Scott NC Posted April 28, 2022 Author Share Posted April 28, 2022 I think the guy selling green eggs started this whole thing. Canned meat... Hmmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 I like corned beef from a can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott NC Posted April 28, 2022 Author Share Posted April 28, 2022 Underwood? I remember dad stocking up on all kinds of it before rockhounding or business trips. My Grandma used to can and eat meat. Some jars were several years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 I remember listening to "Lutefisk and Yams" a parody of "Green Eggs and Ham" at an SCA revel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott NC Posted April 29, 2022 Author Share Posted April 29, 2022 Ok, I feel about lutefisk like you and TW feel about mushrooms.... just from the description.... From wikipidea: "pickled in lye. It is gelatinous in texture after being rehydrated for days prior to eating." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 I haven't met anyone who does like lutefisk; I have met some folks of Scandinavian descent that still eat it as a "traditional food" at Christmas; but it's more of a "Eat your Lutefisk so we can get on with eating the *good* stuff!" There are a number of such foods; like fermented shark, that show just what humans will do to avoid starvation... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Have you seen those stinky fish challenge videos on YT! It’s hilarious how some of the people react when they crack open the cans and the pressure releases lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 I remember watching the bubbles rise from a bottle of kimchee, it was quite good, of course I like fresh Durian too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott NC Posted April 29, 2022 Author Share Posted April 29, 2022 Saurekraut does that too. I eat it with a fork before it's "done" whenever that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 My dad made me eat sauerkraut when I was a kid once, I couldn’t stand the taste an threw it up, to this day I can’t stand the smell of it, yuck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 I’m not a fan, but one of the best things I’ve ever tasted was a plate of kielbasa and sauerkraut given to me by a generous old man when I was very, very hungry. They say that hunger is the best sauce, but sometimes hospitality is the best seasoning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 One of my favorite dishes is Kielbasa with hot mustard, sauerkraut and small boiled potatoes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott NC Posted April 30, 2022 Author Share Posted April 30, 2022 Pork roast, sauerkraut and dumplings. Ruebens. I'm getting hungry.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 I love sauerkraut and some of the milder kimches Ak native stinkfish is a NO! The hungrier you are the better anything tastes. I realized there isn't anything I won't eat if I'm hungry enough when I was pretty young. I don't know why the realization came to me but it remains. Hunger is the best sauce. Hospitality and friendship lends a lot of good flavor too. Taste is in your head. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott NC Posted May 1, 2022 Author Share Posted May 1, 2022 I don't think I have ever tried kimchi. I want to try a pickled egg someday too. I see individually wrapped ones at the gas stations. I love dill pickles so an egg would probably be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 On 4/28/2022 at 1:07 PM, TWISTEDWILLOW said: corned beef from a can My mom always made ruben sandwiches with canned corned beef. I was surprized when I ordered one at a restaurant and got one with fresh sliced corned beef. I will say i liked it better. Don't tell my mother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 We never had ruben sandwiches at home, Mother and Mom (my maternal Grandmother) were strongly influenced by the depression and we didn't eat fancy nor ethnic besides Dad was a really fussy eater, heavily spiced to him was an extra shake of pepper. I LOVE ruben sandwiches and would have them at home but Deb can't stand just the smell of sauerkraut let alone a bite. I used to make corned beef sandwiches from canned, I'd mix it like tuna as a spread. Sliced and fried with eggs and fried canned potatoes made a fine breakfast in the field. Deb makes nuked, canned corned beef and cabbage as a quick dinner. Canned corned beef was a regular on my field guy menu. Good stuff. It depends on what else in in the jar if a pickled egg temps me or not. You usually see lots of peppers and I don't do much HOT anymore. There used to be a road house between Anchorage and Fairbanks called Skinny Dick's Half Way Inn. The bar had a gallon jar of black oddly textured pickled eggs behind it with a $50 prize for anyone who could eat one. Not tempting! Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott NC Posted May 1, 2022 Author Share Posted May 1, 2022 (edited) I saw a billboard for that place on tik tok. A friend of mine sends me mostly metalworking tic tok videos. No thanks to those pickled eggs. Arby's makes good ruebens, for fast food joint. Fresh is always better Aric. Edited May 1, 2022 by Nodebt Fix a thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goods Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 I love red beet picked eggs. It’s one of those things I grew up with and only get here if I make them myself. Of course I’m the only one who will eat them… David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott NC Posted May 4, 2022 Author Share Posted May 4, 2022 I love pickled beets, we can them every year. I never tried eggs, but I will now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 I was sorry to hear Dick sold and passed away, he was a real character. A give you the shirt off his back generous kind of good guy, saw the humor in everything. He'd been called skinny his whole life and his parents named him Richard some things are pretty inevitable. I used to work at a service station on an intersection of two main roads about a mile off the Glenn Highway. I had a rep for having a couple new jokes every day and had a following of regular customers. Dick made a point of stopping in when he was in Anchorage. At the time shipping to Alaska was limited so he had to drive in every couple months to make pick ups. We'd swap nickname insults, I even had a couple cartoons on his wall. Somewhere I have one of his custom printed condoms. I won't repeat the motto here. One of the things people commented on about Skinny Dick's Inn was how safe they felt, raunchy, crude adult humor everywhere but no police calls or one fight. I don't know about since Dick passed but it's still a very friendly place. Legendary. Well worth stopping in if you're ever up this way. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazz Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Some epic thread drift here. I'm curious about the return trip to the garden store. Did you buy the tire shrinker? Get any other interesting stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott NC Posted December 17, 2022 Author Share Posted December 17, 2022 No, it's all still sitting there as far as I know. Actually I forgot about it. I may go back this spring for a look-see if I need a bag of seed starter or something. It's a unique place. Now that I think about it, might be a good place to do some Christmas shopping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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