Food Thread: Quiet, Young Dog!

Plain old Hush Puppies! I used to eat them... a lot...at a good southern-influenced restaurant in NYC, and of course I order them whenever I see them on the menu in the real South!

But making them? Yup, it's easy, but I can't remember the last time I tried.

Well...tonight that changes!

But I think I will make an interesting dipping sauce, just to be difficult. Maybe Tahini-based, or even Chipotle-honey!

Or butter. Plain old butter!

Am I overthinking this?

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There is a huge difference between preferring foods that are not filled with unnatural chemicals simply because it is aesthetically pleasing to eat real food, and claiming that chemicals that contribute to safety, longevity, and taste should all be banned because of possible health effects.

I'm in the first camp. I prefer unadulterated foods, but I am not running screaming from the store if I see a food that has some sort of man-made preservative or stabilizer. The health effects are based on biomedical research that even in its best days is filled with errors. Nowadays, my supposition is that the research is politically motivated and is probably nonsense.

Why These US Foods Are Banned In Europe

The E.U.'s position is based on a report of the Scientific Committee of Veterinary Medicine about veterinary health published in April 1999. The report states that there's a risk of "developmental, immunological, neurobiological, immunotoxic and carcinogenic effects" from these hormones.

Notice the weasel-words used to describe the supposed dangers? "Can be..." May cause..." "linked to." Absent epidemiological studies that show causation, it's just feelings. And that is perfectly okay if it is admitted. But these puritanical scolds hide behind their increasingly discredited science (Covid vaccine anyone?).

Just say it" "We find food additives distasteful in our food-centric culture, and we prefer as pure food as we can produce without impacting populations on the margins." You know...the people who might go without because rich Westerners can afford more expensive food!

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Cooking food on racks is a wonderful thing. The bottoms don't get soggy, cooking is more even, stuff gets crispier and browner...it's a win-win!

Except for when it comes time to clean the damned racks that are liberally coated with cooked on BBQ sauce.

I might need to buy a sand blaster!

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This sounds pretty damned tasty! Anyone ever make it?

Creamy Baked Ricotta

The creaminess sounds like a perfect side. I like creamy grits and risotto and stuff like that, so this might be right up my alley!

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While I am not one of those lunatics who go to particular pubs in Dublin just to enjoy a perfectly pulled Guinness...I do enjoy a pint now and then. And two nights ago I was eating with family and the older brat ordered a Guinness, which sounded perfect for the rest of the meal (the Beefeater Martini I had just finished didn't go with pulled pork).

But to his and my chagrin, the Guinness came not in a pint glass out of a keg, or even a can with the nitrogen capsule! No, it came in a bottle.

And I didn't hear Simon & Garfunkel singing when I tasted it. In fact, it was pretty crappy! Frothy without being creamy, too cold, and it definitely was on the bitter, not mellow side.

Anyone drink this crap?

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Misanthropic Humanitarian sent me this with a note that the recipe for "Crazy Cake" was handed down to him "from my mother who was 6 when the depression hit."
15 Depression-Era Desserts That Hold up Nearly 100 Years Later

This seems right up Stephen Price Blair's alley!

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Well, the garlic is out in the sunshine, probably soon to be eaten by those vile rodents with bushy tails and a penchant for damaging my home. But if they survive the squirrel apocalypse, and actually grow into something edible, I will be in garlic heaven! In case it doesn't, send all of your excellent home-grown garlic to: cbd dot aoshq at gmail dot com.

Rumor has it that the Bourbon Bubble is bursting. I have seen no evidence of decreasing prices, but maybe the bursting started somewhere else! I think the sweet spot is $40-$60 for excellent and interesting bottles, and bumping that to $100 gets you an incremental improvement in quality, but nothing mind-blowing. More than that and I think you are paying for hype and rarity, which may look good in your liquor cabinet, but doesn't translate to more quality in the bottle.

The problem...or the solution...is to buy lots of bourbon, take tasting notes, and eventually arrive at your favorites! It should take forty or fifty years, but it is worth it!

Posted by: CBD at 04:00 PM

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1 Food fight

Posted by: Skip at March 08, 2026 04:00 PM (Ia/+0)

2 Cheesesteak and fries soon
Wanted to make pizza but store pizza dough wasn't out when we wete there this morning

Posted by: Skip at March 08, 2026 04:02 PM (Ia/+0)

3 CBD is part of the cult of chipotle. Sad.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 08, 2026 04:05 PM (bss/y)

4 General Tso's chicken, vegetable fried rice and egg rolls tonight. No, not carryout. Well, the egg rolls are frozen....

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 08, 2026 04:06 PM (jtM2q)

5 CBD is part of the cult of chipotle. Sad.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 08, 2026 04:05 PM (bss/y)

Smoked jalapeño? You are offended by that?

Are you a communist?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 08, 2026 04:07 PM (n9ltV)

6 Plain old Hush Puppies! I used to eat them... a lot...at a good southern-influenced restaurant in NYC, and of course I order them whenever I see them on the menu in the real South!

But making them? Yup, it's easy, but I can't remember the last time I tried.

Well...tonight that changes!

I'm avoiding hot grease for a while. At least until the burns heal.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 08, 2026 04:08 PM (oKJ0C)

7 Hushpuppies were one of my favorite foods.

A great hushpuppy needs NO adornment - no butter, no sauce. Just serve it hot.

Posted by: Nova Local at March 08, 2026 04:08 PM (tOcjL)

8 I prefer simple, natural ingredients over the artificial ones. But I'm not opposed to the occasional enjoyment of, say, chili cheese fritos, or hot and spicy peanuts that I know have msg and some other bad additives.

Sometimes is ok.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 08, 2026 04:08 PM (h7ZuX)

9 Misanthropic Humanitarian sent me this with a note that the recipe for "Crazy Cake" was handed down to him "from my mother who was 6 when the depression hit."
15 Depression-Era Desserts That Hold up Nearly 100 Years Later

You had desserts? Luxury. We occasionally got roadkill, and were happy as clams when we did. Not that we had clams.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 08, 2026 04:09 PM (Riz8t)

10 CBD is part of the cult of chipotle. Sad.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 08, 2026 04:05 PM (bss/y)

Smoked jalapeño? You are offended by that?

Are you a communist?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

Smoked jalapeños or fast good restaurant?

Posted by: rickb223 at March 08, 2026 04:09 PM (oKJ0C)

11 I prefer simple, natural ingredients over the artificial ones. But I'm not opposed to the occasional enjoyment of, say, chili cheese fritos, or hot and spicy peanuts that I know have msg and some other bad additives.

Sometimes is ok.

You'd better be quiet, lest RFK Jr. come to your house and open up a can of whoop-ass!

Posted by: Archimedes at March 08, 2026 04:10 PM (Riz8t)

12 Smoked jalapeño? You are offended by that?

Are you a communist?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

Smoked jalapeños or fast good restaurant?
Posted by: rickb223

Or fast food restaurant?

Posted by: rickb223 at March 08, 2026 04:10 PM (oKJ0C)

13 And I didn't hear Simon & Garfunkel singing when I tasted it.

I think Guinness calls for Disturbed's version.

Posted by: mikeski at March 08, 2026 04:11 PM (VHUov)

14 Had to look up what Hush Puppies are. OK.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 08, 2026 04:13 PM (1o8D5)

15 Tonight is steak and eggs, budget style.

Spouse found one carne asada we need to use up - yeah, that doesn't feed multiple teen boys.

So, with eggs at $1.60/dozen, I'm making a western omelet egg pie (this is dairy free quiche that has more eggs and egg whites and less liquid than a normal quiche, since the liquid isn't really dairy, so no desire to put focus on it). Sauteed bacon, red onion, red pepper, and baby bellas with nutritional yeast, salt and pepper into the eggs. They are baking now.

Then I'll cook the steak and serve it over the Safeway $1 garden salad bag with the $1 grape tomatoes (and some pickled onions for the boys) with the $1 blueberries and blackberries they had.

Taking steak and making it affordable for teen boys.

PS - I made 2 egg pies b/c I want a lunch or two for me this week - if you have to make one, two is almost no more effort.

PPS - The Safeway ad is GREAT this week.

Posted by: Nova Local at March 08, 2026 04:14 PM (tOcjL)

16 A drop or two of Texas Pete or your favorite hot sauce on a hot hushpuppy does increase the enjoyment, in my opinion. Just a drop or two, no more. No need to go crazy.

Keep it simple.

Posted by: pawn at March 08, 2026 04:14 PM (iQdLI)

17 There was this little roadside dive outside of Millington, TN that did catfish... just catfish, really good catfish. But their hushpuppies were awesome. A lunch plate was about $4 back in the day. Fish, puppies, slaw and sweet tea.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 08, 2026 04:14 PM (jtM2q)

18 Except for when it comes time to clean the damned racks that are liberally coated with cooked on BBQ sauce.
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Is Easy Off with a brush applicator still available in the US?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 08, 2026 04:14 PM (1o8D5)

19 4 General Tso's chicken, vegetable fried rice and egg rolls tonight. No, not carryout. Well, the egg rolls are frozen....
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 08, 2026 04:06 PM (jtM2q)

Fried rice is one of my go to makes...it's so easy and so easy to make it taste better than whatever Chinese takeouts call fried rice...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 08, 2026 04:15 PM (tOcjL)

20 I don't like sweet cornbread but I like sweet hushpuppies.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 08, 2026 04:15 PM (4NO2D)

21 >>Misanthropic Humanitarian sent me this with a note that the recipe for "Crazy Cake" was handed down to him "from my mother who was 6 when the depression hit."

Mom called it 'Wacky Cake' and usually made it into cupcakes. She was born in '34 and had 6 siblings. She started helping in the kitchen food prep when she was about 6.

Posted by: Nazdar at March 08, 2026 04:15 PM (NcvvS)

22 Had to look up what Hush Puppies are. OK.
Posted by: Biden's Dog

They're shoes. You'd serve them with the feetloaf from last night's ONT.

Posted by: mikeski at March 08, 2026 04:15 PM (VHUov)

23 Crazy Guggenheim ate crazy cake.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 08, 2026 04:15 PM (Cqx++)

24 my ma taught me how to make crazy cake when i was little!

Posted by: cherries in season at March 08, 2026 04:17 PM (LqeC6)

25 Differentiate hushpuppies from pone.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 08, 2026 04:17 PM (4NO2D)

26 Important, willowed, PSA, re: falling to the floor and getting up

190 Nobody wants to lose mobility; I get it. But i don't get the steadfast refusal to have access to an alert.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!
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Exercise tip:
Put the bed on the floor. As close to the floor as possible. It approximates getting up off the floor.

Being so close to the floor one can't hop out of bed.
It's hard at first but it requires all the forgotten mussels necessary to get up off the floor.

It makes a difference.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 08, 2026 04:18 PM (XGXpY)

27 Misanthropic Humanitarian's Crazy Cake is great warm, plain or with butter on it. And you can make a tiny one in a microwave in a cup.

Posted by: KT at March 08, 2026 04:19 PM (7vIsy)

28 Ga, those hush puppies look delicious.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 08, 2026 04:19 PM (XGXpY)

29 21 >>Misanthropic Humanitarian sent me this with a note that the recipe for "Crazy Cake" was handed down to him "from my mother who was 6 when the depression hit."

Mom called it 'Wacky Cake' and usually made it into cupcakes. She was born in '34 and had 6 siblings. She started helping in the kitchen food prep when she was about 6.
Posted by: Nazdar at March 08, 2026 04:15 PM (NcvvS)

Gonna call a foul on his crazy cake make b/c I can't imagine folks got sprinkles, having just watched our WWII history from the Great Courses...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 08, 2026 04:19 PM (tOcjL)

30 LOL - opened the link and the first recipe is: Wacky Cake!

Posted by: Nazdar at March 08, 2026 04:19 PM (NcvvS)

31 I recently had some really good hush puppies, with jalapeno, but for the life of me I can't remember where that was. It'll come back to me around 3 AM as I try to fall back asleep.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at March 08, 2026 04:19 PM (0aYVJ)

32 To me, pone is just cornmeal, salt, and water, fried in pork fat. Hushpuppies have sugar, onions, some egg, soda, and other seasonings.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 08, 2026 04:20 PM (4NO2D)

33 Sorry CBD. You know the new rules from our wise overlords - If I don't like it, it's banned; if I do like it, it's mandated.

Posted by: Wally at March 08, 2026 04:20 PM (pduCL)

34 Chicken curry over sticky rice for dinner.

Our neighborhood is having a chili cookoff and I'm making Smoky Bacon Brisket Chili. I don't have a smoker but I do have a smoky pepper rub. Should I do the brisket in the oven or a crockpot?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 08, 2026 04:21 PM (kpS4V)

35 Aunt TC made great hushpuppies.
Cornkits box mix and added fine chopped green onions.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 08, 2026 04:21 PM (gbOdA)

36 Although seeing hushpuppies, I think CBD watched the 1st challenge of the new season of Top Chef this week...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 08, 2026 04:21 PM (tOcjL)

37 We are the priests of the temples of Syrinx.

Posted by: The Priests of the Temples of Syrinx at March 08, 2026 04:22 PM (6qxi8)

38 >>Gonna call a foul on his crazy cake make b/c I can't imagine folks got sprinkles, having just watched our WWII history from the Great Courses...

The recipe does not include sprinkles. Pretty sure Mom used white vinegar instead of cider - will ask her next time we talk.

Posted by: Nazdar at March 08, 2026 04:22 PM (NcvvS)

39 Smoked jalapeño? You are offended by that?

Are you a communist?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 08, 2026 04:07 PM (n9ltV)

I hate the flavor.

I tasted hot sauce for a living for several years. I came to despise Chipotle flavor (smokey ass.) Not a fan of habanero either (too tangy-wangy.) Green and red taste too earthy to me (dirt.)

Cayenne is good (clean spicy.) Tabasco is good. When you get into even hotter peppers, you lose a sense of delicate flavor profile.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 08, 2026 04:22 PM (bss/y)

40 Hushpuppie size
Ice tea spoon to tea spoon
Table spoon a bit to big with chance of a soggy wet middle

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 08, 2026 04:24 PM (gbOdA)

41 I now have a small deep fryer, courtesy of my parent's estate. I have no practical use for it, no way the wife lets me deep fry stuff all the time. Maybe I can use it as a sous vide thingy.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 08, 2026 04:24 PM (4NO2D)

42 Dawn makes a spray. Spray rack, let sit for a while, scrub with a brush then rinse.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 08, 2026 04:25 PM (+nEug)

43 I put the racks from my smoker on an anthill for a couple of days after a cook. The little buggers strip them and the water pan clean.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 08, 2026 04:26 PM (4NO2D)

44 39 Smoked jalapeño? You are offended by that?

Are you a communist?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 08, 2026 04:07 PM (n9ltV)

I hate the flavor.

I tasted hot sauce for a living for several years. I came to despise Chipotle flavor (smokey ass.) Not a fan of habanero either (too tangy-wangy.) Green and red taste too earthy to me (dirt.)

Cayenne is good (clean spicy.) Tabasco is good. When you get into even hotter peppers, you lose a sense of delicate flavor profile.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 08, 2026 04:22 PM (bss/y)

Chipotle has its uses...but it's not a love for me, either...then again, I don't LOVE anything in the heat category...I use just enough, not a ton (but nothing annoys me more than trying someone's lenten meat free chili and have it taste like literal veg soup - like you NEED some heat)...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 08, 2026 04:27 PM (tOcjL)

45 Not a fan of habanero either (too tangy-wangy.)
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How dare you. The habanero is the most flavorful of peppers, and the fruitiness is exquisite.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 08, 2026 04:27 PM (kpS4V)

46 I had a hush puppie for the first time at a Sambo's in Orlando it was like kishka.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 08, 2026 04:28 PM (RIvkX)

47 OK, looked at all of the recipes. Wacky Cake & Crazy Cake are 2 separate versions and the main difference is cider vinegar in the one and white vinegar in the other.

Mom served us at least 3 of the 15.

Posted by: Nazdar at March 08, 2026 04:28 PM (NcvvS)

48 I have one fireant mound that I let live. I nuke the others but this one is far from the house and they do the aforementioned stripping. I throw dead animals to them on occasion.

They may well worship me as a god.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 08, 2026 04:29 PM (4NO2D)

49 Just peaked at the ribs on the smoker.
Mmmmmmmmm!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at March 08, 2026 04:30 PM (2WIwB)

50 I now have a small deep fryer, courtesy of my parent's estate. I have no practical use for it, no way the wife lets me deep fry stuff all the time. Maybe I can use it as a sous vide thingy.

I bought an AllClad deep fryer on sale 2 years ago, and it's still sitting in my closet, in the original, unopened box. It seemed like a good idea at the time.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 08, 2026 04:31 PM (Riz8t)

51 Love those Depression Era desserts.

"Sad Cake or Vinegar Pie, Joe?"

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 08, 2026 04:31 PM (kpS4V)

52 Oh, been meaning to mention the restaurant I did a lot of work at in Newtown Square in Pa has been opened. Its a 2nd Napa Kitchen. Was looking for pictures but there website doesn't have really anything. Yelp does but don't have their App to open them

Posted by: Skip at March 08, 2026 04:32 PM (Ia/+0)

53 Corn pone is shaped into flattened cakes, then fried in a skillet (or in some recipes, baked). It’s thicker and more dense than cornbread.

Typical hush puppy ingredients include cornmeal, wheat flour, eggs, salt, baking soda, milk or buttermilk, and water, and may include onion, spring onion (scallion), garlic, whole kernel corn, and peppers.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 08, 2026 04:32 PM (oKJ0C)

54 Yeah, pone doesn't have any leavening.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 08, 2026 04:33 PM (4NO2D)

55 The best cornbread I have ever eaten included pieces of diced jalapenos and was served piping hot in a 6" cast-iron skillet.

Posted by: mrp at March 08, 2026 04:34 PM (rj6Yv)

56 51 Love those Depression Era desserts.

"Sad Cake or Vinegar Pie, Joe?"
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 08, 2026 04:31 PM (kpS4V)

The name of sad cake did amuse me - it's like telling visitors and other family members "You don't want to eat this cake. I'll suffer for you", as it ends up the tastiest thing in the house and all for the chef...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 08, 2026 04:34 PM (tOcjL)

57 I use my small deep fryer outside. Makes great chicken tenders, fish, fries and hushpuppies

Posted by: Ben Had at March 08, 2026 04:34 PM (+nEug)

58 I use my small deep fryer outside. Makes great chicken tenders, fish, fries and hushpuppies
Posted by: Ben Had at March 08, 2026 04:34 PM

Do you drain and refrigerate the oil after use?

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 08, 2026 04:35 PM (4NO2D)

59 Dawn makes a spray. Spray rack, let sit for a while, scrub with a brush then rinse.
Posted by: Ben Had at March 08, 2026 04:25 PM (+nEug)

That stuff works really well. I was a bit surprised first time I tried it.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at March 08, 2026 04:35 PM (0aYVJ)

60 toby928, no. I use fresh peanut oil everytime. When I do fries in duck fat I do reuse that.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 08, 2026 04:38 PM (+nEug)

61 Warm hush puppies with cocktail sauce...mmm-mmm good.

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 08, 2026 04:39 PM (qBdHI)

62 CBD is part of the cult of chipotle. Sad.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 08, 2026 04:05 PM (bss/y)

On a related note, Local Hive Honey Hot Sauce makes a variety of sauces, including Siracha and Habanero Mango.

They pair beautifully with some Jose Ole' Taquitos and a beer.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at March 08, 2026 04:40 PM (/HDaX)

63 Hello Foodsters,

Ben Had and Pug are already talking about clean up. I am afraid I missed dinner.

I will literally starve to death before breakfast.

Posted by: Pete Bog at March 08, 2026 04:42 PM (qlUA+)

64 toby928, no. I use fresh peanut oil everytime. When I do fries in duck fat I do reuse that.
Posted by: Ben Had

Look at Mr. MoneyBucks over here. I bet you have a 7 outboard HCB Estrella 65 as well.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 08, 2026 04:43 PM (diia5)

65 I enjoy a draft Guinness and when the bartender says "this may take a few minutes', that's the real deal. A Black and Tan or Half n Half is a treat too when properly poured.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at March 08, 2026 04:43 PM (hlcLG)

66 Next week I expect recipes for soda bread. And corned beef and cabbage. Maybe a shepherd's pie. (Note, shepherd's pie is made with mutton, if using beef, it is called a cottage pie.)

Posted by: tankdemon at March 08, 2026 04:43 PM (JEmdp)

67 Misanthropic Humanitarian sent me this with a note that the recipe for "Crazy Cake" was handed down to him "from my mother who was 6 when the depression hit."

I was about 6 when the depression hit. Didn't get a diagnosis for another 20 years...

Posted by: Depression. It's not just for economies anymore. at March 08, 2026 04:43 PM (TbWk/)

68 A couple of weeks ago I posted that more women are seeking women owned winery's to purchase their hooch.
Now today I read, women with pets are seeking out women owned pet food companies. Make it stop.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 08, 2026 04:45 PM (abIsI)

69 Next week I expect recipes for soda bread. And corned beef and cabbage.
Posted by: tankdemon

The secret to soda bread is to add yeast the night before.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 08, 2026 04:46 PM (diia5)

70 CBD: Guinness is an acquired taste. Took me about 4 weeks, at one can per week to get used to, and start to enjoy it.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 08, 2026 04:46 PM (O7YUW)

71 Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at March 08, 2026 04:43 PM (hlcLG)

Exactly!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 08, 2026 04:47 PM (n9ltV)

72 69 Next week I expect recipes for soda bread. And corned beef and cabbage.
Posted by: tankdemon

The secret to corned beef is low and slow...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 08, 2026 04:48 PM (VE6XX)

73 I put the racks from my smoker on an anthill for a couple of days after a cook. The little buggers strip them and the water pan clean.
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 08, 2026 04:26 PM (4NO2D)

Well damn it.
Now when I go check the ribs on my smoker, I start itching everywhere!

Posted by: Diogenes at March 08, 2026 04:48 PM (2WIwB)

74 The secret to corned beef is low and slow...
Posted by: It's me donna at March 08, 2026 04:48 PM

with lots of corn.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 08, 2026 04:49 PM (4NO2D)

75 Mmmmmm.....hush puppies.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 08, 2026 04:50 PM (sn5xH)

76 A couple of weeks ago I posted that more women are seeking women owned winery's to purchase their hooch.
Now today I read, women with pets are seeking out women owned pet food companies. Make it stop.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 08, 2026 04:45 PM (abIsI)

There is such a winery up in the San Juan Islands. Dreadful wine.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 08, 2026 04:52 PM (2WIwB)

77 A couple of weeks ago I posted that more women are seeking women owned winery's to purchase their hooch.
Now today I read, women with pets are seeking out women owned pet food companies. Make it stop.
Posted by: Maj. Healey

Driving in the left lane for 20 years with their virtue signal on.

Does woman-owned wine taste different? Maybe if they stomp on the grapes barefoot?

If woman-owned dog food tasted different, would a dog even care?

And now I got some Pet Thread in my Food Thread.

Posted by: mikeski at March 08, 2026 04:52 PM (VHUov)

78 72 69 Next week I expect recipes for soda bread. And corned beef and cabbage.
Posted by: tankdemon

The secret to corned beef is low and slow...
Posted by: It's me donna at March 08, 2026 04:48 PM (VE6XX)

Told spouse I know corned beef is cheap this year...but of all the beef buts/preps, it's my least favorite even when I do it right. I just don't love the corning flavor. When I want beef, I want beef...

So, maybe a cottage or shepard's pie this year - I have ground lamb and ground beef, and the lamb is probably more authentic...

I'm zero Irish (as a redhead no less), so I do it for the spouse and the kids...

I may make my Irish potato candy (the no potato kind) to share b/c no one who lives outside of NJ and the Acme know about it...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 08, 2026 04:53 PM (tOcjL)

79 Now today I read, women with pets are seeking out women owned pet food companies. Make it stop.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 08, 2026 04:45 PM (abIsI)

Made from real women!

Posted by: I meant by. Yeah, "by"... at March 08, 2026 04:53 PM (TbWk/)

80 Hushpuppies were one of my favorite foods.

A great hushpuppy needs NO adornment - no butter, no sauce. Just serve it hot.
Posted by: Nova Local at March 08, 2026 04:08 PM (tOcjL)

My Puerto Rican in-laws made a version of hush puppies called sorullitos. They were elongated as opposed to round. Great for dunking in black coffee. Tio Luis made great sorullos y cafe negra...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 08, 2026 04:53 PM (nbLIj)

81 buts = cuts (damn fingers)...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 08, 2026 04:54 PM (tOcjL)

82 > I put the racks from my smoker on an anthill for a couple of days after a cook. The little buggers strip them and the water pan clean.
Posted by: toby928(c)
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I snickered.

I left a small grate outside after a cook on the smoker. I think it was burnt ends. Totally forgot about it.

Yeah... the bugs stripped it clean. But my wife refused to ever let me use it again. 🕷

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 08, 2026 04:56 PM (jtM2q)

83 Draught Guinness is among my favorite beers. I despise the weird bottled stuff.

Posted by: ... at March 08, 2026 04:56 PM (vE0+H)

84 buts = cuts (damn fingers)...
Posted by: Nova Local

I like big cuts and cannot lie~

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 08, 2026 04:57 PM (diia5)

85 There is such a winery up in the San Juan Islands. Dreadful wine.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 08, 2026 04:52 PM (2WIwB)

There are some fine woman winemakers. But choosing a wine because of the genitalia of the maker seems just a bit silly.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 08, 2026 04:58 PM (n9ltV)

86 Isn't there a claim that Guinness can't cross water? I remember that was explained to me in a London pub back in the 80's when I odered a Guinness and was not impressed. I was told any Guinness outside of Ireland is a shadow of the stuff you get in Dublin. Or maybe the Irish bartender was just full of crap and it just sucked because Guinness sucks.

Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at March 08, 2026 04:58 PM (0iqap)

87 I despise the weird bottled stuff.

Posted by: ... at March 08, 2026 04:56 PM (vE0+H)

Yes!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 08, 2026 04:59 PM (n9ltV)

88 Diogenes no this isn't a winery, its a restaurant that specializes in many wines. They have another down in Virginia.

Posted by: Skip at March 08, 2026 04:59 PM (Ia/+0)

89 I have seen and eaten Mis Hum's Crazy Cake at damn near every family get together over my entire life.

Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at March 08, 2026 05:01 PM (0iqap)

90 Now today I read, women with pets are seeking out women owned pet food companies. Make it stop.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 08, 2026 04:45 PM (abIsI)

Several stores and restaurants I'm familiar with find it necessary to promote that they're women owned. Pisses me off. I won't patronize them.

Posted by: Nicless at March 08, 2026 05:02 PM (nPp6w)

91 Barren Karen Chardonnay.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 08, 2026 05:02 PM (sn5xH)

92 I may make my Irish potato candy (the no potato kind) to share b/c no one who lives outside of NJ and the Acme know about it...
Posted by: Nova Local at March 08, 2026 04:53 PM (tOcjL)
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Are those the chocolate-covered potato-like lumps called a Baked Potato? I've seen them in olde tyme candy places. Feels Depression-y.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 08, 2026 05:02 PM (kpS4V)

93 I'm old enough to remember Guinness Extra Stout available only in bottles. AFAIK, the nitro thing started in the early 90's and it was a game changer as demand went through the roof. My first bottle accompanied a very nice beef goulash circa 1980..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 08, 2026 05:02 PM (nbLIj)

94 Interestingly, or not, Guinness is lower in ABV and calories than lagers. It's really a health food!

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at March 08, 2026 05:03 PM (hlcLG)

95 Guinness sucks. Not a fan of stouts, but I would rather drink a Murphy"s any day.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 08, 2026 05:05 PM (sn5xH)

96 77 A couple of weeks ago I posted that more women are seeking women owned winery's to purchase their hooch.
Now today I read, women with pets are seeking out women owned pet food companies. Make it stop.
Posted by: Maj. Healey

Driving in the left lane for 20 years with their virtue signal on.

Does woman-owned wine taste different? Maybe if they stomp on the grapes barefoot?

If woman-owned dog food tasted different, would a dog even care?

And now I got some Pet Thread in my Food Thread.
Posted by: mikeski at March 08, 2026 04:52 PM (VHUov)
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Has anyone seen that wine label "Black Girl Magic?" I assume that's woman-owned (or maybe "girl" owned?).

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 08, 2026 05:06 PM (cWLG3)

97 Guinness is a must in my beans with ham hocks and beef and barley soup.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 08, 2026 05:07 PM (+nEug)

98 Woman-owned business means fuckall except they were able to get business loans unavailable to men, on favorable terms unavailable to men. Because vagina.

Posted by: Is the product or service any good? Who cares?! at March 08, 2026 05:07 PM (TbWk/)

99 Actually if I owned a winery or pet food company, I'd advertise it as woman-owned because it would entertain me no end to know liberal Karens would be rushing to buy stuff from a conservative Trump voter without knowing it.

Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at March 08, 2026 05:07 PM (0iqap)

100 I am quite tired of IPA beers, a stout now and then is ok

Posted by: Skip at March 08, 2026 05:08 PM (Ia/+0)

101 Pot roast made with one hand? Sounds like that would be right up Masturbatin' Pete's alley.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 08, 2026 05:08 PM (Wnv9h)

102 @93 Guinness in bottles is crap, in the 14 oz cans, however, it's as close as you can get to draft. Murphys in the can is almost identical to me, except Northen Irish, I believe.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 08, 2026 05:08 PM (cWLG3)

103 100 I am quite tired of IPA beers, a stout now and then is ok
Posted by: Skip at March 08, 2026 05:08 PM (Ia/+0)

IPA beers are for hipster queers.

Posted by: Hey it rhymes! at March 08, 2026 05:09 PM (TbWk/)

104 Germany bars have about 37 styles of glasses for each beer.
Cool

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 08, 2026 05:09 PM (gbOdA)

105 I like an IPA with stinky cheeses.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 08, 2026 05:09 PM (4NO2D)

106 The Jugged Hare before the "draft" dingus was disappointing

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 08, 2026 05:10 PM (Kt19C)

107 IPA beers are for hipster queers.
Posted by: Hey it rhymes! at March 08, 2026 05:09 PM (TbWk/)

I am drinking a Hopadillo with my husband

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 08, 2026 05:10 PM (gbOdA)

108 I may make my Irish potato candy (the no potato kind) to share b/c no one who lives outside of NJ and the Acme know about it...
Posted by: Nova Local at March 08, 2026 04:53 PM (tOcjL)

What do you make it with, if not potato?

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 08, 2026 05:10 PM (h7ZuX)

109 And pluckers down the road has Art Car IPA

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 08, 2026 05:11 PM (gbOdA)

110 Anyone drink this crap?

It eventually requires several bottles to finish, however...

Two swallows from a bottle of Falstaff then refill the balance with Guinness. Excellent.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 08, 2026 05:12 PM (XGXpY)

111 Any of you guys remember, back in the 80s?, when they sold canned Guinness with those little syringes, for that authentic pub experience? Maybe it was only in Europe, dunno.

Posted by: goatexchange at March 08, 2026 05:12 PM (hyS0X)

112 @107 Lagunitas is hopped up hipster crap. The only IPA from California I really like is Sierra Nevada.. Racer 5 gets honorable mention.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 08, 2026 05:12 PM (cWLG3)

113 92 I may make my Irish potato candy (the no potato kind) to share b/c no one who lives outside of NJ and the Acme know about it...
Posted by: Nova Local at March 08, 2026 04:53 PM (tOcjL)
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Are those the chocolate-covered potato-like lumps called a Baked Potato? I've seen them in olde tyme candy places. Feels Depression-y.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 08, 2026 05:02 PM (kpS4V)

Acme version was cream cheese and powdered sugar and vanilla blended and then scooped (scant TB) and rolled in straight cinnamon...that was the hardcore way...now folks add cocoa and other stuff...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 08, 2026 05:13 PM (tOcjL)

114 I have seen and eaten Mis Hum's Crazy Cake at damn near every family get together over my entire life.
Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at March 08, 2026 05:01 PM (0iqap)

I've made that cake a few times. Last time was when Little was away during his first year at college. Froze it over night, then shipped it 3-day priority mail. He loved it.

Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 08, 2026 05:13 PM (nbLIj)

115 Time for me to get tonight's meatloaf started. It should be ready just in time for the Gun Thread.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at March 08, 2026 05:13 PM (0vB2I)

116 I came across an IPA on the shelf called "Another IPA." Almost bought it for the laugh.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 08, 2026 05:13 PM (Wnv9h)

117 112 @107 Lagunitas is hopped up hipster crap. The only IPA from California I really like is Sierra Nevada.. Racer 5 gets honorable mention.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 08, 2026 05:12 PM (cWLG3)

FIrestone is good

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 08, 2026 05:13 PM (gbOdA)

118 Straight cinnamon cuts the immense sweetness of the interior, which is why you don't cheat it in the Irish potato candy...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 08, 2026 05:14 PM (tOcjL)

119 115 Time for me to get tonight's meatloaf started. It should be ready just in time for the Gun Thread.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at March 08, 2026 05:13 PM (0vB2I)

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Ma! The meatloaf! Now!

Posted by: Chaz at March 08, 2026 05:15 PM (cWLG3)

120 Oh, forgot the coconut inside, too - extra sweetness...here's the closest online form (you can tell I haven't made these in awhile - allergies - but I may give a spin with an alternate)...

https://hostthetoast.com/irish-potatoes-candy/

NJ is all cream cheese, but again, this is close...and way more cinnamon for rolling - gotta look like a potato...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 08, 2026 05:17 PM (tOcjL)

121 A couple years ago my son bought a 4 pack (yes, 4 not 6) of a Guinness Draught in cans. They had some sort of CO2 gimmick thingy inside that "fizzed" to make it foamy when you poured it into a glass.

Different. No better than anything else from them.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 08, 2026 05:17 PM (jtM2q)

122 105 I like an IPA with stinky cheeses.
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 08, 2026 05:09 PM (4NO2D)

I'm sorry you lost your taste buds in the war.

Posted by: Maybe you can get a donor tongue at March 08, 2026 05:17 PM (TbWk/)

123 2 beef tacos in soft flour tortillas with an ice cold Miller high life in the long neck bottle; keep the pinkie on the bottle, good enough for me.

Posted by: kingsman at March 08, 2026 05:18 PM (ehY6c)

124 Acme version was cream cheese and powdered sugar and vanilla blended and then scooped (scant TB) and rolled in straight cinnamon...that was the hardcore way...now folks add cocoa and other stuff...
Posted by: Nova Local at March 08, 2026 05:13 PM (tOcjL)

OK, that sounds all right. I'd try it.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 08, 2026 05:18 PM (h7ZuX)

125 I'm sorry you lost your taste buds in the war.
Posted by: Maybe you can get a donor tongue at March 08, 2026 05:17 PM

Fucking phosphine gas. It takes all the pleasure out of life.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 08, 2026 05:19 PM (4NO2D)

126 Lagunitas is hopped up hipster crap. The only IPA from California I really like is Sierra Nevada.. Racer 5 gets honorable mention.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 08, 2026 05:12 PM (cWLG3)

FIrestone is good
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 08, 2026 05:13 PM (gbOdA)

Without looking it up, what do the letters IPA stand for?

Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 08, 2026 05:19 PM (nbLIj)

127 India Pale Ale

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 08, 2026 05:20 PM (4NO2D)

128 I guess that I'm a hopster douchebag.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 08, 2026 05:21 PM (4NO2D)

129 Maybe a maple syrup dip for the hush puppies...

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 08, 2026 05:21 PM (n9ltV)

130 124 Acme version was cream cheese and powdered sugar and vanilla blended and then scooped (scant TB) and rolled in straight cinnamon...that was the hardcore way...now folks add cocoa and other stuff...
Posted by: Nova Local at March 08, 2026 05:13 PM (tOcjL)

OK, that sounds all right. I'd try it.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 08, 2026 05:18 PM (h7ZuX)

See the recipe I posted (and to be authentic, swap butter for more cream cheese and just use MORE cinnamon)...

It's a REALLY nice and easy (and kid can make friendly) dessert for St Pat's day that is not green dyed fake mint or fake pistachio...or even green. Maybe it's why NJ went for it so hard...

We made it in my Catholic school class the 1st time I had it...then I could never unsee its availability for 1 week a year...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 08, 2026 05:21 PM (tOcjL)

131 Maybe a maple syrup dip for the hush puppies...
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 08, 2026 05:21 PM

Brilliant!

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 08, 2026 05:21 PM (4NO2D)

132 >>>@107 Lagunitas is hopped up hipster crap. The only IPA from California I really like is Sierra Nevada.. Racer 5 gets honorable mention.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 08, 2026 05:12 PM (cWLG3)
*****
I agree, IMO Lagunitas is just bad. Sierra Nevada has a big presence here in Western NC, but like Skip said, I'm pretty much done with IPAs and there are a couple of local small breweries that make nice beers and ales.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at March 08, 2026 05:22 PM (hlcLG)

133 And to this day, in every other place I've lived and every grocery I've been in, I've never seen them...they exist in South Jersey in the late 80s til I moved...maybe now, not even there

...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 08, 2026 05:23 PM (tOcjL)

134 The only IPA from California I really like is Sierra Nevada.. Racer 5 gets honorable mention.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 08, 2026 05:12 PM (cWLG3)

Both good, although I think Sierra Nevada has decayed somewhat.

Racer 5 is from Bear Republic, which used to have a great brewery/bar in Healdsburg.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 08, 2026 05:23 PM (n9ltV)

135 IPA... I went on a Voodoo Ranger binge a few years ago because their cans are cool and I wanted some sort of "decor" for my garage/shop. The only really good things I can say is they have some high ABV brews and cool cans.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 08, 2026 05:23 PM (jtM2q)

136 Pot roast made with one hand? Sounds like that would be right up Masturbatin' Pete's alley.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

I liked the hoops he was jumping through to try to operate a pepper grinder one-handed.

Posted by: mikeski at March 08, 2026 05:25 PM (VHUov)

137 Should go make supper myself

Posted by: Skip at March 08, 2026 05:25 PM (Ia/+0)

138 India Pale Ale
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 08, 2026 05:20 PM (4NO2D)

Extra credit, who was the first major American brewery to produce an IPA?

Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 08, 2026 05:26 PM (nbLIj)

139 I enjoyed the pony Corona with a slice of lime at the end of a long hot horseshow. Just the right size.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 08, 2026 05:26 PM (+nEug)

140 139 I enjoyed the pony Corona with a slice of lime at the end of a long hot horseshow. Just the right size.
Posted by: Ben Had at March 08, 2026 05:26 PM (+nEug)

I rarely enjoy beer, but that sounds like perfect conditions.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 08, 2026 05:27 PM (h7ZuX)

141 cayenne and Thai hot peppers are much better than jalapeños, I think. Jalapeños are just hot, and not really flavorful. I grow Thai and cayenne, so I am probably influenced.
It is amazing where the heat grabs you. Jalapeños are front of the mouth burn, and Thai grab you by the back of the throat.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 08, 2026 05:28 PM (rbvCR)

142 Extra credit, who was the first major American brewery to produce an IPA?

Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 08, 2026 05:26 PM (nbLIj)

The modern revival? Wow...I would guess Stone, or maybe Harpoon?

Good question!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 08, 2026 05:29 PM (n9ltV)

143 > who was the first major American brewery to produce an IPA?
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Without looking at AI for an answer, and tongue in cheek... some sweaty hippie from the Pacific NW who grew weed first and taste buds were burned out.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 08, 2026 05:29 PM (jtM2q)

144 Took my lorikeet to a quiet beer bar, ordered a Guinness draft can. Bird perfectly parroted the crack of the can, beer flowing and the frothy head. "That bird just bought you a beer".

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 08, 2026 05:30 PM (Kt19C)

145 Dash, beer is not my drink of choice except under those conditions then there was nothing better.

Balvenie scotch or wine now. And the occasional Watershed for a treat .

Posted by: Ben Had at March 08, 2026 05:31 PM (+nEug)

146 BRB. Gonna pop open a Voodoo Ranger and eat my pineapple ham pizza

*leaves room quickly, ninja-like*

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at March 08, 2026 05:31 PM (0aYVJ)

147 Without looking at AI for an answer, and tongue in cheek... some sweaty hippie from the Pacific NW who grew weed first and taste buds were burned out.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 08, 2026 05:29 PM (jtM2q)

Here's a hint: first brewed in Newark NJ, circa 1890...and yeah that was before even I was born, smart asses!

Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 08, 2026 05:31 PM (nbLIj)

148 Extra credit, who was the first major American brewery to produce an IPA?

Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 08, 2026 05:26 PM (nbLIj)

Ballentine?

Posted by: Nicless at March 08, 2026 05:32 PM (nPp6w)

149 Here's a hint: first brewed in Newark NJ, circa 1890...and yeah that was before even I was born, smart asses!

Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 08, 2026 05:31 PM (nbLIj)

Ballantine's Pale Ale, maybe?

But was it really an IPA?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 08, 2026 05:33 PM (n9ltV)

150 I make a Guinness beef stew every year for St. Patrick's. If I don't have Guinness I'll use Shiner or other ambers, but really any kind of beer will do.

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at March 08, 2026 05:33 PM (FEVMW)

151 Ballantine's Pale Ale, maybe?

But was it really an IPA?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 08, 2026 05:33 PM (n9ltV)

http://tiny.cc/hn10101

Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 08, 2026 05:36 PM (nbLIj)

152 see’s candies makes a bomb potato candy every year. looks just like an idaho, only smaller

Posted by: cherries in season at March 08, 2026 05:36 PM (LqeC6)

153 http://tiny.cc/hn10101

Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 08, 2026 05:36 PM (nbLIj)

My dad would drink that stuff. I remember the bottles, but not the "India" part!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 08, 2026 05:38 PM (n9ltV)

154 See's candy . We have a Russell Stover plant here and they can't hold a candle to See's

Posted by: Ben Had at March 08, 2026 05:38 PM (+nEug)

155 111: Guinness sold with syringes for an authentic pub experience? Wtf, do they shoot up stout in Irelamd?

Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at March 08, 2026 05:39 PM (0iqap)

156
Before I quit drinking entirely, I absolutely hated IPAs, preferring stouts or brown ales. Eventually one of the things that drew me to bourbon and abandoning almost all beers was that it became virtually impossible to find a brewpub/restaurant that made anything non-IPA.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 08, 2026 05:40 PM (y9nCu)

157 152 see’s candies makes a bomb potato candy every year. looks just like an idaho, only smaller
Posted by: cherries in season at March 08, 2026 05:36 PM (LqeC6)

Yeah, it's not quite the same - theirs is "A “sweet” potato that will put a smile on your face. This one-of-a-kind treat features our fluffy divinity filling with premium California walnuts, dipped in milk chocolate, rolled in a cocoa-cinnamon blend and topped with pine nut “potato eyes.” Sold as a single 2.5 oz potato."

$8 for one is not the Irish-American way

...that might buy the entire corned beef for the day.

https://www.sees.com/st-patricks-day-gifts/200567.html

Posted by: Nova Local at March 08, 2026 05:40 PM (tOcjL)

158 154 See's candy . We have a Russell Stover plant here and they can't hold a candle to See's
Posted by: Ben Had at March 08, 2026 05:38 PM (+nEu

See's dark chocolate raspberry creme yum..

Posted by: It's me donna at March 08, 2026 05:40 PM (VE6XX)

159 “Why These…”

(Normally here I immediately stop reading because this one word indicates the article is clickbait. Headline writing is a lost art.)

But, I suspect the actual reason is EU protectionism. They just don’t have the balls to say it.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 08, 2026 05:40 PM (hJH5n)

160 I'll bet that a maple syrup and habanero would make a good sauce.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 08, 2026 05:40 PM (4NO2D)

161 I love Guinness. If you are drunk off your ass and knock a glass of Guinness over, you have 90 seconds to tilt the glass upright before it spills.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 08, 2026 05:41 PM (hJH5n)

162 > See's candy . We have a Russell Stover plant here and they can't hold a candle to See's
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Fannie May would beg to differ.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 08, 2026 05:41 PM (jtM2q)

163 151 Ballantine's Pale Ale, maybe?

But was it really an IPA?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 08, 2026 05:33 PM (n9ltV)

http://tiny.cc/hn10101

Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 08, 2026 05:36 PM (nbLIj)
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Perhaps a vintage bottle from the 1980s era? They are an old American brewery, but I'm pretty sure they did not have an IPA prior to the 1980s.

Posted by: Chaz at March 08, 2026 05:42 PM (cWLG3)

164 160 I'll bet that a maple syrup and habanero would make a good sauce.
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 08, 2026 05:40 PM (4NO2D)

I actually always combine maple and cayenne...it's a great combo for glazing bacon wrapped dates or figs...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 08, 2026 05:42 PM (tOcjL)

165 See's chocolate is great. But sold only in the West, I think? I had it in AZ, but I never see it in stores here in WI.

Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at March 08, 2026 05:43 PM (0iqap)

166 Ballantine did make a milder pale ale in the 70's or 80's, IIRC. Came in a squat grenade-shaped bottle and had those cool rebus puzzles under the lid. The IPA might have predated it. My first impression was something akin to what pine tar would taste like. A few belts of the regular pale ale got me to the point where I could appreciate the fruitiness of the hops that complimented the oak barrel character. It was a struggle, and a heavy burden, but I bore it for the betterment of mankind. I'm a giver like that...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 08, 2026 05:45 PM (nbLIj)

167 The bottle Guinness is the old style before they had the nitrogen capsule. I don’t think they even call it ‘Guinness.’ It’s like ‘Guinness Extra’ or something. Maybe. Possibly.

The Blade is in rough shape today. Went to a wild rave last night and … well, you guys know what happens at raves.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at March 08, 2026 05:46 PM (+pKCR)

168 Russell Stovers is meh. I buy the German and Belgian stuff from Aldi's.

Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at March 08, 2026 05:46 PM (0iqap)

169 Great candy comes from Anthony-Thomas in Columbus, OH. Smaller, local producers are the best, IMO.

Also fond of Esther Price, from Dayton. I once lived a couple of blocks from the factory, and the neighborhood smelled delicious.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 08, 2026 05:46 PM (h7ZuX)

170 98 Woman-owned business means fuckall except they were able to get business loans unavailable to men, on favorable terms unavailable to men. Because vagina.
Posted by: Is the product or service any good? Who cares?! at March 08, 2026 05:07 PM (TbWk/)

When I see a “Woman Owned” label on a product, I immediately decide that I will not buy it. Not that I don’t want women succeeding; I just hate the virtual signal/attempt to shame people into buying a product.

Not long ago my store carried oatmeal that had, on top of the lid, a message “WOMAN AND BIPOC OWNED”. Fortunately that product didn’t last long on the shelves before the company stopped selling it.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 08, 2026 05:46 PM (hJH5n)

171 See's candy . We have a Russell Stover plant here and they can't hold a candle to See's

Posted by: Ben Had at March 08, 2026 05:38 PM (+nEug)

See's Candy is great! I think it is the best big chocolate company in the world.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 08, 2026 05:47 PM (n9ltV)

172 Weisman truffles are to die for. There is candy and then there is perfection.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 08, 2026 05:49 PM (+nEug)

173 Before I quit drinking entirely, I absolutely hated IPAs, preferring stouts or brown ales. Eventually one of the things that drew me to bourbon and abandoning almost all beers was that it became virtually impossible to find a brewpub/restaurant that made anything non-IPA.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 08, 2026 05:40 PM (y9nCu)

Too many times I have been due for a brew and asked for a lager only to get a really confused look from the waitress/bar man. It's IPA this and IPA that.
BS says I!
Thus I pay more for imported German biers and sit and laugh at the ignorance and blind fumbling's of upper east side self-anointed elites.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 08, 2026 05:49 PM (2WIwB)

174 169 Great candy comes from Anthony-Thomas in Columbus, OH. Smaller, local producers are the best, IMO.

Also fond of Esther Price, from Dayton. I once lived a couple of blocks from the factory, and the neighborhood smelled delicious.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 08, 2026 05:46 PM (h7ZuX)

Anthony Thomas is nice chocolate - they do a very nice tour and let you use your admission fee towards your chocolate purchase.

AT actually does most of the "big" companies specialty chocolates (like the egg shapes, the bunny shapes, etc) b/c they can still do batch chocolate making...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 08, 2026 05:49 PM (tOcjL)

175 ‘Women owned’ businesses are mostly bullshit too. The true male owners put just enough shares in their wives or mothers names to qualify as ‘women owned’ to get all the perks and financial incentives.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at March 08, 2026 05:49 PM (+pKCR)

176 Nova Local

i never said it was the same

i said see’s candies makes a seasonal irish potato

Posted by: cherries in season at March 08, 2026 05:50 PM (LqeC6)

177 I hate IPAs for the most part but I had an insanely smooth one in the Maritimes. Either in NB or PEI, I forget which. But uncharacteristically for an IPA it was rather smooth.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 08, 2026 05:51 PM (hJH5n)

178 Thus I pay more for imported German biers and sit and laugh at the ignorance and blind fumbling's of upper east side self-anointed elites.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 08, 2026 05:49 PM (2WIwB)

Oh, to have a constant source of Parkbraü.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 08, 2026 05:52 PM (hJH5n)

179 See's candy . We have a Russell Stover plant here and they can't hold a candle to See's
Posted by: Ben Had at March 08, 2026 05:38 PM (+nEu

Well, yeah. Cause, ya know, it'd melt.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 08, 2026 05:52 PM (2WIwB)

180 Oh, to have a constant source of Parkbraü.
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 08, 2026 05:52 PM (hJH5n)

The Ft Lewis Class VI store sells Hofbrau, and Paulaner. But the best I ever had when I lived in Germany was Hassenbrau out of Augsburg.
Sigh...

Posted by: Diogenes at March 08, 2026 05:54 PM (2WIwB)

181 Too many times I have been due for a brew and asked for a lager only to get a really confused look from the waitress/bar man. It's IPA this and IPA that.
BS says I!
Thus I pay more for imported German biers and sit and laugh at the ignorance and blind fumbling's of upper east side self-anointed elites.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 08, 2026 05:49 PM (2WIwB)

Very much this. I was homebrewing in the early 90s and there was some idea that bitter hops can give you an endorphin rush, much like a chili pepper. Our interest was strictly ambers and the occasional Belgian Ale. I see the price that a six pack of "craft" beer is getting these days, and I make a bee line for the Yuengling..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 08, 2026 05:56 PM (nbLIj)

182 So- how many of you stuck your finger in the Brach's chocolate assortment box candies when you were a kid to see what the filling was before you took one? I got into hot water with my mom once because I poked holes in half the box and putting the yucky jelly and creme filled ones back. I wanted only those filled with chocolate. Kinda wrecked the box when mom brought it out for company.

Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at March 08, 2026 05:59 PM (0iqap)

183
Years in the wilderness with chicken wings, but I think I've reached home:

Separate flats from drumettes, save the wingtips for stock.
Brine for a day, dry completely, coat with equal measures of garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, and paprika.

Gas grill at 350F for a half hour, sprayed with olive oil and turned once halfway through.

Posted by: Auspex at March 08, 2026 06:00 PM (Y8DZL)

184 182 So- how many of you stuck your finger in the Brach's chocolate assortment box candies when you were a kid to see what the filling was before you took one?
Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at March 08, 2026 05:59 PM (0iqap)

Boxes of chocolate should always come with a legend, so you know what's what. I really despise chocolate and fruit, so it's nice to know what to avoid. And coconut. Bleh. Even now, if I'm given unfamiliar candy, I'll cut a piece in half before I try it!

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 08, 2026 06:04 PM (h7ZuX)

185 Mojtaba Khamenei has been elected by the Assembly of Experts to be the next Iranian Supreme Leader. This is causing me to wonder how many people did he piss off. I give him a week or two before he ends up blown to bits. Note to self: avoid experts and if you must interact with them do everything possible so they don't remember who you are.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at March 08, 2026 06:05 PM (BnDlA)

186 Time to fire up the grill for Sunday steak. Not too hungry, so the ribeye is weighing it at about 15.5oz. I should steam up some broccoli, too. Don't wait up for me...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 08, 2026 06:06 PM (nbLIj)

187 I became important at work and now it's ruining my life!

Posted by: Mojtaba Khamenei at March 08, 2026 06:07 PM (2Ez/1)

188 Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at March 08, 2026 05:59 PM (0iqap)

Jelly and chocolate is an abomination, but chocolate creme can be quite good!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 08, 2026 06:08 PM (n9ltV)

189 Barren Karen Chardonnay.
****

No Penis Pinot

Posted by: clarence at March 08, 2026 06:08 PM (lBwkW)

190 Eurotrash bans on USA foods for ‘safety’ or ‘health’ reasons are invariably to protect Euro producers. Total scam and another way we are getting fucked in the trade wars, at least prior to Trump.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at March 08, 2026 06:11 PM (+pKCR)

191 I always feel bad about steak prices until I see what my fish guy is charging for scallops. $100 per pound.

Posted by: NCKate at March 08, 2026 06:13 PM (uQzkA)

192 What about creamy thighs on hot young ladies? Do they count?

Posted by: Elric the Blade at March 08, 2026 06:14 PM (+pKCR)

193 I readeven a mico brewery makes IPA because its fast and easy.

Posted by: Skip at March 08, 2026 06:15 PM (Ia/+0)

194 > Eurotrash bans on USA foods for ‘safety’ or ‘health’ reasons are invariably to protect Euro producers. Total scam and another way we are getting fucked in the trade wars, at least prior to Trump.
Posted by: Elric the Blade
----------
I think our "food" is laced with a shit ton of chemicals that do....
- diabetes
- hypertension
- obesity
- 10K other "chronic" conditions

In this... the EU is right. But... they've probably got their own chems that do the same.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 08, 2026 06:19 PM (jtM2q)

195 Crikey, where did this memory come from? My dad wasn't much of a drinker but he would drink scotch and milk.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 08, 2026 06:20 PM (+nEug)

196 What about creamy thighs on hot young ladies? Do they count?
Posted by: Elric the Blade at March 08, 2026 06:14 PM (+pKCR)

Dang! This reminds me, I owe Weasel a cigar review.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 08, 2026 06:20 PM (2WIwB)

197 What about creamy thighs on hot young ladies? Do they count?
Posted by: Elric the Blade at March 08, 2026 06:14 PM (+pKCR)

Dang! This reminds me, I owe Weasel a cigar review.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 08, 2026 06:20 PM (2WIwB)
----
I watched a YouTube video about cigar rolling yesterday. To my disappointment, no creamy white thighs of young women were involved.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 08, 2026 06:22 PM (ESVrU)

198 Very much this. I was homebrewing in the early 90s and there was some idea that bitter hops can give you an endorphin rush, much like a chili pepper. Our interest was strictly ambers and the occasional Belgian Ale. I see the price that a six pack of "craft" beer is getting these days, and I make a bee line for the Yuengling..
Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 08, 2026 05:56 PM (nbLIj)

I blame Big IPA.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 08, 2026 06:23 PM (2WIwB)

199 196 What about creamy thighs on hot young ladies? Do they count?
Posted by: Elric the Blade at March 08, 2026 06:14 PM (+pKCR)

Dang! This reminds me, I owe Weasel a cigar review.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 08, 2026 06:20 PM (2WIwB)

'As men age, hormonal levels change...'

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 08, 2026 06:24 PM (bss/y)

200 NoVA Local, come on out 50 west until you start seeing Martin's instead of Giant--they have the old PA Irish potatoes candy.
Berryville/Winchester has them every year

Posted by: barbarausa at March 08, 2026 06:25 PM (enw9G)

201 Used to drink bitter and pale a bit in the UK. Is that pale an IPA
Not much of beer drinker.

Posted by: Javems at March 08, 2026 06:25 PM (zFsEm)

202 The Blade is in rough shape today. Went to a wild rave last night and … well, you guys know what happens at raves.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at March 08, 2026 05:46 PM

You learn that you are living in a simulation?

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 08, 2026 06:26 PM (4NO2D)

203 Top of Insty:

Tucker allegeds that Trump wants American soldiers to "rape" Iranian women, and that Trump is "moving towards" using nuclear weapons in Iran.

Me: Tucker, you have it all wrong. He wants to rape the nuclear weapons.

We want to have deep, fulfilling, philosophical and platonic discussions with the hot persian women.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 08, 2026 06:27 PM (bss/y)

204 202 The Blade is in rough shape today. Went to a wild rave last night and … well, you guys know what happens at raves.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at March 08, 2026 05:46 PM

You learn that you are living in a simulation?
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 08, 2026 06:26 PM (4NO2D)

Nice.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 08, 2026 06:27 PM (bss/y)

205 javems, a big hug to you.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 08, 2026 06:27 PM (+nEug)

206 White rabbit.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 08, 2026 06:27 PM (bss/y)

207 He followed Dejure.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 08, 2026 06:28 PM (4NO2D)

208 It is nice to be amongst folks who can be as autistic with movie references as I can be...

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 08, 2026 06:28 PM (bss/y)

209 I thought only teenagers went to raves. Adults do? I don't get out much.

Posted by: NCKate at March 08, 2026 06:28 PM (uQzkA)

210 CBD, Thank you for this thread. Food is my favorite subject.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 08, 2026 06:29 PM (+nEug)

211 I thought only teenagers went to raves. Adults do? I don't get out much.
Posted by: NCKate at March 08, 2026 06:28 PM

I imagine it depends on your drug use.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 08, 2026 06:29 PM (4NO2D)

212 "My dad wasn't much of a drinker but he would drink scotch and milk."

My ex-mother-in-law drank those. She called the drink an Aggravation and it was apparently a real drink. Repulsive.

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at March 08, 2026 06:29 PM (FEVMW)

213 Note: if anyone here is below 30 (unlikely), 'autism' is what we used to know as 'detail oriented and passionate' about a subject.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 08, 2026 06:29 PM (bss/y)

214 > Dang! This reminds me, I owe Weasel a cigar review.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 08, 2026 06:20 PM (2WIwB)

------

Had a Rocky Patel "60" today. Nice transitions between the mild, almost chocolate start to the nutty center and spicy finish.

My taste buds are toast... so YMMV

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 08, 2026 06:30 PM (jtM2q)

215 211 I thought only teenagers went to raves. Adults do? I don't get out much.
Posted by: NCKate at March 08, 2026 06:28 PM

I imagine it depends on your drug use.
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 08, 2026 06:29 PM (4NO2D)

I dunno, at my age getting high on ecstasy or MDMA and getting fucked by dudes doesn't sound like much fun.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 08, 2026 06:31 PM (bss/y)

216 179 See's candy . We have a Russell Stover plant here and they can't hold a candle to See's
Posted by: Ben Had at March 08, 2026 05:38 PM (+nEu

Well, yeah. Cause, ya know, it'd melt.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 08, 2026 05:52 PM (2WIwB)

Nice one, Diogenes!

I like See's, but I admit, Leonidas, if you can find it, makes the best chocolates. An independent, controlled, scientific poll of my office determined it.

Posted by: moki at March 08, 2026 06:31 PM (wLjpr)

217 Art Rondelet, I looked it up and it is called milk.punch. Not a combination that would readily come to mind.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 08, 2026 06:31 PM (+nEug)

218 WOMEN & ALCOHOL ... Hubby will occasionally mention the group of nuns who started brewing beverages to raise funds for their convent ... No surprise, the top-selling item was their Ale Mary.

Posted by: Kathy at March 08, 2026 06:32 PM (zuKcR)

219 Also, the crazy cake, or Depression cake, is very good and can be made as chocolate, vanilla or applesauce spice cake. Highly recommend, because its dairy free as well if you use margarine!

Posted by: moki at March 08, 2026 06:33 PM (wLjpr)

220 218 WOMEN & ALCOHOL ... Hubby will occasionally mention the group of nuns who started brewing beverages to raise funds for their convent ... No surprise, the top-selling item was their Ale Mary.
Posted by: Kathy at March 08, 2026 06:32 PM (zuKcR)

*golfclap*

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 08, 2026 06:33 PM (bss/y)

221 Thank you for this thread. Food is my favorite subject.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 08, 2026 06:29 PM (+nEug)

Yup! It sure is fun!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 08, 2026 06:33 PM (n9ltV)

222 WOMEN & ALCOHOL ... Hubby will occasionally mention the group of nuns who started brewing beverages to raise funds for their convent ... No surprise, the top-selling item was their Ale Mary.
Posted by: Kathy at March 08, 2026 06:32 PM

They should put on a show!

Posted by: Spanky at March 08, 2026 06:33 PM (4NO2D)

223 I thought only teenagers went to raves.

Posted by: NCKate at March 08, 2026 06:28 PM (uQzkA)

Heh...I agree.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 08, 2026 06:34 PM (n9ltV)

224 My increasing deafness should help with rave enjoyment.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 08, 2026 06:35 PM (4NO2D)

225 My dad wasn't much of a drinker but he would drink scotch and milk.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 08, 2026 06:20 PM (+nEug)

My wife had a great-uncle who drank that...starting at breakfast.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 08, 2026 06:35 PM (n9ltV)

226 Had a Rocky Patel "60" today. Nice transitions between the mild, almost chocolate start to the nutty center and spicy finish.

My taste buds are toast... so YMMV
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 08, 2026 06:30 PM (jtM2q)

Hmmm
Haven't had one of those in awhile.
I'm sitting on a San Cristobal review but haven't finished it yet. Cause...naps.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 08, 2026 06:36 PM (2WIwB)

227 Milk and scotch?

Posted by: Skip at March 08, 2026 06:37 PM (Ia/+0)

228 My dad wasn't much of a drinker but he would drink scotch and milk.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 08, 2026 06:20 PM (+nEug)

My wife had a great-uncle who drank that...starting at breakfast.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 08, 2026 06:35 PM

Dude.

Duuuuude.....

🤮

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 08, 2026 06:37 PM (Wnv9h)

229 WOMEN & ALCOHOL ... Hubby will occasionally mention the group of nuns who started brewing beverages to raise funds for their convent ... No surprise, the top-selling item was their Ale Mary.
Posted by: Kathy at March 08, 2026 06:32 PM

They should put on a show!
Posted by: Spanky

On center stage, Sister Zoot!

Posted by: rickb223 at March 08, 2026 06:38 PM (oKJ0C)

230 WOMEN & ALCOHOL ... Hubby will occasionally mention the group of nuns who started brewing beverages to raise funds for their convent ... No surprise, the top-selling item was their Ale Mary.
Posted by: Kathy at March 08, 2026 06:32 PM

*raises mug*
Ale yes!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at March 08, 2026 06:38 PM (2WIwB)

231 You gotta start in the morning if you're gonna drink all day...

Posted by: Old Lady Emhoff at March 08, 2026 06:38 PM (2Ez/1)

232 But I think I will make an interesting dipping sauce, just to be difficult. Maybe Tahini-based, or even Chipotle-honey!

Or butter. Plain old butter!

You can never go wrong with plain butter. But Chipotle honey sounds pretty good too!

Posted by: Ian S. at March 08, 2026 06:39 PM (fIp7k)

233 WOMEN & ALCOHOL ... Hubby will occasionally mention the group of nuns who started brewing beverages to raise funds for their convent.

Sounds like a good habit to have.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 08, 2026 06:40 PM (2WIwB)

234 I am trying to decide if the scotch and milk would be disgusting or merely horrible.

'might' soothe the stomach from a hangover?

Or make you violently throw up everything in your stomach.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 08, 2026 06:40 PM (bss/y)

235 WOMEN & ALCOHOL ... Hubby will occasionally mention the group of nuns who started brewing beverages to raise funds for their convent.

Sounds like a good habit to have.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 08, 2026 06:40 PM

Those nuns are flying.

Posted by: toby928(c) reaches at March 08, 2026 06:41 PM (4NO2D)

236 Maybe teens do go to raves as well as chicken hawk adults.

Posted by: NCKate at March 08, 2026 06:41 PM (uQzkA)

237 235 WOMEN & ALCOHOL ... Hubby will occasionally mention the group of nuns who started brewing beverages to raise funds for their convent.

Sounds like a good habit to have.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 08, 2026 06:40 PM

Those nuns are flying.
Posted by: toby928(c) reaches at March 08, 2026 06:41 PM (4NO2D)

Why drag poor Sally Field into this?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 08, 2026 06:43 PM (bss/y)

238 I worked in a bar in DC during college, late 70s--scotch and milk was the lunchtime cocktail of many a senior government worker.
Claimed it didn't bother their ulcers.

Posted by: barbarausa at March 08, 2026 06:44 PM (enw9G)

239 What would 'chicken hawk' be in the context of a rave?

'You, go to a rave, it's wonderful!'

?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 08, 2026 06:44 PM (bss/y)

240 Maybe teens do go to raves as well as chicken hawk adults.

Posted by: NCKate at March 08, 2026 06:41 PM (uQzkA)

:-)

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 08, 2026 06:44 PM (n9ltV)

241 Aetius discussing is my guess

Posted by: Skip at March 08, 2026 06:45 PM (Ia/+0)

242 Porters>>>Stouts.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 08, 2026 06:45 PM (A5RD0)

243 238 I worked in a bar in DC during college, late 70s--scotch and milk was the lunchtime cocktail of many a senior government worker.
Claimed it didn't bother their ulcers.
Posted by: barbarausa at March 08, 2026 06:44 PM (enw9G)

Huh.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 08, 2026 06:45 PM (bss/y)

244 241 Aetius discussing is my guess
Posted by: Skip at March 08, 2026 06:45 PM (Ia/+0)

Ah. Fight Club.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 08, 2026 06:46 PM (bss/y)

245 Okay...time to make the Hush Puppy batter!

Thanks for reading and commenting...even that communist Aetius451AD.

Cheers!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 08, 2026 06:46 PM (n9ltV)

246 245 Okay...time to make the Hush Puppy batter!

Thanks for reading and commenting...even that communist Aetius451AD.

Cheers!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 08, 2026 06:46 PM (n9ltV)

Go load a grease gun.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 08, 2026 06:47 PM (bss/y)

247 Also 'make the hush puppy batter' sounds... wrong.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 08, 2026 06:47 PM (bss/y)

248 Billy Bob Thorton in Landman

I drink Michelob Ultra because I'm an alcoholic.
Bartender, it's still alcohol.
BB, there's more alcohol.in orange juice

Posted by: Ben Had at March 08, 2026 06:50 PM (+nEug)

249 Porters>>>Stouts.
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 08, 2026 06:45 PM (A5RD0)

I agree with this statement. Yuengling made a fine example back in the day. I should seek it out...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 08, 2026 06:50 PM (nbLIj)

250 One handed pot roast looks pretty good.

Posted by: Eromero at March 08, 2026 06:54 PM (LHPAg)

251 Why do you have to hold 1 hand behind your back to make a pot roast?

Posted by: Skip at March 08, 2026 06:55 PM (Ia/+0)

252 picked up a pretty nice cab from Aldi today. <$7 pairing well with the ribeye..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 08, 2026 06:56 PM (nbLIj)

253
Mother Superior, we've discovered a case of Chlamydia in the convent.

Thank goodness! I've gotten so tired of the Chardonnay.

Posted by: A Classic at March 08, 2026 06:56 PM (2Ez/1)

254 Just finished making a nice fish stock. That'll make some good soup and risotto.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 08, 2026 06:56 PM (Wnv9h)

255 Another squall coming through.

We’ve had a series of rain, sleet, rainbows, hail and sun breaks.

Had a lovely birthday brunch with son#1. Then he took me for a ride in his brand new 2026 Toyota Forerunner. Nice ride. I was his first passenger.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 08, 2026 06:57 PM (A5RD0)

256 Rush could make that pot roast with half his brain tied behind his back.

Posted by: I miss Rush at March 08, 2026 06:58 PM (2Ez/1)

257 242 Porters>>>Stouts.
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 08, 2026 06:45 PM

I love them both but I would also rank the porter above stout. I don't drink beer very often but when I do, it would be one of those two.

Posted by: Moonbeam at March 08, 2026 06:58 PM (rbKZ6)

258 "My dad wasn't much of a drinker but he would drink scotch and milk."

My ex-mother-in-law drank those. She called the drink an Aggravation and it was apparently a real drink. Repulsive.
Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey

There is a very similar drink called "Horses Cum".

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 08, 2026 07:00 PM (/lPRQ)

259 buy a sand blaster!

Dry Ice would be food safe. IDK if you can get a unit smaller than a truck though.

Posted by: DaveA at March 08, 2026 07:00 PM (FhXTo)

260 GUN THREAD IS NOOD

Posted by: Skip at March 08, 2026 07:01 PM (Ia/+0)

261 RMBS, I'm going to do potato wedges deep fried in duck fat for a dinner. Would already cut wedges be mushy?

Posted by: Ben Had at March 08, 2026 07:01 PM (+nEug)

262 So you got three things going on with a Hush Puppy. Really, two with most anything you want to deep fry. But with a Hush Puppy ... its three.

One ... the grease. It has to be HOT !!! Because you have to be able to drop those little dollups of whatever in there and get 'em out quick. At least if you want them to taste good.

Two ... the batter. I've seen guys try to do an "outer layer". Good luck. All you can do is roll a batter into a ball, and if you've got the right mix, it won't fall apart and it'll actually crisp.

And when you get those first two ? Then you can start filling stuff in like minced onions. Or minced pepper. Or minced shrimp. But until you get those first two parts right ? Wasting your time.

The grease has to be hot. And clean.

Posted by: Hush Puppies at March 08, 2026 07:04 PM (OrWJC)

263 RMBS, I'm going to do potato wedges deep fried in duck fat for a dinner. Would already cut wedges be mushy?
Posted by: Ben Had at March 08, 2026 07:01 PM

Like store bought? Dunno. I haven't tried.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 08, 2026 07:04 PM (Wnv9h)

264 RMBS, yes . I can get the wedge in bulk unseasoned.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 08, 2026 07:06 PM (+nEug)

265 RMBS, yes . I can get the wedge in bulk unseasoned.
Posted by: Ben Had at March 08, 2026 07:06 PM (+nEug)

Might want to experiment with a small batch in peanut oil first and see how that goes

Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 08, 2026 07:09 PM (nbLIj)

266 Re: "Linked to" and similar weasel words. These are fuzzy statistical associations and not more until more solid data is shown.
Our epidemiology professor said to us "Although pencils disappear and coathangers accumulate, that doesn't prove pencils are larval forms of coathangers.

Posted by: Hal Dall MD at March 08, 2026 07:13 PM (vXqV8)

267 Concur with Joe's suggestion.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 08, 2026 07:13 PM (Wnv9h)

268 Mr. S revealed after 49 years of marriage that he had never really liked my cornbread, which is cooked in a cast iron skillet with a heaping T of melted shortening or oil in the bottom.
It's my grandma's/mom's recipe.

He likes Luby's cornbread, which might as well be cake with butter and honey on it.
That's what I make now, but I use a mix. Because I can be petty sometimes.

Posted by: sal at March 08, 2026 07:17 PM (f+FmA)

269 I was really hoping when I saw the food rack submerged in soap suds that maybe someone had a good hack for a quick easy way to clean these things and was sharing it. Frankly I'm a bit disappointed, like someone just yelled "PSYCH!".

Posted by: Nancy@7000ft at March 08, 2026 07:34 PM (4qIhJ)

270 Pot roast dude is a fag. He actually made a video of an overcooked slow-cooker pot roast. It's rocket science.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 08, 2026 09:55 PM (M9gjJ)

271 off, sock, before I forget

Posted by: Chuck C at March 08, 2026 10:11 PM (D0HYP)

272 beer goes straight to my feet, i have two per week. three sour belgians last friday, yum. guinness is pretty mild despite appearing like mud. we've got some taverns that move alot, and while not the same as an irish pour, unpasteurized is... different. the cans with the widget are pretty good. i grew up with bottled guinness, all three are a unique but they're all good. and then there's the stuff they brew under license in xaymaca (heineken also).

Posted by: cmeat at March 09, 2026 09:25 AM (R11M+)

273 Many southern restaurants don't do hush puppies very well.

Posted by: Quartermaster at March 09, 2026 01:47 PM (UOf2j)

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