Men unable to eat their crusts, or unworthy of it?

[In The Sticks]

I'll throw this story out there to affirm the paranoia of those who do not eat pot lucks:

One of the charities I worked with would throw an event every year and feed maybe 100 people. The board of directors made the food, and we also arrived early to set up chairs, tables, decorations, etc.

So I show up at one of these events, put my brung food into the fridge, and commence to setting up. A while later another board member shows up (also of retired age) with a plate of chicken salad sandwiches. She sets them down on a table and gets to work setting up. This is at least 4 hours before anyone is going to start eating.

Me: "Don't you think those should go in the fridge?"
She: "No, they're fine."
Me: "Are you sure? I thought chicken should always be refrigerated."
She [impatiently]: "NO, they are fine right there."

So while we were setting up and her attention was diverted, I picked the tray of sandwiches up and put them in the fridge. A while later she saw what I had done, so she went to the fridge, pulled the sandwiches out, and set them back on a table! They later got served. No one (to my knowledge) got sick.

The worse part of this story: she was a retired nurse!!!

 

[Buckeye]

I suppose it depends on the crust. My husband doesn't like pizza crust or pie crust (GASP!), but he doesn't mind bread crust. I always eat his leftover pie crust so it works out well for me.

In our house, those are "pizza bones". My two little yappers (Hoot & Annie) used to love them.

 

[JaniceM]

I'll throw this story out there to affirm the paranoia of those who do not eat pot lucks:

One of the charities I worked with would throw an event every year and feed maybe 100 people. The board of directors made the food, and we also arrived early to set up chairs, tables, decorations, etc.

So I show up at one of these events, put my brung food into the fridge, and commence to setting up. A while later another board member shows up (also of retired age) with a plate of chicken salad sandwiches. She sets them down on a table and gets to work setting up. This is at least 4 hours before anyone is going to start eating.

Me: "Don't you think those should go in the fridge?"
She: "No, they're fine."
Me: "Are you sure? I thought chicken should always be refrigerated."
She [impatiently]: "NO, they are fine right there."

So while we were setting up and her attention was diverted, I picked the tray of sandwiches up and put them in the fridge. A while later she saw what I had done, so she went to the fridge, pulled the sandwiches out, and set them back on a table! They later got served. No one (to my knowledge) got sick.

The worse part of this story: she was retired nurse!!!

Wooo. just plain Wooo.

Maybe with those kinds of eating habits they'd already had food poisoning and didn't know what it was.

 

[In The Sticks]

In our house, those are "pizza bones". My two little yappers (Hoot & Annie) used to love them.

Hootenanny?????

 

[C'est Moi]

In our house, those are "pizza bones". My two little yappers (Hoot & Annie) used to love them.

Oh, that brought back a memory. My darling little Harry Dogger used to love pizza crust; we lost him in March 2017 and our lives have never been the same. He also loved raw asparagus so every time I'm snapping the hard ends off fresh asparagus I get all misty-eyed remembering my sweet little beggar.

 

[Buckeye]

Hootenanny?????

Yep! Got Annie (Shih Tzu) first, the decided she needed a little brother, and his name had to be Hoot (toy poodle). Sadly they have both crossed Rainbow Bridge. I still miss them.

 

[C'est Moi]

Thanks for that recipe.

For all the cooking I've done, I cannot for the life of me roll out a properly shaped. even-thickness crust, whether it's pie crust or pizza dough. They are very tasty amoeba. French and Italian breads can look like pregnant guppies if I'm not careful.

Regarding that recipe: It is very good! And you really gotta have the Mountain Dew...trust me. It all gets absorbed. These can sit in the fridge for 3 days in aluminum foil, and they are as flaky as any bakery pastry you ever had.

Like everything I make, I gotta over-complicate it. I always add liquor to my apple dishes (and cook off the alcohol.) Sometimes bourbon, in this case Amaretto.

So the night before (since I gotta get up and bake it Sunday AM), I slice the apples, toss them with the spices, put them in a saucepan, add a spoonful of frozen apple juice concentrate (to add liquid and more apple flavor), then a glug of Amaretto. I simmer over a low heat just to start to soften the apples and to burn off the alcohol. Then it all gets poured into a Tupperware container and sits in the fridge overnight.

The next morning I lay the crescent roll dough out onto a cookie sheet for a work surface and brush them with some of the reserved apple cooking liquid. (The rest gets discarded. For some reason it does not taste right if dumped on top with the other ingredients.) Then I assemble and bake as otherwise directed.

Recipe attached. They are addicting.

Thanks for the recipe. I'll have to give it a try; my husband always has a random Mountain Dew in the fridge. I wonder how a handful of walnuts tossed on there would taste? I like to add nuts to apple desserts.

Oh, and I'm the same when rolling out pie crusts... so I claim that they are "rustic."

 

[In The Sticks]

Yep! Got Annie (Shih Tzu) first, the decided she needed a little brother, and his name had to be Hoot (toy poodle). Sadly they have both crossed Rainbow Bridge. I still miss them.

I used to do volunteer work at an animal shelter. I ended up taking home a puppy, then a kitten, and then I quit. I had to.

They both lived to be in their early 20s. You can't fathom the amount of life they escorted me through...well, maybe you can.

 

[fmdog44]

First off, what is wrong with behaving like a child?

 

[grahamg]

First off, what is wrong with behaving like a child?

You've won the "award of the golden nappy/diaper" for the wittiest, most succinct post! .

 

[grahamg]

Graham wrote
"My head would explode if my friend tried to tell me crusts were not nutritious..."

Knight wrote
I'm going to go out on a limb here & guess you head really wouldn't have exploded over the kind of response you referenced.

You don't know the half of it, I'd give you half an hour listening to his discourse, and you'd be a jibbering wreck! .

 

[Jim W.]

There's this guy I've known over on another forum for about 15 years. He's a little older than I am (mid 60's), and super picky about food. Only eats vanilla ice cream, won't drink coffee, though he likes the smell of it, has never eaten a BK Whopper, a McD's Quarter Pounder or Big Mac in his life, just their regular burgers. Doesn't eat hot dogs, or most vegetables. Pretty much exists on a diet of pasta, which is fitting I guess as he's Italian. Weird.

 

[In The Sticks]

There's this guy I've known over on another forum for about 15 years. He's a little older than I am (mid 60's), and super picky about food. Only eats vanilla ice cream, won't drink coffee, though he likes the smell of it, has never eaten a BK Whopper, a McD's Quarter Pounder or Big Mac in his life, just their regular burgers. Doesn't eat hot dogs, or most vegetables. Pretty much exists on a diet of pasta, which is fitting I guess as he's Italian. Weird.

That's another thread I was thinking of starting, but it would also likely go to judgemental places:
"Are You Food Curious?"

I wondered how many people will "at least try it," or will actively seek out new foods to eat. Some time ago I went to a Bolivian buffet for lunch, just because I saw it and have never tried Bolivian food.

I'll seek out stuff on a menu in a "regular restaurant" that I've not eaten before, or intentionally try a recipe I see that's for something I've never even thought of making.

I wonder how many will do that, and how many stick to things they know they like.

 

[C'est Moi]

I wonder how many will do that, and how many stick to things they know they like.

I mostly stick to things I know I like. Restaurants can be expensive to "taste test", besides the fact that we usually go to certain places specifically to have our favorites. So not very food-adventurous these days.

 

[In The Sticks]

I mostly stick to things I know I like. Restaurants can be expensive to "taste test", besides the fact that we usually go to certain places specifically to have our favorites. So not very food-adventurous these days.

I don't have the opportunities to try different foods now that I've moved from the burbs of DC. When I subscribed to the Washington Post, every Wednesday had the Food Section. Not only were there the weekly grocery store ads, there were recipes every week. For years and years, I'd make a specific effort to try something "different" at least once a month. I discovered Stir Fried Beef & Asparagus in a Black Bean Sauce that way!!! It's even better with shrimp! I still try to do that with the weekly recipe emails I get from the AllRecipes website.

When I went to that Bolivian buffet and the waitress was kind enough to walk me though the items they had, I saw her glance at me looking for a reaction when she pointed out the sliced beef tongue, and was surprised when I told her that my British mother used to make that when I was a kid. Always loved tongue sandwiches. Funny how two such different cultures do stuff like that. Waste not/want not.

 

[Knight]

I wonder how many will do that, and how many stick to things they know they like.

Stated young as an apprentice butcher with calf brains in an omelette. Sea turtle steak,octopus salad, dog meat heavily seasoned with garlic & other foods to numerous to mention.

 

[In The Sticks]

Stated young as an apprentice butcher with calf brains in an omelette. Sea turtle steak,octopus salad, dog meat heavily seasoned with garlic & other foods to numerous to mention.

I just looked up calves brains. I see that eating them with eggs is a pretty common combination. Same with having them on sandwiches. I had no idea there were places in the states when these are routinely on the menu. Even as I kid I liked liver. I imagine these aren't all that different.

I don't know how I once stumbled across a video of guys making snapping turtle soup. They walked through the entire process, starting with how to catch them. I've never had it, but of course I'll try it if given the opportunity.

And you touched on cultural taboos that we are bound by. The French eat horse...or if they don't anymore, it's a pretty recent change.

 

[grahamg]

I just looked up calves brains. I see that eating them with eggs is a pretty common combination. Same with having them on sandwiches. Break
And you touched on cultural taboos that we are bound by. The French eat horse...or if they don't anymore, it's a pretty recent change.

Its funny how we say, when trying to emphasise we are hungry, we say we'd eat a horse, not a cow don't we! .

 

[Camper6]

I'll throw this story out there to affirm the paranoia of those who do not eat pot lucks:

One of the charities I worked with would throw an event every year and feed maybe 100 people. The board of directors made the food, and we also arrived early to set up chairs, tables, decorations, etc.

So I show up at one of these events, put my brung food into the fridge, and commence to setting up. A while later another board member shows up (also of retired age) with a plate of chicken salad sandwiches. She sets them down on a table and gets to work setting up. This is at least 4 hours before anyone is going to start eating.

Me: "Don't you think those should go in the fridge?"
She: "No, they're fine."
Me: "Are you sure? I thought chicken should always be refrigerated."
She [impatiently]: "NO, they are fine right there."

So while we were setting up and her attention was diverted, I picked the tray of sandwiches up and put them in the fridge. A while later she saw what I had done, so she went to the fridge, pulled the sandwiches out, and set them back on a table! They later got served. No one (to my knowledge) got sick.

The worse part of this story: she was a retired nurse!!!

Hell is people.

 

[In The Sticks]

Its funny how we say, when trying to emphasise we are hungry, we say we'd eat a horse, not a cow don't we! .

Interesting point.

And it's "I could eat a horse," inferring magnitude of appetite, not just "I could eat horse," indicating a meat that might otherwise not be consumed, or "I could eat my horse," meaning a long-term asset would be sacrificed to satiate the overwhelming immediate need.

The web is of no value in figuring this out, other than to indicate that a cow does not weight much more than a horse (it's breed-dependent, with lots of overlap).

Maybe it started out as "I'm so hungry I could eat myself hoarse," and morphed along the way.

 

[grahamg]

And it's "I could eat a horse," inferring magnitude of appetite, not just "I could eat horse," indicating a meat that might otherwise not be consumed, or "I could eat my horse," meaning a long-term asset would be sacrificed to satiate the overwhelming immediate need.

Thank you for explaining the various meanings conveyed when someone mentions eating a horse, (and I mean that. ).

The weight of my Hereford bull would have tested anyone's eating capabilities just as much as trying to eat any horse, but I get the distinction being made, (my bull weighing in at close to one ton, 1000 kilos).

 

[In The Sticks]

Thank you for explaining the various meanings conveyed when someone mentions eating a horse, (and I mean that. ).

The weight of my Hereford bull would have tested anyone's eating capabilities just as much as trying to eat any horse, but I get the distinction being made, (my bull weighing in at close to one ton, 1000 kilos).

So now we ask why the expression "Full of bull" has such a negative intent.

 

[grahamg]

So now we ask why the expression "Full of bull" has such a negative intent.

Ah, you missed a bit there though didn't you, as I be!is e its what comes out of the bull you shouldn't allow yourself to be filled with if possible! .

 

[Aunt Marg]

I'll throw this story out there to affirm the paranoia of those who do not eat pot lucks:

One of the charities I worked with would throw an event every year and feed maybe 100 people. The board of directors made the food, and we also arrived early to set up chairs, tables, decorations, etc.

So I show up at one of these events, put my brung food into the fridge, and commence to setting up. A while later another board member shows up (also of retired age) with a plate of chicken salad sandwiches. She sets them down on a table and gets to work setting up. This is at least 4 hours before anyone is going to start eating.

Me: "Don't you think those should go in the fridge?"
She: "No, they're fine."
Me: "Are you sure? I thought chicken should always be refrigerated."
She [impatiently]: "NO, they are fine right there."

So while we were setting up and her attention was diverted, I picked the tray of sandwiches up and put them in the fridge. A while later she saw what I had done, so she went to the fridge, pulled the sandwiches out, and set them back on a table! They later got served. No one (to my knowledge) got sick.

The worse part of this story: she was a retired nurse!!!

I don't put up with nonsense when it comes to food safety and handling. I would have given the woman a proper earful had it been me.

 

[Camper6]

I don't have the opportunities to try different foods now that I've moved from the burbs of DC. When I subscribed to the Washington Post, every Wednesday had the Food Section. Not only were there the weekly grocery store ads, there were recipes every week. For years and years, I'd make a specific effort to try something "different" at least once a month. I discovered Stir Fried Beef & Asparagus in a Black Bean Sauce that way!!! It's even better with shrimp! I still try to do that with the weekly recipe emails I get from the AllRecipes website.

When I went to that Bolivian buffet and the waitress was kind enough to walk me though the items they had, I saw her glance at me looking for a reaction when she pointed out the sliced beef tongue, and was surprised when I told her that my British mother used to make that when I was a kid. Always loved tongue sandwiches. Funny how two such different cultures do stuff like that. Waste not/want not.

When they serve the whole tongue not sliced that would turn me off.