Is Nocino “Period”? (i.e., pre-1600)
What is Nocino? It is a walnut liqueur, but it is not made with the familiar cerebrum-like nut we love to put into baked goods. It involves using unripe, green walnuts whose shells have not yet hardened. These walnut “hulls” … Continue reading →
Barrel Project Update
The plan for this project involved making a couple of gallons of Nocino and putting it in a 10L charred oak barrel until it absorbed the desired flavors. Once the Nocino reached that stage the plan was to fill the … Continue reading →
USS Patterson Reunion Photo Project “Completed”
In an earlier post, I described a project that I started to digitize and post photos of reunions of the crew of the USS Patterson (DD392). The photos are from an album that was kept by my in-laws, Erwin and … Continue reading →
The Sub That Sank a Train – In Their Own Words
This is my second installment of my series, “In Their Own Words” wherein I use quotes from WWII submarine reports to highlight themes of commanders that I find interesting. My introductory post in this series focused on a couple of … Continue reading →
USS Patterson (DD392) Reunion Project
I really do not need any new projects. However, in my effort to preserve the history of the USS Patterson (DD392), I decided to scan and post photos of the ship’s reunions from the first one in 1979 through the … Continue reading →