Food Thread: Filet Mignon With Ramen? Sure...Why Not?

[Of course I wanted to embed a song by "Korn," but they are awful!]

New Jersey corn is pretty good, mostly because the supply chain is short and it arrives within a day or so of harvest. But supermarkets add a day or two to the mix, so it is difficult to get really fresh corn without driving to good farm stands.

But...damn! It's worth it. A few weeks ago we picked up a few ears of freshly picked corn and ate it that day. I shucked them, popped them into 185 degree water, and simmered for 10 minutes.

That's it. No salt. No butter! They were incredibly sweet and tender and absolutely delicious.

So why not go back to the well? And we did, but the later season corn...just two weeks later...wasn't as good. Still solid, and a pleasure to eat, but not incredible.

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There are a few dishes that come to mind when I think of foods that are best with complex sauces or lots of spiciness or in the case of snails...butter and garlic and parsley. Chicken breast is a perfect food for a cook to let his freak fly, because no matter what he does, he isn't masking the flavor of the breast, because there isn't much there to begin with. And I know some of you are put off by the idea of snails, but they really don't taste like much; they are a vehicle for those three delicious ingredients!

But you know what another one is? Filet Mignon, or tenderloin, or whatever you want to call it. Beef (or pork) tenderloin is very mildly flavored, and lends itself to great buttery, creamy pan sauces, or an au Poivre sauce. Filet on its own is nice, but nothing special.

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I went to Costco recently, which is often an unimaginable pain in the ass, but I went very early, before the proles showed up, and the place was actually tolerable. I bought one of their $4.99 roasted chickens, because I wanted to experiment and make chicken stock out of it.

But...it looked so good that I tasted it, and yup! It was mighty tasty for a mass-market chicken that is a loss-leader. Sure, it was salty, and had some other spices that I couldn't figure out, but for a quick meal while standing over the sink, it delivered!

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I know this dish sounds weird, and I can't vouch for it because I haven't made it...yet. But it does sound interesting, and I really love the combination of spicy and sweet Blackberry Fire Chicken might be a dud, but the idea is a good one!

But for f*ck's sake! Stop with the "boneless-skinless" nonsense. Chicken thighs are great with the bone in and the skin intact. Is it some lunatic diet thing? Skin does have a bit of fat, and of course it does! Because it tastes good, and fat is flavor.

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Homesick Texan is one of the better food blogs around. Why? Well, she knows how to write, so reading her stuff is not an unpleasant chore until one gets to the recipe. And she doesn't have much of an ego when it comes to cooking, so she doesn't come of as a pompous know-it-all.

Here is something that won't win any awards, but sounds like it is mighty tasty. Brisket macaroni and cheese! And she adds pickled jalapeñoslices on the side because why the hell not?

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In my youth I was quite inventive with a pack of ramen noodles and some vegetables and maybe some tofu, or even ground pork if I was flush!

I haven't had homemade in a very long time...just the fancy (and delicious) stuff at Ramen restaurants. But I am intrigued about trying it again, so the next time I go to my sort-of-local Japanese market I am going to pick up some and see what I can do with it! It'll be fun, and it might even be tasty!

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The great garlic experiment of 2025-2026 was a resounding...meh. Send all of your excellent home-grown garlic to: cbd dot aoshq at gmail dot com.

About the Bourbon Bubble...I think it has burst, but the category is also suffering from the inflation that affected everything else (Thanks Biden!). I think the sweet spot is still $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!

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1 Food fight

Posted by: Skip at August 30, 2026 04:00 PM (Ia/+0)

2 Colorado Olathe corn is the best.

*This year the yield is about 10% of the normal amount thanks to the drought.

Posted by: Lizzy at August 30, 2026 04:02 PM (X8xt3)

3 and maybe some tofu
Posted by: CBD

So that's what happened to you....

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 30, 2026 04:05 PM (NnhvP)

4 That's it. No salt. No butter! They were incredibly sweet and tender and absolutely delicious.

You might get more flavor and nutrition if you cooked it in limewater (not the fruit, no coconuts required. Called nixtamalization). The Mexican Indians discovered this process thousands of years ago...avoids pellagra.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 30, 2026 04:06 PM (l3cgK)

5 Pork chops and applesauce

Posted by: Skip at August 30, 2026 04:06 PM (Ia/+0)

6 We picked up a dozen ears of farm fresh corn Friday. We had some that night and it was really sweet. We're having some more tonight and my wife's going to take 2 ears and make a black bean and corn salad. There's other stuff in it, but I don't recall what. Herbs, tomatoes, peppers maybe. I'm thinking fish tacos to go with it.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 30, 2026 04:07 PM (2Cry5)

7 But for f*ck's sake! Stop with the "boneless-skinless" nonsense. Chicken thighs are great with the bone in and the skin intact. Is it some lunatic diet thing? Skin does have a bit of fat, and of course it does! Because it tastes good, and fat is flavor.

It IS some lunatic thing. I hate the dryness of chicken breasts, but thighs and legs? Oh yeah, baby, gimme, especially with the tasty skin. I even eat the kidneys stuck inside the thighs of Costo chicken...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 30, 2026 04:07 PM (l3cgK)

8 I am a glutton for punishment this evening, making dinner for 24 (4 here and 20 at high school youth group, which really means dinner for 40)...in a townhome kitchen...

Since beef was so expensive all summer, they never had it at youth group dinner, so when my kid asked for my pasta dish (I call it beef and veg bolognese b/c it's equally weighted or more veg to ground beef), and then I found $2/lb ground beef, I felt like someone above was watching out for me...so win for not bankrupting myself by saying yes...

I'll have it over orzo and the kids are getting fusilli (so I can run a taste test of the sauce 30 minutes early) and then I have an enormous watermelon and grape tray and homemade Cheerio treats...for them and the folks here...

I'll be in and out of the kitchen as I keep making this...

Posted by: Nova Local at August 30, 2026 04:08 PM (tOcjL)

9 I’ve got a six-pack of these in the pantry now.

https://tinyurl.com/3k8dwwff
(NissinFoods)

I eat them once or twice a week for lunch.

They also have a Seafood and Curry flavor that aren’t too bad.

I think they’re the best I’ve had out of a cup.
Better than Maruchan at least.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 30, 2026 04:08 PM (6ydKt)

10 No salt? No butter?
Unthinkable, even if unnecessary.

Posted by: From about That Time at August 30, 2026 04:08 PM (sl73Y)

11 Pork chops and applesauce

Pork chops and lemon sauce here. As the astronauts ate it! (On the ground anyway.)

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 30, 2026 04:08 PM (kYmoU)

12 And she adds pickled jalapeñoslices on the side because why the hell not?

The spice must flow...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 30, 2026 04:08 PM (l3cgK)

13 Although after I make this youth dinner (b/c this year, I promised one per month), maybe I'll get a Costco membership to just buy 6 rotisserie chickens and some bread...I can always handle fruit and dessert...

Posted by: Nova Local at August 30, 2026 04:10 PM (tOcjL)

14 I grow my own sweet corn. Cuts out the middle man. I couldn't for a long time because the Deer considered my corn field the equivalent of a Homestyle Buffet Restaurant, Deer don't eat the corn. They want the corn silk. But, it's just as damaging. However, I have an uncle who retired from being a farmer, and I finally asked him at a family reunion..."How do I keep Deer out of my corn?"

This made him laugh and look a little uncomfortable. He told me to use a spray to outline my field called "Deer B Gon." Sounds like a scam, and that's why an experienced farmer was a little sheepish about recommending it. It employs clove and cinnamon oil...AND IT WORKED. Not just with deer, but it kept the rabbits out of the lettuce as well.

So, the moral of the story is that those late night commercials where some guy is yelling at you about the low price of $9.99. They aren't all crap. Just most of them.

Posted by: Orson at August 30, 2026 04:11 PM (dIske)

15 Filet on its own is nice, but nothing special.
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Because no fat.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 30, 2026 04:12 PM (XvL8K)

16 7 But for f*ck's sake! Stop with the "boneless-skinless" nonsense. Chicken thighs are great with the bone in and the skin intact. Is it some lunatic diet thing? Skin does have a bit of fat, and of course it does! Because it tastes good, and fat is flavor.

It IS some lunatic thing. I hate the dryness of chicken breasts, but thighs and legs? Oh yeah, baby, gimme, especially with the tasty skin. I even eat the kidneys stuck inside the thighs of Costo chicken...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 30, 2026 04:07 PM (l3cgK)

Depends what you're doing with the chicken...I love boneless skinless thighs if I'm cooking up a stir fry or curry or fried rice or fajita...the bone is just a PITA if you are gonna just cut up the chicken before cooking (I could take the skin, but you can't get skin if you have bone...but you can get bone with no skin, which is even more annoying)...

Posted by: Nova Local at August 30, 2026 04:12 PM (tOcjL)

17 Boneless-skinless -

This comes from two things:
"Oh, it's slimy" (or greasy when fried)
and
the 'fat is bad' conspiracy.

My mother *still* believes it to be true, all evidence to the contrary.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 30, 2026 04:15 PM (aJQbY)

18 Sign at Wegmans “We Support Local Farmers”.

Reality; all the tomatoes are from Canada, as are most of the cucumbers. A lot of broccoli and vegetables are from Mexico.

Have we forgotten how to grow produce? Have we time out that we have to buy produce from Canada and from a country that has human waste in its agriculture products.

So sick of this crap.

Posted by: Vengeance at August 30, 2026 04:16 PM (Yiq+D)

19 16
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Depends what you're doing with the chicken...I love boneless skinless thighs if I'm cooking up a stir fry or curry or fried rice or fajita...the bone is just a PITA if you are gonna just cut up the chicken before cooking (I could take the skin, but you can't get skin if you have bone...but you can get bone with no skin, which is even more annoying)...

Posted by: Nova Local at August 30, 2026 04:12 PM (tOcjL)

Yes, making Japanese curry is one of those exceptions where I trim off the skin, fat, and bones (if I don't already have boneless, skinless chicken thigh meat).

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 30, 2026 04:16 PM (l3cgK)

20 Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 30, 2026 04:07 PM (l3cgK)

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Go in any Chinese take-out place...and look at the appetisers. The "Boneless Spare Ribs" entry always makes me laugh.

Posted by: Orson at August 30, 2026 04:16 PM (dIske)

21 I ran across Ramen noodles about a year ago when W'mart decided to start carrying them again. 30¢/pack! Who'da thunk! Anyhow: I ate 'em in college out of necessity and lack of money. Now I buy 'em and use them as the BASE for other dishes - works great! Amazing how well packaged noodles and a dry saucepack can work with other things like boudin, beef, shrimp, chicken, and vegetables like green Bell peppers, jalapeños, Anaheims, garlic (there's never enough garlic, is there?) and other flavors du jour - and that doesn't begin to include sauces. My new favorite is by a company called 'El Yucateca', and their 'Habañero y Coffee' is EXCELLENT! If you see in in your store, get a bottle - it's about $3.95 - you can thank me later.

Posted by: Dr_No at August 30, 2026 04:16 PM (ayRl+)

22 Had chicken breasts, mashed potatoes and corn on the cob yesterday. It was from a local market- not part of a big chain. Cooked two ears unhusked in the microwave for about five minutes and they were delicious.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 30, 2026 04:16 PM (JrHfD)

23 20 Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 30, 2026 04:07 PM (l3cgK)

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Go in any Chinese take-out place...and look at the appetisers. The "Boneless Spare Ribs" entry always makes me laugh.

Posted by: Orson at August 30, 2026 04:16 PM (dIske)

I went to a store in Phoenix that was selling boneless bananas...they weren't wrong; never found a single bone in them.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 30, 2026 04:17 PM (l3cgK)

24 >>He told me to use a spray to outline my field called "Deer B Gon."

Does this stop bunnies, too?

Posted by: Lizzy at August 30, 2026 04:18 PM (X8xt3)

25 Yep, no shame in packaged ramen as a base for whatever meat it's 'flavored like'.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 30, 2026 04:19 PM (aJQbY)

26 Posted by: Nova Local at August 30, 2026 04:08 PM (tOcjL)

Is there a saint for cooking youth group dinners? Because if there isn't one, you surely deserve to be declared one after you die for all this kind and excellent cooking you do for the youth group.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 30, 2026 04:20 PM (JrHfD)

27 I spent years in the seed corn business, and am a corn on the cob connoisseur. The info on corn was correct in the past, but, some years back, the Illini Supersweet gene was introduced into sweet corn. You can now buy corn from a grocery store and get quality relatively close to fresh from the field. The problem in the past was the breakdown of sugars in the kernel. This gene lengthened the time the sugars stayed sweet by several days.

Posted by: BufordGooch at August 30, 2026 04:20 PM (PyC1T)

28 Went to a new local restaurant with friends last night. They feature seafood and Italian and delivered on both fronts in spades. Apparently, so are many others cause the place was packed. And yes, the oysters were great.

Definitely agree on the local farm thing. Despite the local grocery stores having great produce around here, getting right at the farm just tastes better.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 30, 2026 04:21 PM (viF8m)

29 I think my son could live on ramen. He gets these huge packages from the Korean grocery store.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 30, 2026 04:21 PM (JrHfD)

30 Ramen is great when it is authentic. The dried stuff is survival rations. Sometimes I crumble the noodles on top of Chinese chicken salad.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 30, 2026 04:22 PM (RIvkX)

31 Thinking of making pizza dough now, but I better get started to eat before, six thirtie?

Posted by: From about That Time at August 30, 2026 04:24 PM (sl73Y)

32 30 Ramen is great when it is authentic. The dried stuff is survival rations. Sometimes I crumble the noodles on top of Chinese chicken salad.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 30, 2026 04:22 PM (RIvkX)

Indeed, survival rations. Lasts a long time. Might not be bad to have around with a ton of water for emergencies.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 30, 2026 04:24 PM (l3cgK)

33 26 Posted by: Nova Local at August 30, 2026 04:08 PM (tOcjL)

Is there a saint for cooking youth group dinners? Because if there isn't one, you surely deserve to be declared one after you die for all this kind and excellent cooking you do for the youth group.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 30, 2026 04:20 PM (JrHfD)

Thanks, there are a few moms who rotate, so it's not just me...although I may be the only one working with a townhome kitchen

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Posted by: Nova Local at August 30, 2026 04:25 PM (tOcjL)

34 Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 30, 2026 04:22 PM (RIvkX)

It's dried stuff, but he seems to like it a lot.

We went to a Korean restaurant for lunch the other day and it was probably the best ramen which I've ever had

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 30, 2026 04:25 PM (JrHfD)

35 Shifting gears for a minute: Little Cuties. Yes, they're mandarines, right? Yes, they taste great, right? Yes, they're affordable, right? NO! Once upon a time, I could buy a 3-lb mesh bag of 'em at Kroger or W'mart for $3.39 or $3.49 ($5.95 for a 5-lb bag). NOW the 3-lb bag is priced at $5.49 and the 5-lb bag at $8.49. Sorry. Those can sit on the shelf and rot as far as I'm concerned. I will NOT be played like that. Yes, they're good. Yes, I enjoy 'em. Yes, they supply my body with needed Vitamin See. No, I will NOT be extorted by a grocery chain. Besides that, they're now at End-of-Season, so you know 'The Quality Goes In Before the Name Goes On', right? Right?

Posted by: Dr_No at August 30, 2026 04:25 PM (ayRl+)

36 The main drawbacks are high sodium and high calorie. Throwing away the salt packet and adding some soy sauce, peanut butter and garlic is the way.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 30, 2026 04:26 PM (RIvkX)

37 Local or grocery, i haven't had bad corn in ages. One late, local corn that was mushy is the only one to come to mind.

Posted by: From about That Time at August 30, 2026 04:27 PM (sl73Y)

38 The highest and best use to which fresh corn can be put is to used for a French dish called 'Macque Choux' … look it up. It's easy enough to make, and it's great in winter, too.

Posted by: Dr_No at August 30, 2026 04:29 PM (ayRl+)

39 I made a big piece of boneless lamb the other day so now I'm simmering chunks of it in its juice and some curry sauce.

Cut up some taters into cubes and tossed them in bacon fat, salt, pepper and spices. There are bacon bits in the mix and I'll make a topping of crumbled Bacon Grilled Cheese potato chips for some crunch.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 30, 2026 04:29 PM (kpS4V)

40 I've frozen whole ears of corn. Just put em in the freezer and they'll keep for weeks, maybe even months (according to the lady who tipped me to this).

Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 30, 2026 04:30 PM (nbLIj)

41 Got a box of chicken miso ramen broth for experimentation later in the week.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 30, 2026 04:30 PM (kpS4V)

42 The Epicurious YouTube channel has a series where they have 3 chefs try different store bought products and pick the "best."

There's one where 3 of them try a bunch of instant Ramen noodle packs. Some of them I think might only be found in specific Asian stores.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 30, 2026 04:31 PM (2Cry5)

43 24 >>He told me to use a spray to outline my field called "Deer B Gon."

Does this stop bunnies, too?
Posted by: Lizzy at August 30, 2026 04:18 PM (X8xt3)

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It does, indeed. He, also, told me if I was energetic, I could plant mint all around the garden, and that would work as well, but mint spreads and can be pretty dominant. Bottom line, to keep out pests, anything strong scented usually works. Cinnamon is a big one, as well as similar scents. It creates an olfactory barrier.

Posted by: Orson at August 30, 2026 04:31 PM (dIske)

44 We went to a Korean restaurant for lunch the other day and it was probably the best ramen which I've ever had

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 30, 2026 04:25 PM

The best ramen I ever had was from an old guy with a busted down food cart at the train station in Yokosuka Japan. You told him what you wanted and he tossed the noodles in a big greasy pot and boiled them for you on the spot.

He had a line every time a train pulled into the station. Bonus he spoke enough english to understand you because the Navy base was there.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 30, 2026 04:31 PM (cpFbA)

45 Korean restaurant? Three words: Be Bim Bop. Ask for it by name.

Posted by: Dr_No at August 30, 2026 04:33 PM (ayRl+)

46 30 Ramen is great when it is authentic. The dried stuff is survival rations. Sometimes I crumble the noodles on top of Chinese chicken salad.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 30, 2026 04:22 PM (RIvkX)

Go to Hmart and get fresh ramen - so much tastier and better for you.

If that's not on sale or too much of s splurge, look for their air fried ramen...you won't notice a difference between the fat fried and air fried kind...

Posted by: Nova Local at August 30, 2026 04:33 PM (tOcjL)

47 the Illini Supersweet gene was introduced into sweet corn.
Posted by: BufordGooch at August 30, 2026 04:20 PM (PyC1T)

OH NO! The dreaded genetic engineering. Every "organic" plant we eat today has been hybridized, selectively crossed and mutated.

And it has produced a food revolution for which we should be thankful.

Posted by: Pete Bog at August 30, 2026 04:33 PM (DTgUC)

48 Corn in my area sucks. It’s a Buck an ear and awful.

But. It’s blackberry season. And there’s a LOT of them. Free for the harvesting. Everywhere.

Plums and apples and pears as well.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 30, 2026 04:34 PM (BT7V7)

49 35 Shifting gears for a minute: Little Cuties. Yes, they're mandarines, right? Yes, they taste great, right? Yes, they're affordable, right? NO! Once upon a time, I could buy a 3-lb mesh bag of 'em at Kroger or W'mart for $3.39 or $3.49 ($5.95 for a 5-lb bag). NOW the 3-lb bag is priced at $5.49 and the 5-lb bag at $8.49. Sorry. Those can sit on the shelf and rot as far as I'm concerned. I will NOT be played like that. Yes, they're good. Yes, I enjoy 'em. Yes, they supply my body with needed Vitamin See. No, I will NOT be extorted by a grocery chain. Besides that, they're now at End-of-Season, so you know 'The Quality Goes In Before the Name Goes On', right? Right?
Posted by: Dr_No at August 30, 2026 04:25 PM (ayRl+)

Is it cutie season? I always associate citrus season with winter...

Posted by: Nova Local at August 30, 2026 04:34 PM (tOcjL)

50 I am missing six front teeth. My corn on the cob has to be sliced off the cob., still hard to chew.

Posted by: Eromero at August 30, 2026 04:35 PM (LHPAg)

51

Ramen Ramen

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 30, 2026 04:36 PM (Cqx++)

52 @ 49 35 Shifting gears for a minute: Little Cuties. Yes, they're mandarines, right? Yes, they taste great, right? Yes, they're affordable, right? NO! Once upon a time, I could buy a 3-lb mesh bag of 'em at Kroger or W'mart for $3.39 or $3.49 ($5.95 for a 5-lb bag). NOW the 3-lb bag is priced at $5.49 and the 5-lb bag at $8.49. Sorry. Posted by: Dr_No at August 30, 2026 04:25 PM (ayRl+)
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Is it cutie season? I always associate citrus season with winter...
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Nope - now it's the END of 'Cuties' season … pity, that.

Posted by: Dr_No at August 30, 2026 04:36 PM (ayRl+)

53
The Garrison Bros irritate me with their highly overpriced Texas bourbons that sometimes sound interesting enough that I want to buy them.

Their Lady Bird Bourbon is a case in point.

It starts out as a small batch that is aged 4 years in new white oak barrels for 4 years then infused with Texas wildflower Honey for 8-9 months then transferred to French Cognac XO casks for3 more years then bottled at 114 proof.

Sounds like a perfect fit for GB bourbon's lumbery style.

I suspect this would make a great after meal sipper.

Buuut, at almost $200/btl it shall go unsipped at the naturalfake Hacienda.

Posted by: naturalfake at August 30, 2026 04:37 PM (iJfKG)

54 Cut the fat end of the corn with shucks on off. Microwave for 4 minutes. Grab skinny end and squeeze and it comes out without silks. Unbelievably good. Youtube has video but it really is idiot proof.

Posted by: Pamazon at August 30, 2026 04:38 PM (b5MGU)

55 ps: Snails are nasty. Tried them once at a fancy restaurant. STILL nasty.

Posted by: Pamazon at August 30, 2026 04:38 PM (b5MGU)

56 @ 50 I am missing six front teeth. My corn on the cob has to be sliced off the cob., still hard to chew.
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Seriously? I had all my teeth pulled 'cos they were more trouble than they were worth. Now I just take out my dentures and slice the corn off the cob. Works great, and that's why God made knives …

Posted by: Dr_No at August 30, 2026 04:39 PM (ayRl+)

57 I actually prefer chicken thighs over brast or legs

Posted by: Skip at August 30, 2026 04:39 PM (Ia/+0)

58 55 ps: Snails are nasty. Tried them once at a fancy restaurant. STILL nasty.

Posted by: Pamazon at August 30, 2026 04:38 PM (b5MGU)

They need garlic sauce...oh, and need to be fed corn meal for (2 or 3 wks?) to purge anything toxic they've been eating, if you get them yourself.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 30, 2026 04:41 PM (l3cgK)

59 I hate to admit this but snails are really nothing but a delivery matrix for butter, garlic and lemon. Chewy and meh on their own. I prefer shrimp or chicken for the flavor matrix.

Now let's talk turkey! the ultimate matrix food.

Posted by: Pete Bog at August 30, 2026 04:41 PM (DTgUC)

60 So, I started my 1.5 line meds (aka, an add on while I keep taking the other cancer meds), which goes better if you have a meal with 25-55% fat content...since I like to take meds that can wreck my digestive system in the morning (b/c who wants to not sleep all night), I had to flip my normal breakfasts.

Raisin Bran was out, but I still needed to also start my day with close enough fiber b/c of my other med (that I'm still on). So after experimenting, I'm on Dave's Killer thin seeded breads (I use 2-3 different ones), 2 slices toasted with Aldi's organic all natural peanut butter (the one that's just peanuts and salt) with my coffee and water bottle (which the meds also need) and all the my vitamins.

After 2 weeks, I'm not sad about breakfast and feeling good, so if you need a "normal, no work" breakfast for meds that need a sufficiently fat-filled meal (when you also have to avoid dairy and tree nuts), you could do worse...

Posted by: Nova Local at August 30, 2026 04:41 PM (tOcjL)

61 When I was a few* years younger, I would pull off side of the 2 lane road and pick fresh corn. Tasted even better than farm stand.

*40 years ago I think

Posted by: olddog in mo at August 30, 2026 04:42 PM (ig95V)

62 The part I hated to admit was that CBD was right about something.

Posted by: Pete Bog at August 30, 2026 04:42 PM (DTgUC)

63 Snails? No. The 'Jesse Kelly Burger'? Yes!

Posted by: Dr_No at August 30, 2026 04:42 PM (ayRl+)

64 Today is a Holiday. In 70 A.D. Saint Titus the Divine put Satan's second temple to the torch.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 30, 2026 04:44 PM (2MN4W)

65 The part I hated to admit was that CBD was right about something.
Posted by: Pete Bog

Well, yes...

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 30, 2026 04:44 PM (aJQbY)

66 Costco is an incredible pain in the ass. I avoid it like the plague.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 30, 2026 04:45 PM (DpZaL)

67 Chicken breast has a minimum of yucky stringy stuff, so that's the part of the chicken I tend to eat. I usually roast them in the oven, slice or dice, and throw some into other things I like, to boost the protein. Like ramen. Handful of broccoli, handful of chicken, and some stir fry sauce (I don't usually use the flavor packet).

I often pre-cook a high protein spaghetti to use instead of ramen noodles, for that matter. Quick lunches.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at August 30, 2026 04:45 PM (h7ZuX)

68 The part I hated to admit was that CBD was right about something.
Posted by: Pete Bog at August 30, 2026 04:42 PM (DTgUC)
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It had to happen eventually!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 30, 2026 04:45 PM (kpS4V)

69 I had a package of chicken thighs I threw in the slow cooker with a jar of roasted hatch chili sauce and some extra lime juice.

Shredded the chicken after about 5 hours and rolled into corn tortillas. Topped with more batch chili sauce and some white cheese. Baked until bubbly. Took half and froze it and ate the other half. During the week. Finished the last enchilada this morning topped with an over easy egg.

Easy and yummy. And not horribly expensive.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 30, 2026 04:45 PM (XNYK+)

70 Sweet corn, like any corn, as it matures and dries the sugars turn to starches. A proper truck-farmer will stagger planting so rows are a day or two apart so you always get the corn at the milk phase, where if you squeeze a kernel you get a milky-looking ooze out of it. If it's clear then it's immature and was picked too soon. Late-stage corn kernels will have little moisture and appear doughy. You can store in the refrigerator or even freeze sweet corn, but as soon as it's picked the sweetness starts going down as it dries and those sugars turn. Most corn you see in fields is dent corn. It's what food eats.

Posted by: MaxDamage at August 30, 2026 04:47 PM (kVewf)

71 "Shifting gears for a minute: Little Cuties. Yes, they're mandarines, right?"

I don't know. I'm not affectionate enough with fruit to call it "Cutie".😉

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 30, 2026 04:47 PM (JrHfD)

72 @ 67 … "I often pre-cook a high protein spaghetti to use instead of ramen noodles, for that matter. Quick lunches."
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Qué? 'High protein spaghetti' … ? Ees no compute, si? Spaghetti have no meat in them - they're all starch. Where is 'protein'? Ees confusing, si?

Posted by: Dr_No at August 30, 2026 04:47 PM (ayRl+)

73 Mmmm, just sliced a couple green-when-ripe tomatoes called Green Giant. Absolutely delicious, with an almost citrusy taste.

I will be sad when garden fresh maters are no longer to be plucked. I'm spoiled for honest tomato flavor.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 30, 2026 04:48 PM (kpS4V)

74 Now let's talk turkey! the ultimate matrix food.

Posted by: Pete Bog at August 30, 2026 04:41 PM (DTgUC)

They sell these huge deep fried turkey legs at the local fair that's held here every year. That will be back around Halloween.

They look like Fred Flintstone gnawing on a dinosaur leg.

Deep fried turkey is good turkey, though.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 30, 2026 04:51 PM (6ydKt)

75 Costco chicken carcasses make awesome stock. Make stock, cool and freeze in ice cube trays. Pop out a cube or two when you need some extra fluid.

Just don’t mistake for ice when you’re making a cocktail. Erf.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 30, 2026 04:51 PM (yYs4P)

76 In my college days, wienies and beans were a staple in the dorm. The secret was onions and mustard. Bacon was always welcome, as was cheese.

But when you're young you don't always clean up like a responsible adult and you leave that slow cooker or crock pot on the counter or in the sink and the next thing you know, it has become a biohazard in you kitchen. We must have thrown out four crock pots in those days and if we had left the door open, they could have walked out from all of the fuzzy shit growing inside of them. I still like wienies and beans.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 30, 2026 04:51 PM (nlLAo)

77 10 minutes? What do you think they are? Hog nuts or something?

Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 30, 2026 04:52 PM (diia5)

78 35 Shifting gears for a minute: Little Cuties. Yes, they're mandarines, right? Yes, they taste great, right? Yes, they're affordable, right? NO! Once upon a time, I could buy a 3-lb mesh bag of 'em at Kroger or W'mart for $3.39 or $3.49 ($5.95 for a 5-lb bag). NOW the 3-lb bag is priced at $5.49 and the 5-lb bag at $8.49. Sorry. Those can sit on the shelf and rot as far as I'm concerned. I will NOT be played like that. Yes, they're good. Yes, I enjoy 'em. Yes, they supply my body with needed Vitamin See. No, I will NOT be extorted by a grocery chain. Besides that, they're now at End-of-Season, so you know 'The Quality Goes In Before the Name Goes On', right? Right?

Posted by: Dr_No at August 30, 2026 04:25 PM (ayRl+)

My theory on those is that they're rejects because they're undersized, and in the past they would have been used to make orange juice, at a lower price. Then some marketing genius figured out that they could give them a "cute" name and sell them at a premium price.

Posted by: a.moron at August 30, 2026 04:53 PM (X5Jzz)

79 Easy and yummy. And not horribly expensive.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 30, 2026 04:45 PM (XNYK+)

That does sound good.

Posted by: Pete Bog at August 30, 2026 04:54 PM (PjGKJ)

80 When we lived in Mountain View, that area, and Sunnyvale, Palo Alto and Menlo Park areas had some pretty good Ramen joints.

Pricy. But... given the area and the time we were there it was expected.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 30, 2026 04:54 PM (2Cry5)

81 High protein spaghetti isn't all that high protein. But I need all the help I can get. I like the one Barilla makes. I think it has some chickpea flour added to boost the protein, but not so much as to screw up the texture.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at August 30, 2026 04:54 PM (h7ZuX)

82 Turkey sucks. It’s flavorless and dry and gross.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 30, 2026 04:54 PM (X96e+)

83 nurse, that reminds me, I think I've got some chicken in the freezer... and some cream cheese in the fridge... and a package of flour tortillas... and some hatch green chilis....

I may just have to do chicken enchiladas sometime soonish for the first time.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 30, 2026 04:55 PM (aJQbY)

84 Back in the day, when I used to help the neighbors harvest their corn, we'd shuck it and eat it raw right in the field. Corn is very versatile and it works raw, grilled, boiled, - anything but creamed. That shit is nasty.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 30, 2026 04:56 PM (nlLAo)

85 81 High protein spaghetti isn't all that high protein. But I need all the help I can get. I like the one Barilla makes. I think it has some chickpea flour added to boost the protein, but not so much as to screw up the texture.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at August 30, 2026 04:54 PM (h7ZuX)

Semolina pasta has 7g of protein per serving (I know, I just looked at the Trader Joe bag I'm making

...it's easy to stick with real pasta and up the protein in the sauce. Good rule of thumb is you should AT LEAST be 1-1 on pasta vs the topping...I'm routinely 1-2 or more (if for myself - I stick to 1-1 for guests and the youth tonight)...you can get a lot of veg and protein (not just beef - anchovies, sardines, cheese or nutritional yeast, tuna, chicken, bone broth, etc) into the topping...

Posted by: Nova Local at August 30, 2026 04:59 PM (tOcjL)

86 RandomDave!

Soooo good! Yes, there is some effort in hand rolling the enchiladas, but it’s worth it.

Who doesn’t love enchiladas? Make sure you use corn tortillas though. So much more flavor and they don’t get gummy like the flour ones do.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 30, 2026 04:59 PM (X96e+)

87 82 Turkey sucks. It’s flavorless and dry and gross.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 30, 2026 04:54 PM (X96e+)

Well-prepared turkey is pretty good.

My father made some turkey on the rotisserie over the grill years ago that was indistinguishable from roasted chicken in taste and texture, and was juicy.

Deep fried has a good taste and juicy, too.

It's just not something people would eat ever day other than in deli sandwiches or something.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 30, 2026 05:00 PM (6ydKt)

88 Who doesn’t love enchiladas? Make sure you use corn tortillas though. So much more flavor and they don’t get gummy like the flour ones do.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 30, 2026 04:59 PM (X96e+)

I like them to be absolutely drowning in red sauce. That stuff is so good.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at August 30, 2026 05:02 PM (h7ZuX)

89 I like the one Barilla makes. I think it has some chickpea flour added to boost the protein, but not so much as to screw up the texture.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at August 30, 2026 04:54 PM (h7ZuX)

Barilla is my favorite spaghetti, too.
The flavor is much better than the others I've tried over the years.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 30, 2026 05:03 PM (6ydKt)

90 82 Turkey sucks. It’s flavorless and dry and gross.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 30, 2026 04:54 PM (X96e+)

Then you've never had a properly prepared Texas smoked/bar-b-qued turkey slow cooked (250-275) with oak. It is moist and tasty.

BTW, one serves pickled jalapenos on the side like with every other food group in Texas.

Posted by: BillB at August 30, 2026 05:04 PM (Gz/2A)

91 2 bags of maruchin ramen, one can of mixed veggies, 12 Turkey meatsballs

I add a bit of mrs dash garlic flavor

stir

Posted by: what the cat drug in at August 30, 2026 05:04 PM (jrgJz)

92 Snails? Garlic may not be enough, maybe a bottle of scotch to get them down would be needed

Posted by: Skip at August 30, 2026 05:04 PM (Ia/+0)

93 If Scottie Scheffler wasn't a golfer, I think he would have made a pretty good contract killer.

Posted by: From about That Time at August 30, 2026 05:05 PM (sl73Y)

94 Turkey - properly done - really is kinda on the 'good'-ish side of the table. Improperly cooked, y' get a dry and/or tough cut of the bird (can I say that here?). I've had excellent turkey cooked by my Mom and Grandmother, and I've had 'shoe-turkey' served at some of the (cough*cough) 'better' restaurants … they know how to charge, but not how to cook - just sayin' …

Posted by: Dr_No at August 30, 2026 05:06 PM (ayRl+)

95 93 If Scottie Scheffler wasn't a golfer, I think he would have made a pretty good contract killer.
Posted by: From about That Time at August 30, 2026 05:05 PM (sl73Y)

It helps that Hovland has let the pressure of the day get to him...

Posted by: Nova Local at August 30, 2026 05:08 PM (tOcjL)

96 Butterball makes an excellent turkey burger

Posted by: what the cat drug in at August 30, 2026 05:08 PM (jrgJz)

97 Turkey and dumplings isn’t bad. Just make your own turkey stock ffs. Then, with some fresh herbs it’s palatable.

Whole roasted turkey is awful. If you need gravy to disguise the flavorless sawdust, it’s not good food.

Stuff a salmon. Now there’s a good meal.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 30, 2026 05:09 PM (pUOWF)

98 My theory on those is that they're rejects because they're undersized, and in the past they would have been used to make orange juice, at a lower price. Then some marketing genius figured out that they could give them a "cute" name and sell them at a premium price.
Posted by: a.moron at August 30, 2026 04:53 PM (X5Jzz)

Nah.

They're what the Japanese would call, "mikon" (mee-kahn).

And the Japanese kiddos eat them like candy as they sit at their kotatsu during winter and do their homework after school.

Posted by: naturalfake at August 30, 2026 05:09 PM (iJfKG)

99 Ummm … I've never gotten a good enough answer to this question to convince me I should eat snail: WHY do people eat garden slime-makers? I don't have a problem eating squid or octopus, but snail … ? Nuh-unh, Herbie …

Posted by: Dr_No at August 30, 2026 05:09 PM (ayRl+)

100 "turkey burger".

"turkey", "burger".

I know both of those words, but it still makes no sense!

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 30, 2026 05:10 PM (aJQbY)

101 Stuff a salmon. Now there’s a good meal.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 30, 2026 05:09 PM (pUOWF)

My brother books big fillets of salmon on the griddle with lots of butter and olive oil & spices and sometimes he'll throw some bacon in there.

It's wonderful.
Probably one of my favorite fish meals of all time.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 30, 2026 05:11 PM (6ydKt)

102 New Jersey corn is pretty good, mostly because the supply chain is short and it arrives within a day or so of harvest.

There is a trick, if you ever want to garden your own. Four rows is a minimum. Don't ask me why.

I've done 4x4 corn plants with good results. But corn is very, very hard on your soil.

Posted by: Howdy at August 30, 2026 05:11 PM (ZEFzw)

103 Dr_No,

Yeah, nothing too slimy thanks. Or that looks back at me.

I do love me some fried calamari or octopus though! Just... properly sliced and diced, please!

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 30, 2026 05:12 PM (aJQbY)

104 books = cooks

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 30, 2026 05:12 PM (6ydKt)

105 Hold it...a Cob commenting favorably on corn on the cob? There's something suspiciously self-promoting about this.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 30, 2026 05:12 PM (XeU6L)

106 @ 100 "turkey burger". "turkey", "burger". I know both of those words, but it still makes no sense! Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 30, 2026 05:10 PM (aJQbY)
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Thou hast hit upon the Ultimate Food Contradiction … they are (a) both and (b) neither …

Posted by: Dr_No at August 30, 2026 05:12 PM (ayRl+)

107 nurse that's close to one of my favorite easy/cheap/de-lish-ous recipes. Buy boneless/skinless chicken thighs on sale, toss 'em in the slow cooker for 5 hours, remove and shred, retaining enough liquid to achieve desired consistency, put it all back in with bbq sauce/whatever.

Plan to do this for pulled chicken sandwiches for my crew next range duty day.

Posted by: rhomboid at August 30, 2026 05:13 PM (U/Byj)

108 Ummm … I've never gotten a good enough answer to this question to convince me I should eat snail: WHY do people eat garden slime-makers? I don't have a problem eating squid or octopus, but snail … ? Nuh-unh, Herbie …
Posted by: Dr_No
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See: Oysters

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 30, 2026 05:14 PM (XeU6L)

109 Every "organic" plant we eat today has been hybridized, selectively crossed and mutated.

Posted by: Pete Bog

and that is the honest truth.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 30, 2026 05:14 PM (NnhvP)

110 You know what else goes well with a flavorful liquid?

French Toast with maple syrup!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 30, 2026 05:14 PM (0sNs1)

111 Turkey - properly done - really is kinda on the 'good'-ish side of the table.

I always soak mine in a cider brine for a couple days, then smoke. Definitely not dry, yet the brine helps the skin not be slimy. Not deep fried crisp, but more of a paper-thin crisp.

Smoked turkey after a brine soak is a good, cheap eat.

Posted by: Howdy at August 30, 2026 05:14 PM (ZEFzw)

112 Dr_No, if you're still here, I tried your ChatGPT suggestion with my corrupted Word document and it worked quite well. The resulting document is a little scrambled, but it did a surprisingly good job of recovering the basic text contents and formatting.

Thanks for the suggestion, I would not have thought of that.

Posted by: a.moron at August 30, 2026 05:16 PM (X5Jzz)

113 @ 108 Ummm … I've never gotten a good enough answer to this question to convince me I should eat snail: WHY do people eat garden slime-makers? I don't have a problem eating squid or octopus, but snail … ? Nuh-unh, Herbie …
Posted by: Dr_No
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See: Oysters - Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 30, 2026 05:14 PM (XeU6L)
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I have eaten my Obligatory Dozen (befitting a Boy From N'Awlins). Now I NEVER have to eat another 'raw ersta' - seemsayin' … ?

Posted by: Dr_No at August 30, 2026 05:17 PM (ayRl+)

114 For some reason National Corn on the Cob Day is June 11. Is there some place in the continental US that has sweet corn ready to eat on June 11?

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at August 30, 2026 05:17 PM (gvBhq)

115 There's a local deli that makes a turkey burger version of their hamburger.

It's actually not terrible.
I'd rather have the cheeseburger, but if you're watching your weight the turkey burger is not a terrible replacement compared to a veggie burger.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 30, 2026 05:18 PM (6ydKt)

116 @ 112 Dr_No, if you're still here, I tried your ChatGPT suggestion with my corrupted Word document and it worked quite well. The resulting document is a little scrambled, but it did a surprisingly good job of recovering the basic text contents and formatting.
Thanks for the suggestion, I would not have thought of that.
Posted by: a.moron at August 30, 2026 05:16 PM (X5Jzz)
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That's great! I'm happy it worked so well for you! Thanks for the heads-up.

Posted by: Dr_No at August 30, 2026 05:18 PM (ayRl+)

117 Every "organic" plant we eat today has been hybridized, selectively crossed and mutated.

Posted by: Pete Bog

and that is the honest truth.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 30, 2026 05:14 PM

We have been genetically modifying our food supply for the last 5,000 years. In the last 50 years we just moved the process from the fields to the lab. And now all of the liberals scream about GMO foods being evil because that is their latest craze.

The very same people who were so recently shouting "trust the science" when the covid vaccines came out now abhor anything that comes from a lab. You literally can't win with these idiots.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 30, 2026 05:19 PM (cpFbA)

118
Not getting the Turkey Hate here.

It's delicious.

Sure I've had a dry overcooked turkey but that is the rarity not the usual when I was growing up.

A nice moist roast turkey with al;l the fixings is a beautiful thing.

And as mentioned above smoked turkey is larrupin' as well.

Posted by: naturalfake at August 30, 2026 05:19 PM (iJfKG)

119 Only time I had snails was at a fairly high end restaurant overlooking a beautiful valley in the Lorraine region, just across from Saarbrucken. Chewy excuse to consume garlic butter - which was fine by me, but have never felt compelled to try it again, as many other superior garlic butter vehicles exist.

Posted by: rhomboid at August 30, 2026 05:20 PM (U/Byj)

120 I've had snails just to do it. Won't have them again.

My new boyfriend and I spent a day picking blackberries a couple weeks ago. They were very ripe then. We ended up with about 4 lbs. I made cobblers which were gobbled up by the family.

Posted by: washrivergal at August 30, 2026 05:20 PM (Fd8os)

121 Even with high temps forecast for the week, I know autumn and cooler weather is on the way. That makes me think of baking. (Any excuse to think about baking.) Started thinking about baking tools:
-cast iron bread pans, skillets and Ditch ovens (better than glass or aluminum)
- Brod and Taylor proofer box (use it for raising dough, making yogurt and kefir)
- Kitchen-Aid stand mixer
- Swedish dough whisk (incredibly versatile and effective)
- kitchen scale

Picked up some locally grown and ground flours to try for bread baking instead of the usual King Arthur flours. Should be fun.

BTW, even the plainest no-knead bread tastes better than almost anything done commercially. Worth the small amount of time to make my own.

Posted by: JTB at August 30, 2026 05:21 PM (yTvNw)

122 but have never felt compelled to try it again, as many other superior garlic butter vehicles exist.

Posted by: rhomboid at August 30, 2026 05:20 PM (U/Byj)

I'd rather just eat it with breadsticks, personally.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 30, 2026 05:22 PM (6ydKt)

123 I missed the ONT.

74 Well, I'm going to say it. If you thought it a good idea to put tattoos on your face, you shouldn't be making career decisions without a guardian.
Posted by: Orson at August 29, 2026 10:26 PM (dIske)

I can be polite to a stranger, see if he can act normal. But I would never actually *trust* someone with a facial tattoo, and Jelly Roll has confirmed the utility of that heuristic. I will extend the benefit of the doubt only so far, and not enough to be a fool.

Posted by: SciVo at August 30, 2026 05:22 PM (ke3zm)

124 114 For some reason National Corn on the Cob Day is June 11. Is there some place in the continental US that has sweet corn ready to eat on June 11?

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at August 30, 2026 05:17 PM (gvBhq)

Maybe in the Deep South. Here is Iowa we're doing good to have local corn by the Fourth of July. I see it shucked and packaged in the stores before then, I figure it's from Florida or somewhere with a longer growing season.

Also not as good as local corn. There's a sweetcorn farm a few miles from here that picks early in the morning, then sends out trucks loaded with corn to sell all around the area.

Posted by: a.moron at August 30, 2026 05:22 PM (X5Jzz)

125 115 There's a local deli that makes a turkey burger version of their hamburger.

It's actually not terrible.
I'd rather have the cheeseburger, but if you're watching your weight the turkey burger is not a terrible replacement compared to a veggie burger.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 30, 2026 05:18 PM (6ydKt)

Turkey burger is fine if you don't treat it like a beef burger. Toppings should be turkey focused, not beef focused...so a cranberry aoili...or a turkey club vibe...

Aka, you would not put ketchup on turkey...so you shouldn't put it on a turkey burger, either...

Posted by: Nova Local at August 30, 2026 05:23 PM (tOcjL)

126 Turkey is a fine beast and fare. Sometimes you might get one that's bit wild, like sage, but that's because people want 'free range' and favor other 'organic' type made-up descriptors. I'll never turn down an invite to a turkey dinner. With gravy, stuffing, mashed potatoes and dessert.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 30, 2026 05:23 PM (nlLAo)

127 We have been genetically modifying our food supply for the last 5,000 years. In the last 50 years we just moved the process from the fields to the lab. And now all of the liberals scream about GMO foods being evil because that is their latest craze.

There was this smart cat back in the day. Mendel. He was big into Big GMO Pea.

Posted by: Howdy at August 30, 2026 05:23 PM (ZEFzw)

128 Take a few cups of ripe blackberries, a cup of sugar and throw in a jug of vodka.

Give a stir and a shake every few days.

Let it set for several weeks. Beautiful color and fabulous in the summer with soda water and a squeeze of lime

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 30, 2026 05:23 PM (pUOWF)

129 Nova Local -

I have some nieces who would disagree, but then to them ketchup goes on hotdogs, too! The savages!

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 30, 2026 05:24 PM (aJQbY)

130 There was a small B&B along the Russian River on the road to Guerneville, just down the hill there were wild blackberry vines on fences etc. Amazing little snack in the fall. Dunno if the place is still open, it really was best in its original version, run by a very talented and hilarious Austrian chef. Just before you get to Korbel going west, for those that know the area.

Posted by: rhomboid at August 30, 2026 05:24 PM (U/Byj)

131 Aka, you would not put ketchup on turkey...so you shouldn't put it on a turkey burger, either...

Posted by: Nova Local at August 30, 2026 05:23 PM (tOcjL)

Yes, it was fried up kind of like a salmon patty, they add mayo, pepper, tomatoes, and lettuce.

You can also add bacon on top, as I recall.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 30, 2026 05:25 PM (6ydKt)

132 @ 117 Every "organic" plant we eat today has been hybridized, selectively crossed and mutated. Posted by: Pete Bog
and that is the honest truth. Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 30, 2026 05:14 PM
We have been genetically modifying our food supply for the last 5,000 years. In the last 50 years we just moved the process from the fields to the lab. And now all of the liberals scream about GMO foods being evil because that is their latest craze. The very same people who were so recently shouting "trust the science" when the covid vaccines came out now abhor anything that comes from a lab. You literally can't win with these idiots.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 30, 2026 05:19 PM (cpFbA)
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The 'Organic' types don't realise it's just another way to say 'NON-METALLIC' (e.g., INorganic). Asshats. Now polish my brass.

Posted by: Dr_No at August 30, 2026 05:26 PM (ayRl+)

133 129 Nova Local -

I have some nieces who would disagree, but then to them ketchup goes on hotdogs, too! The savages!
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 30, 2026 05:24 PM (aJQbY)

This is why turkey burgers get a bad rap with normal folks...

Honestly, my spouse doesn't love them, but he likes mine and will only eat mine...b/c he wants complementary flavors to the turkey, not clashing ones (yeah, I can't think of a time I've loved anything tomato forward with turkey)...

Posted by: Nova Local at August 30, 2026 05:27 PM (tOcjL)

134 @114. Idaho Spudboy

I would think it would depend on the climate. Growing seasons begin earlier in the warmer areas of the country.Lot of differents between Southern Georgia and Iowa.

Posted by: Case at August 30, 2026 05:27 PM (x5VN8)

135 121 Dutch oven not Ditch oven.

Stupid fat fingers.

Posted by: JTB at August 30, 2026 05:27 PM (yTvNw)

136 Arby's makes a Deep Fried sandwich, only during the fall, with like a light cranberry type sauce on it.

I've only been able to try it once, every other time I tried to get one they were sold out.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 30, 2026 05:28 PM (6ydKt)

137 *Deep Fried Turkey ^^^

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 30, 2026 05:28 PM (6ydKt)

138 JTB, planning to buy some flours from Barton Springs Mill for bread. The worst weather in my lifetime here in San Diego (yes, that's a pretty low and weird bar, but true) is now ending, though baking remains a month out at least since warm/dry fall is the norm. Gotta look into that proofing box thing. A friend wants to give me her like-new KitchenAid mixer, should probably finally agree. I only do hand mixed stuff so far.

Posted by: rhomboid at August 30, 2026 05:28 PM (U/Byj)

139 131 Aka, you would not put ketchup on turkey...so you shouldn't put it on a turkey burger, either...

Posted by: Nova Local at August 30, 2026 05:23 PM (tOcjL)

Yes, it was fried up kind of like a salmon patty, they add mayo, pepper, tomatoes, and lettuce.

You can also add bacon on top, as I recall.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 30, 2026 05:25 PM (6ydKt)

Mayo, mustard (I've done my own dijonaise for the turkey burgers), and complementary aoilis...and even mashed avocado will also work as turkey burger "condiments"...my kids swear BBQ does, too, but I prefer the fattier condiments with the less fatty burger...

Posted by: Nova Local at August 30, 2026 05:29 PM (tOcjL)

140 Ditch oven sounds like a derogatory way to refer to a luau.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 30, 2026 05:30 PM (Ot/FD)

141 I've put ketchup on a plain old turkey and Swiss sandwich before.

It's pretty good to be honest.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 30, 2026 05:32 PM (Ot/FD)

142 @ 140 Ditch oven sounds like a derogatory way to refer to a luau. Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 30, 2026 05:30 PM (Ot/FD)
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'Ditch Oven' … sounds like Copyright time to me. That'd be one helluva brand name. 'Course, you'd prolly only find it at Ollie's …

Posted by: Dr_No at August 30, 2026 05:32 PM (ayRl+)

143 Ditch oven sounds like a derogatory way to refer to a luau.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 30, 2026 05:30 PM

It reminds me of mexican ditch weed. Nasty smelling stuff.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 30, 2026 05:32 PM (cpFbA)

144 There are a variety of seasonings to put on turkey to make it taste a bit like beef (hamburger).

We've done it, successfully, with our kids.

It's not impossible.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 30, 2026 05:33 PM (2Cry5)

145 Turkey isn’t bad. It requires careful preparation and a flavorful spice, sauce, brine etc to be the most enjoyable.

I really enjoy fried turkey, and turkey leg confit is killer. Make it every Thanksgiving.

Posted by: Pete Bog at August 30, 2026 05:34 PM (q+jsk)

146 Speaking of
Its Scotch time

Posted by: Skip at August 30, 2026 05:35 PM (Ia/+0)

147 Turkey's usually excellent - except for the gizzard and giblets …

Posted by: Dr_No at August 30, 2026 05:35 PM (ayRl+)

148 114 For some reason National Corn on the Cob Day is June 11. Is there some place in the continental US that has sweet corn ready to eat on June 11?
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at August 30, 2026 05:17 PM (gvBhq)
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I was curious about that too. I assumed that it was a sponsored bill by retail stores or states such as California or Florida. It turns out it was put forth by the Governor of Iowa in 1953, and passed via the US Senate in 1988. The basis for June 11th was to reflect the coming of the summer BBQ season, and not reflective of the harvesting period later in the Summer.

Personally, and on a separate note, I really dislike the "National Day" of anything. It's a waste of time and money. Taxpayer money because it requires a bill be drawn up, voted on, documented, and announced. That money could be spent better elesewhere.

Posted by: Orson at August 30, 2026 05:35 PM (dIske)

149 Ditch oven sounds like a derogatory way to refer to a luau.
Posted by: Warai-otoko
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Or possibly New Orleans. P.J. O'Rourke once referred to New Orleans as 'A crime-filled ditch'.

Having been there in August, I'll testify to the 'oven' part.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 30, 2026 05:35 PM (XeU6L)

150 OT - we hit some anti-shipping rocket launchers on Larak Is. and now the turbans have launched ballistic missiles - target as yet unclear. Good news basically.

Posted by: rhomboid at August 30, 2026 05:36 PM (U/Byj)

151 There are a variety of seasonings to put on turkey to make it taste a bit like beef (hamburger).

My experience is to use it like any other poultry. I just don't care for the ground versions that are sold as an alternative to beef.

Although it does make a nice sliced cold cut. And I can't tolerate chicken like that.

Turkey bacon is ... OK. Its not bacon. And I tire of my wife's constant attempts to serve turkey instead of beef or pork.

Posted by: Howdy at August 30, 2026 05:36 PM (ZEFzw)

152 Space Balls is on, I'll watch it but won't find it funny

Posted by: Skip at August 30, 2026 05:37 PM (Ia/+0)

153 I can't eat snails or oysters, just the thought, yuck. I know there is nothing really wrong with them but I don't know, yuck. Seems like a bug you would step on. Would not eat frog legs either.

Posted by: Case at August 30, 2026 05:37 PM (x5VN8)

154 Sweet corn is usually ripe by Memorial Day down here on the Texas coastal prairie. It's usually done by the Fourth.

Posted by: DanMa'am at August 30, 2026 05:38 PM (8uzBS)

155 I boiled down the remains of one of those store rotisserie chickens the other day.

Seasoned the broth with dried jalapeno bits and dried ginger slices, and salt and pepper, and added a cup and a half of barley, because I didn't have any egg noodles.

Then I let it boil too long and ended up with the barley equivalent of risotto.

It was sill really good.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at August 30, 2026 05:38 PM (C0Nlv)

156 I got violently ill from oysters in ireland once and haven't touched them since.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 30, 2026 05:39 PM (Ot/FD)

157 @ 153 I can't eat snails or oysters, just the thought, yuck. I know there is nothing really wrong with them but I don't know, yuck. Seems like a bug you would step on. Would not eat frog legs either. Posted by: Case at August 30, 2026 05:37 PM (x5VN
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The correct word for both 'snails' and 'oysters is: SNOT.

Posted by: Dr_No at August 30, 2026 05:39 PM (ayRl+)

158 On the alcohol front: Has anyone ever tried baijiu? It's a kind of moonshine from China. Friend of mine sent me a bottle from a recent business trip there. 52% alcohol/volume was the only readable text to this round eye.

The nose is redolent with rotting bananas. If you make it past the gag-inducing aroma however, you are rewarded with a palate that reminds the tastebuds of your first bout of dry heaves. If you prevail upon your esophagus's protestations and actually get it to your stomach, the alcohol serves to short circuit your brain sufficiently to convince you that it was all a bad dream...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 30, 2026 05:41 PM (nbLIj)

159 If not mentioned already.... those rotisserie chickens make a good broth (base) for Ramen.

So I've heard.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 30, 2026 05:41 PM (2Cry5)

160 It was sill really good.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at August 30, 2026 05:38 PM (C0Nlv)

Sounds like you stumbled onto a variant of Miley’s Chicken Bog.

Posted by: Pete Bog at August 30, 2026 05:41 PM (jVkUA)

161 August 'Food Days',

NATIONAL RASPBERRY CREAM PIE DAY
NATIONAL WATERMELON DAY
NATIONAL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE DAY
NATIONAL OYSTER DAY
NATIONAL ROOT BEER FLOAT DAY

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 30, 2026 05:41 PM (XeU6L)

162 “ Tell this rebellious people a parable and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

Put on the cooking pot; put it on
and pour water into it.
Put into it the pieces of meat,
all the choice pieces—the leg and the shoulder.
Fill it with the best of these bones;
take the pick of the flock.
Pile wood beneath it for the bones;
bring it to a boil
and cook the bones in it.”

Ezekiel 24:3-5

Posted by: Marcus T at August 30, 2026 05:41 PM (f4tQo)

163 Turkey sandwiches should be turkey, salt, pepper, mayo, butter and lettuce. Disregard the lettuce in this strange spectrum of explosive diarrhea. That's the rudimentary recipe. I'd substitute spinach for lettuce.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 30, 2026 05:41 PM (nlLAo)

164 @ 158 On the alcohol front: Has anyone ever tried baijiu? It's a kind of moonshine from China. Friend of mine sent me a bottle from a recent business trip there. 52% alcohol/volume was the only readable text to this round eye. The nose is redolent with rotting bananas. If you make it past the gag-inducing aroma however, you are rewarded with a palate that reminds the tastebuds of your first bout of dry heaves. If you prevail upon your esophagus's protestations and actually get it to your stomach, the alcohol serves to short circuit your brain sufficiently to convince you that it was all a bad dream... Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 30, 2026 05:41 PM (nbLIj)
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Thanks! So, we should go to the liquor store and ask for their finest bottle of aged vomitus, yes … ? My my my … live 'n learn.

Posted by: Dr_No at August 30, 2026 05:43 PM (ayRl+)

165 https://www.butterball.com/products/ turkey-burgers/frozen-burgers-original

listen up.....and listen real good cause I'm only going to say this once

i had a heart attack and they took all of my good food away. I raced for nigh on 40 years existing on pizza, cattle and barley water

i was told I could have

A) cardboard

B) Ketchup on cardbord

I'm trying to make do and stay alive

eaten ain't worth a fuck without intestines

Posted by: what the cat drug in at August 30, 2026 05:43 PM (jrgJz)

166 For some reason National Corn on the Cob Day is June 11. Is there some place in the continental US that has sweet corn ready to eat on June 11?
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy

For the east coast, i'd guess ripe day for central florida. Grocery store season starts then, with source moving north.

Posted by: From about That Time at August 30, 2026 05:44 PM (sl73Y)

167 Most Jamaican rum has a nose often including rotten bananas - it's the "funk" or "hogo" that is a hallmark of that island's rums. And it's on the palate not just the nose. It varies of course. Not a fan myself, but there are some with just a hint.

Comes from the distillation method, pot stills where the detritus/sediments from previous batches is left in.

You can get some of this from Guyana rums also, same reason I believe.

Posted by: rhomboid at August 30, 2026 05:45 PM (U/Byj)

168 what the cat drug in,

Are you sure this isn't MAID? Make you wish you were dead?

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 30, 2026 05:45 PM (aJQbY)

169 135 121 Dutch oven not Ditch oven.

Stupid fat fingers.
Posted by: JTB at August 30, 2026 05:27 PM (yTvNw)

Ditch oven is where the hobo roasts the catch of the day.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at August 30, 2026 05:46 PM (h7ZuX)

170 Never been food poison by shell fish and never had any shell fish
Coincidence ?

Posted by: Skip at August 30, 2026 05:46 PM (Ia/+0)

171 >>>Turkey's usually excellent - except for the gizzard and giblets …

Posted by: Dr_No

>Those get chopped up and go in the gravy stock with the neck. Now the liver, I can't abide. We can cook that separate for other purposes.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 30, 2026 05:46 PM (nlLAo)

172 I've frozen whole ears of corn. Just put em in the freezer and they'll keep for weeks, maybe even months (according to the lady who tipped me to this).
Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 30, 2026 04:30 PM (nbLIj)

They will last longer in the freezer if you blanche them.

Which leads to the joke: An old farmer heard that it is easier and better to store corn on the cob in the freezer if you roll each one in an unlubricated condom. So he went to the pharmacy on Friday, and ordered a carton of one hundred condoms, planning to process his crop over the weekend.
He and his wife picked, shucked, blanched and packaged each ear of corn, and when they got to the end of the carton, they bagged them up in plastic bags to put in the freezer, five to a bag.

On counting they discovered they only had 98 ears prepared for freezing, and the carton had been short.

Monday morning, he went back to the pharmacy to complain. He carefully explained that the carton of condoms he had ordered for the weekend was two short and he would like the difference back.
The manager listened carefully, nodded, pulled the money out of the till, and said, "I certainly hope this didn't ruin your weekend."

Posted by: Kindltot at August 30, 2026 05:47 PM (rbvCR)

173 We are surrounded by corn fields.

Silage corn. Corn for industrial use.

Nasty.

Don't ask.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 30, 2026 05:49 PM (2Cry5)

174 For some reason National Corn on the Cob Day is June 11. Is there some place in the continental US that has sweet corn ready to eat on June 11?
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy

Seems early here in Southern Indiana. We get frosts as late as Derby Weekend.

Corn is a great crop, though. As quick as eight weeks, seed to cob. There's a reason it's fed America for centuries.

Posted by: Howdy at August 30, 2026 05:50 PM (ZEFzw)

175 Food related. I was informed yesterday that our 20 yo hand-held can opener need to be replaced. Sprayed it with Dawn and soaked in hot water for few hours. Then applied small head screwdriver to wheels and gears to remove gunk that didn't fall off. Think it can go another 20 years.

Posted by: olddog in mo at August 30, 2026 05:51 PM (ig95V)

176 I am in France, and for lunch at a lovely restaurant was served an amuse bouche of corn!

First time I have ever seen corn fed to humans in France!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 30, 2026 05:52 PM (HwKLm)

177 173 We are surrounded by corn fields.

Silage corn. Corn for industrial use.

Nasty.

Don't ask.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 30, 2026 05:49 PM (2Cry5)

++++

Now I have to ask, what about it makes it nasty?

Posted by: washrivergal at August 30, 2026 05:52 PM (Fd8os)

178 168 what the cat drug in,

Are you sure this isn't MAID? Make you wish you were dead?

Cows are tasty. However they are on the "mutually assured intestinal destruction list.

From one dave to another: rest assured the first thing i'm doing in heaven is eat a big old steer

Posted by: what the cat drug in at August 30, 2026 05:52 PM (jrgJz)

179 *needed

Posted by: olddog in mo at August 30, 2026 05:52 PM (ig95V)

180 My turkey burgers are made with cranberries, jalapenos and chunks of pepperjack cheese in them.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 30, 2026 05:53 PM (PbWRL)

181 Plums and apples and pears as well.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 30, 2026 04:34 PM (BT7V7)

I have been canning and drying apples, pears and plums. The pears and summer apples are about done, and I am now working on the yellow egg plums. There are so many left on the tree that I don't know what all to do with them besides give them away by the bucket.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 30, 2026 05:53 PM (rbvCR)

182 Posted by: olddog in mo at August 30, 2026 05:51 PM (ig95V)

I wonder if the cutting wheel can be sharpened? I'll bet it can!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 30, 2026 05:54 PM (HwKLm)

183 Turkey isn’t bad. It requires careful preparation and a flavorful spice, sauce, brine etc to be the most enjoyable.

I really enjoy fried turkey, and turkey leg confit is killer. Make it every Thanksgiving.
Posted by: Pete Bog at August 30, 2026 05:34 PM (q+jsk)

One year, I saved the fat trimmings from a few ribeyes, and put them under the skin of that year's Thanksgiving turkey. It remains the best damn turkey ever to emerge from anyone's oven...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 30, 2026 05:54 PM (nbLIj)

184 We are surrounded by corn fields. Silage corn. Corn for industrial use.

By me its always been feed corn. So they just let it stay in the field and dry.

Posted by: Howdy at August 30, 2026 05:55 PM (ZEFzw)

185 Posted by: Ben Had at August 30, 2026 05:53 PM (PbWRL)

Sounds great!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 30, 2026 05:55 PM (rHgXV)

186 138 ... "JTB, planning to buy some flours from Barton Springs Mill for bread. The worst weather in my lifetime here in San Diego (yes, that's a pretty low and weird bar, but true) is now ending, though baking remains a month out at least since warm/dry fall is the norm. Gotta look into that proofing box thing. A friend wants to give me her like-new KitchenAid mixer, should probably finally agree. I only do hand mixed stuff so far."

rhomboid,
The Barton Springs Mill sounds like a version of what I got locally. I keep it in the freezer. The Brod and Taylor proofing box isn't cheap at about 250 bucks but it works great. (It was half the price when we got ours.) I've used ours for many years. There may be less expensive versions out there.

Definite YES!! to a free KitchenAid mixer. We have two. One was a wedding gift so over 40 years old. My late MIL gave us hers which is older and was used to make wedding cakes. Both work great even after decades of use. The attachments are also useful.

Posted by: JTB at August 30, 2026 05:55 PM (yTvNw)

187 Turkey breast pan fried in white wine and herbs is not dry and very flavorful.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 30, 2026 05:55 PM (PbWRL)

188 Sure...Why Not?

Little-known fact:

The Japanese word "ramen" is simply Japan's failed attempt to pronounce and spell the name of the Chinese noodles "lo mein," which they can't do because Japanese normally has no "L" sound. So, when they encountered and then borrowed the Chinese dish Lo Mein, they did their best to replicate the wrd, but came up with "ramen." But then ramen became more popular than lo mein, and the rest is history.

Posted by: zombie at August 30, 2026 05:55 PM (Av6i5)

189 Olathe sweet corn from Colorado is the best I've ever had. Can't find it here though. But I have had here is still pretty dang good.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at August 30, 2026 05:57 PM (0aYVJ)

190 Much prefer hamburger, but turkey burger I would do mayo, tomato and lettuce

Posted by: Skip at August 30, 2026 05:58 PM (Ia/+0)

191 Posted by: Orson at August 30, 2026 04:11

Yay to growing your own sweetcorn Orson. As you know well worth it if you can. I've only done it once in town since retiring, but you can get enough in a small area using intensive raised bed techniques.

For yrs on the farm had more trouble with raccoons than deer. Methods of deterrence I heard of basically revolved around human scent.

Our sweet corn patch was close to the farmhouse and land so during the day humans themselves were the deterrence. For nighttime I've heard of walking around (small) the patch barefoot at the end of the day. Or you can spread human hair or urine. Your barber can help with the one. Guess you could have a nightly kegger to help with the other?!?

CBD- the later corn may have just been older and not as sweet depending on the hybrid or a completely different hybrid. You're right, nothing like picking corn and cooking it ASAP. There are now hybrids that slow the conversion of sugars to starch, but the sooner the better.

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at August 30, 2026 05:58 PM (4Qj8V)

192 JTB my hesitation has always been "space" - not a small kitchen, but not lots of empty space for large gadgets left. Soon I'll be figuring out the best low-profile/small footprint espresso machine to get, finally. The mixer would have to go in a cabinet, will have to map out exactly where it could go. Might free up some space by engaging in a ruthless winnowing exercise with other stuff, probably a good idea anyway.

Posted by: rhomboid at August 30, 2026 05:59 PM (U/Byj)

193 Okay, sent spouse and boys with the dinner just in time...tasted it and it was pretty darn good and should be teen friendly...

Now, time to either clean the kitchen of the 1000 huge dishes or collapse...I'm leaning collapse, but I'll wait to see if spouse will clean the kitchen (he did the pasta draining b/c that was a bit much for me to lift safely, especially with all the other pots and dishes around)...

Posted by: Nova Local at August 30, 2026 06:00 PM (tOcjL)

194 We are surrounded by corn fields.

Silage corn. Corn for industrial use.

Nasty.

Don't ask.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 30, 2026 05:49 PM (2Cry5)

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Now I have to ask, what about it makes it nasty?
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Silage corn is for later use. Dried and stored in silos. For cattle. Or.. for industrial use. I've grabbed a couple of ears from the field out back... and it's nasty.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 30, 2026 06:02 PM (2Cry5)

195 Six weeks til the TXMoMe. A roast pig is on the menu for Friday night's fare.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 30, 2026 06:02 PM (PbWRL)

196 Early report 7 Iranian missiles launched at US targets in Jordan, some intercepted no reports yet of impacts or damage.

Posted by: rhomboid at August 30, 2026 06:03 PM (U/Byj)

197 I've had Silver Queen corn while going to the Outer Banks. Late July. So sweet, so damn good.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 30, 2026 06:04 PM (DpZaL)

198 Pete Bog,

You’re a talented chef. How does one prepare a turkey confetti?

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 30, 2026 06:05 PM (wLzbH)

199 Oh ffs.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 30, 2026 06:05 PM (wLzbH)

200 Ben Had I've got to get out there and make some basil lemonade, plenty of lemons on the recently ever-bearing meyer tree, and a yuuuge basil plant full of aromatic leaves. No farming this summer due to travel and then extreme (for here) heat. But basil lemonade will be perfect for weeks to come.

Posted by: rhomboid at August 30, 2026 06:05 PM (U/Byj)

201 Silage corn is for later use. Dried and stored in silos. For cattle. Or.. for industrial use. I've grabbed a couple of ears from the field out back... and it's nasty.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 30, 2026 06:02 PM (2Cry5)

Try boiling it in lye to get the hulls off, and then rinse it (of course) and use it like hominy.
I dislike sweet corn, and I grown Indian corn for that reason. Making hominy is one of the ways of preparing it. It is very tasty.

Another use is to parch it either in a pan or in heated sand, and then grind it for flour.

Or, you know, let it convert on its own into beef and have a barbeque

Posted by: Kindltot at August 30, 2026 06:06 PM (rbvCR)

202 Even more crazy is that the Japanese word for "Thank you, " which is "arigato," is not actually a Japanese word at all. In fact, the Japanese had no word or phrase for "thank you, which is odd, considering how much their language is based on politness and deference. Anyway, the first westerners the Japanese ever encountered were Portuguese sailors docking in Nagasaki in the 1500s. Most of thrse sailors were illiterate, but spoke Portuguese, obviously, so when they wanted to thank the Japanese for agreeing to a trade deal (or any other transaction), they always replied with the Portuguese word for "thank you," which is "obrigado." Slurred and spoken quickly, it sounded like "arigato" to Japanese ears. The Japanese quickly found this concept of saying "thank you" to be useful in their own culture, so they quickly borrowed what they thought[/i[ was the Portuguese word "arigato" -- and they use this misspelling to this day, 500 years later.

Posted by: zombie at August 30, 2026 06:06 PM (Av6i5)

203 Annnd...unitalic.

Posted by: zombie at August 30, 2026 06:06 PM (Av6i5)

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