About a week ago, Pete C reminded me about Nodine's Smokehouse here in
CT. http://www.nodinesmokehouse.com/

We took a ride across the state today and bought some goodies. Round
trip is about 150 miles

The retail store is in back of a big old house. Easy to miss, you
drive into the driveway tot he back and the retails store is about the
size of a two car garage. As soon as we entered, it smelled heavenly,
not of smoke, but of baking. They had some pastries and pies.

I picked up five kinds of bacon, four types of sausages, and a whole
ham. I got some pork loin and cheese. A peach pie that is fantastic
with a flaky crust and good sized slices of peaches.

My wife went to the car as I was getting checked out and I looked at
the menu and ordered a sandwich to go. We split that in the car. It
was loaded with smoked turkey and was more than my wife could eat so I
finished the last couple of bites of her half.

The ham is a full bone in. I'm looking forward to enjoying it at
Christmas. Tomorrow we'll be having the juniper bacon for breakfast.

Everything looked so good we had to get a variety of foods to try.
With a ham, it is easy to drop a couple of Franklins here. I can see
it becoming a once or twice a year ritual to head out for the day. It
is in a nice area of the state, very rural. There are a few wineries
out that way too so it is easy to make a full day of it. Not far from
the Berkshires for even more goodies.

Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
> About a week ago, Pete C reminded me about Nodine's Smokehouse here in
> CT. http://www.nodinesmokehouse.com/

I've got a good friend that lives in Simsbury, CT and very close to that
store. I copied and pasted your review and sent it on to him and his wife.
It sounds like a good stop.

Gary

Gary wrote:
>
> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >
> > About a week ago, Pete C reminded me about Nodine's Smokehouse here in
> > CT. http://www.nodinesmokehouse.com/
>
> I've got a good friend that lives in Simsbury, CT and very close to that
> store. I copied and pasted your review and sent it on to him and his wife.
> It sounds like a good stop.
>
> Gary

Simsbury to Goshen is around 30 miles, worth the trip, but not what I'd
call "very close".

"Pete C." wrote:
>
> Gary wrote:
> >
> > Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > >
> > > About a week ago, Pete C reminded me about Nodine's Smokehouse here in
> > > CT. http://www.nodinesmokehouse.com/
> >
> > I've got a good friend that lives in Simsbury, CT and very close to that
> > store. I copied and pasted your review and sent it on to him and his wife.
> > It sounds like a good stop.
> >
> > Gary
>
> Simsbury to Goshen is around 30 miles, worth the trip, but not what I'd
> call "very close".

Thanks Pete,
The website said Torrington which is closer to Simsbury but even a 30 mile
drive will be nothing to my friend if he is interested in checking out the
store.

Gary

Gary wrote:
>
> "Pete C." wrote:
> >
> > Gary wrote:
> > >
> > > Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > > >
> > > > About a week ago, Pete C reminded me about Nodine's Smokehouse here in
> > > > CT. http://www.nodinesmokehouse.com/
> > >
> > > I've got a good friend that lives in Simsbury, CT and very close to that
> > > store. I copied and pasted your review and sent it on to him and his wife.
> > > It sounds like a good stop.
> > >
> > > Gary
> >
> > Simsbury to Goshen is around 30 miles, worth the trip, but not what I'd
> > call "very close".
>
> Thanks Pete,
> The website said Torrington which is closer to Simsbury but even a 30 mile
> drive will be nothing to my friend if he is interested in checking out the
> store.
>
> Gary

Their warehouse is in Torrington, their retail store is in Goshen. Last
I knew some of the grocery stores in the Simsbury area carried some of
the Nodine's products. The Nodine's retail store will of course have the
full selection.

If you're heading that way, also visit Anstett' Sugar House in Norfolk
for maple syrup: 542 E Greenwoods Rd, Norfolk, CT 06058 860-542-5013
(it's along rt44 on the south side). They have the best maple syrup I've
found, indeed I will be in CT later this month and will be stopping
there to get a gallon or two to haul back to Texas.

On Sun, 02 Dec 2012 08:32:12 -0500, Gary > wrote:



>
>Thanks Pete,
>The website said Torrington which is closer to Simsbury but even a 30 mile
>drive will be nothing to my friend if he is interested in checking out the
>store.
>
>Gary

I drove 80 miles to get there. I'll be going back again it seems. We
had the bacon this morning and it was fantastic. I can see making the
trip a couple of times a year. The good news, Penzeys is on the way
too and Adam's Polish Deli is minutes off the track too.

Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
> On Sun, 02 Dec 2012 08:32:12 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>
> >
> >Thanks Pete,
> >The website said Torrington which is closer to Simsbury but even a 30 mile
> >drive will be nothing to my friend if he is interested in checking out the
> >store.
> >
> >Gary
>
> I drove 80 miles to get there. I'll be going back again it seems. We
> had the bacon this morning and it was fantastic. I can see making the
> trip a couple of times a year. The good news, Penzeys is on the way
> too and Adam's Polish Deli is minutes off the track too.

Thanks again, Ed. If my friend goes there, I'll quote here what he has to
say about it. For all I know though, he might have already discovered the
place.

Gary

On 2012-12-02, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

> too and Adam's Polish Deli is minutes off the track too.

80 miles is "minutes off the track"?


I used to lament the fact that my being so remote necessitated
shopping online and paying shipping cost. Silly me! Turns out, it's
a blessing in disguise. Waaaay cheaper than gasolinge. Sure, I can
make a killing if I'm going to WW and gonna buy a raft of junk, but
for the most part, online shopping is waaay cheaper than driving to
some brick/morter store. In fact, it's becoming much too easy to shop
online and more practical. I've waited for 3 mos for WW to get in my
size of thermal tops, but they jes up and decided to NOT carry that
size this year. No problem. Get on WW website and ordered three
tops, shipped for less than it costs to drive, roundtrip, to our local
WW.

Penzy's? I might actually shop there, now that they've pulled their
corporate heads out with respect to shipping costs. I'm damn sure not
gonna drive 140+ miles to hit their storefront. The gas alone would
be close to $80. Even Shelly's beloved Vermont is pretty greedy.
Twenty $$ for a coffee warmer Amazon sells for $10. Plus, many stores
now ship for free, even with a min purchase. I usta buy my New
Balance shoes from Zappos, they having what I considered a killer free
shipping and return at no cost policy. Then I discovered NB, the home
company, goes one better. Zappos requires you return any shoe with
zero marks/flaws on it. NB doesn't care! Walk outside, run a
marathon.... you no like, return, no problem, no shipping.

The no/low shipping charges war is heating up, much to my delight.


OBfood: I'm not hitting Nodine's, it being much too long a drive, but
I have found these folks, which I'll be trying after the holidays:

http://www.newsomscountryham.com/


nb

"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
> About a week ago, Pete C reminded me about Nodine's Smokehouse here in
> CT. http://www.nodinesmokehouse.com/
>
> We took a ride across the state today and bought some goodies. Round
> trip is about 150 miles
>
> The retail store is in back of a big old house. Easy to miss, you
> drive into the driveway tot he back and the retails store is about the
> size of a two car garage. As soon as we entered, it smelled heavenly,
> not of smoke, but of baking. They had some pastries and pies.
>
> I picked up five kinds of bacon, four types of sausages, and a whole
> ham. I got some pork loin and cheese. A peach pie that is fantastic
> with a flaky crust and good sized slices of peaches.
>
> My wife went to the car as I was getting checked out and I looked at
> the menu and ordered a sandwich to go. We split that in the car. It
> was loaded with smoked turkey and was more than my wife could eat so I
> finished the last couple of bites of her half.
>
> The ham is a full bone in. I'm looking forward to enjoying it at
> Christmas. Tomorrow we'll be having the juniper bacon for breakfast.
>
> Everything looked so good we had to get a variety of foods to try.
> With a ham, it is easy to drop a couple of Franklins here. I can see
> it becoming a once or twice a year ritual to head out for the day. It
> is in a nice area of the state, very rural. There are a few wineries
> out that way too so it is easy to make a full day of it. Not far from
> the Berkshires for even more goodies.

Ed, what kinds of sausages do they sell at Nodine's? We like bangers and
mash, but I can never find any of the English sausage varieties (I think
they all end in 'shire') around here. I make do fine with some local German
breakfast sausages but I'd love to find the real thing. Maybe I'll just
take a ride one of these days.

Keith wrote:
>
> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
> ...
> > About a week ago, Pete C reminded me about Nodine's Smokehouse here in
> > CT. http://www.nodinesmokehouse.com/
> >
> > We took a ride across the state today and bought some goodies. Round
> > trip is about 150 miles
> >
> > The retail store is in back of a big old house. Easy to miss, you
> > drive into the driveway tot he back and the retails store is about the
> > size of a two car garage. As soon as we entered, it smelled heavenly,
> > not of smoke, but of baking. They had some pastries and pies.
> >
> > I picked up five kinds of bacon, four types of sausages, and a whole
> > ham. I got some pork loin and cheese. A peach pie that is fantastic
> > with a flaky crust and good sized slices of peaches.
> >
> > My wife went to the car as I was getting checked out and I looked at
> > the menu and ordered a sandwich to go. We split that in the car. It
> > was loaded with smoked turkey and was more than my wife could eat so I
> > finished the last couple of bites of her half.
> >
> > The ham is a full bone in. I'm looking forward to enjoying it at
> > Christmas. Tomorrow we'll be having the juniper bacon for breakfast.
> >
> > Everything looked so good we had to get a variety of foods to try.
> > With a ham, it is easy to drop a couple of Franklins here. I can see
> > it becoming a once or twice a year ritual to head out for the day. It
> > is in a nice area of the state, very rural. There are a few wineries
> > out that way too so it is easy to make a full day of it. Not far from
> > the Berkshires for even more goodies.
>
> Ed, what kinds of sausages do they sell at Nodine's? We like bangers and
> mash, but I can never find any of the English sausage varieties (I think
> they all end in 'shire') around here. I make do fine with some local German
> breakfast sausages but I'd love to find the real thing. Maybe I'll just
> take a ride one of these days.

They list:

ENGLISH STYLE BANGER SAUSAGE

English banger style sausage - 8 links per package, 1lb , an uncooked
sausage made with pork and
cracker meal. A traditional British sausage, a favorite with mashed
potatoes and peas. Mild yet flavorful.
Serving size 2 links. Shipped Frozen.

http://www.nodinesmokehouse.com/prodinfo.asp?number=C48


I don't think you'll get real English brands in the US, I seem to recall
something about them not meeting US legal standards for import due to
the amount of fillers.

On Sun, 2 Dec 2012 18:11:53 -0600, "Keith" >
wrote:



>
>Ed, what kinds of sausages do they sell at Nodine's? We like bangers and
>mash, but I can never find any of the English sausage varieties (I think
>they all end in 'shire') around here. I make do fine with some local German
>breakfast sausages but I'd love to find the real thing. Maybe I'll just
>take a ride one of these days.
>
>

They do have bangers.
http://www.nodinesmokehouse.com/products.asp?dept=11

I did not get any this trip so I don't know how authentic they are.