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The Oyster Shooter (NOT Vodka with Phlegm)

This unusual, and novel beverage was served to me at a restaurant in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island called John Brown’s Richmond Street Grille. It was a hot summer afternoon in July and I had already had quite a few beers, but I gave this a special offering a try and found it delicious and tasty enough to have a few more. Luckily I remember enough about the afternoon to record the experience for posterity.

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Santa’s Next-Day Reindeer Stew

Season’s Greetings Everyone. I have published this Post on Christmas Day, 2020, not for a recipe, but rather as the story of a meal that I hope might entertain you as your own feast is being prepared. In the interests of full disclosure, however, I will have to confess to a few facts.

First, Santa didn’t make this stew, and the Reindeer did not come from the North-Pole. Rather, they from Baffin Island, up North in the Nunavut Territory, where they are known as Caribou. In any event, read on and enjoy the pictures…

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