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

As we're swapping definitions, how's about:" Definition of old crusty, an old man who is impatient and easily irritated"!? :sneaky::whistle: .
 

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I'm a real foodie, and to me, eating everything (crust and all) is all part of the whole experience of enjoying my food.

I have a friend that doesn't eat bread or pizza crusts, and her plate at the end of a meal does remind me of a plate reminiscent of that of a young child's.

My baby brother used to make me laugh, because if he was thirsty, mom would offer him a drink of water, and being the young toddler that he was, he'd turn his nose up at the water offer, so to get around the water offer, baby brother would ask for cereal, so mom would serve him up a bowl of cereal, and baby brother would proceed to spoon all of the milk out of the bowl, leaving all of the cereal behind. ROFLMAO!
 
Aunt Marg said:
I'm a real foodie, and to me, eating everything (crust and all) is all part of the whole experience of enjoying my food.

I have a friend that doesn't eat bread or pizza crusts, and her plate at the end of a meal does remind me of a plate reminiscent of that of a young child's.

My baby brother used to make me laugh, because if he was thirsty, mom would offer him a drink of water, and being the young toddler that he was, he'd turn his nose up at the water offer, so to get around the water offer, baby brother would ask for cereal, so mom would serve him up a bowl of cereal, and baby brother would proceed to spoon all of the milk out of the bowl, leaving all of the cereal behind. ROFLMAO!
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Well, if the cereal was one of those super-sweet types, like FrootLoops, the milk left over was really good! :)
 
grahamg said:
You may have heard the old adage about whether,quote: "A man is worthy of his crust".....

Well, I've come across a few individuals, I hesitate to call them men, who are unable to eat the crust on their bread, as we all might have done as children perhaps, if our mothers indulged us too much!

Have you come across aspects of behaviour in supposed adults making you question them, and their level of maturity like this?

" Is it any wonder we lost our empire, when this is the way some of our menfolk behave I ask myself, using white bread as well, so no worries with thick crusts and nashers(?).". :rolleyes::rolleyes::oops::confused::whistle: .
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Did you ask those that were unable to eat the crust on their bread why?
 
Knight said:
Did you ask those that were unable to eat the crust on their bread why?
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No, due you know I didn't do that, although I have to admit one reason why it may not have crossed my mind, is because I think any I might have received would probably have been similar to the one quoted above this post, and I suspect my head might have exploded as a consequence. :cry::oops::rolleyes:!
 
grahamg said:
No, due you know I didn't do that, although I have to admit one reason why it may not have crossed my mind, is because I think any I might have received would probably have been similar to the one quoted above this post, and I suspect my head might have exploded as a consequence. :cry::oops::rolleyes:!
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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.
 
I started a thread asking folks if there were any food dislikes they have shed in their lives, and any that they have picked up.

I thought about it because I do a number of pot luck meals out here in the sticks, and have been shocked at how picky some of the country folk are. I would have thought just the opposite. I made Chicken Divan for a church Christmas Dinner serving 50 people. Complaints rolled in because I put broccoli in it!!! I couldn't believe it. When I was a kid no one got a special meal..."eat or go hungry" was pretty much the choice. And country folk I would have thought hardly have the luxury of more choices.

But no matter how I tried to phrase that thread, the unintended judgemental implication of "outgrown" was always there. I could find no way around inferring it. So I deleted my thread to let someone else step in it...and here I am ;)
 
Lee said:
At potlucks it's safe to go for the stuff you made or dishes made by someone whose kitchen you trust.

I cannot bring myself to eat anything made by someone with extra long or dirty fingernails.
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Are you sure you and I aren't sisters, Lee? :)
 
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C'est Moi said:
I'll just say that I avoid potlucks like the plague, because I am weird about cleanliness especially with food. I don't want stray cat hairs in my pasta salad, if you get my drift. :D And "You can't please all the people, all the time."
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I grew up with 5 siblings. I agree about food cleanliness, but I don't sweat anything that's shy of food poisoning.

My church does brunch once a month. I was making what I thought was some real good homemade stuff. I'd make a breakfast lasagna out of lasagna noodles, layers of omelettes, diced ham steak, 4 types of cheeses (all shredded/grated from block), and a homemade cheese sauce.

People were "meh." They went for the biscuits and canned sausage gravy.

Then I hit on a recipe that everyone loves and I make every week: Mountain Apple Cobbler.

Basically you slice apples, toss them in spices, roll them up in canned crescent rolls, make a butter/cinnamon/sugar syrup, pour over top, pour a can of Mountain Dew over it, then bake it.

I don't cook like that! I'm not too proud to eat what's put in front of me, but daggone it, people, canned crescent rolls and Mountain Dew?!?!?!?!?! Where's your dignity????????

But I never bring any home, and I always get requests for more.

So to paraphrase what a famous French queen likely never said:
Let them eat Mountain Apple Cobbler.

/story

ps: Two's my limit ;)
 
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In The Sticks said:
I grew up with 5 siblings. I agree about food cleanliness, but I don't sweat anything that's shy of food poisoning.

My church does brunch once a month. I was making what I thought was some real good homemade stuff. I'd make a breakfast lasagna out of lasagna noodles, layers of omelettes, diced ham steak, 4 types of cheeses (all shredded/grated from block), and a homemade cheese sauce.

People were "meh." They went for the biscuits and canned sausage gravy.

Then I hit on a recipe that everyone loves and I make every week: Mountain Apple Cobbler.

Basically you slice apples, toss them in spices, roll them up in canned crescent rolls, make a butter/cinnamon/sugar syrup, pour over top, put a can of Mountain Dew over it, then bake it.

I don't cook like that! I'm not too proud to eat what's put in front of me, but daggone it, people, canned crescent rolls and Mountain Dew?!?!?!?!?! Where's your dignity????????

But I never bring any home, and I always get requests for more.

So to paraphrase what a famous French queen likely never said:
Let them eat Mountain Apple Cobbler.

/story
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My only experience with potlucks was at work, and I avoided those like the plague.

Your apple dessert sounds good except for the Mountain Dew... whaaa?? I have an easy apple tart recipe from Giada De Laurentiis that I like to make. Fresh apples, a rolled out pie crust, lemon juice, sprinkle of sugar and cinnamon, egg wash and a few sliced almonds. I use a store-bought pie crust (gasp) so it's a snap to make. Here's the recipe online; I omit making the crust. https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/apple-crostata-3381455
 
C'est Moi said:
My only experience with potlucks was at work, and I avoided those like the plague.

Your apple dessert sounds good except for the Mountain Dew... whaaa?? I have an easy apple tart recipe from Giada De Laurentiis that I like to make. Fresh apples, a rolled out pie crust, lemon juice, sprinkle of sugar and cinnamon, egg wash and a few sliced almonds. I use a store-bought pie crust (gasp) so it's a snap to make. Here's the recipe online; I omit making the crust. https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/apple-crostata-3381455
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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.
 

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I've had some culinary disasters or at least faut pas myself, one being a fish curry, though okay in terms of cleanliness I think, the fish taste overpowered everything else, although my friend bravely ate it without complaint!

The odd thing being next day "the considerable amount left over", didn't taste quite so bad.

On cleanliness I know some people use the " three second rule" to decide if food falling on the floor can still be popped in your mouth and eaten(?). I'm not a fan of that idea, and sad as I am to throw food away, it goes in the bin!

"Expiry dates, or "use by dates" are another matter, and I will play fast and loose with them. o_O:oops:(y)(n) .
 

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