#15905
01/22/2001 9:26 PM
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AnnaS asks: Was it a Burns Night dinner?
Aye, lassie, that it was. The gentleman who recited the Ode to the Haggis sat next to me during the dinner and couldnae eat ony wi'oot a couple shots o' Finlaggan.
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#15906
01/22/2001 10:06 PM
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Just saw haggis mentioned, yum, yum. I'll be away on the annual haggis hunt for the next few days. I have to slay one of the wee things for the Burns Night table. In case this is my last post (vicious, they are), have a wee dram (Bunnahabhain if possible) on me on the 25th! PS My hunting trip is listed on this page, so I might take a while - http://www.grouse.com/lodge/library/stb/food_drink/places/whisky.html.
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#15907
01/23/2001 12:01 AM
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Oooo Jo, when I mentioned Grouse hunting in my bio I didn't know there was a Grouse Scotch Whisky...you know of course, that I WILL have to go there.
Scrapple...innards and stuff...isn’t that called Menudo in Mexico. I recall going to a small, basement restaurant with my cousin and her husband (a Mexican gentleman) who told me I would eat REAL Mexican food. I ordered a bowl of Menudo. Only after I ate it, did they tell me what it was. I am not fickle by nature and love to taste different things, so I wouldn’t have minded knowing before.
Boby, my mom made the same type of mixture when we were young only she always added tomato juice. She would scoop this hamburger/onion/tomato juice mixture over boiled potatoes and we would mash it all up. My mouth still waters at the thought.
Isn’t the food your mom made just the best in the world? I remember my mom making hamburger steak (a hamburger patty with hot chicken sauce ladled over it) the nights I had cheerleading practice. She always had homemade french-fries and green peas floating in the sauce. I’d get home and it was all ready for me when I walked in the door. Everybody else had already eaten; most times something completely different. It made me feel really special that my mom went through all the trouble. It is still my favorite comfort food.
Does anybody else have a comfort food?
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#15908
01/23/2001 6:59 AM
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The rambutan season is now upon us. A rambutan (the name comes from the Indonesian for "head hair" ( rambut -- body hair is bulu)) is a reddish fruit about the size and shape of a kiwi fruit (aka Chinese gooseberry) covered in bristles that look like short thick hair with too much gel. The pulp inside is white and semi-translucent. I have seen some very sorry-looking specimens in the UK, but otherwise I've only seen them here in SE Asia. The first time I came across them was in Singapore. When I opened the first one, a friend who was also new to these parts and had previously worked as a men's surgical nurse, said "That's just what men's balls look like inside as well."
They taste delicious when fully ripe. Unfortunately they tend to be harvested too early in my opinion.
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#15909
01/23/2001 7:14 AM
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They taste delicious when fully ripe. Unfortunately they tend to be harvested too early in my opinion.
What, the balls or the rambutan?
lusy
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#15910
01/23/2001 7:29 AM
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The rambutan. The balls are best enjoyed in situ.
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#15911
01/23/2001 7:59 AM
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The balls are best enjoyed in situ.
Now look here, Bingley old chap, you caused my beloved iMac to crash out with that reference to the enjoyment of balls in situ Please don't do it again. But thanks for the memory anyway ... it's been a long time, mate.
lusy (gradually sobering up)
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#15912
01/23/2001 8:05 AM
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BTW, I see on my return after my mini-crash that we are still only 1992 members. I am thinking of registering under eight different aliases so as to become Member MM and receive my prize of ... well, it should be something worthwhile, eh Anu? Come on, give it a whirl!
lusy
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#15913
01/23/2001 10:27 AM
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bel, ami, they've been adding stuff to beer for quite some time. I just came across this in Susan Sontag's "In America" set (initially) in 19th century Poland:
"it was hot beer with cream and morsels of finely chopped white cheese floating in it"
Cheers!
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#15914
01/23/2001 12:35 PM
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there is no defense of scrapple.Shame on you, picking on poor defenseless scrapple! 
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#15915
01/23/2001 12:45 PM
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In the farm country of western Kansas you would often hear an old farmer ask for a "soo-dee pop".
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#15916
01/23/2001 3:05 PM
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Yum! Cow stomach, posole (hominy), chopped onions, garlic, chilies, a mix of spices and herbs all in a broth cooked for several hours. Good hangover cure.
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#15917
01/23/2001 8:41 PM
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In reply to:
Fizzies
In my youth, there was a drink product, which my younger brothers and sisters loved, called "Fizzies'. It was a flavored Alka-Seltzer! Haven't seen them for years, and am not surprised.
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#15918
01/23/2001 11:51 PM
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Damn! This is the most enjoyment I've gotten from scrapple... ever.
But, what are AP cakes? (I wasn't raised in Dutch-land...) Do like souse though. Guess I'm a rara avis for that quirk.
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#15920
01/24/2001 2:18 PM
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Me Mavis? No, not even a maven. :-)
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#15921
01/24/2001 2:40 PM
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Whew!
I came in late and dutifully read this whooole thread before posting...
An anectdote about beer additives:
Last time I visited London, a local suggested I try a lager n' lime to beat the oppressive Summer heat. After my second delicious pint I went up to the bar to order my third. Slightly inebriated, I forgot the "n' lime" part of the order. To avoid bothering the busy barkeep, I helped myself to the squeeze bottle of lime juice on the counter. After the first sip I realized my mistake. I had liberally dosed the lager with "washing-up liquid". Ewww!
Sodapop:
My North Carolinian Father-in-Law recalls ordering a "dope" for thirst when he was a boy. I've heard elsewhere that the term harkens back to the day that sodas were actually medicinal tonics. Pepsi Cola, as I'm sure many of you know, contained the digestive aid pepsin. Coca Cola had a bit of Cocaine.
Sandwich query:
Any relation between Hero Sandwiches and Gyros? Gyros are slow-roasted thinly sliced lamb served inside rolled pita bread. Always assumed so...
Bad joke:
Q: How does one survive in the desert with no food?
A: Why, you eat the sand which is (sandwiches) there!
Sorry...
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#15922
01/24/2001 3:56 PM
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Just tried my first rambutan yesterday. A colleague brought a bowl of them to a meeting (had acquired them at some Asian-type grocery). I live in California, so a lot of people here have travelled to various parts of Asia and had them before, so had some familiarity with them, and each had a different style of eating them. One cut it neatly in half, cut the seed out, ate the meat; I took a guess and peeled it like a lichee (similar, but smaller and less agressive-looking); another person appeared to just squeeze it and the top half of the peel popped off, and he ate it like an egg out of an egg-cup.
In all cases, yummy.
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#15923
01/24/2001 4:03 PM
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apologize for telling a bad joke on this board.
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#15924
01/24/2001 4:07 PM
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Another thread about soda/pop what ever started a while back in response to Moxie-- a word of day a while back.
as an FYI, Signals-- a mail order catalog is selling a case(24 12oz. cans) of Moxie for $22.50. It not in their catalog on line-- but it is in their hard copy catalog.
It is not for sale in New England states (from catalog), where it is still sold--(i have even bought it and tried it.) Wow-- do they still have Moxie in Maine? I found it in Northern NH-- about 1 hour north of Mt Washington-- it is the real boondocks to use today's word--where US route 16 ends! (there is a road sign--This is the end of Rt 16!) in the town of Dummer-- where ex'es family lives.
Dummer might not make your map-- (it is pronounced just as it is spelt!) it's near the town of Milan -(my lan) NH. North of the city of Berlin (bur lin) NH.
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#15925
01/24/2001 6:02 PM
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No sooner do people start talking about rambutans than I expect durians should enter the conversation... Since this thread is already at 10 pages, and those are worth *SO* much conversation, I'm inclined to start a new thread...
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#15926
01/24/2001 6:31 PM
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What are AP cakes?I was hoping you would ask. They're sort of like coffee cake, without the crumb topping. My mom, and most other people I know, bake them in round pans and top them with some granulated sugar. They are a little dry and crumbly, which ensures that most people eat them with milk or coffee. By the way, I have no idea what the AP stands for...even my ultra-Dutchy relations can't enlighten me on that one.
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#15927
01/25/2001 1:01 AM
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Durians are usually served in a small bottle: durians vial.
TEd
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#15928
01/25/2001 4:53 AM
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The accepted way here of eating them is to hold them in a fist with the thumb turned inward and the nail pressing about half way up the fruit. The rind then cracks and a twist will pull it off. Pop the fleshy part in your mouth and then discreetly remove the stone. If the rambutan is properly ripe the flesh comes off the stone very easily. If it isn't it sticks to the stone and you lose half of it.
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#15929
01/25/2001 1:33 PM
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I have had this many times growing up in Wisconsin, and it is my husband's favorite dish also. My husband made this when he had to cook as a child, and my sons also learned with this. He called it "Hamburger Glop", my father called it "Shit on a Shingle" served over toast not potatoes and then came "Hamburger Helper" in a box----WOW Same basic idea---and still on the market ---Someone became rich creating this instant form of a "quick skillet dinner"
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#15930
01/25/2001 2:29 PM
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"Hamburger Helper" in a box----WOW Same basic idea---and still on the market -
Dear bikermom, Yes, I tried that but it wasn't the same ... and the additives don't agree with my sensitive stomach!
wow
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#15931
01/25/2001 4:56 PM
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You are so right WOW. I think it is amazing how many stupid things can be created and people are making money of these. And WOW if I ever did use this "HH", I would need 5 boxes for a meal---one box for each growing boy/man. Actually I create my own and my family calls it "Clean out the Fridge Stuff" Using whatever is not green, unless it should be green.
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#15932
01/25/2001 5:35 PM
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Growing up in Wisconsin, we always drank "soda". Whether, it was Coke, Pepsi, etc or a generic brand. Always soda and Pop was what my Aunt called her father and some of my friends called their Grandfather. Now I live in Southern Ohio for the past 20 years and it is always pop. I say it too now, but 20 years ago on a hot day, I walked into the local small town drug store and ordered a soda. The clerk asked" what flavor---Strawberry, vanilla or chocolate??" WOW was I confused, but I think so was she---in the end---the Universal word Coke was understood!!! And when I hear the word "soda", my heart skips a beat---I look around for a Northerner or a Wisconsinite visiting Ohio.
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#15933
01/26/2001 2:32 AM
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Supposedly, and I do have this from an excellent source (my Auzzie Uncle..), there was a competitor to Marmite called Pawont.
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#15934
01/26/2001 5:09 AM
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Supposedly, and I do have this from an excellent source (my Auzzie Uncle..
This probably belongs in the regional pronunciation thread, but Aussie seems very hard for non-anzacs to get right. If spelled properly, Aussie, the assumption seems to be to pronounce it as a double "s" as in toss. If pronounced properly, it seems that it will be spelled incorrectly, with a double "z."
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#15935
01/26/2001 1:41 PM
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Oh dear, guess my Yank tendencies to spell any old way defeated me again! :-)
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#15936
01/26/2001 1:55 PM
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In reply to:
non-anzacs
I thought ANZACS were a millitary force (Austrailian New Zealand Auxilary Corpe)
In which case, wouldn't most of the population of both Austrailia and New Zealand be non-anzacs?
My impression about ANZAC's is that the British Milliary general considered them "disposable" and fairly consistantly placed them in impossible situations-- and the anzac's died by thousands--and astounded British gererals by hold potions, or winning battles that were thought to be "unholdable" or "unwinable". (i might be influenced here by Austrailian films..)
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#15937
01/26/2001 9:06 PM
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troy enquired I thought ANZACS were a millitary force (Austrailian New Zealand Auxilary Corpe)
In which case, wouldn't most of the population of both Austrailia and New Zealand be non-anzacs
Very close - it was "Army Corps" not Auxiliary Corps. NZ has the dubious distinction of having suffered the highest per capita combatant fatality rate during WWI. The British military general who decided that the ANZACs were suitable as disposable cannon fodder, was the Lord of the Admiralty, the same ruthless B'stard who let the Lusitania be torpedoed, and let Coventry be razed, one Winston Churchill.
The term ANZAC is now used in a more general sense for anything involving both sides of the Tasman. We have ANZAC sporting Test matches, and of course, the delicious ANZAC biscuits. There has also been some, mostly theoretical, discussion about an ANZAC dollar. This shows how the acronym has moved beyond its original definition, to be a word in its own right.
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#15938
07/06/2001 6:37 PM
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I'm resurrecting the infamous Sandwiches thread because I could not let the collection of soft drink terms go unembellished by the term I learned yesterday while chatting with a man from New Orleans. I referred to soda/pop/tonic in an effort to cover all bases, only to still be met with confusion. Ultimately, I learned that if you want a carbonated flavored and sweetened drink in New Orleans, you'd best ask for a cold drink.
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#15939
07/06/2001 6:47 PM
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Earlier in this thread-- Moxie came up (as a WOTD) and i mentioned Moxie is still for sale. I've had company for the 4th (of july) and one of the specialty foods i picked up for the occations was Dr. Brown's Cel-ray soda. any one else know the stuff? it is sweetened, carbonated celrey juice-- it has a pale golden color-- with just a small hint of green.. Its an old NY specialty soda.
Any other specialty soda's out there?
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#15940
07/06/2001 8:32 PM
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There is a pop called "Green River" that is made locally and only in limited quantities, and not bottled but only for a fountain dispenser. It truly is green like a lime (a little more stark in contrast) and tastes lemon-limey.
I believe the name comes from the Chi-town tradition of dyeing the Chicago river green on St.Patrick's day... not like it isn't green enough...
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#15941
07/07/2001 4:21 AM
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I found an old soda bottle on the beach after a storm with the name Bireley's on it...anybody ever heard of this one? And, if so, can you date it? I 've searched antique bottle sites to no avail. It looks to be early 20th Century.
I also remember an orange soda called Nehi as one of the strangest soft drink appellations.
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#15942
07/07/2001 2:55 PM
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Hi Ho
Nehi is quite well known from the TV show M*A*S*H because Radar O'Rielly always drank grape Nehi. The word often turns up in crossword puzzles too.
The Birely rings a distant bell ---British perhaps?
Perhaps we should have a new thread --- this is really long. How about it Sparteye,(It's your "resurrection" after all!) musik, helen of troy and Whit?
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#15943
07/07/2001 3:02 PM
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A quick check on Internet found that "Bireley's" is a brand name now of Asahi, evidently Japanese.
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07/07/2001 3:13 PM
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