Legion World Forums LEGION OUTPOST Mission Monitor Board Autumn will be here soon....

Hey, I definitely have a moderate amount of cleanliness! Therefore: me = sexy!

I believe that would require you to have bathed in this century... therefore Lardy = filthy!

Zardi = jealous

Believe what you will. Just please stand down wind while you do so.

Pipe down, you overgrown adolescents! I'm trying to groove on the King Cole Trio here!

Ah, autumn! Where the highs in Houston are only in the 80s!

Why does "Highs in Houston" sound like an 80's rock band?

or the state of Bobby Brown's mrs at various times...

Ashland, OR has WONDERFUL outdoor theater!
Mostly in the late spring and summer, though.
We're not in the 'Duck State' for nothin'!

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Behind the spoiler lurks the best Autumn recipe ever. Well, tied with Mom's applesauce recipe, maybe.

<span class="spoiler_containter"><span class="spoiler_wording">Click Here For A Spoiler</span><span class="spoiler_text">Spicy Baked Pumpkin:

You will need:

1 cooking pumpkin. (The kind marketed as "sugar pumpkin" is what I usually use. It's the traditional shape but about as big as a toddler's head. Make sure you buy a pumpkin that's meant for cooking, not decoration.)

1/2 cup pepper jelly

1/4 cup cooking oil (almost any veggie or nut oil will do. Olive oil is okay, too.)

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

1/4 tsp. nutmeg

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 F. Lightly butter or oil a large glass pan, or two small ones.

Rinse the pumpkin and pat dry. Use a heavy, sharp knife to split the pumpkin lengthwise. Cut into quarters, then scrape out the seeds and strings. (Rinse the seeds and roast them later, if you like.)

Cut the quarters into eighths and then cut the eighths again crosswise, if desired. Set aside.

Combine the other ingredients in a large bowl and mix well. Add the pumpkin wedges and toss lightly to coat them with the mixture. Remove them to the baking dish and pour any remaining mixture over them.

Bake about 1/2 hour, turning at least once halfway through. (You can add a few tablespoons of water during this time if the jelly looks like it might burn.) Pumpkin is done when a wedge falls easily off a fork's tines and/or peels easily away from its rind.

Serves 2-4. A great side dish with your favorite poultry or to contrast with the pungency of your favorite stewed greens.
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Was Betty Crocker a Legionairre?

What do you think Cham's Mom was doing in the past while Dad was off partying with L.E.G.I.O.N.?

In fact, Mom was pretty much every major corporation's aproned ambassador between 1929 and 1972. For example: Mary Blake at Carnation, Ann Pillsbury at Pillsbury (yes, we all know about the link between Proteans and Doughboys by this time, I'm sure), and so on.

Expect this to be a crucial plot arc in my forthcoming fanfic that crosses R.E.B.E.L.S. with Mad Men.

But first, I have pumpkin seeds to roast. BRB.

Pumpkin Seeds.

<span class="spoiler_containter"><span class="spoiler_wording">Click Here For A Spoiler</span><span class="spoiler_text">For each 1/2 C of raw pumpkin seeds, you'll need:

1 1/2 tsp. olive or other vegetable oil, plus a little extra for oiling the baking tray

1 tsp. Kosher salt

1/8-1/4 tsp. Cayenne pepper

1/4 tsp. Coriander

1/2 tsp. ground Cumin

After you've scooped the seeds from the pumpkin, put them in a strainer and rinse under cool water to remove most of the strings, etc.

Shake off the water and spread the seeds out on a big plate or tray. Let them dry for at least an hour or two or overnight (ideally).

When ready to roast the seeds, preheat oven to 300 F.

Lightly coat a large baking tray with oil or non-stick spray. In a large mixing bowl, combine the oil, salt, and spices. Stir well to combine.

Add the seeds and stir well with a spatula or wooden spoon, so they are coated thoroughly with the oil-salt-spice mixture.

Spread them out on the greased baking tray and bake for about 1/2 hour, turning them every 10-15 minutes so they roast evenly. Seeds will turn golden brown on the outside, and the inside will change from green to brown as they bake.

Remove from tray to a large plate to cool the seeds before eating. (About 5-10 minutes.)</span></span>

Pumpkin Beer:

Does 'Pumpkin beer: ?
Just curious.

In Salem, Oregon and the surrounding areas, everything has been golden and flame for a week or so now. (I loose track of time, sigh.)

Our Sugar Gum tree, planted by the city long ago, and one of the few not already chopped down and gleefully tossed into a shredder, is just starting to turn color.

The leaves will still be dropping until Christmas, usually, and the 'spiked' nut/seeds will be dropping all year!

Do you have a receipe for roasted, or any other way, Sugar Gum Weapons of Destruction, cleome?

Sorry, Candle. I don't even know how to prepare Gingko nuts.

Our Hawthorne sapling looks beautifully red, but it's in the back yard where few people get to see it. We have a neighbor black cat who comes around and walks beneath the tree in circles. It took me some time earlier this year to realize that he uses the thorns to scratch his back, the lunatic.

As for pumpkin in either beer or coffee, all I can say is:

is absolutely correct!

The flavor must be for the very young (under 35) and their undeveloped taste buds!

Autumn. Indeed, indeed.

20 days, then everything changes.

Darn, the bumping of this thread fills me with a craving for my aunts awesome pumpkin soup. (It has curry in it, I have no idea how curry and pumpkin can combine into something this awesome, and not explode on contact...)

I'm sure will be seeing some lovely autumn cooling here in Houston. Maybe in November. It'll be hot and humid here for a while yet.

FINALLY. This summer has been utter hell here. I am very fortunate I didn't have to venture out into the heat unless I chose to.

Temp right now is in the 70s. But that may be because of Earl.

Fall colors have been slowly trickling in for the past month - just here and there; it's still rather green. There are small sprinklings of leaves on the grass here and there. Some days are fierce summer heat/humidity, but others have an autumnal feel. especially toward dusk.

It's been a nice slow transition to fall.

Earl. Ugh. I meant to call my Mom tonight back East and make sure she's doing okay. Now I'll have to do it tomorrow morning.