Could someone describe Canada?

[mikeyyc]

Originally Posted by weltschmerz

Molson's in the baptismal font?

It depends on which sect. It could be Canadian, Blue or Clamato. Taps will be installed accordingly.

[canadian citizen]

Is there any where else in the world where people actually drink beer mixed with tomato juice ?

Or put salt in their beer on a hot day, when the beer parlour opens up ? The Champlain Hotel in Orillia comes to mind.

Beer so cold that it gives you a head ache, on a Monday, after the kegs have been silent, since Saturday night ? Small town Ontario, memories of the sixties.....

Some Canadian Police officers still refer to a after work gathering, as a "church service ". Bottle openers were known as a "church key " in my youth. If you had one on your key ring, you were a "hood ". Along with Carhart black jeans and a 20 pack of Players plains rolled into the sleeve of your white T shirt.

Stylish in 64.

Jim B. Toronto.

[GregW]

I'm trying to get the New Hampshire State Liquor Stores to stock Screech.

[danielj72]

Originally Posted by ChevySpoons

I spent two weeks in Wawa, one afternoon.

The area around Wawa is very beautiful. I love the ride along Lake Superior through that region. I used to live in Upper Michigan, and would cross the border and drive up that far. Some times I would try and get as far back in the back country as I could, and there are some very remote places up there. The rocky hills, cliffs on the lakeshore and rivers are stunning, it is a part of Ontario that is very blessed with beautiful scenery.

[canadian citizen]

gregW>

The history of dark rum being associated with Newfoundland is as follows.

Ships loaded with dried and salted cod fish were sent to the Caribbean, to trade for items that could be brought back and sold in the Maritimes. Sugar, molasses, and of course , dark rum were staples of the trade, at that time.

Today, the Newfoundland liquor stores carry screech, but the main buyers are tourists. I can buy it here in Ontario, from the LCBO stores, if I want to. I actually prefer Lamb's Navy Rum, and there is another brand, called "Pusser Rum " that is a accurate recipe for what used to be issued to RN and RCN ship's crews, up till the 1970's, when the practice was done away with.

The bosun's call was " up spirits " at which time the off duty hands ( not on watch ) would gather to be called off by the Officer of the Day, and the Senior Chief would dole out the grog. Grog is rum that has fresh water added to it, so that it cannot be hoarded. It will go "off " if it isn't consumed directly. The watch and quarter bill, showed which men were "wet " and which were "dry '. A man who was a dry was also noted on the watch and quarter bill as a T, for temperance.

Here is a link to a video about the customs and traditions of the rum issue in the RN, in the past. Today, RCN sailors are allowed two beers ONLY, per day, and that is usually at the discretion of the Captain.

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.p...35064683209853

In my time in the Canadian Forces, I remember with some fondness, a stiff drink of rum on a cold night, at some god forsaken place. In the far distant past, the rum came in a three gallon jar, wrapped in straw, to prevent breakage. Hence the nickname. The CO's little boy......Guarded by the Sgt Major , of HQ company.

Jim B. Toronto.