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Did you ever know a cobbler? We had one who lived down the street from us and had a shop at the other end of the street.

His name was David and he used to let us pick his luscious Concord grapes from the vines hanging over his fence.

Posted - July 8, 2018
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  • "Not personally."  I've used their services, but never got to know one of them.
      July 8, 2018 1:52 PM MDT
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  • 5835
    My father was a cobbler at one time. 
      July 8, 2018 1:52 PM MDT
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  • 44602
    Wow...free shoes. Custom built.
      July 8, 2018 1:53 PM MDT
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  • 5835
    That was sixteen years before I was born. 
      July 9, 2018 5:04 AM MDT
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  • 5614
    How were the shoes that he crafted?
      July 8, 2018 1:52 PM MDT
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  • 6477
    DO you have the expression, what a load of old cobblers? 
      July 8, 2018 1:55 PM MDT
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  • Nothing quite that elegant ...here it usually involves some sort of excretion

    What a load of cr*p!
    What a load of b*llsh*t!
    What a load of horsesh*t!
    ......... you get the idea. :)
      July 8, 2018 7:04 PM MDT
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  • 5835
    An awl is a pointed tool for making holes in things; it is an essential part of a shoemaker's (cobbler's) kit. The rhyming linked cobbler"s awls with balls, ie slang for testicles. Cobblers then came to be used in the same way as balls. A load of old cobblers is an extension of the saying.
    Load of Cobblers : Phrases, Clichés, Expressions & Sayings
    www.english-for-students.com/Load-of-Cobblers.html
      July 9, 2018 5:06 AM MDT
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  • 22891
    no, ive never known anyone like that
      July 8, 2018 2:38 PM MDT
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  • 10993
    I'll bet he also let you give his horse a bucket of oats now and then.
      July 8, 2018 2:50 PM MDT
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  • 11101
    I did - I used to bring him my Kiss boots to shine and repair - he almost loved those boots as much as me (Kiss was a rock and roll group). Cheers!
      July 8, 2018 7:15 PM MDT
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  • 44602
    Yes...I remember Kiss.
      July 9, 2018 5:51 AM MDT
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  • 5835
    Walnut Pie Cobbler

    1 Box refrigerated pie crusts, softened as directed on box
    2 1/2 cups light corn syrup
    2 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
    1/2 cup butter, melted
    4 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
    6 eggs, slightly beaten
    2 cups finely chopped walnuts
    Butter-flavor cooking spray
    2 cups walnut halves
    Vanilla ice cream, if desired

    1. Heat oven to 425°F. Grease 13×9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with shortening or cooking spray. Remove 1 pie crust from pouch; unroll on work surface. Roll into 13×9-inch rectangle. Place crust in dish; trim edges to fit.

    2. In large bowl, stir corn syrup, brown sugar, butter, vanilla and eggs with wire whisk. Stir in chopped walnuts. Spoon half of filling into crust-lined dish. Remove second pie crust from pouch; unroll on work surface. Roll into 13×9-inch rectangle. Place crust over filling; trim edges to fit. Spray crust with butter-flavor cooking spray.

    3. Bake 14 to 16 minutes or until browned. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F. Carefully spoon remaining filling over baked pastry; arrange walnut halves on top in decorative fashion. Bake 30 minutes longer or until set. Cool 20 minutes on cooling rack. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.


    Read more at https://imjussayin.co/walnut-pie-cobbler/#gfBf1g1jvu0t546S.99
      July 9, 2018 5:16 AM MDT
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