bottl...Salvage: I agree. I'm kinda into keeping the bottle out in the warm air to see if I can get some fermenty action going. I guess the recipe writers are anal about germs.<BR/><BR/>Nikki: How cool that you experiment. I hope you do it.cookiecrumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741894180391507513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-23087357479636999202008-09-14T09:43:00.001-07:002008-09-14T09:43:00.001-07:00That was friggin awesome. I lived in Miami for a y...That was friggin awesome. I lived in Miami for a year and I went to Key West once, to surprise my parents whose 1st stop on a cruise, was there. <BR/><BR/>I live close enough to get some real key limes (for like...$7.99 a bag lol) and I might try this. Fish...grits...hot & crispy...sounds like my kind of meal.nNikki @ NikSnackshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09756950048513201740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-39452230184936953632008-09-14T09:43:00.000-07:002008-09-14T09:43:00.000-07:00That was friggin awesome. I lived in Miami for a y...That was friggin awesome. I lived in Miami for a year and I went to Key West once, to surprise my parents whose 1st stop on a cruise, was there. <BR/><BR/>I live close enough to get some real key limes (for like...$7.99 a bag lol) and I might try this. Fish...grits...hot & crispy...sounds like my kind of meal.Nikki @ NikSnackshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09756950048513201740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-19320988707920050652008-09-13T20:39:00.000-07:002008-09-13T20:39:00.000-07:00Cookie,Born and raised in Central Florida (shudder...Cookie,<BR/><BR/>Born and raised in Central Florida (shudder) and I had no Idea you were supposed to refridgerate Old Sour. It just gets better.....<BR/><BR/>All of my Cheyennes are sealed up in their little bottles now, waiting for the next Hot Wings extravaganza.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-42163938421935085472008-09-13T10:47:00.000-07:002008-09-13T10:47:00.000-07:00Michelle: I bet you have a lime tree... Even if it...Michelle: I bet you have a lime tree... Even if it's the "wrong" kind of lime, you should give it a try.<BR/><BR/>Shelley: Howdy, neighbor! What a surprise.<BR/>Speaking of homegrown peppers, I almost let all my cayennes dry out (for grinding) before I remembered to save one for the old sour. What weird weather we've had this summer.<BR/>Thanks for the compliment. :)<BR/><BR/>Morgan: Since native red limes are what you (hope to) have, then that's what you should use. I think the idea is to go with what's in the yard. ;)<BR/><BR/>Sweet Bird: Our other lesson at the Pinders' was, of course, Key lime pie. We learned a LOT.<BR/><BR/>Spiteful Chef: This is the beauty of regional delicacies. To find yourself dropped into an unfamiliar locale (sound familiar?) and learn what the old-time natives eat.<BR/>But still, c'mon over. We'll toke up.<BR/><BR/>B: Bingo! Wow, how inventive; unripe tangerines. But this is sort of my point -- use what you have. Rock on. Call it "New Sour."<BR/><BR/>Anna Haight: Aw... xoxo<BR/><BR/>Greg: The limes come from the Latino grocery in downtown San Rafael.<BR/>I love your ceviche idea!<BR/><BR/>Kudzu: Sherry peppers! Wahoo, that is absolutely new to me. I will have to give it a try. Sounds great for winter (and a dandy way to preserve summer's bounty).cookiecrumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741894180391507513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-69030086926364073252008-09-13T10:18:00.000-07:002008-09-13T10:18:00.000-07:00Great report on a national treasure.Bird peppers a...Great report on a national treasure.<BR/><BR/>Bird peppers are the best to use in sherry peppers -- a shaker bottle crammed with the red devils and then filled with (duh) sherry, left to cure for as long as you can wait -- in my case, not long -- and then fabulous sprinkled on greens (collards, turnip, mustard), seafood, or almost anything. You can keep topping it off but the first hits are the best.<BR/><BR/>PS I think that key limes and Mexican limes are practically identical twins, but don't say that in Key West.kudzuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17568605434930160363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-28991555647261531082008-09-13T07:42:00.000-07:002008-09-13T07:42:00.000-07:00My wife makes a great key lime pie.Did the limes c...My wife makes a great key lime pie.Did the limes come from the civic center? How about Old <BR/>sour and raw fish. Instant cerviche!Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08255032914854206547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-52052861066185366752008-09-13T04:51:00.000-07:002008-09-13T04:51:00.000-07:00I love your adventures. And the stories are a hoo...I love your adventures. And the stories are a hoot! And I'll bet Old Sour is very tasty!Anna Haighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01322505190424736466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-60516852067751853352008-09-12T23:01:00.000-07:002008-09-12T23:01:00.000-07:00I've been making an ongoing bottle of this all sum...I've been making an ongoing bottle of this all summer, using unripe tangerines from the backyard in place of limes and datil peppers in place of birdseyes (which is what we call them around here). The datil peppers are a north Florida sort of thing, St. Augustine's Minorcan immigrants and all that. So far, it's pretty darn good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-12545836025993526222008-09-12T21:44:00.000-07:002008-09-12T21:44:00.000-07:00where do you come up with this stuff?? If I ever d...where do you come up with this stuff?? If I ever decide to take up recreational pot smoking, I am coming to your house to sate my munchies. This looks like something a pregnant woman would crave at 2 a.m. In Maine, or somewhere, driving her husband to look longingly at the shotgun.The Spiteful Chefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06309097272920178065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-66431579632987790412008-09-12T21:19:00.000-07:002008-09-12T21:19:00.000-07:00Oh man, I've never had Old Sour, but Key Limes get...Oh man, I've never had Old Sour, but Key Limes get me all quivery. I visited my sister in FL in June and absolutely had to buy some Key Limes. I squeezed 'em out and made a tart. Yumm.Sweet Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10821739270102885382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-20688037457809272752008-09-12T20:03:00.000-07:002008-09-12T20:03:00.000-07:00ooh I wonder if it will work with native red limes...ooh I wonder if it will work with native red limes (once the bugger of a tree starts producing some that is *waiting, impatiently*)Ms Brown Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06128283343279442537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-33092926169407683002008-09-12T18:54:00.000-07:002008-09-12T18:54:00.000-07:00That is a wonderful story! That sounds like a deli...That is a wonderful story! That sounds like a delicious condiment. LOL about not touching anything important! My dad says that about his home grown Habaneros! :) <BR/><BR/>Sounds like we are nearly neighbors! I'm over in Marinwood. I love your blog; it's interesting and funny.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01076993505703009689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-10902621775664740712008-09-12T13:51:00.000-07:002008-09-12T13:51:00.000-07:00Ooo OOO ooo. I need a nap. Not hungry though.Bigg...Ooo OOO ooo. <BR/><BR/>I need a nap. Not hungry though.<BR/><BR/>Bigglesmeathengehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18103655191726899093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-74432683897071332902008-09-12T12:10:00.000-07:002008-09-12T12:10:00.000-07:00Beautiful. ha ha ha ha - I just read your reply t...Beautiful. ha ha ha ha - I just read your reply to Dagny! Okay, recompose myself... I love having this type of stuff in the cupboard, especially when it comes with stories to make it even more special - and a secret handshake to boot!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02537200901718762277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-59766800022248664602008-09-12T10:12:00.000-07:002008-09-12T10:12:00.000-07:00El: Verjus! How resourceful. I'm wondering what ki...El: Verjus! How resourceful. I'm wondering what kind of bottles you'll be using.<BR/><BR/>Biggles: Coinkydink -- Cranky just came home with five more pounds of Mexican limes and he found a clean Tabasco bottle. Just wait a little for the limes to ripen... Now I gotta go save one of the last cayenne peppers for you.<BR/><BR/>Dagny: Yes, Mexican limes are probably the same thing.<BR/>If you liked the grandfather's story, you'll love this line the grandmother said after we were handling the bird peppers: "Don't touch anything important."<BR/>:Dcookiecrumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741894180391507513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-46297115559249857212008-09-12T09:48:00.000-07:002008-09-12T09:48:00.000-07:00When you said "Key limes," I instantly thought of ...When you said "Key limes," I instantly thought of "Mexican limes."<BR/><BR/>I'm still chuckling over the grandfather's story.Dagnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13454543828633484309noreply@blogger.com