Madison WI
 

So, I made a thread a while back about Rochester, NY. Now I'm making one about Madison - I'm visiting there soon. Anybody from the area? It's a cool place to live, yes? What should I do there if I have some free time on the weekend?

I'll be moving in the Fall. Madison is likely if I don't go to Rochester. Bloomington, IN is also still a possibility. One of those 3, most likely.

I thought you meant Madison Women's Institute. I was hoping for a quince jam recipe.

Wisconsin - you know, the "Badger State."

As in, "Badger? But she's only been in the police academy for half an hour." ****rimshot**** or, uh ****sting*****

Is it the Badger State? That's a nice thing to be known as.

I don't suppose you have a decent recipe for quince jam anyway, do you?

The only quince recipe I have is for something called "Sour Quince Log," but trust me, you don't want it.

There's a fair few quince jam recipes online if you Google, Hip, but you've left it a bit late for making a batch for your beloved's Valentines day present.

Sorry, Noumenal.

Yeah, sorry noums. Maybe for Easter, eh?

Breaking news:

1 kg (2 1b)barely ripe quince
1.5 litres (6 cups) water
sugar

Wash and scrub quince and place in a large saucepan with water and 3/4 cup sugar. Bring to the boil and keep boiling gently for 2 hours, until quince are light pink. Lift out quince and chop flesh, discarding the core. Return flesh to the saucepan and measure contents of pan adding one cup of sugar to every cup of pulp. Slowly return to the boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Boil for 30 minutes or until jam sets when tested. Pour into sterilised jars and seal when cool.

I reckon you'd do well to add some honey to the mix.

Dude, if you boil anything for 2.5 hours and add a bunch of sugar, it'll taste pretty good.

That's probably very true.

You want me to send you a batch of cheese jam? It should be ready to post in a few hours.


HEY SONICL - You want some home-made cheese jam?

No thanks. I have several jars of fig preserves that my grandmother made in my fridge I still need to finish. No, she didn't make them in my fridge, she made them in her house. And no, I don't need to finish my fridge, I need to finish the preserves. No, not finish making them, my grandmother did that. I mean finish eating them. The preserves, that is.

You got any cheese in your fridge? Or just figs and elderly women?

Two slices of pepper jack, as of the last census.

Very nice.

If you google 'quince jam recipe', the excerpt under one of the links says this: Why not get yourself a bucketful (about 10 pounds), gather together some honey, jars and paraffin . . ..

Paraffin.

The link doesn't work.

Check Isthmus, Madison's alternative weekly.

I've been to Madison, on a work outing. It seemed like it could be fun, but I didn't really have any fun there.

this might be the only post to ever make me laugh out loud

what in the name of all that is holy is cheese jam?

Slang for smegma.

I just made myself throw up a little bit there.

you vegans probably love that stuff though

You two have managed to completely pervert my kind offer of complementary dairy preserve. Congratulations, both of you.

Giving something that kind of a name guarantees trouble.
I admit no fault in this supposed "corruption," as the very mention on your part of this supposed foodstuff constitutes entrapment.

I've led a sheltered life. I had no idea.

so what really is cheese jam?

Jam.

Made from cheese.

It was to be an experiment, but the whole idea leaves a nasty taste in the mouth now.

Rather like the jam would have done.

i bought a cheese called lincolnshire poacher last week, it's delicious, but very strong, so i can't eat a lot in one go

That's named after a comparatively well-known shortwave number station. It's a UK broadcast (although we deny it) based in MAlta I think.

i know, that's why i mentioned it

Meh well, I live in Southeastern Wisconsin and the only time I've been to Madison was for a field trip in the 3rd grade at the capitol building. I hear it's a very diverse city. But beware of the protesting neo-Nazis. 'Tis all.

There's a cheese shop in Chester that sells all manner of strange and wonderful cheeses. The smell from the shop is incredible, like the opposite to walking past Lush. Some great cheeses though. Even some unpasteurised ones.

I also suggest you visit Door County. Beautiful place with lots of art galleries. However, it's on the "thumb" of Wisconsin, whereas Madison is more in the center of the palm.

Wisconsin is more like a mitten than a hand.

Well a mitten is in the shape of a hand. And a mitten had a thumb. So there.

I knew my argument had that particularly large hole in it but I posted anyway. Now I am embarrassed.

Madison is a lot of fun, I'm sure you won't have a hard time finding things to do.

The Midwest Harvest Fest is held there in late September. It's a celebration for Marijuana !

Other than that...this is really cheesy thread.



The Trubble never came ! ;)

There's also Chocolatefest, Oktoberfest, Germanfest, Polishfest, Irishfest, Indian Summer, Summerfest, State Fair, Pridefest..

Fests are good. Thanks everybody.

Due to certain news I've received lately, both good and bad, the odds that I will be moving to Madison have increased greatly. I'd say over 90% chance. I'm visiting in about 5 weeks.

Gotta go finish those Sour Quince Logs.....

I'm going to Bloomington, Indiana this weekend.