Vermont is spelled with a capital “V”, surely no coincidence. With the loads of mountains and climbs available, it had to start with a “V”. I mean, if it was mountainous enough to draw a runaway “loose” nun who left the church for a sailor, it must be good, right? (Great nordic skiing there””Trapp Family Lodge, if you are there in the winter months as well).
Anyways, being a seventh generation “V”ermonter myself, who was raised on a family farm on Rogers’ Hill in West Newbury, VT (which was hand cleared and settled in 1763 by my G-G-G-G-G-Grandfather and still owned by my father) I have a deep love and feel for VT, liberal politics notwithstanding. So when I heard about the 200 on 100 “Dumptruck of Awesome” that was available, I just knew that I had to do it. And not only that, I knew that I had to share this beautiful “Ode to the V in Vermont” with all of my best cyber-cycling-soul mates. Okay, soul mates might be going a bit far there, but you get my meaning.
So, enough with the intro.
Break out the rollers, get on the trainers, find your winter gear; lay off the seconds, nurse that one glass of booze, hold the toasting to one drink, dodge Cupid’s chocolates and shoot the Easter Bunny because training for this bastard started yesterday and you’ll be paying for it on the 28th of June, 2012 in spades!
See you in the pre-dawn hours on the Canadian border with our eyes firmly fixed on the prize of the Massachusetts border. Let’s drive this dump truck like Mel Gibson leaving the compound in a post-apocalyptic world, baby!
Route and location details on the Cogal Event Page.
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@Steampunk
I learned a great stroopwafel tip when I was in NL. 5-10 seconds in the microwave, and it's just like you got it fresh from the street vendor. Not much use on the bike though.
@ten B
Microwave... I despair.
The correct way is to place the stroopwafel over one's mug of coffee for a minute or so, allowing the rising heat to gently soften the filling.
@ChrisO
YES!
Wow, I jump back to this thread to discover the conversation is on the proper warming of StroopVVafels. DAMN STRAIGHT. You lot are a truly civilized people.
@ten B
Fuck off. Really? You need to pick your Dutchmen better. That is clearly an impostor; microwaves kill anything thats good in life - why not also StroopVVafels? @ChrisO is onto it - the coffee mug is the "correct" way, though its not the best way. The best way to have them is at markt (the market), directly from the vedor. Barring that, I prefer to lay them across a toaster oven and run it for about 45 seconds. The dry heat doesn't make the wafel as damp as does the steam from your cup, and it tastes more like it just came from the markt.
My grandma did used the cup method and she was as truly Dutch as Dutch can be so you're in good company to do it that way. The toaster is the badassest way, though.
@frank
Me too. Or find a Belgian guy. :-D
I WILL BE PEAKING IN TWO WEEKS!!
@xyxax
Um, not off-hand"”whatever I find at the local grocery store. Frank and his grandmother would no doubt blanch at their quality and authenticity, but they are thicker and more substantial than the Honey Stingers.
I'm not sure I have a gluten allergy of any kind, but found myself feeling a whole lot better last year when I cut out bread, rice, etc.
@Steampunk
Look at that, perfect timing!
@frank
It was a woman, actually. Even more amusing is that she's a trained chef. And since she's family, the choice thing gets a bit tricky. But fwiw, I always thought that the coffee cup method left it too soggy. I'll have to give the toaster method a go, since the ol' magnetron can give uneven results.
Too bad I can't use my drop technique - leave it in my pocket and forget it's there for a few days. Lint-covered drop I can tolerate. Lint-covered stroopwafel, not so much.
Huh, Trader Joe's has stroopwafels for $2.79 a bag. I've never had them before, will look for them the next time I'm grocery shopping!