Food Thread: Fry It...You'll Like It!

Those are blowfish tails! Or Sugar Toads in some parts of the south, and delicious no matter where you eat them.

I was at my local and excellent fish store yesterday for some shrimp, and these were front-and-center in the display case, so what's a fellow to do? Of course I bought them, hoping to convince my wife to try them. I figured if I fried the little buggers they would be more accessible, and I was correct!

Buttermilk. then spiced flour, then another trip through, and that's it. Seven minutes in 350 degree oil and right to the table.

I trimmed the tails of the fins and some of the bones and membrane, but they are small, and with seven minutes in the oil I doubt I needed to do that. The spine was thoroughly cooked and I just ate it without much bother.

The flesh is sort of flaky and mild, and they are the perfect size and shape to cook and to eat. The recipe I saw from "Garden & Gun" suggested hot honey, which sounded odd but was pretty good. Next time I will make a spiced mayonnaise, but even Tartar sauce will work well.

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Tales of Spectacular Government Uselessness
[episode 53,904]
Federal officials seize spices and food additive products held under insanitary conditions from a Florida warehouse

The complaint alleges that an inspection of Lyden Spice Corporation that the FDA conducted between June 8 and June 28, 2021, revealed insanitary conditions, including rodent feces too numerous to count on and around pallets with containers of food, evidence of rodent gnawing and urine on food containers, and rodent nesting material between food pallets. The FDA investigators also observed live and dead insects on food packaging, as well as apparent bird droppings in the food storage area.

So far...so good. The hardworking government inspectors actually did their jobs and discovered -- over the course of three weeks -- numerous significant health risks and disgustingly unsanitary ("insanitary? Huh?) conditions at this food warehouse.

But...and it is a very big but indeed...they took more than two months to shut them down! How much filthy food got into the pipeline while this pathetically inept crew took two-hour lunches and six weeks of vacation and punched out at 4:00pm on the dot?

Pathetic, lazy, inept hacks.

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From a lurker who wrote me with her thoughts about ice cream. She claims to be a not-very-skilled cook, although reading her comments makes me think she is being a bit critical!

I cannot recommend highly enough to make your own ice cream instead of using store bought. They have little individual makers now that it is hardly any effort at all in order to make great homemade ice cream. I got one at Williams Sonoma and I use it all the time. The only time I buy out at a store now is if it is the dairy and I just want a cone while I'm out.

If you experiment enough, you can come up with some great flavors and excellent add-ons that will make it so you will never look back. (For example, my peach ice cream was a killer on the fresh peach pie my aunt made!) The internet has some interesting recipes although you have to be specific in what you are looking for. (For example, I found a recipe for Mint Chocolate Chip that uses fresh mint.) Also be mindful of the time and effort to make some of them. The internet has a lot to choose from but some of them can be very labor intensive and not really worth the payoff in the end. And with your own maker, you can come up with some of your own concoctions.

The simple ice cream recipe with the book is a good basic to start with and expand from there. The key is the milk products used in the creation. The less fat in the milk, the more icy the ice cream will be. So I typically use either 2% or straight up whole milk in order to make it with the milk component. Since I get my milk products straight from a dairy, they are better than what is in a regular grocery store. A friend of mine started experimenting in order to get a smoother batch using corn syrup and condensed milk, but I could not really tell that much of a difference between hers and mine with hers having expended much more effort. But either one is still absolutely better than what you will get in a grocery store.

I'm someone who really doesn't know how to cook well, so I'm always looking for simple and delicious and homemade ice cream fits the bill for me.

The ice cream maker she is referring to is the Cuisinart, and while they have a few different models It seems as though all of them work well and are reasonably priced.

I like ice cream but I don't seek it out too often, but the idea of making exactly the one I want in just a few minutes is intriguing.

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Here are some pretty impressively stupid things. I'm not sure which is dumbest, although the first one is certainly the most dangerous.

Frying Ice?

Rubber bands and watermelons don't mix

She has crabs!

There are no words for this stupidity

[Hat Tip: redc1c4]

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This is Misanthropic Humanitarian's usual troll of me, but in this case it looked good, so I swallowed my pride and tried this Epicurious recipe.

It's definitely a keeper, and while the chicken skin was a bit rubbery, the flavors worked very well and it was also quite easy and quick. I will play around with searing the skin side of the thighs before I put the crust on, and I think it will help. But in the meantime this is a good dish that deserves a try.

Panko-Crusted Roast Chicken Thighs With Mustard and Thyme

Oh...the carrots were pretty good too. I didn't expect them to cook that quickly, but it worked nicely.

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It's a bit abbreviated today because the power outage today put a crimp in my writing. Composing the Food Thread on my phone is something I would rather not do...
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Avocados sans thumbprints, beef short ribs that have meat on them (not the stupid little sliver of bone they sneak into the packages), carrots that don't taste like stalky chalk, spare bottles of Van Winkle Special Reserve 12 Year Old Bourbon, an herb garden that actually produces herbs (but no basil!), well-marbled NY strip steaks and elk backstrap to: cbd dot aoshq at gmail dot com.

And don't think that you are off the hook with maple syrup and French Toast: I'm watching you...all of you! And I am watching you perverts who shake Manhattans and keeping a list for the Burning Times.

Posted by: CBD at 04:00 PM

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1 Food Fight!

Posted by: Skip at October 10, 2021 03:00 PM (2JoB8)

2 Good afternoon everyone.

Posted by: Tonypete at October 10, 2021 03:02 PM (mD/uy)

3 Blowfish tails??? Does Hootie know??

Posted by: Doof at October 10, 2021 03:03 PM (mZUr4)

4 Might be cultural appropriation here, burritos later

Posted by: Skip at October 10, 2021 03:04 PM (2JoB8)

5 Ah, Browfish!

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at October 10, 2021 03:05 PM (yQpMk)

6 No words for this stupidity

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Indeed!
Did they think a ceramic bowl and a clay pot were interchangeable?

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabamillion (YZG/i) at October 10, 2021 03:05 PM (YZG/i)

7 I'm not eating no toad

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabamillion (YZG/i) at October 10, 2021 03:05 PM (YZG/i)

8 Beef stew on tap for supper tonight - trying to keep the carbs down so I used radishes instead of potatoes in there. Honestly, you cook them long enough and they are too bad.

Posted by: Tonypete at October 10, 2021 03:05 PM (mD/uy)

9 Wait, wut? You live in a coastal region, and your wife hasn't tried shrimp? How is this possible?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 10, 2021 03:05 PM (cTqLg)

10 Can you make ice cream without sugar?

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabamillion (YZG/i) at October 10, 2021 03:06 PM (YZG/i)

11 I'm going to be alone for Thanksgiving tomorrow. I need to be some good meat to smoke.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at October 10, 2021 03:07 PM (9Avr9)

12 Honestly, you cook them long enough and they are too bad.

Posted by: Tonypete at October 10, 2021 03:05 PM (mD/uy)

Kinsley gaffe

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabamillion (YZG/i) at October 10, 2021 03:07 PM (YZG/i)

13 I thought the "frying ice" might involve one or two cubes. When I saw a whole fry tray full of ice I whispered "oh my God."

Posted by: Trimegistus at October 10, 2021 03:07 PM (QZxDR)

14 No words for this stupidity

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Indeed!
Did they think a ceramic bowl and a clay pot were interchangeable?
Posted by: vmom

I've seen all types of idiocy displayed in the kitchen; trays put into the oven with plastic wrap still applied, water dumped into a vat of hot oil, hot pans, right from the oven placed on plastic counter tops, tomato soup used as spaghetti sauce, carrots in chili - I could go on.

Posted by: Tonypete at October 10, 2021 03:08 PM (mD/uy)

15 I've lived in Louisiana for almost forty years i all and I still don't know how to peel a crab, or pick it, or whatever you do to get to the meat.

Posted by: Javems at October 10, 2021 03:08 PM (AmoqO)

16 I just googled blowfish and they look really scary!

Posted by: m at October 10, 2021 03:08 PM (cME97)

17 Posted by: Tonypete at October 10, 2021 03:05 PM (mD/uy)

Kinsley gaffe
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabamillion

HA!!

Posted by: Tonypete at October 10, 2021 03:09 PM (mD/uy)

18 Ice cream maker, eh? I've been considering buying an ice cream maker.

Posted by: Cybersmythe at October 10, 2021 03:09 PM (ezpv1)

19 The Doof household has a comfort food aroma today. Crock pot version of chicken and dumplings. One of the few dishes that rates vary highly with all four members of the Doof family.

Cooked for 6 hrs, started on high, switched to low. Now the "dumplings" are cooking. Canned biscuit dough, flattened and up into little strips. One more hour. Getting hungry!!!

Posted by: Doof at October 10, 2021 03:10 PM (mZUr4)

20 Tonight's dinner will be ginger-sauteed pork over Japanese noodles, with shredded cabbage.

Posted by: Trimegistus at October 10, 2021 03:10 PM (QZxDR)

21 Ice cream maker, eh? I've been considering buying an ice cream maker.
Posted by: Cybersmythe at October 10, 2021 03:09 PM (ezpv1)

My father believed that the cranking was half the fun for kids. We kids did not agree.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at October 10, 2021 03:10 PM (yQpMk)

22

hey Bill Gates about eating bugs.... you go first

Posted by: will choose a nic later at October 10, 2021 03:12 PM (bTQ72)

23 hiya

Posted by: JT at October 10, 2021 03:12 PM (arJlL)

24 That chicken recipe from Misanthropic Humanitarian looks pretty darn good.
I think I might give it a whirl

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at October 10, 2021 03:13 PM (mcfjc)

25 I'm going to be alone for Thanksgiving tomorrow. I need to be some good meat to smoke.
Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at October 10, 2021 03:07 PM (9Avr9)

Do you hoseheads up there watch CFL games on your Thanksgiving? Or reruns of Canadian teams winning the Stanley Cup?

Posted by: Doof at October 10, 2021 03:13 PM (mZUr4)

26 I used to catch blowfish as a ute fishing off of bridges and such....they have teeth like AOC.

Poor bastards would puff all up and I would toss them back.

Oh look, martini time! One olive only please.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at October 10, 2021 03:14 PM (R/m4+)

27 19 The Doof household has a comfort food aroma today. Crock pot version of chicken and dumplings. One of the few dishes that rates vary highly with all four members of the Doof family.

Cooked for 6 hrs, started on high, switched to low. Now the "dumplings" are cooking. Canned biscuit dough, flattened and up into little strips. One more hour. Getting hungry!!!
Posted by: Doof at October 10, 2021 03:10 PM (mZUr4)

This sounds so great. I was thinking about chicken and dumplings just today! I have known people who make excellent chicken and dumplings; I am not one of those people.

Posted by: m at October 10, 2021 03:15 PM (cME97)

28 blowfish suck

Posted by: REDACTED at October 10, 2021 03:15 PM (us2H3)

29 We need to make deep fried Asian Carp a thing to try to deal with those awful invasive fish.

Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at October 10, 2021 03:15 PM (d9Cw3)

30 My father believed that the cranking was half the fun for kids. We kids did not agree.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at October 10, 2021 03:10 PM

If you're waiting for me to crank the ice cream, you could be waiting some time for your frozen treat.

I don't like to wait. Heck, I don't like to have to run to the store for ice. Automation for the win!

Posted by: Cybersmythe at October 10, 2021 03:15 PM (ezpv1)

31 I'm going to be alone for Thanksgiving tomorrow. I need to be some good meat to smoke.
Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at October 10, 2021 03:07 PM (9Avr9)

Do you hoseheads up there watch CFL games on your Thanksgiving? Or reruns of Canadian teams winning the Stanley Cup?

It is a big CFL weekend.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at October 10, 2021 03:15 PM (9Avr9)

32 Still waiting for a review of Arby's boneless beef rib sandwich. Would have tried it yesterday but I had a taste for their smoked brisket.

Posted by: dartist at October 10, 2021 03:16 PM (+ya+t)

33 I've been using the heck out of my Ninja Foodie and was going to try maple glazed pork chops. Recipe calls for choc zero syrup. What the hell is THAT? Can't find it here.

Posted by: Jewells45 at October 10, 2021 03:16 PM (nxdel)

34 Just had a pop top failure on a can of Spaghettio's. Is that First World Problems Thread material or food Thread material, or both. It's very confusing.

Posted by: Weasel at October 10, 2021 03:17 PM (MVjcR)

35 31 I'm going to be alone for Thanksgiving tomorrow. I need to be some good meat to smoke.
Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at October 10, 2021 03:07 PM (9Avr9)

how about some sausage ?

Posted by: Shep at October 10, 2021 03:17 PM (us2H3)

36 My only contribution to the ice cream discussion is that I've used and like the old fashioned type you have to add salt to, BUT:

We bought a small unit on clearance a couple of years ago that requires you to freeze a cylinder and that cold cylinder transfers the cold to the ice cream. It yields a more custardy texture but I really like it. A lot easy to use and clean up, but the tradeoff is you won't have any in the freezer for tomorrow.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Listen to this SC doctor tell you about ivermectin, spoilers, only two deaths at October 10, 2021 03:18 PM (6Y/Rl)

37 14 tomato soup used as spaghetti sauce
Posted by: Tonypete at October 10, 2021 03:08 PM (mD/uy)

What's wrong with that?

Posted by: m at October 10, 2021 03:18 PM (cME97)

38 15 I've lived in Louisiana for almost forty years i all and I still don't know how to peel a crab, or pick it, or whatever you do to get to the meat.
Posted by: Javems

I miss crabs - never buy them now since we realized that KTY is allergic

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabamillion (YZG/i) at October 10, 2021 03:19 PM (YZG/i)

39 I have read that the secret to crispy chicken skin is to leave the chicken in the fridge uncovered and dried off for at least a couple hours before cooking.

Posted by: PJ at October 10, 2021 03:19 PM (G1dq6)

40 My father believed that the cranking was half the fun for kids. We kids did not agree.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at October 10, 2021 03:10 PM (yQpMk)

Mine too...

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 10, 2021 03:20 PM (Q9lwr)

41 a long time ago, when I had a deep fryer

I would take shrimp shells

chop them up and fry them

makes a great garnish

Posted by: REDACTED at October 10, 2021 03:21 PM (us2H3)

42 Pest control is one of the biggest things in food QA. Usually your better customers will do annual audits of conditions to check for harborages and evidence of activity. They also demand a third party pest control company and usually go through their monthly logs (again, activity and any action items taken.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 10, 2021 03:21 PM (csEWM)

43 Posted by: Doof at October 10, 2021 03:10 PM (mZUr4)

This sounds so great. I was thinking about chicken and dumplings just today! I have known people who make excellent chicken and dumplings; I am not one of those people.
Posted by: m at October 10, 2021 03:15 PM (cME97)

Shoot me an email (my nic at moronhorde-dot-com). I'll send you a copy of the recipe. It has a bunch of notes from me tweaking it over the years.

Posted by: Doof at October 10, 2021 03:22 PM (mZUr4)

44 If you can find it, go to the freezer section at the grocery store and get the small Butterball cajun turkey breast. It's the size of maybe two softballs so it's probably only three or four pounds or so.

It's my go-to for smoking turkey now. Really, really delicious and just enough. It will be plenty for one person to eat on for a few days.

Make some dressing, mix up some Alabama white sauce, get some canberries, and you'll eat like royalty for a while.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Listen to this SC doctor tell you about ivermectin, spoilers, only two deaths at October 10, 2021 03:23 PM (6Y/Rl)

45 Going from food to automotive is kind of bad for an OCD. I went from 'Hey, I see a fly- someone must have a door open or an air curtain off! Find it!' To: oh, look, wide open dock doors and rats scampering between pallets.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 10, 2021 03:23 PM (csEWM)

46 Just had a pop top failure on a can of Spaghettio's. Is that First World Problems Thread material or food Thread material, or both. It's very confusing.
Posted by: Weasel at October 10, 2021 03:17 PM (MVjcR)

If you used extreme measures to open it, perhaps it could be featured on your own Sunday evening thread!!

Posted by: Doof at October 10, 2021 03:24 PM (mZUr4)

47 Semi-food related:

Subway restaurant has BOGO footlongs when you order using their app. Code:

FREESUB

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Listen to this SC doctor tell you about ivermectin, spoilers, only two deaths at October 10, 2021 03:24 PM (6Y/Rl)

48 Make some dressing, mix up some Alabama white sauce, get some canberries, and you'll eat like royalty for a while.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - Listen to this SC doctor tell you about ivermectin, spoilers, only two deaths at October 10, 2021 03:23 PM (6Y/Rl)

Thanks for the suggestion. Interesting spicy? Or not spicy at all? That is the problem I have with most of the 'cajun' spiced items: they are either stupid hot (so you cannot taste anything) or not spiced at all (so what is the point?)

Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 10, 2021 03:24 PM (csEWM)

49 If you have a KitchenAid mixer, there is an ice cream attachment that's very reasonably priced. You have to chill it down in the freezer ahead of time but it's very easy to use. Husband and grandson used to make ice cream every time we kept the grandson when he was 3 or 4. We all love vanilla, but it's easy to make many variations.

When we first bought the attachment, I bought a Ben and Jerry's copycat recipe book that's very good. Nice thing to have now if you like their ice cream but hate their politics.

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at October 10, 2021 03:25 PM (fTtFy)

50 I made an adapter for my Kitchen Aide mixer for my White Mountain ice cream maker

works like a charm

Posted by: REDACTED at October 10, 2021 03:25 PM (us2H3)

51 I need to be some good meat to smoke.
Posted by: Brother Northernlurker

Hang on... If you're going to be alone, who will smoke you?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 10, 2021 03:26 PM (cTqLg)

52
Or reruns of Canadian teams winning the Stanley Cup?

Posted by: Doof at October 10, 2021 03:13 PM

they would, if they could find a VHS player what still works

Posted by: AltonJackson at October 10, 2021 03:26 PM (DUIap)

53 I've lived in Louisiana for almost forty years i all and I still don't know how to peel a crab, or pick it, or whatever you do to get to the meat.
Posted by: Javems at October 10, 2021 03:08 PM (AmoqO)

Most Marylanders learn to pick crabs before we learn how to talk!

Posted by: Doof at October 10, 2021 03:26 PM (mZUr4)

54 Thanks for the suggestion. Interesting spicy? Or not spicy at all? That is the problem I have with most of the 'cajun' spiced items: they are either stupid hot (so you cannot taste anything) or not spiced at all (so what is the point?)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 10, 2021 03:24 PM (csEWM)

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A little bit of mainstream flavor spicy. My daughter will eat it and she's sort of our gauge because she doesn't like much beyond BBQ pringles at that end of the spectrum.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Listen to this SC doctor tell you about ivermectin, spoilers, only two deaths at October 10, 2021 03:26 PM (6Y/Rl)

55 If you have a KitchenAid mixer, there is an ice cream attachment that's very reasonably priced.

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ooooh, thanks. That could come in handy at times and would be a good Christmas idea to tell someone.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Listen to this SC doctor tell you about ivermectin, spoilers, only two deaths at October 10, 2021 03:27 PM (6Y/Rl)

56 Since we are talking food how about PORK:
In 2018, the Pelosis' wealth has skyrocketed," he said. "That year, her financial disclosure report revealed a net worth of over $114 million. In 2019, Pelosi's assets total up to a whopping $271 million and in 2020, those numbers went up even more to as high as $315 million."

Posted by: rhennigantx at October 10, 2021 03:27 PM (yrol0)

57
If you used extreme measures to open it, perhaps it could be featured on your own Sunday evening thread!!
Posted by: Doof at October 10, 2021 03:24 PM (mZUr4)
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I have been petitioning Ace for a can opener thread for some time now.

Posted by: Weasel at October 10, 2021 03:28 PM (MVjcR)

58
I have been petitioning Ace for a can opener thread for some time now.

Posted by: Weasel at October 10, 2021 03:28 PM

P-38 FTW!

Posted by: AltonJackson at October 10, 2021 03:28 PM (DUIap)

59 I will say this: we got my dad a smoker for Christmas one year. He loves it, but it's the gift that keeps on giving... Back to me!!

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 10, 2021 03:29 PM (cTqLg)

60 I have been petitioning Ace for a can opener thread for some time now.

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Those oneses that open below the ridge and don't make you risk cutting off a finger will change your life.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Listen to this SC doctor tell you about ivermectin, spoilers, only two deaths at October 10, 2021 03:29 PM (6Y/Rl)

61 Or reruns of Canadian teams winning the Stanley Cup?

Posted by: Doof at October 10, 2021 03:13 PM

they would, if they could find a VHS player what still works
Posted by: AltonJackson at October 10, 2021 03:26 PM (DUIap)

I used to tape a lot of hockey games back in the day. I have a bunch of VHS tapes of Cup-winning games. Yes - including the 1993 Canadiens beating Gretzky and the Kings.

And I have 4 working VCRs in my household

Posted by: Doof at October 10, 2021 03:29 PM (mZUr4)

62 We need to make deep fried Asian Carp a thing to try to deal with those awful invasive fish.

Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at October 10, 2021 03:15
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Nah. Just turn them into cat food.

Posted by: olddog in mo, Pontoon Captain* (like a real captain, only drunker) at October 10, 2021 03:29 PM (ju2Fy)

63 Most Marylanders learn to pick crabs before we learn how to talk!

Posted by: Doof at October 10, 2021 03:26 PM (mZUr4)

So...in your teens?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 10, 2021 03:30 PM (Q9lwr)

64 Most Marylanders learn to pick crabs before we learn how to talk!

Posted by: Doof at October 10, 2021 03:26 PM (mZUr4)

Just doesn't look like it's worth the effort. Not a big fan of the meat.

Posted by: Javems at October 10, 2021 03:30 PM (AmoqO)

65 Asian Carp are useless except as food for Asian Carp.

The perfect government program.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Listen to this SC doctor tell you about ivermectin, spoilers, only two deaths at October 10, 2021 03:30 PM (6Y/Rl)

66 63 Most Marylanders learn to pick crabs before we learn how to talk!

Posted by: Doof at October 10, 2021 03:26 PM (mZUr4)[\i]

So...in your teens?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 10, 2021 03:30 PM (Q9lwr)

Oooh that's a shot. I know a shot when I see one.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 10, 2021 03:30 PM (Irn0L)

67 OH NO YOU DINT

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Listen to this SC doctor tell you about ivermectin, spoilers, only two deaths at October 10, 2021 03:31 PM (6Y/Rl)

68 So...in your teens?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 10, 2021 03:30 PM (Q9lwr)

Oooh that's a shot. I know a shot when I see one.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 10, 2021 03:30 PM (Irn0L)
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Hey Man, nice shot.

Posted by: Weasel at October 10, 2021 03:31 PM (MVjcR)

69 Apparently I can buy pork panko crumbs at wegmans!

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabamillion (YZG/i) at October 10, 2021 03:31 PM (YZG/i)

70 I have been petitioning Ace for a can opener thread for some time now.

Posted by: Weasel at October 10, 2021 03:28 PM

P-38 FTW!
Posted by: AltonJackson at October 10, 2021 03:28 PM (DUIap)

If your can opener runs at less than 400 rounds/min, you are a tucked under cuck.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 10, 2021 03:31 PM (cTqLg)

71 Tonight is chicken Katsu with Eggplant, Shiitake, and Tofu stir fry.

Bittman said to freeze the tofu so we are trying it that way for the first time.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 10, 2021 03:32 PM (EZebt)

72 Bone Aperteet,ya'll. I bit the bullet and bought the Emeril LeGasse air fryer.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 10, 2021 03:32 PM (mEF2z)

73 I'm being bad right now and drinking cold brewed iced coffee (not decaf!)

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabamillion (YZG/i) at October 10, 2021 03:32 PM (YZG/i)

74 After the discussions the other day about mushrooms, I've been on a stuffed mushroom binge. It's apparent that cheese, herbs, sausage are all acceptable. I don't see a lot of suitable mushrooms for stuffing tho'. At least the grocery store doesn't sell but 2-3 varieties that I can stuff.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 10, 2021 03:32 PM (BFigT)

75 (looks at how to make pork rinds using pork panko crumbs)

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Listen to this SC doctor tell you about ivermectin, spoilers, only two deaths at October 10, 2021 03:32 PM (6Y/Rl)

76 We need to make deep fried Asian Carp a thing to try to deal with those awful invasive fish.

Posted by: Buck Throckmorton

Recipe: First, thoroughly clean the carp. Pre heat over to 350 F. Place cleaned carp onto a wet cedar plank. Cover with a thick salt paste. Place into oven and cook for 45 minutes.
Remove from oven and let cool for 15 minutes.

Break salt shell, scrape off cod and salt.

Eat plank.

Posted by: Tonypete at October 10, 2021 03:33 PM (mD/uy)

77 Blue Angels just made their first pass over the city!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 10, 2021 03:33 PM (EZebt)

78 God hates the Cincinnati Bengals

And Al Gore

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at October 10, 2021 03:34 PM (8m0t4)

79 best IC I ever made was a very fresh strawberry pecan

base was the Luigi Caranacina's #2196 from 'Great Italian Cooking", one of my fav cookbooks

still have with my personal notations

Posted by: REDACTED at October 10, 2021 03:34 PM (us2H3)

80 Blow fish. That brings back slightly disturbing memories.

We were down in Chokoloskee, FL back sometime in the '70s at my maternal grandfather's 1st cousin and his wife's place. So, cousin Donovan takes us out on his boat and proceeds to catch several blow fish (or puffers as he called them). Brings the fish on the boat, deflates it and processes it right down to the muscle, which he then parked on a plate. The muscle mass then sat there and shivered on the plate for some time.

Well, it might have tasted good but *that* fish twitching on the plate was the thing I still remember some 45 years later...

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at October 10, 2021 03:35 PM (ZSK0i)

81 Trying Moon Cheese white chedda black peppa flavor
Yummy!!!!

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabamillion (YZG/i) at October 10, 2021 03:36 PM (YZG/i)

82 God hates the Cincinnati Bengals

Who doesn't?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 10, 2021 03:36 PM (Irn0L)

83 I think most of my recipes and cook books have hand written notes.

Posted by: Infidel at October 10, 2021 03:37 PM (iorxD)

84 Stuffed mushroom: portobello, scrape out the gills. Line with fresh baby spinach leaves. Stuff with cheddar, diced jalapeno, sauteed onion/garlic, tossed with paprika, salt pepper. Bake, with the gills soaked in some oil, on the broiler pan. Garnish with the gills. F'in awesome.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 10, 2021 03:37 PM (cTqLg)

85 82 God hates the Cincinnati Bengals

for one thing, they got no fucking bullpen

Posted by: REDACTED at October 10, 2021 03:37 PM (us2H3)

86 Slightly food related: I was in kroger the other night and getting some dental floss (bring back unwaxed!) and saw this:

https://tinyurl.com/3c7dvpbv

Why would you want charcoal in your dental floss?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 10, 2021 03:38 PM (csEWM)

87 feesh is NOT food, except in a survival setting...

this is known by all sane persons.

after all, if G*d had wanted us to eat seafood, she would not have made the land animal so easy to catch.

that is all

Posted by: redc1c4 *OTUS Zhou Bai-Din Cheated & we all know it at October 10, 2021 03:38 PM (LHQ0m)

88 I still have a stuffed mushrooms recipe my mom cut out of the back of a box of Stouffer's spinach souffle. She liked to make stuffed mushrooms every Christmas. My favorite though is crab stuffing.

Posted by: JuJuBee at October 10, 2021 03:39 PM (mNhhD)

89 O got a HB can opener that I paid like 7-8 bucks for like 30 years ago

still works like a charm

Posted by: REDACTED at October 10, 2021 03:39 PM (us2H3)

90 Why would you want charcoal in your dental floss?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 10, 2021 03:38 PM (csEWM)

There's a charcoal.fad - toothpaste, face masks, etc
Messy

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabamillion (YZG/i) at October 10, 2021 03:40 PM (YZG/i)

91 after all, if G*d had wanted us to eat seafood, she would not have made the land animal so easy to catch.

that is all
Posted by: redc1c4 *OTUS Zhou Bai-Din Cheated & we all know it at October 10, 2021 03:38 PM (LHQ0m)

I had some insanely good fried seafood in Japan. Might have been the beer. Regardless, it was damn good. Flaky, flavorful. Some sort of white fish chunks on skewers.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 10, 2021 03:40 PM (csEWM)

92 You lost me at Williams Sonoma ice cream maker

Though if I made my own ice cream I could name it Chewy Guevara Guava, Krazy Chairman Mao Coconut, or Lenin Ice

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at October 10, 2021 03:41 PM (8m0t4)

93 ..Bone Aperteet,ya'll. I bit the bullet and bought the Emeril LeGasse air fryer. Posted by: Ben Had at October 10, 2021 03:32 PM (mEF2z)

Got one here for nigh onto a year now, and it works like a champ. Everything the ads say it does, it DOES. You'll have to adjust technique here n' there, but the learning curve is worth it.

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at October 10, 2021 03:41 PM (QzJWU)

94 Why would you want charcoal in your dental floss?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 10, 2021 03:38 PM (csEWM)

Tareyton holdover on the board of directors ??

Posted by: REDACTED at October 10, 2021 03:42 PM (us2H3)

95 There's a charcoal.fad - toothpaste, face masks, etc
Messy
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabamillion (YZG/i) at October 10, 2021 03:40 PM (YZG/i)

Ok. Carbon. What do they think it does?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 10, 2021 03:42 PM (csEWM)

96 If you have a KitchenAid mixer, there is an ice cream attachment that's very reasonably priced.
***
ooooh, thanks. That could come in handy at times and would be a good Christmas idea to tell someone.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - Listen to this SC doctor tell you about ivermectin, spoilers, only two deaths at October 10, 2021 03:27
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Yes, TY, now I know what to get J for her bday next month.

That's usually a tough job.

Posted by: Farmer at October 10, 2021 03:42 PM (55Qr6)

97 think most of my recipes and cook books have hand written notes.
Posted by: Infidel

*

Those tend to be my favorite cookbooks, especially if it's my grandmothers' or mom's handwriting.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - local SC doctor of 40 years calls in to radio show about ivermectin at October 10, 2021 03:43 PM (3DjGn)

98 Jim, I got it because you had said how much you liked yours. I wanted it to make a bunch of appetizers for the MoMe.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 10, 2021 03:44 PM (mEF2z)

99 Those tend to be my favorite cookbooks, especially if it's my grandmothers' or mom's handwriting.
Posted by: Moron Robbie

Yes, mine too.

Posted by: Infidel at October 10, 2021 03:45 PM (iorxD)

100 The black bristles on toothbrushes are disturbing to me.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - local SC doctor of 40 years calls in to radio show about ivermectin at October 10, 2021 03:45 PM (3DjGn)

101 Now I'm in the mood for a pina colada

where's that gay rum ??

Posted by: REDACTED at October 10, 2021 03:45 PM (us2H3)

102 This is Misanthropic Humanitarian's usual troll of me

A fellow CoB offers you value, and it's not just a troll, but a usual troll?

What's next, Commenter bluebell offering you sagacious advice on cooking, or tips on MLB fandom, and labeling that as trolling? Heaven forfend!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 10, 2021 03:45 PM (a3Q+t)

103 You can also put some crispy bacon or prosciutto in that cheese mix for more kickassery.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 10, 2021 03:46 PM (cTqLg)

104 Ok. Carbon. What do they think it does?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 10, 2021 03:42 PM (csEWM)

Believed to absorb bacteria and impurities

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabamillion (YZG/i) at October 10, 2021 03:46 PM (YZG/i)

105

"Remember, they'll spend trillions on bills they haven't read but want details on how you spend $600."

Posted by: will choose a nic later at October 10, 2021 03:46 PM (bTQ72)

106 What's next, Commenter bluebell offering you sagacious advice on cooking, or tips on MLB fandom, and labeling that as trolling? Heaven forfend!
Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 10, 2021 03:45 PM (a3Q+t)
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Breaking out of a SuperMax?

Posted by: Weasel at October 10, 2021 03:46 PM (MVjcR)

107 And I have 4 working VCRs in my household
Posted by: Doof at October 10, 2021 03:29 PM

And we're all flashing "12:00".

Posted by: Doof's VCRs at October 10, 2021 03:47 PM (a3Q+t)

108 Tomorrow we're gonna' try our hands at the first pork butt on our Traeger. It's a small one, probably only 3-4 pounds (just 2 of us) so I'll need to do some calculations.

Like when to pop the first beer.

*spoiler... it's as soon as I fire that fucker up

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 10, 2021 03:48 PM (BFigT)

109 P-38 FTW!
Posted by: AltonJackson at October 10, 2021 03:28 PM

Ahem.

Posted by: P-51 at October 10, 2021 03:49 PM (a3Q+t)

110 Hey food thread! Hey everybody! Thanks CBD!

Oh sure CBD, cover my all-time fave fried shrimp the day I can't eat 'cuz I have a medical procedure tomorrow. :-)

I can't eat nuthin' that's not a clear liquid until tomorrow at noon. I'm counting the hours down...

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2021 03:49 PM (L2ZTs)

111 Those tend to be my favorite cookbooks, especially if it's my grandmothers' or mom's handwriting.
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It's a weird thing to see one of my ma's hand written recipes. I framed one and have it hanging in the kitchen. Instantly brings me back to being a kid.

Posted by: dartist at October 10, 2021 03:50 PM (+ya+t)

112 "Fry It... You'll Like It!"
They were selling fried butter at the Texas State Fair.
Seriously, who would order that?

Posted by: redridinghood at October 10, 2021 03:50 PM (NpAcC)

113 Doof, I wouldn't mind having a working-condition S-VHS VCR again.

The problem I always had with VCRs is that I couldn't get a really good quality connection from the cable to the machine. Everything always seemed to record in not-great quality. I guess I should have tried something besides RF cables.

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2021 03:51 PM (L2ZTs)

114 I can't eat nuthin' that's not a clear liquid until tomorrow at noon. I'm counting the hours down...

Gettin the butt poke are ya?

Posted by: Jewells45 at October 10, 2021 03:51 PM (nxdel)

115 Just had a pop top failure on a can of Spaghettio's...

Posted by: Weasel at October 10, 2021 03:17
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Please tell us you were able to salvage the failure without losing a finger. Hate to good Spaghettio's go to waste.

Posted by: olddog in mo, Pontoon Captain* (like a real captain, only drunker) at October 10, 2021 03:52 PM (ju2Fy)

116 Why would you want charcoal in your dental floss?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 10, 2021 03:38 PM (csEWM)

Deodorizing?

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at October 10, 2021 03:52 PM (ZSK0i)

117 Jewells, yup. Gotta be clean inside and out.
Hoping the Suprep does its job quick and I don't have to spend all night on the porcelain.

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2021 03:53 PM (L2ZTs)

118 The only floss I like is Glide

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabamillion (YZG/i) at October 10, 2021 03:53 PM (YZG/i)

119 gotta sous vide that shit

Posted by: ghost of hallelujah at October 10, 2021 03:53 PM (sJHOI)

120 I can't eat nuthin' that's not a clear liquid until tomorrow at noon. I'm counting the hours down.

Is beer a clear liquid?

Posted by: Infidel at October 10, 2021 03:54 PM (iorxD)

121 There's a charcoal.fad - toothpaste, face masks, etc
Messy
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabamillion (YZG/i) at October 10, 2021 03:40 PM (YZG/i)

Ok. Carbon. What do they think it does?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 10, 2021 03:42 PM (csEWM)
********
The charcoal in the toothpaste is suppose to whiten your teeth. I have a feeling you're going to not be able to rinse it all off.

Posted by: redridinghood at October 10, 2021 03:54 PM (NpAcC)

122 I can't eat nuthin' that's not a clear liquid until tomorrow at noon. I'm counting the hours down...

===

Gettin the butt poke are ya?
Posted by: Jewells45 at October 10, 2021 03:51 PM

There's a certain symmetry here ... one Moron doing a pork butt, and another doing the butt pork.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 10, 2021 03:54 PM (a3Q+t)

123 Seriously, who would order that?
Posted by: redridinghood

Yeah, butter is better eaten cold

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabamillion (YZG/i) at October 10, 2021 03:54 PM (YZG/i)

124 Infidel, let me check the paperwork. :-)
I wish root beer was. Right now I have some 2-liters of 7up at the ready.

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2021 03:54 PM (L2ZTs)

125 Duncan, it's the great Circle Of Life at ace's.

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2021 03:55 PM (L2ZTs)

126 Just had a pop top failure on a can of Spaghettio's

I hate when that happens. Then you have to break out the can opener. And if I wanted that kind of complexity in my cooking life, I would not be eating Spaghettios (with Meatballs of course - regular Spaghettios - I can't even).

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at October 10, 2021 03:55 PM (QU5/8)

127 I wish root beer was. Right now I have some 2-liters of 7up at the ready.
Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2021 03:54 PM (L2ZTs)

I recall chicken broth was on the "ok" list.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at October 10, 2021 03:56 PM (ZSK0i)

128 ABA, true, forgot about that. Thanks.
Lemon jello is also okay, I know.

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2021 03:56 PM (L2ZTs)

129 I have been petitioning Ace for a can opener thread for some time now.

Posted by: Weasel at October 10, 2021 03:28 PM

P-38 FTW!
Posted by: AltonJackson

Got one on my key ring !

Posted by: JT at October 10, 2021 03:57 PM (arJlL)

130 Anyway, wondering what my post-procedure meal should be. I know after my last one, I was ravenously hungry. I ate an untold number of Del Taco tacos.

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2021 03:57 PM (L2ZTs)

131 Anyway, wondering what my post-procedure meal should be. I know after my last one, I was ravenously hungry. I ate an untold number of Del Taco tacos.
Posted by: qdpsteve

Fatty meat for satiation

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabamillion (YZG/i) at October 10, 2021 03:58 PM (YZG/i)

132 I just googled blowfish and they look really scary!

Posted by: m at October 10, 2021 03:08 PM

Yeah, if you eat the wrong part of a blowfish they can be deadly. The tail is fine, tastes like chicken.

Posted by: Traitor Joe's Military Surplus, Vaccine and Massage Parlor at October 10, 2021 03:59 PM (dQvv7)

133 I wish root beer was. Right now I have some 2-liters of 7up at the ready.
Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2021 03:54 PM

Probably too late for you, but I find the Isopure protein drinks useful. The protein gives you satiety. Get the green one. My Dr. said clear and not red. Green's the opposite of red.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 10, 2021 03:59 PM (a3Q+t)

134 vmom, soundsa gooda. :-)

Interestingly my favorite hot dog place, Mustards, is right across the street from the hospital. I'll probably end up there.

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2021 03:59 PM (L2ZTs)

135 I think this Thanksgiving I may attempt some kind of roast pork with crispy skin

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabamillion (YZG/i) at October 10, 2021 03:59 PM (YZG/i)

136 Duncan, I kid you not: my paperwork says no red or green anything.

I wish I could have some spicy hot V8. I find that tasty.

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2021 04:00 PM (L2ZTs)

137 Blow fish tails? Assuming you are being serious, I have never seen those in store, even down south.

My Dad taught me how to make home made ice cream when I was a kid. It was something he did in the summer around holidays and when we were going to have family come over. I have my own ice cream maker now and still make it. Trying different recipes sounds fun but I still make the original recipe that my Dad taught me for Vanilla ice cream. It was handed down from his grandfather in the hand cranking-ice was rare-electricity didn't exist days. The taste brings back tons of good memories. If I did it more often, I'm sure I would experiment more.

Posted by: Muad'dib at October 10, 2021 04:00 PM (4LaMN)

138 28 blowfish suck
Posted by: REDACTED at October 10, 2021 03:15 PM (us2H3)

There is a certain irony in this comment.

Posted by: Diogenes at October 10, 2021 04:01 PM (axyOa)

139 133 NOT hotdogs!
Bacon cheeseburger, or ribs

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabamillion (YZG/i) at October 10, 2021 04:01 PM (YZG/i)

140 Hmm, they wouldn't let me drive. Dad dropped me off and then picked me up and took me directly to happy hour at his buddies. I chowed on chicken wings. Spent the night with dad.

Posted by: Infidel at October 10, 2021 04:01 PM (iorxD)

141 Is beer a clear liquid?

Posted by: Infidel at October 10, 2021 03:54
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Yes. But when I asked about this last colonoscopy some of the medical morons recommended against it.
Being a moron myself, I ignored the advice.

Posted by: olddog in mo, Pontoon Captain* (like a real captain, only drunker) at October 10, 2021 04:01 PM (ju2Fy)

142 vmom, hmmm.
There *is* also a steak place across the street, called Maderas. I've already been there once and liked it. :-) I think they have lunchtime burgers...

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2021 04:02 PM (L2ZTs)

143 What's next, Commenter bluebell offering you sagacious advice on cooking, or tips on MLB fandom, and labeling that as trolling? Heaven forfend!
Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 10, 2021 03:45 PM (a3Q+t)
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Breaking out of a SuperMax?
Posted by: Weasel at October 10, 2021 03:46 PM (MVjcR)
***

The Queen of Cell Block D never "broke out" of anything. She strolled leisurly.

Posted by: Diogenes at October 10, 2021 04:02 PM (axyOa)

144 Infidel, I have to have a ride to and from the procedure as well.

My paperwork actually says that if you don't show up with someone to drive you home, they do the procedure *without sedation.* Aaaaaaa!!!

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2021 04:03 PM (L2ZTs)

145 I may go out on a limb and have TacoBell tonight.

Posted by: Eromero at October 10, 2021 04:03 PM (0OP+5)

146 >Posted by: olddog in mo, Pontoon Captain* (like a real captain, only drunker) at October 10, 2021 04:01 PM (ju2Fy)

We just pulled our pontoon yesterday. Spent all day today cleaning and winterizing it. Putting it in the barn in about an hour. **sigh**

Posted by: Muad'dib at October 10, 2021 04:03 PM (4LaMN)

147 Yikes, qdp.

Posted by: Infidel at October 10, 2021 04:04 PM (iorxD)

148 Eromero, that'll clean you out as well :-)

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2021 04:04 PM (L2ZTs)

149 I would not be eating Spaghettios (with Meatballs of course - regular Spaghettios - I can't even).

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at October 10, 2021 03:55
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You know those aren't real meatballs. I'll take the plain Spaghettios.

Posted by: olddog in mo, Pontoon Captain* (like a real captain, only drunker) at October 10, 2021 04:04 PM (ju2Fy)

150 Anyway, wondering what my post-procedure meal should be. I know after my last one, I was ravenously hungry. I ate an untold number of Del Taco tacos.
Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2021 03:57 PM (L2ZTs)

Martinis...order extra olives.

Posted by: Diogenes at October 10, 2021 04:05 PM (axyOa)

151 Infidel, yup tomorrow I'll show up dressed as Joey Ramone. "I wanna be sedated!!"

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2021 04:05 PM (L2ZTs)

152 olddog, Chef Boyardee foisting fake meat on people for generations.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 10, 2021 04:06 PM (mEF2z)

153 Beer is not a clear liquid.

Posted by: SFGoth at October 10, 2021 04:06 PM (KAi1n)

154 Just had a pop top failure on a can of Spaghettio's. Is that First World Problems Thread material or food Thread material, or both. It's very confusing.
Posted by: Weasel at October 10, 2021 03:17 PM (MVjcR)
**********
I cringe when I see a can of Spaghettio's. Even as a child I hated the stuff.

Posted by: redridinghood at October 10, 2021 04:06 PM (NpAcC)

155 Diogenes, sounds like olive soup :-)

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2021 04:06 PM (L2ZTs)

156
Dear Dispatch,

I never thought it would happen to me. I drove myself to a colonoscopy procedure, and you'll never believe what happened next..

Posted by: Jonah Goldberg at October 10, 2021 04:06 PM (cTqLg)

157 That explains why Jonah has the cleanest colon in all of DC.

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2021 04:07 PM (L2ZTs)

158 Anyway, wondering what my post-procedure meal should be. I know after my last one, I was ravenously hungry. I ate an untold number of Del Taco tacos.
Posted by: qdpsteve

Fatty meat for satiation
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabamillion (YZG/i) at October 10, 2021 03:58 PM

I'm due for a butt poke this year. The last time I got it, I was planning to go to Whataburger (my traditional post medical visit stop) or Taco Bell (because mass quantities), but my lovely and talented ex, who was driving me home, saw that the instructions specified a low-fat post procedure meal, so took me somewhere else. Subway, I think.

Someone else will accompany me this year.

Posted by: Cybersmythe at October 10, 2021 04:08 PM (ezpv1)

159 Diogenes, sounds like olive soup :-)
Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2021 04:06 PM (L2ZTs)

Consider it a good drink with salad.

Posted by: Diogenes at October 10, 2021 04:08 PM (axyOa)

160 Cyber, good idea. You don't want to get anywhere near that "tuna." :-)

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2021 04:09 PM (L2ZTs)

161 God hates the Cincinnati Bengals

Faster pit stops would help their timing

Posted by: Skip at October 10, 2021 04:10 PM (2JoB8)

162 Posted by: Cybersmythe at October 10, 2021 04:08 PM (ezpv1)

Hell every time I've gone and when I'm leaving they tell me go have a great meal..whatever you want! I always opt for a big breakfast with bacon, eggs, hash browns, grits and toast.

Posted by: Jewells45 at October 10, 2021 04:10 PM (nxdel)

163 Beer is not a clear liquid.

Posted by: SFGoth at October 10, 2021 04:06 PM (KAi1n)

But martinis are!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 10, 2021 04:11 PM (Q9lwr)

164 I'm due for a butt poke this year. The last time I got it, I was planning to go to Whataburger (my traditional post medical visit stop) or Taco Bell (because mass quantities), but my lovely and talented ex, who was driving me home, saw that the instructions specified a low-fat post procedure meal, so took me somewhere else. Subway, I think.

Someone else will accompany me this year.
Posted by: Cybersmythe at October 10, 2021 04:08 PM (ezpv1)
***

My life long buddy and fellow Army dude drove me to my procedure last year. They gave me awesome drugs. Once we were all done, as as soon as we cleared the hopsital he headed for one of our favorite bars. He orders a couple of Irish Red Breasts and I'm sitting there just smiling and said, ya know, water for me casue I'm still totally on the ceiling. He laughed all the way back to the house.
Mrs D was not amused.

Posted by: Diogenes at October 10, 2021 04:12 PM (axyOa)

165 2nd to last time I had the scoping, they recommended a light meal afterwards.

Well then. I had the filet mignon instead of the porterhouse at the local Cattle Baron.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at October 10, 2021 04:12 PM (ZSK0i)

166 One fast food chain here in SoCal that *might* come a little close to satisfying Whataburger fans is Farmer Boys (which for years I thought was called Farmer Bros).

They do *big* restaurant-quality burgers, and their signature one (the Farmer Burger) is cheese, bacon and guac. They also have chili but not on the burgers. They're not inexpensive though.

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2021 04:12 PM (L2ZTs)

167 I’ve made tons of ice creams without an ice cream machine. Old refrigerator manuals often had several recipes. Generally you make up the custard and/or syrup, put it in the freezer for a bit, take it out and use a hand mixer on it, and put it back to freeze.

I have a link to one of my favorites in my nic.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at October 10, 2021 04:12 PM (CX3cf)

168 olddog, Chef Boyardee foisting fake meat on people for generations.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 10, 2021 04:06 PM
-------------------------
Yep. Although, the fake meat didn't bother me in the can of Beefaroni. Just the Spaghettios.

Posted by: olddog in mo, Pontoon Captain* (like a real captain, only drunker) at October 10, 2021 04:12 PM (ju2Fy)

169 Everybody hates the Cincinnati Bangles.

Posted by: klaftern at October 10, 2021 04:13 PM (taPSh)

170 Beer is not a clear liquid.

Posted by: SFGoth at October 10, 2021 04:06 PM (KAi1n)

But martinis are!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 10, 2021 04:11 PM (Q9lwr)

This is wisdom!

Posted by: Diogenes at October 10, 2021 04:13 PM (axyOa)

171 Hell every time I've gone and when I'm leaving they tell me go have a great meal..whatever you want! I always opt for a big breakfast with bacon, eggs, hash browns, grits and toast.

Posted by: Jewells45 at October 10, 2021 04:10 PM

I think it was because low-fat diets are good for colon health or some such, er, shit, and not for any reason related to the procedure.

Inspired by your example, I'm adding Waffle House to the possibilities.

Posted by: Cybersmythe at October 10, 2021 04:13 PM (ezpv1)

172 CBD, hmmm thanks for the tip! :-)

Diogenes, Jewells and ABA: Mmmmmmmmm!!!!!!

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2021 04:14 PM (L2ZTs)

173 As a midwesterner, I have never before heard of blowfish tails or Sugar Toads. I thought they were deep-fried shrimp.

While I know that homemade ice cream is delicious, it is not a skill I wish to learn, for the same reason I don't make cakes or pies. I have such a sweet tooth that it is best to confine my enjoyment of such wonderful things to like, maybe once every month or so. If I could make them, I'd be tempted to make it a weekly indulgence - and soon, my clothes would no longer fit.

Posted by: Donna &&&&&&V at October 10, 2021 04:14 PM (HabA/)

174 Beer is not a clear liquid.

Posted by: SFGoth at October 10, 2021 04:06
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Why not? I can see thru mine when it's in a glass.

Posted by: olddog in mo, Pontoon Captain* (like a real captain, only drunker) at October 10, 2021 04:14 PM (ju2Fy)

175 I’ve come to the opinion that the real purpose of those hand-cranked ice cream makers that were popular in the seventies wasn’t making ice cream. It was keeping the kids busy.

Another of my favorite ice cream recipes in this nic.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at October 10, 2021 04:15 PM (CX3cf)

176 I drank 8 oz caffeinated unsweet tea yesterday. Pissed 6 times. Remembered why I quit tea.

Posted by: Eromero at October 10, 2021 04:15 PM (0OP+5)

177 Posted by: Jewells45 at October 10, 2021 04:10 PM (nxdel)

I get a gigantic ribeye and enjoy every bite.

Posted by: Donna &&&&&&V at October 10, 2021 04:16 PM (HabA/)

178 Why not? I can see thru mine when it's in a glass.
Posted by: olddog

Heh, that's my reasoning.

Posted by: Infidel at October 10, 2021 04:16 PM (iorxD)

179 My grandfather and uncles used to catch those blow fish things down the jersey shore while fishing for other shit. I remember as a kid thinking they were the coolest things when they puffed up.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at October 10, 2021 04:17 PM (VwHCD)

180 Donna,
*qdpsteve salivating like Homer Simpson*

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2021 04:17 PM (L2ZTs)

181 Another of my favorite ice cream recipes in this nic.

*

Thanks for that one. I'm not much on maple ice cream, but cherry almond sounds great. Seems interesting to make, too.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - you want to listen to this SC doctor tell you about ivermectin at October 10, 2021 04:17 PM (9aYjv)

182 I have been petitioning Ace for a can opener thread for some time now.
Posted by: Weasel at October 10, 2021 03:28 PM (MVjcR)

Weasel, this is a great idea. So many are focused on opening the can completely, but forget the simple effectiveness of the chursh key.

Posted by: Diogenes at October 10, 2021 04:17 PM (axyOa)

183
Everybody hates the Cincinnati Bangles.

Posted by: klaftern at October 10, 2021 04:13 PM

as a Houston Oilers fan, I rate this as ab-so-fcuking-lutely correct

Posted by: AltonJackson at October 10, 2021 04:18 PM (DUIap)

184 Too tired to cook tonight. It's gonna be BLTs, with the addition of sweet onion slices, which I guess makes them BOLTs.

Posted by: Donna &&&&&&V at October 10, 2021 04:18 PM (HabA/)

185 Thanks for that one. I'm not much on maple ice cream, but cherry almond sounds great. Seems interesting to make, too.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - you want to listen to this SC doctor tell you about ivermectin at October 10, 2021 04:17 PM (9aYjv)

So...I'm thinking maple ice cream on french toast with whipped cream. We may be on to something here.

Posted by: Diogenes at October 10, 2021 04:19 PM (axyOa)

186 pulled our pontoon

Posted by: Muad'dib at October 10, 2021 04:03 PM (4LaMN)

Do you need some privacy?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 10, 2021 04:19 PM (Q9lwr)

187 Everybody hates the Cincinnati Bangles.

But what about their hit single "Walk Like A Canadian?"

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2021 04:19 PM (L2ZTs)

188 So...I'm thinking maple ice cream on french toast with whipped cream. We may be on to something here.
Posted by: Diogenes at October 10, 2021 04:19 PM (axyOa)

Good Lord, this sounds wonderful.

Posted by: Donna &&&&&&V at October 10, 2021 04:20 PM (HabA/)

189 Too tired to cook tonight. It's gonna be BLTs, with the addition of sweet onion slices, which I guess makes them BOLTs.
Posted by: Donna &&&&&&V at October 10, 2021 04:18 PM (HabA/)

While you got the grease might as well slap a fried egg on it.

E-BOLT.

Posted by: Golfman at October 10, 2021 04:20 PM (GAE6e)

190 I'd absolutely eat maple ice cream in a warm waffle cone with candied pecans on top.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - you want to listen to this SC doctor tell you about ivermectin at October 10, 2021 04:20 PM (9aYjv)

191 Steve, 2L bottles of carbonated liquid sugar (branded as 7UP) are a major source of your health problems. Your post procedure meal should be a salad made with butter lettuce, cabbage, red beans, chickpeas, marinated artichoke, kalamata olives, corn, avocado, and a hard-boiled egg. Avocado or olive oil dressing with some spices. I am now sofa king hungry.

Posted by: SFGoth at October 10, 2021 04:20 PM (KAi1n)

192 Anyone here from Wylie, next to Abilene? I picked up a fundraiser cookbook in New Braunfels Friday that (Velma voice) has me baffled.

Probably from the mid seventies to mid eighties, but was a fundraiser for the Wylie high school band put together by a group of retired ladies in Brooke County West Virginia.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at October 10, 2021 04:21 PM (CX3cf)

193 SFGoth, I will cut and paste that into a Word doc. Thanks!

God knows I need more salad in my diet.

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2021 04:21 PM (L2ZTs)

194 pulled our pontoon

Posted by: Muad'dib at October 10, 2021 04:03 PM (4LaMN)

Do you need some privacy?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 10, 2021 04:19
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I paid someone to pull mine this year. And they're going to clean it too.

Posted by: olddog in mo, Pontoon Captain* (like a real captain, only drunker) at October 10, 2021 04:21 PM (ju2Fy)

195 > But martinis are!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

Hero!

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 10, 2021 04:21 PM (BFigT)

196 While you got the grease might as well slap a fried egg on it.

E-BOLT.
Posted by: Golfman at October 10, 2021 04:20 PM (GAE6e)

Hmmm.

I do not scoff at this suggestion. And I do have eggs.

Posted by: Donna &&&&&&V at October 10, 2021 04:21 PM (HabA/)

197 There's a part 2 to the "frying ice" video CBD posted.

https://tinyurl.com/ynxv4au7

Posted by: redridinghood at October 10, 2021 04:21 PM (NpAcC)

198 Suzanna Hoff is still quite smoking

Posted by: Skip at October 10, 2021 04:21 PM (2JoB8)

199 My grandfather and uncles used to catch those blow fish things down the jersey shore while fishing for other shit. I remember as a kid thinking they were the coolest things when they puffed up.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

When I was a kid, they were considered a junkfish and people threw them away.

They became endangered at one point.

Posted by: JT at October 10, 2021 04:22 PM (arJlL)

200 I drank 8 oz caffeinated unsweet tea yesterday. Pissed 6 times. Remembered why I quit tea.

Posted by: Eromero at October 10, 2021 04:15 PM

I love iced tea, but can't handle all the caffeine. Since your typical bagged decaf tea is pure crap, I make loose leaf decaf tea a tumbler at a time in an IngenuiTea steeper and let it flow into the tumbler of ice when I'm done.

Yes, I know I'm weird.

Posted by: Cybersmythe at October 10, 2021 04:22 PM (ezpv1)

201 Seems interesting to make, too.

Yes, it is unique. Not sure it’s technically ice cream, but it definitely fills the same niche.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at October 10, 2021 04:23 PM (CX3cf)

202 I use an oxo good grips hand can opener. Easy peasy.

Posted by: Infidel at October 10, 2021 04:23 PM (iorxD)

203 I paid someone to pull mine

Posted by: olddog in mo, Pontoon Captain* (like a real captain, only drunker) at October 10, 2021 04:21 PM (ju2Fy)

I have never paid for it in my life...

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 10, 2021 04:23 PM (Q9lwr)

204 So...I'm thinking maple ice cream on french toast with whipped cream. We may be on to something here.
Posted by: Diogenes at October 10, 2021 04:19 PM (axyOa)

Good Lord, this sounds wonderful.
Posted by: Donna &&&&&&V at October 10, 2021 04:20 PM (HabA
***********
I could go for this!

Posted by: redridinghood at October 10, 2021 04:23 PM (NpAcC)

205 now do fugu

Posted by: confederatefifth at October 10, 2021 04:24 PM (K3ZCc)

206 Split pea soup with bacon and carrots for me. I am thinking about turning the roast chicken carcass into stock and making a vaggie and chickpea stew next.

Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at October 10, 2021 04:25 PM (YynYJ)

207 I love iced tea, but can't handle all the caffeine. Since your typical bagged decaf tea is pure crap, I make loose leaf decaf tea a tumbler at a time in an IngenuiTea steeper and let it flow into the tumbler of ice when I'm done.

Yes, I know I'm weird.
Posted by: Cybersmythe at October 10, 2021 04:22 PM
As rule, I avoid caffeine. Ginger ale and Sprite type sodas for me. I've had ONE cup of coffee in my life.

BUT a good glass of sweet tea doesn't bother me in the least.

Posted by: Golfman at October 10, 2021 04:25 PM (GAE6e)

208 Somewhere in my stuff, I have a Wuensche Brother's cookbook. It's got a recipe for chocolate amaretto cream pie.

Posted by: Cybersmythe at October 10, 2021 04:25 PM (ezpv1)

209 Fun fact: if you melt/heat up vanilla ice cream it basically becomes mild sweet vanilla sauce.

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2021 04:26 PM (L2ZTs)

210 Maple ice cream with bacon bits.

Posted by: JuJuBee at October 10, 2021 04:26 PM (mNhhD)

211 Do you guys on the East Coast use Lefty's seasoning for your fried fish and chicken?

Posted by: Ben Had at October 10, 2021 04:26 PM (mEF2z)

212 making a vaggie and chickpea stew next.
Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at October 10, 2021 04:25 PM (YynYJ)

Glad we read Moron.

Posted by: Golfman at October 10, 2021 04:26 PM (GAE6e)

213 Donna is right about sugar, steve

ditch sweet drinks

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabamillion (YZG/i) at October 10, 2021 04:26 PM (YZG/i)

214 making a vaggie and chickpea stew next.
Posted by: Notsothoreau -

tastes like fish?

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabamillion (YZG/i) at October 10, 2021 04:27 PM (YZG/i)

215 Hmmm.

I do not scoff at this suggestion. And I do have eggs.

Posted by: Donna &&&&&&V at October 10, 2021 04:21
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Haven't tried the onion on a BLT. But trust me, the fried egg on it is most awesome. BELT.

Posted by: olddog in mo, Pontoon Captain* (like a real captain, only drunker) at October 10, 2021 04:27 PM (ju2Fy)

216 Maple ice cream with bacon bits.

This would be perfect. That maple ice cream is one of my favorites, but it is sweet even for my sweet tooth. A little salty bacon would set it off nicely.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at October 10, 2021 04:27 PM (CX3cf)

217 vmom, I agree but it's so much easier said than done.
Will keep working on it though.

Back when I was in HS I would have soft drinks with dinner, but also water. I drank water during the meal, then had the soft drink for dessert. Wasn't bad. Wonder if I could get back to doing something like that.

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2021 04:27 PM (L2ZTs)

218 My local grocery doesn't have

Punkin pie.
Shucks.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at October 10, 2021 04:27 PM (cSyAR)

219 I had a late lunch with my people yesterday. We ate at the Yak and Yeti Himalayan cuisine. I have never eaten this type of food. I had lamb curry. I have never eaten lamb. It was wonderful. A little pricey but large portions. I loved it! Hubbymayhem and the girl spawn got goat dishes.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at October 10, 2021 04:27 PM (Vxu+H)

220 ditch sweet drinks

yeah, then do the del taco and wanda express

Posted by: confederatefifth at October 10, 2021 04:28 PM (K3ZCc)

221 200 I drank 8 oz caffeinated unsweet tea yesterday. Pissed 6 times. Remembered why I quit tea.

Posted by: Eromero at October 10, 2021 04:15 PM

I love iced tea, but can't handle all the caffeine. Since your typical bagged decaf tea is pure crap, I make loose leaf decaf tea a tumbler at a time in an IngenuiTea steeper and let it flow into the tumbler of ice when I'm done.

Yes, I know I'm weird.

Posted by: Cybersmythe at October 10, 2021 4:22PM
I drin it room temp. New place in town HTeaO, kinda froofroo.

Posted by: Eromero at October 10, 2021 04:28 PM (0OP+5)

222 now do fugu

Posted by: confederatefifth at October 10, 2021 04:24 PM (K3ZCc)

Fugu too!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 10, 2021 04:28 PM (Q9lwr)

223 205 now do fugu

==

fugu joe biden!

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabamillion (YZG/i) at October 10, 2021 04:28 PM (YZG/i)

224 Gotta slap a slice of smoked Havarti on that BLT along with the egg.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 10, 2021 04:29 PM (mEF2z)

225 I like food.

Posted by: Joe Biden's Last Remaining Synapse at October 10, 2021 04:29 PM (rsqz2)

226 c5, what's wanda express? :-)

Actually Chinese food is the one type of fast food I don't have very often, at all. I just don't have the Asian food gene.

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2021 04:30 PM (L2ZTs)

227 I have never paid for it in my life...

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 10, 2021 04:23
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I'm a capitalist. Spreading the wealth. Try it. You might like it.

Posted by: olddog in mo, Pontoon Captain* (like a real captain, only drunker) at October 10, 2021 04:31 PM (ju2Fy)

228 217 vmom, I agree but it's so much easier said than done.

**

I used to guzzle coke
Switched to carbonated water with natural flavors first (no sugar)

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabamillion (YZG/i) at October 10, 2021 04:31 PM (YZG/i)

229 I paid for it. The divorce was terribly expensive.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 10, 2021 04:32 PM (mEF2z)

230 I drin it room temp. New place in town HTeaO, kinda froofroo.
Posted by: Eromero at October 10, 2021 04:28 PM (0OP+

Quart of water. Boil. Steep Lipton tea bags.

3/4 cup of sugar while it's warm. Stir to melt sugar.

Add 1/2 gallon of cool water and two cups of ice.

Don't need no froo froo.

Posted by: Golfman at October 10, 2021 04:33 PM (GAE6e)

231 My fav show is on. But a repeat.

Posted by: Infidel at October 10, 2021 04:33 PM (iorxD)

232 >>> 228 217 vmom, I agree but it's so much easier said than done.

**

I used to guzzle coke
Switched to carbonated water with natural flavors first (no sugar)
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabamillion (YZG/i) at October 10, 2021 04:31 PM (YZG/i)

Maybe try Gatorade Zero and/or Zevia soda.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at October 10, 2021 04:33 PM (ACi07)

233 Oh amazon has Outlander - the Jim Cavaziel movie
Love this

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabamillion (YZG/i) at October 10, 2021 04:33 PM (YZG/i)

234 Paying for it upfront is more likely the more honest exchange.

Posted by: Count de Monet, unvaccinated Kulak-American at October 10, 2021 04:33 PM (4I/2K)

235 I bought pork side ribs for smoking tomorrow.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at October 10, 2021 04:34 PM (cSyAR)

236 Posted by: Ben Had at October 10, 2021 04:32 PM (mEF2z)

Somebody gets my joke!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 10, 2021 04:34 PM (Q9lwr)

237 I'm Southern more than east coast and have never heard of lefty's. I usually just use flour and corn meal (depending on the fish) and spices. I'll have a look when I get back to the grocery store, though.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - local SC doctor of 40 years calls in to radio show about ivermectin at October 10, 2021 04:34 PM (3DjGn)

238 Maple ice cream with bacon bits.

Posted by: JuJuBee at October 10, 2021 04:26 PM (mNhhD)

That just sounds so.........RIGHT!!

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at October 10, 2021 04:35 PM (9xhl1)

239 What I've found kind of works for me is the sparkling waters in various fruit flavors, with aspartame. Not bad.

Posted by: qdpsteve at October 10, 2021 04:35 PM (L2ZTs)

240 Maybe try Gatorade Zero and/or Zevia soda.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at October 10, 2021 04:33 PM (ACi07)

Try cutting the Gatorade with 1/3 water. Even half.

Posted by: Golfman at October 10, 2021 04:35 PM (GAE6e)

241 I used to guzzle coke
Switched to carbonated water with natural flavors first (no sugar)
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabamillion (YZG/i) at October 10, 2021 04:31 PM (YZG/i)

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I gave up my Coke Zero habit when Coca-Cola went all racist. Now I drink flavored sparkling water exclusively.

LeCroix is my fave. I avoid Bubly because its Pepsi-owned. Pepsi is as bad a Coke, poltically.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 10, 2021 04:37 PM (rsqz2)

242 I'm Southern more than east coast and have never heard of lefty's. I usually just use flour and corn meal (depending on the fish) and spices. I'll have a look when I get back to the grocery store, though.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - local SC doctor of 40 years calls in to radio show about ivermectin at October 10, 2021 04:34 PM (3DjGn)

House-Autry is what we do.

Thanks for the link in your nic.

They're out to get us.

Posted by: Golfman at October 10, 2021 04:37 PM (GAE6e)

243 Visited KFC tonight at the wife's behest for the first time in 5 years; an absolutely incomprehensible menu, no substitutions, drink a mandatory part of the meal deals (they are owned by Pepsi) and drive through only.

$10 for a thigh and a drumstick and the shitty sides.

Nobody else was there. I can remember when they were packed on Sunday nights.

Shorting Pepsi Monday.

Posted by: Auspex at October 10, 2021 04:37 PM (Xo3T0)

244 Moron Robbie, Lefty's is an even better seasoning than Popeye's uses. They quit carrying it here so I have to order factory direct but it well worth it.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 10, 2021 04:38 PM (mEF2z)

245 Oh, and since it's on topic, this lady's fried shrimp recipe is just about perfect.

https://tinyurl.com/5cv4sr7v

Her site's worth browsing. She's got some good recipes.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - local SC doctor of 40 years calls in to radio show about ivermectin at October 10, 2021 04:39 PM (3DjGn)

246 I drink a pitcher of coffee everyday. Not sure how much water i use, but i use 6 oz ground coffee. No idea how many "cups" of coffee that makes, but i do pee a lot. Coffee has many health benefits, one of which is being forced to stretch your legs and get up off the couch to go pee.

Posted by: SFGoth at October 10, 2021 04:39 PM (KAi1n)

247 Thanks, I'll order some of the Lefty's.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - local SC doctor of 40 years calls in to radio show about ivermectin at October 10, 2021 04:40 PM (3DjGn)

248 Oh, and i put protein powder in it. About 25-30 grams. That's breakfast.

Posted by: SFGoth at October 10, 2021 04:40 PM (KAi1n)

249 I used to make a spiral cut honey ham from Aldi and split up the primo slices with my dad. Then take the carcass and simmer it in pea soup with a ton of garlic until it was falling off the bone. Picked it clean and put it back in the soup. I'd keep a couple containers but my depression era dad loved all that meat so much I had to give him most of it.

Posted by: dartist at October 10, 2021 04:40 PM (+ya+t)

250 I used to drink a LOT of Diet Coke. And if it wasn't that I would drink the diet ice teas. But over the past year I have significantly cut down on my processed beverage consumption. At home I will either drink water, milk or I drink cranberry juice with seltzer. Usually 2 parts seltzer, 1 part juice.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at October 10, 2021 04:40 PM (9xhl1)

251 Pumpkin pie-- just make your own. Use Libby's and the recipe on the can. So good, and it counts as a vegetable

Posted by: skywch at October 10, 2021 04:41 PM (QVgqY)

252 LeCroix is my fave. I avoid Bubly because its Pepsi-owned. Pepsi is as bad a Coke, poltically.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 10, 2021 04:37 PM

Big Gulp (from Austin) Key Lime is quite good.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 10, 2021 04:41 PM (a3Q+t)

253 Moron Robbie, be sure and let me know how you like it.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 10, 2021 04:42 PM (mEF2z)

254 We've stopped drinking nearly as much Coca-Cola simply because it's increased in price from under $4 to $5.50 per six pack.

In six months.

Way to go, Biden.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - local SC doctor of 40 years calls in to radio show about ivermectin at October 10, 2021 04:43 PM (3DjGn)

255 You know what? I think I will go ahead and get that ice cream maker.

Posted by: Cybersmythe at October 10, 2021 04:43 PM (ezpv1)

256 Daughter just pulled a batch of pumpkin spice cookies with white chocolate bits out of the oven. Most excellent.

Posted by: olddog in mo, Pontoon Captain* (like a real captain, only drunker) at October 10, 2021 04:44 PM (ju2Fy)

257 I did a smoked chuck roast yesterday, 3rd attempt at smoking something so still on a near vertical learning curve.

It was the best chuck roast I have ever made - tender, juicy, and pow! flavorful.

3.3 lb chuck smoked for 4-1/2 hours at 225-250 until 170 internal, foil wrapped and in the oven for 1 hr until internal 205, cooled back down to 170 then rested in the oven at 160 for the last hour. Pre-cook marinated overnight in worcestershire & lime juice [3:1], heavy Texas rub, and tallow coated wrap.

Meat candy!

Posted by: Count de Monet, unvaccinated Kulak-American at October 10, 2021 04:44 PM (4I/2K)

258 Thanks for the thread and content!
A lot of great ideas.
Hmmm about the ice cream maker idea, have to think about that.

Posted by: MikeM at October 10, 2021 04:44 PM (5Y7fX)

259 Will do, Ben Had. I drug in a few decent catfish last week and hopefully can do it again before it gets too cold. Should be a perfect test.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - local SC doctor of 40 years calls in to radio show about ivermectin at October 10, 2021 04:45 PM (3DjGn)

260 * holds out plate for a cookie, please*

Posted by: Ben Had at October 10, 2021 04:45 PM (mEF2z)

261 >> I've come to the opinion that the real purpose of those hand-cranked ice cream makers that were popular in the seventies wasn't making ice cream. It was keeping the kids busy.

Heh, and it worked. It was part of the fun of homemade ice cream.

Posted by: Lizzy at October 10, 2021 04:46 PM (bDqIh)

262 *slides cookie thru USB port to Ben Had*

Posted by: olddog in mo, Pontoon Captain* (like a real captain, only drunker) at October 10, 2021 04:46 PM (ju2Fy)

263 Went apple-picking last weekend. Always fun just to get out and tromp around the orchard. Lots of families, everyone having a blast. Saw a gaggle(?) of turkeys, too, hiding in the peach orchard.

Spent the week making apple cake and apple gallette -- YUM!

Posted by: Lizzy at October 10, 2021 04:48 PM (bDqIh)

264 Moron Robbie, I soak chicken tenders or fish for 24 hours in buttermilk and then dredge in the left's, fry and then go into a food coma.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 10, 2021 04:48 PM (mEF2z)

265 I gave up my Coke Zero habit when Coca-Cola went all racist. Now I drink flavored sparkling water exclusively.

LeCroix is my fave. I avoid Bubly because its Pepsi-owned. Pepsi is as bad a Coke, poltically.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 10, 2021 04:37 PM (rsqz2)

I am another LeCroix fan. I used to buy Aldis brand bottled water, but wondered why I was always so thirsty after drinking it. It turns out it has sodium in it. LeCroix does not and I'm willing to pay a few more bucks to have water without salt in it.

Years ago, I found I couldn't handle drinking soda anymore - and I used to be a big Diet Coke drinker. My stomach rebelled. So now I drink lots of water. Although it's a healthier choice, I can't say I started doing it for health reasons. It just didn't agree with me anymore.

Posted by: Donna &&&&&&V at October 10, 2021 04:49 PM (HabA/)

266 MikeM, I bought an ice creme maker a few years ago. Been reading labels and trying to stay away from soy. I think it was about $45. I use some vanilla I make from vanilla beans and vodka. Whole milk and creme. It's so yummy.

Posted by: Infidel at October 10, 2021 04:49 PM (iorxD)

267 ... 24 hours in buttermilk and then dredge in the left's, fry and then go into a food coma.

*

Ha. We likely have a common ancestor.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - local SC doctor of 40 years calls in to radio show about ivermectin at October 10, 2021 04:49 PM (3DjGn)

268 No matter what I do, I'll get a typo somewhere.

Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at October 10, 2021 04:50 PM (YynYJ)

269 Local fast food has degenerated so badly I'm looking at putting a microwave in the trunk of my car. Or the under hood cooking thing.

Burning kraut on the exhaust manifold might be stinky long time.

Posted by: klaftern at October 10, 2021 04:50 PM (taPSh)

270 230 I drin it room temp. New place in town HTeaO, kinda froofroo.
Posted by: Eromero at October 10, 2021 04:28 PM (0OP+

Quart of water. Boil. Steep Lipton tea bags.

3/4 cup of sugar while it's warm. Stir to melt sugar.

Add 1/2 gallon of cool water and two cups of ice.

Don't need no froo froo.

Posted by: Golfman at October 10, 2021 04:33 PM
I know how to make tea, I just don't drink tea. The tea I drank yesterday was FREE.

Posted by: Eromero at October 10, 2021 04:52 PM (0OP+5)

271 Count de Monet, unvaccinated Kulak-American
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That sounds really good. Did you write down what you did so you can repeat it?

Posted by: dartist at October 10, 2021 04:53 PM (+ya+t)

272 Or the under hood cooking thing

*

Very compelling sort of blues song about cooking catfish and corn on the engine while driving

Devil in a Woodpile, Manifold
https://youtu.be/cCTvCIW7YqY

Posted by: Moron Robbie - local SC doctor of 40 years calls in to radio show about ivermectin at October 10, 2021 04:53 PM (3DjGn)

273 174 Beer is not a clear liquid.

Posted by: SFGoth at October 10, 2021 04:06
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Why not? I can see thru mine when it's in a glass.

Posted by: olddog in mo, Pontoon Captain* (like a real captain, only drunker) at October 10, 2021 04:14 PM (ju2Fy)

Wasn't there some swill called Zema that was clear beer?

Posted by: Javems at October 10, 2021 04:53 PM (AmoqO)

274 No matter what I do, I'll get a typo somewhere.
Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at October 10, 2021 04:50 PM (YynYJ)

Yeah. This. My spell check stopped working. Anyone know why?

Posted by: Diogenes at October 10, 2021 04:53 PM (axyOa)

275 Posted by: Count de Monet, unvaccinated Kulak-American at October 10, 2021 04:44 PM

If you can find a beef clod, do the same. Makes wonderful pulled beef.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 10, 2021 04:53 PM (a3Q+t)

276 Eromero, you could just think of it as a kidney flush.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 10, 2021 04:54 PM (mEF2z)

277 There was a cookbook about cooking on your engine named Manifold Destiny.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 10, 2021 04:54 PM (a3Q+t)

278 So, last night I was drinking Macurichos Conejo Pechuga Mezcal.
Pechuga is a sort of celebratory or special occasion style of mezcal which is distilled dripping over fruit, spices and a raw chicken or turkey breast.
In the case of the Conejo Pechuga, they use apple, cinnamon, banana, pineapple, orange, and various wild fruits. Instead of chicken, the conejo pechuga use a skinned rabbit. Conejo is Spanish for rabbit.

So, there I was drinking Conejo Pechuga when it suddenly occurred to me that the word "conejo" is similar to the word "coney" used in The Lord of the Rings. Sam and Frodo are always blabbing about snaring coneys or getting a "brace of coneys". That's pretty much all they talk about until they toss the One Ring into the fires of Mt. Doom. They probably tossed in a brace of coneys too.

Anyway, I thought, hey! I best those words are derived from the same Latin root word. And they are! The Latin word is cuniculus.

No point to this story, except that -

drinking mezcal is an educational experience.

I recommend it.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 10, 2021 04:55 PM (5NkmN)

279 And after all the above loose talk about sammiches I called ixnay on acobelltay. Made a bacon, egg, spinach mayo on white bread sammich.

Posted by: Eromero at October 10, 2021 04:55 PM (0OP+5)

280 Jebus, will five o'clock never get here?

Posted by: Javems at October 10, 2021 04:56 PM (AmoqO)

281 Ben Had, have laid in a supply of unroasted pecans. Will roast them the day we process them.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 10, 2021 04:56 PM (a3Q+t)

282 Manifold Destiny.

*

Hahaha, that's fantastic

Posted by: Moron Robbie - local SC doctor of 40 years calls in to radio show about ivermectin at October 10, 2021 04:57 PM (3DjGn)

283 Or the under hood cooking thing
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That's for C-Rats

Posted by: dartist at October 10, 2021 04:57 PM (+ya+t)

284 Wasn't there some swill called Zema that was clear beer?

Posted by: Javems at October 10, 2021 04:53
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Yes, marketed by Coors. It was an alternative to beer. Zima came out in the 90's. They stopped making it I think.

Posted by: olddog in mo, Pontoon Captain* (like a real captain, only drunker) at October 10, 2021 04:57 PM (ju2Fy)

285 Devil in a Woodpile does a good backwoods bluegrass sort of version of Led Zepplins Bron-y-aur stomp, too.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - local SC doctor of 40 years calls in to radio show about ivermectin at October 10, 2021 04:58 PM (3DjGn)

286 And onion, too, completes the sammich.

Posted by: Eromero at October 10, 2021 04:58 PM (0OP+5)

287 Eromero, you could just think of it as a kidney flush.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 10, 2021 04:54 PM
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I thought that's what beer if for?

Posted by: olddog in mo, Pontoon Captain* (like a real captain, only drunker) at October 10, 2021 04:59 PM (ju2Fy)

288 Duncanthrax, Your pecan butter is a thing of perfection.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 10, 2021 04:59 PM (mEF2z)

289 is not if.

Posted by: olddog in mo, Pontoon Captain* (like a real captain, only drunker) at October 10, 2021 04:59 PM (ju2Fy)

290 We are just starting to get some good pecans. Better than last year's, of which I still have a 5 gallon bucket.

Posted by: Ug at October 10, 2021 04:59 PM (Tnijr)

291 That sounds really good. Did you write down what you did so you can repeat it?
Posted by: dartist at October 10, 2021 04:53 PM (+ya+t)

Yes. I got a notebook to keep a log of what works and what doesn't. That is really helping. As does all the bajillion youtube bbq channels.

Posted by: Count de Monet, unvaccinated Kulak-American at October 10, 2021 05:00 PM (4I/2K)

292 Moron Robbie even if they gave it away its sugar water and not good for you
Signed former coke a day junkie

Posted by: Skip at October 10, 2021 05:00 PM (2JoB8)

293 219 I had a late lunch with my people yesterday. We ate at the Yak and Yeti Himalayan cuisine.
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There is a yak and yeti hotel with a pretty good restaurant in Kathmandu. At the foot of the Himalayas. They also serve Nepalese curry among other things. It has been there for decades. Wonder if there is any relation to the place you went?

Posted by: Drc at October 10, 2021 05:00 PM (TXMsW)

294 Ug off sock

Posted by: Ug at October 10, 2021 05:00 PM (Tnijr)

295 Catfish is edible? I had it once, in Edwardsville, IL, boiled with boiled green beans. I swallowed it with a wan grin.

Posted by: SFGoth at October 10, 2021 05:00 PM (KAi1n)

296 Sous vide report: Sunday dinner at Che Blake.

I had a 3.5 lb tri-tip I decided to use as my first excursion into the wild and wonderful world of sous vide.

(we won't mention the veggie stir fry, or the au gratin potatoes I also made. Pretty standard stuff, this time of year)

Anyway, after much back and forth with CBD, the sous vide whisperer that he is, I decided to try 2.5 hours at 120 degrees, then move to the pellet grill to get the nice color and crust I was looking for. I might mention, this was an untrimmed tri tip, which necessitated removal of some fat. But not all, as I know where flavor country is.

After sous and pellet, the taste was phenomenal, but, tenderizing wasn't quite there. Probably needed to go another hour to hour and a half in the sous vide. But, first time out, definitely a success.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (2SdPm) at October 10, 2021 05:01 PM (2SdPm)

297 If you can find a beef clod, do the same. Makes wonderful pulled beef.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 10, 2021 04:53 PM (a3Q+t)

What is a beef clod?

Posted by: Count de Monet, unvaccinated Kulak-American at October 10, 2021 05:01 PM (4I/2K)

298 Moron Robbie even if they gave it away its sugar water and not good for you
Signed former coke a day junkie
Posted by: Skip at October 10, 2021 05:00 PM (2JoB

**

Absolutely.

All things in moderation.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - you want to listen to this SC doctor tell you about ivermectin at October 10, 2021 05:01 PM (9aYjv)

299 Ug

Posted by: f'd at October 10, 2021 05:02 PM (Tnijr)

300 What Aldis does do great is chocolate, which is usually from Germany or Belgium. Their chocolate truffles are terrific - and much cheaper than Godivas or any other fancy chocolates sold elsewhere.

Posted by: donna&&&&&&V at October 10, 2021 05:02 PM (HabA/)

301 There was a cookbook about cooking on your engine named Manifold Destiny.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 10, 2021 04:54 PM

the first plastics shop I worked in, I started a minor (but short lived) sensation. I would wrap my sammich in foil and place it on the 400+ degree barrel of the injection molding machine about ten minutes before my break. Then I'd enjoy a nice warm toasted sammich. About half the shop started doing some variation of this; it went on for a couple of weeks

until some nimrod set a can of Progresso clam chowder up on the barrel of their machine...without popping the top on the can...and it exploded

I have 50 quatloos that says there's still clam chowder on the ceiling in that building

Posted by: AltonJackson at October 10, 2021 05:02 PM (DUIap)

302 Catfish has to be fried to be edible. Kind of like okra.

Posted by: f'd at October 10, 2021 05:03 PM (Tnijr)

303 > No point to this story, except that -

drinking mezcal is an educational experience.

Can confirm

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 10, 2021 05:03 PM (BFigT)

304 I have never had good catfish in my life. And I've tried it more than once.

Posted by: donna&&&&&&V at October 10, 2021 05:03 PM (HabA/)

305 until some nimrod set a can of Progresso clam chowder up on the barrel of their machine...without popping the top on the can...and it exploded

I have 50 quatloos that says there's still clam chowder on the ceiling in that building
Posted by: AltonJackson at October 10, 2021 05:02 PM (DUIap)

There's one Todd in every group.

Posted by: Count de Monet, unvaccinated Kulak-American at October 10, 2021 05:03 PM (4I/2K)

306 11 days!

Posted by: Eromero at October 10, 2021 05:04 PM (0OP+5)

307 I gave up my Coke Zero habit when Coca-Cola went all racist. Now I drink flavored sparkling water exclusively.
LeCroix is my fave. I avoid Bubly because its Pepsi-owned. Pepsi is as bad a Coke, poltically.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 10, 2021 04:37 PM (rsqz2)

RC Cola Baby! No ads, no politics, no BS.

Just sugary belly wash at it's finest.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at October 10, 2021 05:04 PM (R/m4+)

308 Robbie on the other hand going to look up Devil in a woodpile

Posted by: Skip at October 10, 2021 05:04 PM (2JoB8)

309 Catfish has to be fried to be edible. Kind of like okra.

Posted by: f'd at October 10, 2021 05:03 PM (Tnijr)
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This is known.

Posted by: olddog in mo, Pontoon Captain* (like a real captain, only drunker) at October 10, 2021 05:04 PM (ju2Fy)

310 Catfish is edible? I had it once, in Edwardsville, IL, boiled with boiled green beans. I swallowed it with a wan grin.
Posted by: SFGoth

**

Boiled catfish?

o_O

Was it a military meal? I'm not asking that jokingly. I've read that boiling everything to safe temperatures was often a solution to feeding a whole bunch of people.

If you ever get the chance, try some fried catfish. It's really great. Heck, even places like Cracker Barrel do a good job with it.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - you want to listen to this SC doctor tell you about ivermectin at October 10, 2021 05:05 PM (9aYjv)

311 What is a beef clod?

Ben Roethlisberger?

Posted by: donna&&&&&&V at October 10, 2021 05:05 PM (HabA/)

312 Robbie on the other hand going to look up Devil in a woodpile
Posted by: Skip

**

Be sure to find a live version of Bron-Y-Aur Stomp.

They're a lot of fun. I'll have to find out whatever happened to them.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - you want to listen to this SC doctor tell you about ivermectin at October 10, 2021 05:06 PM (9aYjv)

313 I have never had good catfish in my life. And I've tried it more than once.
Posted by: donna&&&&&&V at October 10, 2021 05:03 PM (HabA/)

Catfish turns bad and fishy tasting very easily.

So, if you're buying from the store, you need to buy it a use it on the first day that it comes in. You'll have a wonderful experience with one of the tastiest fishes.

After a couple of days of sitting in the case, catfish es no bueno.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 10, 2021 05:06 PM (5NkmN)

314 Catfish stew, Indigenous People agree.

Posted by: Eromero at October 10, 2021 05:07 PM (0OP+5)

315 Posted by: naturalfake at October 10, 2021 05:06 PM (5NkmN)

I've only had it in restaurants. Was not impressed.

Posted by: donna&&&&&&V at October 10, 2021 05:07 PM (HabA/)

316 After a couple of days of sitting in the case, catfish es no bueno.
Posted by: naturalfake at October 10, 2021 05:06 PM (5NkmN)
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Grocery store version of gas station sushi?

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (2SdPm) at October 10, 2021 05:07 PM (2SdPm)

317 Addendum re: Devil in a Woodpile

Upright bass

Posted by: Moron Robbie - you want to listen to this SC doctor tell you about ivermectin at October 10, 2021 05:08 PM (9aYjv)

318 Not military. Driving x-country, i stopped at a friend's place (we were both college-age). His parents invited me to spend the night; that was dinner. I guess you have to grow up in a small town to like boiled fish.

Posted by: SFGoth at October 10, 2021 05:08 PM (KAi1n)

319 311 What is a beef clod?

==

beef shoulder, basically

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabamillion (YZG/i) at October 10, 2021 05:09 PM (YZG/i)

320 Best catfish I ever had were small ones cooked over a campfire. The bigger they get the greasier they get.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 10, 2021 05:10 PM (mEF2z)

321 What is a beef clod?

Twunny bucks; same as in town.

Posted by: JT at October 10, 2021 05:10 PM (arJlL)

322 Best catfish I ever had were small ones cooked over a campfire. The bigger they get the greasier they get.

**

This is true. Forearm length is generally perfect, but full arm is easiest for crowds.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - you want to listen to this SC doctor tell you about ivermectin at October 10, 2021 05:10 PM (9aYjv)

323 The problem with frying pork belly pieces is that it's impossible not to eat it right there at the stove

*munches guiltily*

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabamillion (YZG/i) at October 10, 2021 05:10 PM (YZG/i)

324 Found some thick cut bone in pork chops on sale for 2.99 a pound. They looked pretty good, so I'll cook three for me and son #1 tonight and freeze the other four.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 10, 2021 05:11 PM (U2p+3)

325 I guess you have to grow up in a small town to like boiled fish.
Posted by: SFGoth

**

Ah, that would explain it. I could see enjoying something as a regional treat if it's what I grew up on.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - you want to listen to this SC doctor tell you about ivermectin at October 10, 2021 05:11 PM (9aYjv)

326 304 I have never had good catfish in my life. And I've tried it more than once.

Posted by: donna&&&&&&V at October 10, 2021 05:03 PM (HabA/)

There is a place down here, in Manchac, LA, called Middendorf's that fries up very thin catfish fillets that are pretty good. They slice the catfish fillet into lengthwise and then fry.

Posted by: Javems at October 10, 2021 05:12 PM (AmoqO)

327 So today I had cereal, coffee, fried catfish, fried chicken, turnip greens, bread pudding, sammich as noted above, and will finish with coconut pie. A well balanced diet.

Posted by: Eromero at October 10, 2021 05:14 PM (0OP+5)

328 Robbie found it quick, certainly closer to the original blues idea it came from.

Posted by: Skip at October 10, 2021 05:14 PM (2JoB8)

329 Those giant headed Mississippi cats are delicious if treated right.

Posted by: dartist at October 10, 2021 05:14 PM (+ya+t)

330 There was a "Catfish King" here for a long time and it was always packed.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 10, 2021 05:15 PM (mEF2z)

331 Burning kraut on the exhaust manifold might be stinky long time.
Posted by: klaftern
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Think of it as an anti-theft 'device'.
It would also clear the spaces next to your vehicle!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at October 10, 2021 05:16 PM (nwVkH)

332 I always liked the fins best on whole fried catfish.

Posted by: Javems at October 10, 2021 05:16 PM (AmoqO)

333 Wasn't there some swill called Zema that was clear beer?
Posted by: Javems at October 10, 2021 04:53 PM (AmoqO)
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Miller Clear.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (2SdPm) at October 10, 2021 05:17 PM (2SdPm)

334 Robbie found it quick, certainly closer to the original blues idea it came from.

*

Yeah, IIRC they did a bunch of that sort of thing. I think the average age of their songs was around 80, and that was ten years or so ago.

Fun little jug band.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - you want to listen to this SC doctor tell you about ivermectin at October 10, 2021 05:18 PM (9aYjv)

335 I always liked the fins best on whole fried catfish.

**

Oh heck yeah, you can sit over here by me.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - you want to listen to this SC doctor tell you about ivermectin at October 10, 2021 05:19 PM (9aYjv)

336 I'm out for a bit, y'all have fun.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - you want to listen to this SC doctor tell you about ivermectin at October 10, 2021 05:19 PM (9aYjv)

337 330 There was a "Catfish King" here for a long time and it was always packed.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 10, 2021 05:15 PM
We still have one, quality swings but generally good. Eleven days, Old Gal!

Posted by: Eromero at October 10, 2021 05:20 PM (0OP+5)

338 Keri Lake running for Arizona Governor on OAN

Posted by: Skip at October 10, 2021 05:21 PM (2JoB8)

339 I miss being able to sit down to a huge pile of smelt.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 10, 2021 05:21 PM (mEF2z)

340 I made a tasty roast chicken with lots of habaneros and jerk spice, plus taters and carrots.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Live! from the Dungeon of Discord at October 10, 2021 05:23 PM (Dc2NZ)

341 The lively and adventurous Mrs naturalfake makes great catfish.

She usually cuts the fillets into large "nuggets" then marinates or seasons them 5-6 different ways then fries them up perfectly.

Great dinner every time. Catfish lends itself to a variety of styles wonderfully.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 10, 2021 05:24 PM (5NkmN)

342 Eromero, I am soooo ready. Tables/chairs ordered, meat ordered and port-a potties on the way.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 10, 2021 05:24 PM (mEF2z)

343 What is a beef clod?
Posted by: Count de Monet, unvaccinated Kulak-American at October 10, 2021 05:01 PM

Most simply, a beef clod is the shoulder; part of the chuck region. As a primal, it generally is broken into 2 sub-primals. There are 5 muscles, 3 of which can be processed (in various ways) into retail cuts (including flat iron steaks, and the little known shoulder tender (or teres minor steak), which is filet-mignon quality).

You can do the whole clod, or sometimes find the clod-lifter or nose cone cuts sold as clod. (A true clod is probably 12-15 lbs, the lifter/nose cone probably run 3-6 lbs. These aren't good for retail, but when smoked and pulled are fantastic. (The big clod is also fantastic, think brisket. Some Texas BBQ joints, like Kreuz Market in Lockhart, have it on their menu.)

I've always had to go to a restaurant store to find clod, but it's a great addition to your smoking palette!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 10, 2021 05:26 PM (a3Q+t)

344 I miss being able to sit down to a huge pile of smelt.
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My Godfather would take us kids to this nasty fish house on a Chicago canal that had the best smelt, smoked fish and shrimp I've ever had. Haven't been able to find anything as good since.

Posted by: dartist at October 10, 2021 05:28 PM (+ya+t)

345 Duncanthrax, your services will be required on MoMe Saturday.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 10, 2021 05:28 PM (mEF2z)

346 Started reading "The Tucci Cookbook" by Stanley Tucci. I haven't even reached the recipes but his family history is interesting. Grandparents came from Calabria.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Live! from the Dungeon of Discord at October 10, 2021 05:29 PM (Dc2NZ)

347 dartist, great memories.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 10, 2021 05:30 PM (mEF2z)

348 Tomorrow is Columbus Day and Indigenous People Day according to iPhone. Think I'll have pasta and bison steak. That should cover it. Maybe a lox/cream cheese bagel for breakfast because you know.

Posted by: Eromero at October 10, 2021 05:33 PM (0OP+5)

349 I BBQ'd pork ribs yesterday. Perfect as usual, since getting the wood pellet grill.

I was going to buy the ribs at Kroger since they had a minor sale price o them.

However, their sale ribs were very weird. The rack only had rib bones in about half the length. The rest of the "rack" was a large boneless flap of meat. And this was true of all the sale ribs.

I've never seen anything like that before. Is this a thing? New York Floppy Ribs or some such dealio?

Anywho, I bought ribs elsewhere. And they were larrupin".

Posted by: naturalfake at October 10, 2021 05:34 PM (5NkmN)

350 California mandates Child neutral toy sections.in stores

Posted by: Skip at October 10, 2021 05:34 PM (2JoB8)

351 Duncanthrax, your services will be required on MoMe Saturday.
Posted by: Ben Had at October 10, 2021 05:28 PM

Beyond my usual kitten-whispering, hoplophile-in-training bad example, and raconteur services?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 10, 2021 05:35 PM (a3Q+t)

352 When we were kids my mom took me and my sister to a fishmonger's in Port Jefferson, NY on Fridays to buy flounder for fry up. This was very exciting because the guy had a hook for a hand!

Posted by: JuJuBee at October 10, 2021 05:37 PM (mNhhD)

353 Duncanthrax , yep. 50lbs of pork pulling to do.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 10, 2021 05:37 PM (mEF2z)

354 Columbus Day?

Well then. I think I will do my Garlic Rosemary Pork loin to celebrate.

Yeah, that's right.

Posted by: JAS, AoSHQ addict at October 10, 2021 05:41 PM (xopIz)

355 Cap'n Hook?

Posted by: JAS, AoSHQ addict at October 10, 2021 05:41 PM (xopIz)

356 However, their sale ribs were very weird. The rack only had rib bones in about half the length. The rest of the "rack" was a large boneless flap of meat. And this was true of all the sale ribs.

I've never seen anything like that before. Is this a thing? New York Floppy Ribs or some such dealio?
Posted by: naturalfake at October 10, 2021 05:34 PM

I'm guessing you got untrimmed ribs. You can trim off that flap. Then you have the choice of trimming off the cartilage 'tips, or not.

The flap and tips can be rubbed and grilled while you're doing the ribs. These are then known as "cook's treats".

I found this that walks you through the process: https://tinyurl.com/4k35ks8c

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 10, 2021 05:41 PM (a3Q+t)

357 Duncanthrax , yep. 50lbs of pork pulling to do.
Posted by: Ben Had at October 10, 2021 05:37 PM

Happy to help. I'll send you an email and set up a call this week.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 10, 2021 05:44 PM (a3Q+t)

358 Duncanthrax, always a pleasure to talk to you.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 10, 2021 05:45 PM (mEF2z)

359 I just googled blowfish and they look really scary!
Posted by: m at October 10, 2021 03:08 PM (cME97)

Isn't that the japanese puffer fish that will kill you dead if you prepare it wrong?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 10, 2021 05:46 PM (7kqnS)

360 AoP, I believe so. CBD must trust his fish monger.

Posted by: Infidel at October 10, 2021 05:50 PM (iorxD)

361 Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 10, 2021 05:26 PM (a3Q+t)

"Hill Country," which is a solid BBQ joint in NYC has clod on the menu and I always get it. It's a great cut for smoking.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 10, 2021 05:50 PM (Q9lwr)

362 Isn't that the japanese puffer fish that will kill you dead if you prepare it wrong?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 10, 2021 05:46 PM

Not nearly as deadly as the Quebec Puffer Poutine.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 10, 2021 05:50 PM (a3Q+t)

363 Isn't that the japanese puffer fish that will kill you dead if you prepare it wrong?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 10, 2021 05:46 PM (7kqnS)

The ones around here are not poisonous!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 10, 2021 05:51 PM (Q9lwr)

364 CBD, question? Do I brush the buns for the pulled pork sammiches with the left over deep fried bacon fat and then toast them?

Posted by: Ben Had at October 10, 2021 05:54 PM (mEF2z)

365 The ones around here are not poisonous!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

they have the same toxin, just not much of it

Posted by: confederatefifth at October 10, 2021 05:54 PM (K3ZCc)

366
I'm guessing you got untrimmed ribs. You can trim off that flap. Then you have the choice of trimming off the cartilage 'tips, or not.

The flap and tips can be rubbed and grilled while you're doing the ribs. These are then known as "cook's treats".

I found this that walks you through the process: https://tinyurl.com/4k35ks8c
Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 10, 2021 05:41 PM (a3Q+t)

I don't think this was that.

The rack looked normal but half or more of the rack lengthwise literally had no bone or cartilage in it. Just a large flap of meat.

So, no bones all all for half or more of the length.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 10, 2021 05:54 PM (5NkmN)

367
Not nearly as deadly as the Quebec Puffer Poutine.
Posted by: D

is that some fat chick?

Posted by: confederatefifth at October 10, 2021 05:55 PM (K3ZCc)

368 295 Catfish is edible? I had it once, in Edwardsville, IL, boiled with boiled green beans. I swallowed it with a wan grin.
Posted by: SFGoth at October 10, 2021 05:00 PM (KAi1n)

Better with a wan gin. Complements the mud flavor.

Posted by: Caliban at October 10, 2021 05:55 PM (HgGBT)

369 for easy fun in your favorite sushi restaurant, order the fugu, hilarity ensues

Posted by: confederatefifth at October 10, 2021 05:56 PM (K3ZCc)

370 I've heard through (definitely not Tater's!) reliable sources that there are at least 2 good BBQ joints in the greater NYC area. Good to know it's not the food desert it's often thought to be. ;-)

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 10, 2021 05:57 PM (a3Q+t)

371 353 Duncanthrax , yep. 50lbs of pork pulling to do.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 10, 2021 05:37 PM
Wish CBD was gonna be there. He is a pig artiste.

Posted by: Eromero at October 10, 2021 05:57 PM (0OP+5)

372 I love rosemary. I had a HUGE happy shrub in my yard while the boys were growing up. When I pruned it back in the fall, I'd save the thicker twigs as shishkabob skewers.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 10, 2021 05:57 PM (U2p+3)

373 I thought that the catfish were the subway rats of the water?

Posted by: confederatefifth at October 10, 2021 05:58 PM (K3ZCc)

374 Bees and butterflies and hummingbirds love rosemary flowers too

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 10, 2021 05:58 PM (U2p+3)

375 I have know people to eat catfish

Posted by: Skip at October 10, 2021 05:58 PM (2JoB8)

376 ing up. When I pruned it back in the fall, I'd save the thicker twigs as shishkabob skewers.
Posted by: nurse ratched

Those would be yummy with pork.

Posted by: Infidel at October 10, 2021 05:59 PM (iorxD)

377 Infidel
Good with lamb and veggies too!

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 10, 2021 06:00 PM (U2p+3)

378 Guns!

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 10, 2021 06:00 PM (U2p+3)

379 The rack looked normal but half or more of the rack lengthwise literally had no bone or cartilage in it. Just a large flap of meat.

So, no bones all all for half or more of the length.
Posted by: naturalfake at October 10, 2021 05:54 PM

Dunno then.

I'll buy a rib roast, trim off 1/2 to 2/3 of the roast, leaving really meaty baby backs, and do those. (The rest is grilled later.) Folks always seem to like them.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 10, 2021 06:00 PM (a3Q+t)

380 Nood, gun.

Posted by: Infidel at October 10, 2021 06:01 PM (iorxD)

381 growing up, my best friends dad used to make ice cream, and I grew up thinking I hated home made ice cream because it was so salty. It took me years to find out that he had an old ice bucket that was rusted through that would let salt water into his mixture, and he was too cheap to replace it. (to anyone who knew him, they'd say "oh of course he did."

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 10, 2021 06:03 PM (evAgx)

382 that ceramic bowl they destroy in the video is Portmeiron botanic garden, same pattern we've got. Idiots.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 10, 2021 06:04 PM (evAgx)

383 I thought that the catfish were the subway rats of the water?
Posted by: confederatefifth at October 10, 2021 05:58 PM (K3ZCc)

Concur. But even subway rats can be tasty when you bees hongray.

Hot sauce FTW!

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at October 10, 2021 06:05 PM (R/m4+)

384 Buy a shotgun!
Buy a shotgun!

Posted by: Grandfather of a little girl who lives in a trailer park in Arkansas at October 10, 2021 06:08 PM (WrQ1e)

385 We've stopped drinking nearly as much Coca-Cola simply because it's increased in price from under $4 to $5.50 per six pack.

In six months.

Way to go, Biden.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - local SC doctor of 40 years calls in to radio show about ivermectin at October 10, 2021 04:43 PM (3DjGn)

I try to avoid Coke and Pepsi because of their woke bullshit. Usually just buy the store-brand stuff, which I mostly use as a mixer, anyway.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 10, 2021 06:08 PM (z+oV3)

386 rodent feces too numerous to count

Biden's cabinet?

Posted by: 1921 C DRUM at October 10, 2021 06:10 PM (M6NUl)

387
Anyone who fished New Jersey waters knew that blowfish were dangerous to consume whole. However, the tail section was safe. Any fishmonger would carefully extract the tail section and toss the rest away. Otherwise, his customer base would disappear.

Posted by: Traitor Joe's Military Surplus, Vaccine and Massage Parlor at October 10, 2021 06:10 PM (dQvv7)

388 382 that ceramic bowl they destroy in the video is Portmeiron botanic garden, same pattern we've got. Idiots.
Posted by: Tom Servo

*looks up price*
I bet their Mom is upset

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabamillion (YZG/i) at October 10, 2021 06:18 PM (YZG/i)

389 I know how to make tea, I just don't drink tea. The tea I drank yesterday was FREE.
Posted by: Eromero at October 10, 2021 04:52 PM (0OP+5)

Tip of the hat sir.

Meant no offense.

Posted by: Golfman at October 10, 2021 06:19 PM (GAE6e)

390 I have never paid for it in my life...
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 10, 2021 04:23
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I'm a capitalist. Spreading the wealth. Try it. You might like it.
Posted by: olddog in mo, Pontoon Captain* (like a real captain, only drunker) at October 10, 2021 04:31

oldog...I don't think he's talking about pontoon services, making a joke about sex I think. Maybe I'm wrong, hard to tell when you lose so much context not being face to face. Anyhoo, I always appreciate both of you guys posts.
Keep on keepin on.

Posted by: Farmer at October 10, 2021 08:48 PM (55Qr6)

391 I made Chapaguri, from that Korean movie Parasite. Apparently it's a thing in Free Korea. Other than sourcing the noodles (I had to enrich the Beezus) it's really worth it, easy and delicious. It's the kind of thing you make when you're tired or out of time but you want to serve something very tasty.

Posted by: Joe at October 11, 2021 12:22 AM (JqJk3)

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