The Setting Maul – Voices From The Clefts…

Brethren/Listeners,

I thought this might get overlooked all the way to the bottom of the Comments section on the “Steve’s Recipes” page – so I’ll post it here for conspicuous viewing:

Steve,
Had an awesome 4th! Attended my lodges annual picnic and outdoor communication. Our lodge has a nice private picnic ground high in the Sangre De Christo mountain range of Colo (8?500 ft). We had lodge set up in a large canvas tent and all of the lodge furniture was made from the pine forest around us! It was the first time we had open lodge outdoors with 3 other lodges in attendance. We have been meeting there since the 1950’s when a brother Graham left us the property in his will. We even had some Grand lodge officers in attendance. All had a great time and the Brethren and Raimbow Girls helped us serve our extended Masonic family. But I digress…..

I was invited to a brother Elks house (BPOE) for a party later that day and decided to take the bratwurst casserole. My wife and daughter actualy prepared it however I did transcribe it from the podcast. It was a huge hit and went very quickly! We left the dish in the oven to keep warm while we were in the mountains that day. My daughter forgot to shut the oven off. Disaster I thought! I was wrong. It was a little overdone. However every thing carmelized and the barley was dark and looked the color of roasted coffee beans. My Brother Elks asked me what kind of beef was in the casserole? When I told them it was bratwurst they couldn’t belive it.

We spent the rest of the evening sampling fine single malt scotch and two very good beers “Samichlaus” and “Thomas Hardy”. As we celebrated our countries independance “by blowing up a small portion of it” I could not help but think. “This is Brotherly Love”!

You and the J’s keep up the great work, I really enjoy the podcast. Does Kodoshko need a retailer in Southern Colorado?

Fraternal Regards,
Art Birmingham
Silver State Lodge #95
Pueblo, CO

Thanks Brother Birmingham

p.s. The link to the Silver State Lodge #95 (website) from the M.W. G. L. of A.F. & A.M. of Colorado doesn’t seem to work – but the Grand Lodge of Colorado link has been added to our Grand Lodges page.