The Coffee House

[davidharmier60]

I think I'm off tomorrow.
She wants me to be done by 7am.
Ha ha. Crud look at the time.
I gotta boogie.

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[JonA_CT]

the texture is incredibly unpleasant

Dare I ask, what is the consistency of scrapple? I've never had it (nor will I ever). Just curious.

It’s hard to describe, haha. It has a lot of filler/binders in it...I think cornmeal? So it’s kind of gritty and gelatinous.

 

[smoke665]

I had a bad experience in my teens, when our class did a tour of a large packing house. The place was greasy, nasty everywhere, but the coup de gras was when we got to the room where they were making hot dogs. In the middle of the floor were two large men in dirty boots with scoop shovels. On the floor was a large pile of pink slime they were shoveling into a hopper that fed the machine that made the hot dogs. It was years before I could eat any meat that wasn't readily recognizable and still if the texture is off forget it, I'll be gagging big time.

 

[SquarePeg51]

I have never eaten a hot dog and never will. My mom says I took one sniff and refused to try it. After reading this post, I'm so glad I've always found them disgusting.

Scrapple is also on my "no thanks" list. I'm not a food snob nor am I a particularly healthy eater but, for various reasons, scrapple, spam and hot dogs all totally gross me out.

 

[waday]

the texture is incredibly unpleasant

Dare I ask, what is the consistency of scrapple? I've never had it (nor will I ever). Just curious.

It’s hard to describe, haha. It has a lot of filler/binders in it...I think cornmeal? So it’s kind of gritty and gelatinous.

I was afraid you were going to say that. Big bag of nopes for me. I can’t do anything with that consistency. I once had a bad version of gulab jamun, and to this day, I can’t eat it. I also once had a dream where I ate so many peanut butter cups that it took me several years to eat them again in real life, lol.

@SquarePeg , if you ever want to try a hotdog, try fake hotdogs. What I remember of me eating meat as a kid, I don’t think I liked hotdogs, I always preferred burgers. Now, I get to enjoy both, cruelty (and in my opinion) disgusting free.

 

[smoke665]

@SquarePeg the good news is that this particular plant was shut down a couple years later for a gazillion health violations. Not sure how similar facilities are now.

 

[snowbear134 65]

I had to google this "scrapple" thing as I had never heard of it. Sounds like an American Haggis lol.

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Pretty much but where haggis is made with mutton and served with neeps and tatties, scrapple is pork and typically used as a breakfast meat.

 

[snowbear134 65]

the texture is incredibly unpleasant

Dare I ask, what is the consistency of scrapple? I've never had it (nor will I ever). Just curious.

If sliced thin & grilled/fried - it's pretty crispy. Thicker cuts are crispy on the outside and softer inside - warm cornmeal is about right. Right out of the package (it's made by boiling the pork stuff, cornmeal and wheat flour) it's a bit gritty.

I'm sure it originated with PA Dutch (well, Germans or "Deutsch").

 

[davidharmier60]

Hey y'all. A wee bit over 5 hours today.
17.3x for the week so far. Still don't know about tomorrow. But if they want me, I'll take the money! Had Turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, homemade dressing with Turkey gravy and yams at the deli.
Brought a book to read to wait for the check.

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[vintagesnaps]

How'd we get on scrapple? Not familiar with that, but here people (some that is) like goetta. Can't say I love it but it's not bad, ground pork and/or beef with oats, sort of like meatloaf rolled up. Putting it on a pizza is pushing it though if you ask me! lol

Not a fan of hot dogs, too many summers week after week holding them on sticks over campfires with kids.

Luckily the only factory tour I did with kids was Kenner Toys where Care Bears popped out of a machine onto a conveyor belt, that was entertaining.

 

[vintagesnaps]

I like to keep cooking simple, the fewer ingredients the better. Boil water, toss in pasta, turn down the heat and give it a stir or two, once it's starting to stick to the sides turn the heat down to low; add some margarine/butter then go to the fridge and get the milk to pour in a largeish splash, add chunks of Herkimer cheddar cheese (or whatever cheddar or gouda or colby/cojack if that's what's in the fridge) and let it all melt. No I don't do baked mac 'n cheese, I only cook things once! lol

 

[Fujidave]

horses

OMG!!! This X100F is just WOW, can`t wait to try it out tomorrow.

I own, use and love my X100T and was still tempted to buy the X100F. I just could not justify to spend another 1400€ on on a camera that is quite similar to the camera I spent 1400€ for fn 2015.

Have fun. Great canera!!!

Thanks Frank, the weather was totally rotten today so was not happy with my shots, but it will be fun/great to learn using the X100F.

 

[snowbear134 65]

Tomorrow will be a busy cooking day, even though it's only two of us. We've settled on turkey, sweet potatoes (sliced & roasted, not the casserole), cranberry sauce (home made), and shrimp & sausage jambalaya. Some of the leftover bird will go into a turkey & sausage gumbo for Sunday, and to the office to share on Monday.


Maybe eggs & scrapple for breakfast.

 

[terri53 1]

Sounds simple and tasty, Charlie! We're standing down and staying here, as well, so it's going to be a feast for two. I'm happy to go visit and let others cook, but I seem to overeat when I do that, so I'm very happy to be in charge of the menu this year.

I have a very nice, minimally processed 14-pound turkey to roast tomorrow. We're not eating a lot of meat these days so, when we do, I tend to avoid heavily processed stuff and stick to whole birds, or large cuts of beef. I tried to tease the hubby into making his famous mashed potatoes (he has a secret recipe that calls for Yukon Gold, a bit of butter and heavy cream) but he's also recently shed a bunch of weight, so he nixed it. *sniffle* We'll likely stick to jasmine rice or something similar for the white carb portion of the meal that can accept my yummy scratch turkey gravy. Seared rainbow chard on the side, and my famous apple pie for dessert.

Wine geeks that we are, he has pulled a prize from the cellar:

Nicely aged CdP - I can't wait. Lots of football on, too - so a relaxing day in store for tomorrow.

 

[SquarePeg51]

Tomorrow will be a busy cooking day, even though it's only two of us. We've settled on turkey, sweet potatoes (sliced & roasted, not the casserole), cranberry sauce (home made), and shrimp & sausage jambalaya. Some of the leftover bird will go into a turkey & sausage gumbo for Sunday, and to the office to share on Monday.


Maybe eggs & scrapple for breakfast.

Roasted is the way to go with sweet potatoes. I've never been a fan of that overly gooey and sugary sweet potato and marshmallow casserole. Roasted with some salt, pepper, oregano and garlic salt makes for a delicious sweet and salty side dish!