Hobo Jungle

[2railjon]

Did the poor spider survive last nights festivities?

[Tramp]

Spider walked up at about 4 this afternoon and stared at me. What do you think he wanted? Big ******. Ugly ******. Dennis might like him.

[2railjon]

I don't know, Tramp. If they hit it off, he could really be useful helping Dennis bag up ballast.

[2railjon]

Who?
Ps, Thanks for the quick ship on the loading dock!! Pleasure doing business.

[Tramp]

Isn't Dennis the best? Nice, nice stuff. But no water tower. That will bring him down at the end.


Jon, did you check your email?

[2railjon]

TRAMP!!!! The Tartan by the tracks is posted!!!! Thanks!!

[San Diegan]

I'm in but I've got some Mezcal. Can you handle it?

What do you plan to do with it? It's too high octane for av fuel. Causes injector failures. When imbibed by humans, it's a psychoactive drug. People do things on Mezcal that go way beyond regrettable and then have complete blackouts about it.

Maybe we should try smoke fluid?

San

[capt_turk]

There was a strange looking train passed through here today. I swear that I recognised some of you guys on it.
Isn't that you, Jon?

And wasn't that you, Tramp.


The loco was really wierd...


And on the end of it....well? Daisy, isn't that you?

[2railjon]

LOL,Capt!!! Actually that first photo resembles Ol' Pete more than me!!
Coffee's on, boys!!

[2railjon]

Did you understand my note about the coupler pocket?

Dennis, I never got it. Send it again. please.
Am getting set up?

[Tramp]

Capt, that's certainly a good shot of me. Had no idea I looked so fine when I cleaned up.

San, had cold sesame noodles with cucumber and shrimp last night. A simple dish but so satisfying on a warm evening.

[2railjon]

My dinner last night was dressed-to-the-nines Chicago style.

[San Diegan]

Tramp,

Jon's going to say this is fufu soup since there's no hog jowls in it, but this is nice for a summer evening.

San

Chilled Avocado Soup

INGREDIENTS:

4 ripe avocados

1 quart buttermilk

1/4 cup salsa

1 teaspoon lemon juice

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon spice mix, such as TJ's 21 Seasoning Salute*

2 tomatoes, chopped

1/2 cup chopped onion

INSTRUCTIONS:

Peel avocados and remove pits. Mix avocados, buttermilk, salsa, lemon juice, salt and seasoning mix in a blender and puree until smooth. Add the chopped tomato and onion and chill.

Yields 1 1/2-quart soup, serving about 6

PER SERVING: 290 calories, 9 g protein, 19 g carbohydrate, 22 g fat (4 g saturated), 10 mg cholesterol, 217 mg sodium, 6 g fiber.

*Trader Joe's 21 Seasoning Salute includes onion, black pepper, celery seed, cayenne pepper, parsley, basil, bay leaf, oregano, thyme and savory.

[Tramp]

It's great to keep the hobo traditions alive, like exchanging recipes.

[2railjon]

Chicago: A steamed Vienna beef hot dog topped with chopped onions, diced/wedged tomatoes, a dill pickle spear and/or pickle relish, pickled hot peppers ("sport peppers"), mustard, and celery salt, and served on a steamed poppy seed bun. Although outside Chicago this style of hot dog is universally associated with the city, equally popular within Chicago is a "Maxwell Street"-style polish, usually served on a plain bun with fried or grilled onions and mustard.