tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post7510880839984181211..comments2024-03-11T05:03:14.020-07:00Comments on Ernie's Place: FamilyErnie Branscombhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06391160783604462511noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-58264290593861533822010-09-08T18:43:01.832-07:002010-09-08T18:43:01.832-07:00Robin, this is probably inappropriate, but since I...Robin, this is probably inappropriate, but since I don't have your address or email address I wanted to say that our hearts and condolences are with you.<br /><br />CousinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-58934700429168027732010-09-08T18:12:31.813-07:002010-09-08T18:12:31.813-07:00Are you really famous Ernie? Wow
OregonAre you really famous Ernie? Wow<br /><br />OregonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-7713673108940184572010-09-08T16:21:12.775-07:002010-09-08T16:21:12.775-07:00Breaking family news!!!!
Actually it is 2-day old...Breaking family news!!!!<br />Actually it is 2-day old news, but the local papparazzi who follow every move of our local celebrities, recently spotted one well known local at a Rotary meeting..... "wearing a new shirt"! <br />On another thread, Ernie disowned the hero label, but he must be a celebrity because they are the only ones whose clothes the press notices.<br />Right?<br />There was picture and everything, I was surprised it was only third page news, maybe it was an editorial choice... anyhoo, the Branscomb family scrapbook has another entry for the Ernie page.<br /><br />Ernie, being humble and all, probably wouldn't even mention it on his blog, but his 'friends' will.olmanrivernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-87084259942651042992010-09-07T18:08:33.786-07:002010-09-07T18:08:33.786-07:00If it was in Katie's own handwriting then it p...If it was in Katie's own handwriting then it probably wasn't mislabeled. I just don't remember the event.<br />Okay, Ernie... I'm blushing! But thank you.Robin Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15282504761189889311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-7286995503117010042010-09-07T15:01:57.791-07:002010-09-07T15:01:57.791-07:00Robin
Maybe it was mislabled. It was in Kate's...Robin<br />Maybe it was mislabled. It was in Kate's handwriting.<br />I just thought that that I would point out that I said: <b><i>"A pretty young lady</i></b> in a green dress" But you only denied the "Green Dress part".<br />Vanity, woman be thy name.Ernie Branscombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391160783604462511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-85498374375829136662010-09-07T14:42:02.729-07:002010-09-07T14:42:02.729-07:00The Branscombs are, indeed, a hospitable bunch, Om...The Branscombs are, indeed, a hospitable bunch, Omar, & Ernie isn't exaggerating about the quality (or quantity!) of the food you'll find at their gatherings. If you ever do attend one you'll regret having missed any in the past! <br />Now, Ernie... as for that young lady in the green dress... I would really like to see that picture myself. I cannot, for the life of me, remember owning a green dress or attending any kind of award ceremony for Katie Mayo. I do, however, remember working for "The Ledger". LOL!Robin Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15282504761189889311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-24015383234791899212010-09-07T08:23:13.728-07:002010-09-07T08:23:13.728-07:00Pretty funny spy!
I lives for salmon, but don'...Pretty funny spy! <br />I lives for salmon, but don't eat oysters of the ocean variety, or "land-locked" kind.<br /><br />Funny story.olmanrivernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-91037343983203388392010-09-06T22:38:30.780-07:002010-09-06T22:38:30.780-07:00i did tar and feather my cousin after watching too...i did tar and feather my cousin after watching too many little rascal movies. i actually tared and feather myself to. i remember grandma grace had to scrub that off of her before her dad showed up. i always wondered why he didn't like me much. i don't think they would do that to a newcomer. maybe just give you a bowl of mountain oysters. you still eat fish don't you. lol.spyrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03685726716755909658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-12278506790580580542010-09-06T21:49:15.620-07:002010-09-06T21:49:15.620-07:00Yum, yum, yummy. I made an organic French cream gr...Yum, yum, yummy. I made an organic French cream gravenstein apple pie today. It was delicious even tho I used plain yogurt for part of the cream!!! Gotta quit talking pies, it's fattening, lol.<br /><br />BTW OMR, you're forgiven for not coming to Old Timers and the family gathering. I barely made it there myself, but I did sample Ernie's squash... <br /><br />CousinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-27325983848079851472010-09-06T20:06:37.846-07:002010-09-06T20:06:37.846-07:00I've been reading, but Janis has had me remodl...I've been reading, but Janis has had me remodling the store ALL week-end.<br /><br />I'll give you the recipe for my apple pie in the next post.<br /><br />The best lemon pie I ever ate was one the my first wife made. She always made butter crusts just like I like, but she accidently put the lemon juice in the pie twice. So ever since then I've tried to talk people into using double lemon juice in pies.Ernie Branscombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391160783604462511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-90292706562619261382010-09-06T19:04:31.795-07:002010-09-06T19:04:31.795-07:00I just remembered, Robin Shelley fixed me a birth...I just remembered, Robin Shelley fixed me a birthday pie one time that was right along side Ernie's apple pie but she made me a lemon meringue from scratch that was to kill for.<br />Maybe we can coax Jim and Robin into joining us next year and she can bring a couple of her awesome pies.<br /><br />OregonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-38922584035370791512010-09-06T18:26:36.776-07:002010-09-06T18:26:36.776-07:00Silliness aside, your family sounds warm and fun a...Silliness aside, your family sounds warm and fun and much like my country grandparents' get togethers that I attended as a child, except the food sounds like an incredible improvement!olmanrivernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-79973351870374989402010-09-06T13:30:52.947-07:002010-09-06T13:30:52.947-07:00Yum. Pies!
Secret's out Ernie....what kind of...Yum. Pies!<br /><br />Secret's out Ernie....what kind of apples? <br /><br />And why do I have a little nervousness about "the sittin' log"? Doesn't tarring and feathering involve logs?olmanrivernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-69140938449270759042010-09-06T11:42:41.609-07:002010-09-06T11:42:41.609-07:00With all due respect to the grandfolks, the best a...With all due respect to the grandfolks, the best apple pie I ever ate was prepared and cooked by Ernie himself back about 1962. The crust wasn't made with bar grease but Ernie put lots of sugar and butter in that pie. I'll never forget it.<br />Carolyn Burgess always made her pie crusts with bear grease and they were wonderful,,, but the one apple pie Ernie fixed is the bar to measure by.<br /><br />Oregon<br /><br />OregonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-90811876207599654102010-09-06T11:20:10.767-07:002010-09-06T11:20:10.767-07:00Oregon
As you know our 2G grandmother Jane was kno...Oregon<br />As you know our 2G grandmother Jane was known, valley wide, for her blackberry pies. She only used bear grease for the crusts. When she ran low, she would send Grampa Ben bear hunting. It was pretty much understood that if he didn't come home with a bear for her pies he might just as well stay in the woods.<br /><br />On one of his hunting trips, he and his hounds killed three bear in one tree. That must have put a real big smile on Gramma Janes pie face.Ernie Branscombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391160783604462511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-39033854146862448012010-09-06T11:14:46.860-07:002010-09-06T11:14:46.860-07:00Olmanriver.
These are just a few of the things th...Olmanriver. <br />These are just a few of the things that have been served for dessert at the family gatherings. Fresh tree ripened organic peaches, so sweet that they are no longer considered to be health food. Blackberry pie with crispy butter crust. Cousin Margie’s mandarin orange cake. Aunt Roberta’s mud-pie chocolate dish. Aunt Tessie’s to-die-for homemade apple pie, made from her special organic sweet apple pie tree.<br /><br />Another thing… Our family was organic before the hippies invented it. You’ve never tasted food so good as food that was grown on cow shit. Unless it’s Albert Etter strawberries, then you use rabbit shit. Pig shit was for the flower beds, Gramma Ruby said that was all that pig shit was good for. <br /><br />I’d bet that my Gramma Ruby could have grown Marijuana with one pound blossoms if she had wanted to.<br /><br />Anyway, we had a good laugh about our organic dinner. We even brushed the dust off the sittin’ log for you. And, the invitation is always open. Next year?Ernie Branscombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391160783604462511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-88564987931921272752010-09-05T22:26:13.365-07:002010-09-05T22:26:13.365-07:00Out of respect for the cooking efforts put forth o...Out of respect for the cooking efforts put forth on my behalf by some of most extraordinary women I have ever, er yet, to meet...I am indubitably sorry to have missed the opportunity to partake in Long Valley's finest homemade cuisine and honored the honor bestowed. <br />Instead I pulled a shy newcomer. No insult intended, I did firmly decline a week ahead. As the family will perhaps find out next year the billing is better than the show.<br /><br />I wish I could stop grinning at the healthy influence I am having on Long Valley diets, and I haven't even shown up yet. Does this mean it will be a yearly vegetarian event? Any chance of getting the clan to hold hands and pray for world peace before we eat?<br />(wink!)<br /><br />And thanks for that heads-up Oregon.<br /><br />Your post was a home run, Ernie. At least you didn't torture me with a description of the desserts.olmanrivernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-83179043409735619492010-09-05T22:11:30.046-07:002010-09-05T22:11:30.046-07:00Ernie,
Why is it that the best posts don't le...Ernie,<br /><br />Why is it that the best posts don't leave me with anything to say but "Ahh, I feel happier than I did before I read it."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-89539976587979327192010-09-05T16:52:42.547-07:002010-09-05T16:52:42.547-07:00Branscomb residend "Buddy" Harwood, as h...Branscomb residend "Buddy" Harwood, as he was known back then, was at the Old-Timers day this year.<br /><br />I would be remiss if I didn't say that, if it weren't for the Harwoods, there would be no park in Laytonville. Indeed the park is called Harwood Memorial Park.Ernie Branscombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391160783604462511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-50820268977436202762010-09-05T15:48:08.843-07:002010-09-05T15:48:08.843-07:00Branscomb resident Bud Harwood played baseball for...Branscomb resident Bud Harwood played baseball for Cal in the 40'sAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-73892622237497199262010-09-05T13:51:11.742-07:002010-09-05T13:51:11.742-07:00Ernie, I bet omr found out you fried that squash i...Ernie, I bet omr found out you fried that squash in bear grease is why he didn't show up. <br /><br />OregonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com