July 2020, Issue 61

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Thank you all for fallowing us for the last 5 yeats. Look forward to many years to come !

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A constent theme for the Pirates of the Caribbean's Captain Barbossa is wanting to eat an apple when the curse is lifted. Even with the the finaly blow delivered by Captain Jack Sparrow, he got his apple.

But why are we talking about the apple? The apples used in the film were Granny Smith apples. Which did not exist until 1868, roughly 140 some years after the film was set. Did this ruine the film in any way? No it did not, just one of those small things that some may have never noticed.

Captain Jameson von Greywolfe’s Rum Review - Clayman Reef For three hundred and fifty years or more (?) Barbados has produced rum and made it a staple as currency to many a pirate and sailor alike. Named the birthplace of rum though others claim that name as well. One distillery has laid claim to being the oldest in the island country. Since 1703 they’ve made rum, Eben though some experts would say is older than that dating back to 1637 some would argue, but on record 1703 is the official year rum made its name to the world. For odd the major distilleries include Foursquare Rum Factory, Mount Gay Distillery, The West Indies Rum Distillery LTD. and Malibu

Club. I’m fairly certain that a Cayman Reef spiced rum is produced from one of 3 of these distilleries, or it could be a small unknown distillery. Who really knows other than the owners of Cayman Reef Rum Company or maybe the parent company, World Spirits LTD knows. Not much can be found about them as the company is privately owned by what I’m certain is a couple yay lives in Princeton, MN. Established in 2001 they make an annual revenue of S124,496. The bottle reminds me of the Vizcaya cask 11 bottle.

The contents are bottled at 70 proof and according to what the label states the rum

used has been aged for 5 years.

To be honest I found it tastes older and mature for a rum aged for only 5 years. The color is a medium amber in the snifter and a deeper old copper penny in the bottle. The rum is clean and not murky or cloudy like one that was recently reviewed in the last few months. Thick headed legs slowly traverse down the sides of the glass leaving only swirls and droplets behind.

The nose reminds me of one of those chocolate oranges sold during the Christmas Season. Notes of oak vanilla and carame get carried in the breeze.

There is not any kind of astringency to the nose I can notice.

great drinks with this one. I would recommend to mix it with Dr Pepper or another dark cola.

So here’s to the weekend me hearties drink up and be merry mates. Plunder well all ye skallywags take what ye want, n give nothing back. Till the next review, stay safe, stay alert, stay alive, and drink responsibly. May fair winds and following seas guide ye way this week. I’ll do the same to find that special island with the best rum, but until then, down the hatch.

So in my eyes rums can be as young as five years and I could consider it as a young spirit. Having tasted some of the older varieties, is young 5 years. So this five year aged rum with spice flavor has what I can only respectfully call a much older rum taste. Notes of oak and vanilla much like one aged for eight years. The company must use a smaller cask for aging. Candied caramel and vanilla are swirled with each sip. The spice is very flavor adding the baking spices flavors and not overpower the rum, a plus.

With only a mild tingle the rum is very smooth and enjoyable.

For sure this would be a great rum to sip over icebut it is also recommended for mixing with cola, soda, and juices.

I chose Simply Limeade to mix with 2 oz of the spiced rum. Daiquiris Dark n Stormy, or a Cuba Libre would be

Captain Jameson von Greywolfe

On this 31 July 1715, the Spanish Treasure Fleet anchored off the coast of Florida sinks in a powerful hurricane.

Spain, one of the first of the Old World powers to lay claim to the lands of the Americas, or the “New World,� held vast swaths of territory before being challenged by old enemies such as the English and French. Spanning from Florida to Chile and nearly all the Caribbean at one point, the Spanish sovereignty of New Spain, often referred to as The Spanish Main or the West Indies, supplied the mother country with a bounty of goods and plunder. Most notably, the silver mines of South America supplied Spain with an almost endless supply of precious metal.

This mass of wealth did Spain little good as it sat in the banks and vaults of the New World. Spain needed a way to get it home safely.

the treasure ships carrying the Peruvian silver and gold bullion traveling to Spain. This threat grew so problematic that Spain was forced to adapt. So, out of necessity, was birthed the Treasure Fleet, two to be specific. Utilizing the hearty and heavy design of the Spanish Galleon, the treasure fleets, designated the Tierra Firme Fleet and New Spain Fleet, relied on numbers and sheer firepower for protection. The Galleons, capable of carrying large amounts of goods as well as cannon, served as floating fortresses, and ensured that as much wealth that could be transported as possible.

The treasure that Spain accumulated in the New World was not a secret, and soon

Even with these fleets however, the New World was producing massive amounts of wealth, so much that the Fleets operated on an annual schedule. Every year the fleets departed Spain laden with manufactured goods and materiel to trade with and supply the burgeoning Spanish colonies to be replaced with Spanish silver, gold, and exotic goods. The New

rival powers like France and England began efforts to seize some of the Spanish Gold and Silver piecemeal. Privateers were commissioned specifically to raid

Spain fleet traveled to the Caribbean, stopping in ports such as Veracruz, and the Tierra Firme stopping in Cartagena, both offloading their goods and loading

gold, silver, and exotic goods from Spain’s holdings in Asia, such as silk, dyes, and more. The two fleets rendezvoused in Havana, loading any final goods aboard before preparing to return to Spain. In all, once fully loaded with the bounty of the Spanish Empire, it is estimated that the combined Treasure Fleets carried per year was anywhere from 9 million to an astounding 20 million pesos in gold bullion, silver, goods, and treasure, depending on the time period.

known as, descended upon the site of the illfated fleet despite the warnings and orders of Mother Governments and local magistrates.

Many wreckers risked being captured by Spanish authorities as thieves and pirates or by their own authorities as wreckers. It was on the salvaged gold of the Spanish Treasure fleets that many sailors started their turn to piracy, and many historians consider the gold rush that followed to be one of the key catalyst moments that would lead to the height of the Golden Age of Piracy.

In 1715, the Treasure Fleet, having just left Havana a few days prior ready to sail to Spain, was caught in a monstrous hurricane.

The ships, laden with treasure, were weighed down and easily foundered. Of the 11 galleons, 1 sunk beneath the waves, while the others were dashed ashore along the Southern Florida coastline. The treasure that was once claimed by Spain was now scattered across the Florida sands or sitting at the bottom of the sea. What followed was a gold rush of epic proportions.

Word quickly spread of Spanish gold lying in the sun, just waiting to be took by any who would venture to take it. Having occurred just after the conclusion of the War of Spanish succession, the wreck attracted many former sailors, now out of the job due to the outbreak of peace. Hundreds if not thousands of wreckers, as they became

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Tilapia with

Pineapple Rum Sauce Ingretients Protein: • Tilapia (fresh catch or American Farmed) Seasonings: • Lemon Salt • Pepper • Paprika • Basil • Cilantro (minced) Sause: • Minced Garlic 1tsp • Captain Morgan Pineapple Rum 1/4C • Butter 2TBLS

Instructions Cooking the Fish 1. First take and inspect your fish fillets for any skin or bones 2. Before seasoning, place pan onto the stove at a Mid-high temp. The pan should be hot and ready by time the seasoning is finished.

3. Lay the fish out and lightly tenderize the fillets before applying the seasonings. Season one side and topping off with Paprika.

4. Take butter and put it in the pan, spreading it out. Once fully melted place fished seasoned side down and cover pan. Wait a few, and then flip fish. Once flipped, lightly pour Pineapple Rum on each side of the and a small amount over the fish, (just enough to cause steam to rise, before covering the pan again) The Sause 1. (Using the same pan as fish while still on heat) 2. Take about 2 Table Spoons of butter and and melt down 3. Add the minced garlic 4. As garlic starts to brown, add ¼ of Pineapple Rum. 5. Keep the sauce moving to prevent it from burning. As the sauce starts to thicken, remove from heat.

6. Once the fish is plated, drizzle the sauce over the Fish.

Serve with veggie of chose

Some of the most iconic pirate music had to come from the Pirates of the Caribbean’s Curse of the Black Pearl, relisted in July 22 2003, by Walt Disney Records. From the track, one of the songs that rings in the back of our heads when we think pirate, “He’s a Pirate”, wrote by Klaus Badelt.

left the project and Gore Verbinski asked Hans Zimmer to take over.

Zimmer was currently busy working on the music for the Last Samurai and promised not to take on other projects while working on Last Samurai. After the bulk of the work he collaborated with Badelt to write most of the score’s primary themes.

Composer Alan Silvestri was Zimmer said he wrote most of the originally hired to write the score, tunes in the space of one night but due creative differences with and then recorded them in an allproducer Jerry Bruckheimer, Silvestri synthesized demo credited to him.

Ingretients • 0.5 OZ CAPTAIN MORGAN™ ORIGINAL SPICED RUM • 0.25 OZ VODKA • 0.25 OZ GIN • 0.25 OZ TEQUILA • 0.25 OZ TRIPLE SEC • 0.5 OZ MELON LIQUEUR • 2 OZ LEMON LIME SODA

Instructions GLASS: ROCKS GLASS 1. COMBINE CAPTAIN MORGAN™ ORIGINAL SPICED RUM, VODKA, GIN, TEQUILA, TRIPLE SEC, MELON LIQUEUR, AND LEMON LIME SODA IN A COCKTAIL SHAKER. 2. SHAKE AND STRAIN INTO A ROCKS GLASS FILLED WITH ICE AND SERVE.

Behaving Boldly and Badly: The Lure of Pirate Lore

by Andrea Jones, Author of The Hook & Jill Saga

Master of all he surveys, Captain Jack Sparrow stands at the masthead. When he steps unruffled from the mast to the dock, something sings in our hearts. “Welcome to Port Royal, Mr. Smith.”’

Damn and blast, me hearties— Mr. Smith is us.

I’m Andrea Jones, “Capitana Red-Hand” of Under the Black Flag, a member of the Brethren of the Great Lakes, and author of The Hook & Jill Saga. I’m honored to help hoist the anchors of Great Lake Pirates.

The appeal of pirates to modern folk is many-layered.

The clothing, to begin: bright colors, sashes beating in the breeze, long coats to swirl about our ankles. Flashy jewelry, the weapons, the boots and jingly things.

What’s not to love?

But the clothing lies on the surface. Beneath our buckles beat hearts of abandon. Who doesn’t want to break the rules, burst from the office, and climb up the rat-lines?

Modern life has us battened

down, buttoned-down, and boring. We long to cast our responsibilities to the four winds and lock our troubles in the brig.

Pirate re-enactment is an opportunity to behave boldly and badly— if only just for pretend.

Aye, we be hooked on pirates. I was snagged by Hook himself. I’ve re-booted Captain Hook for adult readers in an award-winning book series. But why, after all these centuries, do we love to read about, sing of, re-enact, and idolize piracy? Curse me for a lubber if we don’t all have our own stories of how we got hooked.

A few of us are star-blessed enough to make a living feeding the fantasy. Whether we’re sailors, tailors, singers or writers, we carry the dream to those who seek to live it. A pirate festival, a Tall Ships celebration, a Renaissance faire is more than a weekend’s pleasantry.

It’s a step toward history— and the operative half of that

word is “story.” Our stories, whether true or imaginary, are primal.

Don’t we each harbor the longing to leap into those adventures?The entertainment industry is picking up on our dreams: Captain Hook in his many incarnations on screen and in books; Pirates of the Caribbean; endless retellings of Treasure Island.

“Black Sails,” “Crossbones,” “Assassin’s Creed,” and the huge et cetera of current pirate lore are a-striding in, like Captain Jack on the pier, to fill our requirements. I say, welcome aboard!

The common theme among these new buccaneers is an old theme: individualism, and defiance of death and authority. Even the language has us grappled. Pirate phrases are bandied about in the movies, and who’s to know which of those are historical? Being a literary type, I refer ye to The Pirate Primer: Mastering the Language of Swashbucklers and Rogues, by George Choundas. As for me, I’ve a fondness for “Savvy?” (“Understand?”) weighed up again by Jack Sparrow, and “No bones about it,” (“no fooling”) spouted by Long John Silver in Treasure Island. Of course, “I’ll split ye wide open” holds a charm all its own.

As the author of the Hook & Jill Saga, I commandeered the pirates of Peter Pan for adult readers. J.M. Barrie’s buccaneers are too enduring to maroon them on the Neverland when we abandon childhood. The iconic Captain Hook is THE literary pirate, and is symbolic in our culture as the quintessential captain. I point to the Pirate of the Year award from the old Pirates Magazine— a trophy in the shape of Hook’s infamous claw.

(No bones about it). My favorite quote from Barrie’s Hook, demonstrating his aristocratic core and his literary bent, is his oath, “Split my infinitives!” But, “Prepare to meet thy doom” is pretty good stuff, too.

In the spirit of “take what ye can,” I suggest that ye lubbers plunder my awardwinning novels, and spread their treasure among readers on your shore. Hook & Jill, book one of the Hook & Jill Saga, is a serious parody of the original Peter Pan story, for adults. Other Oceans is book two, set on the High Seas aboard the pirate ship.

Book three, Other Islands, will go “on sail” in 2016.

We’ll be in your sights at festivals all around the Great Lakes. You can request an author appearance for your piratical gatherings, and split

me infinitives if I don’t sign a book for ye. Here be me website: www.HookandJill. com. Jump aboard my Facebook page, Facebook. com/HookJill.

Fair winds, buckos, and strong sails to Great Lake Pirates!

Amative: (AM-uh-tiv) adjitive: 1. Having or showing strong feelings of sexual attraction or love.

2. Strongly moved by love; amorous

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"Phrenology confirms this; for her amative develops are singularly prominent." ~ George Thompson, 1849

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