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hist_text-digest Sunday, April 26 1998 Volume 01 : Number 056
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Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 21:07:19 -0700
From: "The Windhams" <windham@jps.net>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Re: Hammerfest Yucaipa Adobe
- ----------
Pat Laughlin Wrote ;
> To all of you in Southern California. We are having a hammerfest on May
> 16 and 17th at the Yucaipa Adobe which was owned by Mountain Man Jim
> Waters. We are a blacksmithing group and would love to have any of you
> attend the hammerin.
>
> Our web page is:
> http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/blythe/2/index.html you can e me
> if you have any questions.
Sounds like a good place to go play handles ! I asume when you invited
mountian men that was in full dress ? anyway sounds like a nice way to
spend the day, hope you have alot of handles in stock !!
will list it on our web
Rick windham
http://www.ptw.com/~lattance/home/blackhawk.html
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 21:46:27 -0400
From: darlene <darlene@sssnet.com>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: hand made linen shirts
At 04:41 PM 4/21/98 -0600, you wrote:my wife is in the business of all hand
sewn clothing.she can do any time period that you are looking for.her
company name is STITCHES IN TYME & you can reach her @ darlene@sssnet.com &
she can give you pricing for what ever you need
>I'm looking for a good source for hand sewn or machine sewn linen shirts,
>also hand forged buckles?
>Thanks
>Joe
>
>Absaroka Western Designs and Tannery
>Call us about our professional home tanning kit-307-455-2440
>We produce rawhide lampshades and carry a large selection of leather and
>hair on robes
>Fine lodgepole furniture, pillows, Indian reproductions, paintings, baskets
>check out our new web site: http://www.onpages.com/absaroka
>
>
>
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Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 21:52:42 -0400
From: darlene <darlene@sssnet.com>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Re:
you asked about any rony in oh & there is a really good 1 the 1st wkend of
june in killbuck oh.if you want any further info please let me know & i
will gladly mail you a flyer.it is called the beaver shoot & the women do a
fantastic job. At 01:46 PM 4/21/98 EDT, you wrote:
>hey there.. have a good time at the fair.....
>we're looking for rendezvous in the OH, PA, IN, MI, VA areas..
>anyone know anything coming up, or have a list of them? thanx
>Dejavous
>
>
>
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Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 01:01:35 EDT
From: ITWHEELER <ITWHEELER@aol.com>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: hand made linen shirts
as isaid yesterday i can make you any stile belt buckel you want
iron tounge
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Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 08:01:43 -0500
From: Jim Lindberg <jal@cray.com>
Subject: MtMan-List: roasting coffee beans
Looking for info on roasting green coffee beans over a camp fire,
how do you all do it?
Jim
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
/`-_ Jim Lindberg |Les Voyageurs du Val du Chippewa
{ . }/ 724 East Grand Avenue |
\ / Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 USA |Sweete water and light laughter,
|___| http://reality.sgi.com/jal/ |Until we next meete. Go Gentle.
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 10:27:35 -0500
From: "S.M.Despain-1" <sdespain@ou.edu>
Subject: MtMan-List: Looking for information on clubs/groups
My name is Matt Despain and for vernacular sakes go by "Doc Wannabe"
because I'm working om my dissertation. I'm examining the image of the
mountain man in American history and culture, and part of that includes
modern day buckskinning. What I'm interested in is the histories and
constitutions/charters of groups to see when they were organized and
what influences led to their formation. I am also interested in the
formality (or lack of it) that certain groups prescribe to in their
activities (how one must dress, speak, or carry themselves in a social
rank). I am mostly interested in groups that participate in recreating
the Far West fur trade and the Rocky Mountain rendezvous (circa
1800-1840), but any information from groups that portray other facets of
the fur trade or frontiering are equally welcome. I would be most
appreciative of any information anyone could send my way.
Matt "Doc Wannabe" Despain
1339 Homeland Ave.
Norman, OK 73072
(405) 447-4046
sdespain@ou.edu
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Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 10:52:23 -0400
From: deforge1@wesnet.com (Dennis Miles)
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: roasting coffee beans
Hi Jim,
When I have the luxury of fresh coffee beans and someone that has a frying
pan, this is how I do it, right or wrong.. Heat your pan until it is
warm and then put enough beans in to almost cover the bottem. Place over the
coals and I shake it or you can stir them constantly, don't scorch 'em just
keep slowly roasing them until they are VERY dark brown, the will get oiley
as well(this is good). Then take 'em and put them in a poke and crush them
and make your coffee, you may need to roast more than one pan to get as much
as you need.
Good Luck
Dennis Miles
Double Edge Forge
Jim Lindberg wrote:
> Looking for info on roasting green coffee beans over a camp fire,
> how do you all do it?
>
> Jim
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> /`-_ Jim Lindberg |Les Voyageurs du Val du Chippewa
> { . }/ 724 East Grand Avenue |
> \ / Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 USA |Sweete water and light laughter,
> |___| http://reality.sgi.com/jal/ |Until we next meete. Go Gentle.
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------
Date: 24 Apr 1998 10:18:06 -0700
From: "Pat Quilter" <pat_quilter@qscaudio.com>
Subject: MtMan-List: Re: roasting Coffee
Re: roasting Coffee
Roasting coffee is pretty simple. First you start with green beans (the hard
part sometimes). Line the bottom of a small dry skillet with a layer of beans,
heat over a fire while rolling them around until well browned, or scorched as the
case may be, then smash in small sack or folded cloth as usual to prepare the
brew. It seems to take a good few minutes and its like waiting for popcorn to
pop except of course there's no popping. The several times I've done it the
results were not quite as rich as store-roasted but it worked. Now that I think
of it, I wonder if a popcorn basket would work, but we didn't have such a
convenience last time I roasted coffee on the trail. I'm told that green beans
last for years, whereas pre-roasted are good for a few months (and pre-ground of
course goes stale quickly outside of a sealed tin).
Happy roasting
Yr Ob't S'vt
Pilgrim Pat
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 11:41:35 -0700
From: Vic Barkin <Victor.Barkin@NAU.EDU>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: roasting coffee beans
Hi Jim,
I'll just tag onto what Dennis said. That's how I do it too. One thing I'll
add is to keep it over some coals and do a slow roast till they are dark
brown, then put them on high heat stirring fast to bring out the oils. pour
them into your poke and let cool. for immediate use pound and boil.
remember, green beans will keep indefinatly, roasted, a couple of weeks to
a couple of years depending on your definition of stale, and ground, a
couple of weeks less.
B. Dawg
>Hi Jim,
> When I have the luxury of fresh coffee beans and someone that has a frying
>pan, this is how I do it, right or wrong.. Heat your pan until it is
>warm and then put enough beans in to almost cover the bottem. Place over the
>coals and I shake it or you can stir them constantly, don't scorch 'em just
>keep slowly roasing them until they are VERY dark brown, the will get oiley
>as well(this is good). Then take 'em and put them in a poke and crush them
>and make your coffee, you may need to roast more than one pan to get as much
>as you need.
>Good Luck
>Dennis Miles
>Double Edge Forge
>
>Jim Lindberg wrote:
>
>> Looking for info on roasting green coffee beans over a camp fire,
>> how do you all do it?
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> /`-_ Jim Lindberg |Les Voyageurs du Val du Chippewa
>> { . }/ 724 East Grand Avenue |
>> \ / Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 USA |Sweete water and light laughter,
>> |___| http://reality.sgi.com/jal/ |Until we next meete. Go Gentle.
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Vic "Barkin Dawg" Barkin
AMM #1534 Three Rivers Party
"Aux aliments du pays!"
Booshway of the Powderhorn Clan of Arizona
Celebrating our 50th anniversary 1948-1998
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 14:21:52 -0500
From: Jim Lindberg <jal@cray.com>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: roasting coffee beans
Also, I see James Townsend has green coffee, any body know where else to
get it?
Thanks,
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Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 13:19:42 -0700
From: Pat Laughlin <pat1@pe.net>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Re: Hammerfest Yucaipa Adobe
Full dress is not required. Just come and enjoy the day. Should be fun.
Might keep Sept 5th open as that will be our next event and will be a pioneer
day. Our adobe was a haven for a few mountain men during that time.
The Windhams wrote:
> ----------
> Pat Laughlin Wrote ;
>
> > To all of you in Southern California. We are having a hammerfest on May
> > 16 and 17th at the Yucaipa Adobe which was owned by Mountain Man Jim
> > Waters. We are a blacksmithing group and would love to have any of you
> > attend the hammerin.
> >
> > Our web page is:
> > http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/blythe/2/index.html you can e me
> > if you have any questions.
>
> Sounds like a good place to go play handles ! I asume when you invited
> mountian men that was in full dress ? anyway sounds like a nice way to
> spend the day, hope you have alot of handles in stock !!
> will list it on our web
> Rick windham
> http://www.ptw.com/~lattance/home/blackhawk.html
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 16:12:22 -0700
From: Vic Barkin <Victor.Barkin@NAU.EDU>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: roasting coffee beans
>Also, I see James Townsend has green coffee, any body know where else to
>get it?
>
There is a coffee importer in SanFrancisco by the name of Royal Coffee. If
you want a lifetime supply, or have alot of friends, you can pick up a sack
(133lbs) at commodity prices. after freight and everything, you may be
paying $2 a pound depending on market conditions.
I had a mail order business for a while selling green coffee under the name
Green Rio a few years ago. There are others selling it though mags such as
Muzzeloader.
The pre-eminant variety of the fur trade was Rio so called because it was
shipped from the port of Rio DeJanerio. today, you can find the same type
of coffee as then under the name Santos and Oro to name a few. When I
bought in bulk from Royal, I was surprised to find that much of the Santos
I sold under the Green Rio name was actually sold these days....to prisons!
Whall hell! Ifn it war good enough fer Mounainy men, It's good enough fer
mother stabbers father rapers and lawyers, waugh!
Vic Nathan Barkin
Printing and Reproduction Services Manager
NAU Publication Services
520-523-6160
Victor.Barkin@nau.edu
------------------------------
Date: 24 Apr 98 16:46:08 +0000
From: Phyllis and Don Keas <pdkeas@market1.com>
Subject: RE: MtMan-List: roasting coffee beans..
Put them in a skillet and keep moving the skillet around while you roast
them..Take them off when they get to be the color you want. Then put them
in a bag and pound them into small grains, dump them in a pot and make
the coffee. Don't bother to offer me any - I drink tea.
DON AND PHYLLIS KEAS --- PROPRIETORS OF THE NADA TRADING COMPANY
Jim Lindberg wrote:
>Looking for info on roasting green coffee beans over a camp fire,
>how do you all do it?
>
>Jim
>
>------------------------------------------------------------------------
> /`-_ Jim Lindberg |Les Voyageurs du Val du Chippewa
> { . }/ 724 East Grand Avenue |
> \ / Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 USA |Sweete water and light laughter,
> |___| http://reality.sgi.com/jal/ |Until we next meete. Go Gentle.
>------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
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Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 02:24:55 -0500
From: John Kramer <kramer@kramerize.com>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: hand made linen shirts
At 05:44 PM 4/23/98 -0700, Frank wrote:
>Hello Joe,
>
>I just received a war shirt, britches and two cotton shirts from Lame Bear
Frank,
Good, you got what you paid for.
John...
Use it up, wear it out, make do, or do without.
John Kramer
kramer@kramerize.com
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 98 10:23:16 -0400
From: Kirsten Smith and Tania Dopler <kirtan@storm.ca>
Subject: MtMan-List: roasting coffee
Now here's the $20 question. When roasting the beans is the oil good are
bad to keep. Using a popcorn roaster - at least the one I have - would
cause the oil to leak out.
By the way, hello list. My name is Kirsten and I've been lurking for a
few weeks. My partner and I are still pilgrims in buckskinning but we're
learning. Have learned lots of interesting things from this list as a
matter of fact.
Is anyone on the list from Canada (ottawa to be precise) or know of a
similar list for Ontario or eastern seaboard area?
many thanks,
Kirsten a.k.a Medicine Hand
kirtan@storm.ca
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 10:43:37 -0400
From: Addison Miller <sean@naplesnet.com>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: roasting coffee beans
To keep the beans fresh indefinately, I roast them at home and freeze them.
<chuckles> No, not on the stove, but on a brasier with old style charcoal. They
stay good forever it seems.
YS...
Addison Miller
Vic Barkin wrote:
> Hi Jim,
>
> I'll just tag onto what Dennis said. That's how I do it too. One thing I'll
> add is to keep it over some coals and do a slow roast till they are dark
> brown, then put them on high heat stirring fast to bring out the oils. pour
> them into your poke and let cool. for immediate use pound and boil.
> remember, green beans will keep indefinatly, roasted, a couple of weeks to
> a couple of years depending on your definition of stale, and ground, a
> couple of weeks less.
>
> B. Dawg
>
> >Hi Jim,
> > When I have the luxury of fresh coffee beans and someone that has a frying
> >pan, this is how I do it, right or wrong.. Heat your pan until it is
> >warm and then put enough beans in to almost cover the bottem. Place over the
> >coals and I shake it or you can stir them constantly, don't scorch 'em just
> >keep slowly roasing them until they are VERY dark brown, the will get oiley
> >as well(this is good). Then take 'em and put them in a poke and crush them
> >and make your coffee, you may need to roast more than one pan to get as much
> >as you need.
> >Good Luck
> >Dennis Miles
> >Double Edge Forge
> >
> >Jim Lindberg wrote:
> >
> >> Looking for info on roasting green coffee beans over a camp fire,
> >> how do you all do it?
> >>
> >> Jim
> >>
> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >> /`-_ Jim Lindberg |Les Voyageurs du Val du Chippewa
> >> { . }/ 724 East Grand Avenue |
> >> \ / Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 USA |Sweete water and light laughter,
> >> |___| http://reality.sgi.com/jal/ |Until we next meete. Go Gentle.
> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Vic "Barkin Dawg" Barkin
>
> AMM #1534 Three Rivers Party
> "Aux aliments du pays!"
>
> Booshway of the Powderhorn Clan of Arizona
> Celebrating our 50th anniversary 1948-1998
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 12:13:52 -0500
From: John Kramer <kramer@kramerize.com>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: roasting coffee
At 10:23 AM 4/25/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Now here's the $20 question. When roasting the beans is the oil good are
>bad to keep. Using a popcorn roaster - at least the one I have - would
>cause the oil to leak out.
>
>By the way, hello list. My name is Kirsten and I've been lurking for a
>few weeks. My partner and I are still pilgrims in buckskinning but we're
>learning. Have learned lots of interesting things from this list as a
>matter of fact.
>
>Is anyone on the list from Canada (ottawa to be precise) or know of a
>similar list for Ontario or eastern seaboard area?
>
>many thanks,
>Kirsten a.k.a Medicine Hand
>
>kirtan@storm.ca
>
It ain't like a leaky transmission. Just a glaze of oil on the surface. The
beans sweat oil so to speak.
John...
Use it up, wear it out, make do, or do without.
John Kramer
kramer@kramerize.com
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 13:28:56 -0700
From: "JON P TOWNS" <AMM944@prodigy.net>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: roasting coffee beans
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Jim April 95 Mark Baker had an article about roasting Green coffee
beans write or call the Muzzleloader Rt. 5, Box 347-M Texarkana TX
75501-9442 or 1-800-228-6389 on pg. 15, 16, but believe me it's not hard.
Who taught the MT Man. With the fresh oils it taste real good. I bought
some from Starbucks in Seattle and roasted some in the house and made it
up. MMMMMMMMM-goooooooood this came from Ethiopia. Boy is it black, I
added a little cream and it turned green dark. I love it try it you'll
love it to. Later Jon T
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: To: hist_text@lists.xmission.com
: Subject: MtMan-List: roasting coffee beans
: Date: Friday, April 24, 1998 6:01 AM
:
: Looking for info on roasting green coffee beans over a camp fire,
: how do you all do it?
:
: Jim
:
: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
: /`-_ Jim Lindberg |Les Voyageurs du Val du Chippewa
: { . }/ 724 East Grand Avenue |
: \ / Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 USA |Sweete water and light laughter,
: |___| http://reality.sgi.com/jal/ |Until we next meete. Go Gentle.
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Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 23:45:05 EDT
From: ITWHEELER <ITWHEELER@aol.com>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: hand made linen shirts
i dont know why you wount answer my e mail note on hand forged belt buckels
iron tounge
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 23:50:13 EDT
From: ITWHEELER <ITWHEELER@aol.com>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Looking for information on clubs/groups
most of these so called mountian men do it all on the computer and probabaly
wount answer your e-m lots of luck.
iron tounge
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 23:53:11 EDT
From: ITWHEELER <ITWHEELER@aol.com>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: roasting coffee beans
i roast them one at atime too bring out the flaver. i ues agreen willow
stick.
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 19:56:57 -1000
From: Blue Rider <blurdr@gte.net>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: roasting coffee beans
ITWHEELER wrote:
>
> i roast them one at atime too bring out the flaver. i ues agreen
> willow
> stick.
How many willow sticks does hit take to git one cup of coffee?
Blue
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