Comments on: On Spam… and Pickles http://shatteredprayer.com/137/on-spam-and-pickles/ Preparing for the apocalypse... one cookie at a time. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:22:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Richard the Previous http://shatteredprayer.com/137/on-spam-and-pickles/#comment-2372 Richard the Previous Tue, 23 Jan 2007 17:06:29 +0000 http://shatteredprayer.com/137/on-spam-and-pickles/#comment-2372 Speaking of stinking food preparation, Mojo and I were talking to a coworker of his from the north who has joined a co-op type deal where you get a parcel of land far away from your house and grow your own veg (only in the north right?) and she was all excited about collard greens--who knows why. She was shocked to hear they made the house smell like sweaty feet when you cook them. Tip for all you collard cookers out there, a whole pecan, shell and all, in the water will cut the smell. And this relates to pickles because there is that pickled pepper sauce people put on collards. And jalepenos are almost always served pickled in the US as well. Speaking of stinking food preparation, Mojo and I were talking to a coworker of his from the north who has joined a co-op type deal where you get a parcel of land far away from your house and grow your own veg (only in the north right?) and she was all excited about collard greens–who knows why. She was shocked to hear they made the house smell like sweaty feet when you cook them.

Tip for all you collard cookers out there, a whole pecan, shell and all, in the water will cut the smell.

And this relates to pickles because there is that pickled pepper sauce people put on collards. And jalepenos are almost always served pickled in the US as well.

]]> By: che http://shatteredprayer.com/137/on-spam-and-pickles/#comment-2370 che Tue, 23 Jan 2007 16:25:10 +0000 http://shatteredprayer.com/137/on-spam-and-pickles/#comment-2370 I absolutely agree about the foulness that is bread-and-butter pickles. And worse than eating them is the smell of the house while grandma (or whomever) is making them. My god, talk about stinking to high-heavens. I'd rather be tear-gassed. And I know, because I have been tear-gassed before. A far more pleasant experience than sitting in a house where bread-and-butter pickles are a-brewing. I'm glad pickled food-stuffs in the Netherlands are 'delightful and fresh'. Obviously that tradition didn't make it 'cross the channel to England. I absolutely agree about the foulness that is bread-and-butter pickles. And worse than eating them is the smell of the house while grandma (or whomever) is making them. My god, talk about stinking to high-heavens. I’d rather be tear-gassed. And I know, because I have been tear-gassed before. A far more pleasant experience than sitting in a house where bread-and-butter pickles are a-brewing.

I’m glad pickled food-stuffs in the Netherlands are ‘delightful and fresh’. Obviously that tradition didn’t make it ‘cross the channel to England.

]]> By: Richard the Previous http://shatteredprayer.com/137/on-spam-and-pickles/#comment-2368 Richard the Previous Tue, 23 Jan 2007 16:11:45 +0000 http://shatteredprayer.com/137/on-spam-and-pickles/#comment-2368 People in the US just like to pickle cucumbers and call them pickles. As a baby, pickles were my favorite food. We have home movies of me sitting in a high chair enjoying the deliciousness of a Kosher dill. In fact I had no idea that "Kosher" had anything to do with Jewish people until I was much older. I thought it was a type of pickle, the delicious type. Anyone expecting the explosion of flavor that is a Kosher dill pickle and instead chomped into the horror that is a bread and butter pickle knows what I am talking about. Bread and butter pickles are vile. In Manhattan, there is a pickle store on 34 street near Madison avenues. You walk by and see giant barrels filled with different types of pickles. I always passed by it on my way to the 6 train, but never partook. Maybe in honor of Bas' love of pickles I'll have to stop and buy one. People in the US just like to pickle cucumbers and call them pickles. As a baby, pickles were my favorite food. We have home movies of me sitting in a high chair enjoying the deliciousness of a Kosher dill. In fact I had no idea that “Kosher” had anything to do with Jewish people until I was much older. I thought it was a type of pickle, the delicious type. Anyone expecting the explosion of flavor that is a Kosher dill pickle and instead chomped into the horror that is a bread and butter pickle knows what I am talking about.

Bread and butter pickles are vile.

In Manhattan, there is a pickle store on 34 street near Madison avenues. You walk by and see giant barrels filled with different types of pickles. I always passed by it on my way to the 6 train, but never partook. Maybe in honor of Bas’ love of pickles I’ll have to stop and buy one.

]]> By: Bas http://shatteredprayer.com/137/on-spam-and-pickles/#comment-2366 Bas Tue, 23 Jan 2007 08:07:02 +0000 http://shatteredprayer.com/137/on-spam-and-pickles/#comment-2366 Oh no!! We have great pickled stuff in the Netherlands! Augurken, zilveruitjes, Amsterdamse uitjes. Those are really delightful and fresh, and have a nice 'bite'. As we do have raw salted herring with chopped onion; with white bread. And cheese of course. Oh no!! We have great pickled stuff in the Netherlands! Augurken, zilveruitjes, Amsterdamse uitjes.
Those are really delightful and fresh, and have a nice ‘bite’.

As we do have raw salted herring with chopped onion; with white bread.

And cheese of course.

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