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glatt · 12-16-2008, 03:36 PM

This reminds me of how much I'd love to have a bag of Jumpys right now.

If I had planned ahead, I could have bought a few bags online for Christmas presents for my Dad (he loves them too) but it's too late.

Clodfobble · 12-16-2008, 04:12 PM

If you're feeling brave, this is the cereal that I mentioned in another thread goes extremely well with Brie.

Trilby · 12-16-2008, 04:40 PM

The Capn and Brie? Why do you lie, Clod? Why?

Pooka · 12-16-2008, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

Peanut butter is the invention of the devil. No amount of suggested additives will change my mind.

No way. I love peanut butter! I ate tons of it when I was pregnant. Very good source of protien. Delicious with chocolate, honey, jelly... in ice cream... on celery, apples, crackers...

Pooka · 12-16-2008, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

This reminds me of how much I'd love to have a bag of Jumpys right now.

If I had planned ahead, I could have bought a few bags online for Christmas presents for my Dad (he loves them too) but it's too late.

MMMM MSG... wtf????

monster · 12-16-2008, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pooka

No way. I love peanut butter! I ate tons of it when I was pregnant. Very good source of protien. Delicious with chocolate, honey, jelly... in ice cream... on celery, apples, crackers...

In the UK, Peanuts are on the "banned" list of foods for pregnant women. Or they were 11 years ago.

Clodfobble · 12-16-2008, 11:21 PM

Meh. Now some studies are saying that it's the avoiding of the peanuts during pregnancy which is triggering the allergic sensitivities... they don't have a clue, we should all just do whatever the hell we feel like.

Aliantha · 12-16-2008, 11:26 PM

I thought peanuts were banned because they can get a particular type of mould which can be harmful?

Anyway, I've eaten plenty of them both naturally and in peanut butter. Actually, during the first 12 weeks, peanut butter on toast was one of the few things that stayed down easily. I think I had it almost every day.

Sundae · 12-17-2008, 07:52 AM

Bleurgh - another reason I'm glad I decided not to have kids!

jinx · 12-17-2008, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

Meh. .. they don't have a clue,

Exactly. For a bit there they were claiming that soy was so close to peanuts that it was soy formula that was causing the allergies. I don't believe any of it.

Urbane Guerrilla · 12-21-2008, 03:47 AM

I never use anything but honey graham crackers for graham cracker crumb crust -- I don't particularly care for trying this with the cinnamon sugared variety.

Can't go wrong with Cheerios cereal. I'm very very fond indeed of Grape-Nuts -- think of these as a sort of cold hot cereal, as it's quite dense. They are very crunchy until soaked in milk a little while, or with some hot water from the teakettle splashed into their center to both soften and warm. Any variety of Life cereal is tasty. Cream of Wheat is a brand of farina, and very nice with raisins cooked in with it and brown sugar on it. Get the kind under Nabisco, in the red box, not the white. The red is the regular, the white the instant, and the regular has more flavor.

Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop-Tarts are about my favorite. The strawberry are among the first Pop-Tart flavors and are a classic. The S'Mores flavor, not so much -- real S'Mores, homebuilt, taste much more as S'Mores should. Whole-grain Pop-Tarts have just recently been introduced.

That's a pretty fierce price for a can of soda, but I do like A&W Diet Root Beer. It's very like its sugared opposite number.

I was raised on Skippy peanut butter. Smooth or chunky style, didn't really matter, though we found chunky style more fun in grilled cheese sandwiches.

Aunt Jemima Pancake Syrup is okay. Not a patch on Grade B maple syrup, though.

In the Dills/Gherkins section, well, Bread and Butter pickles are neither, but are very tasty. They do have this faintly buttery taste and are a sweet pickle. Sounds a bizarre combination, but it's quite good. And the Squeezable Vlasic Relish on that page is another bit of the grilled cheese/peanut butter sandwich. Adds a piquancy and a bit of moistness.

Lawry's is a spices and seasonings outfit. Old Bay Seasoning is traditional on crab, every bit as good on firm-fleshed fish, and zippy as a salt for popcorn. Hamburger Helper is comfort food, combined with ground beef and baked en casserole. Ocean Spray Jellied Cranberry Sauce is a traditional accompaniment to roast stuffed turkey. Often we open both ends of the can and push its entire contents out onto a long serving dish where it exhibits the rings of the can on its burgundy-colored cylindrical shape. Progresso's canned black beans are good. Many times I prefer black beans over pinto beans, as they have a bit more flavor. Old El Paso canned chilis are jalapeño peppers and if you like having chilis stashed for use whenever, this is a good way to go. You can even put them in cornbread. Rice-A-Roni is an orzo pasta coming in many varieties, pick your flavor. Chile Today Hot Tamale Chile De Arbol (they misprinted the last word) -- very hot peppers, dried. Good for high-octane, high-explosive chili. Use these as you would dried crushed red pepper. Bang 'em up in a coffee grinder. Wash your hands after handling, because if you rub your eye with that pepper's oils still on your fingers, you'll be pretty sorry. It will sting. Their Cascabel chile peppers -- medium hottish, maybe a little more. Habañeros, I think you know; likely hotter even than the de Arbol chiles. Bellycheer's Red Pepper Jelly -- that'd be sweet and hot together. Excellent as an instant glaze on baked chicken.

I don't recommend any instant hot cereal. They all taste a little too "engineered." Instant Grits are among the worst that way. I like Old Fashioned Quaker Oats -- oatmeal, rolled thick and not as parboiled. Takes a few minutes more to cook, and worth the wait.

Among the hot sauces, well, they're all good. I like Dave's and Blair's offerings. If the BEF had had these available at Dunkirk, they might not have had to evacuate. Effin' breakfast of champions, here. Oh, my... they have Endorphin Rush. This stuff is... is... Ay Dios mio, Jesús y Maria!! -- scary hot. The first clue is when you take off the cap and sniff the bottle and it smells of sawn wood. Veteran chilehead Mexicans have taken a spoonful of this pepper sauce and wept for twenty minutes. The directions on the bottle say use this a few drops at a time -- they MEAN IT. Try three drops sprinkled over a serving of fried or baked potatoes.

Nabisco's Wheat Thins are tasty little crackers about an inch on a side, and crisp.

Sauces section: well, what can you say about applesauce? Mott's is a national brand. Tastes like applesauce. I see this section is a catchall -- mayonnaise, applesauce, pepper sauce, A1.

Rubs And Blends: Jerk Seasoning, bottom of the page, is zippy and fun, for jerk pork and other Jamaicanness. Cut up a little beef jerky into tiny bits like bacon crumbles and mix it with a little jerk sauce and you've got jerky-jerk, good for topping baked potatoes.

Urbane Guerrilla · 12-21-2008, 03:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flint

If one desires some salsa, it requires the chopping up of about five ingredients... (hint: add some tomatillos for a little zzzing)

What he said.

Tomatoes, an onion, fresh chile peppers (jalapeños are good, something hotter for something volcanic -- add such to taste), fresh cilantro, chop it all finely together, then a generous squeeze of lime overall. There's your salsa cruda. Optionally, some bits of green bell pepper for brightness, and a tomatillo or two. It's all vitaminaceous.

Sundae · 12-21-2008, 06:09 AM

Coincidentally I just logged on to translate the quantities on the back of my Aunt Jemima Cornbread packet. I'm time-wasting here before cooking it.

Should get on really, although it won't take long I'd rather it was a nasal surprise for my parents when they get back.

Pooka · 12-21-2008, 01:06 PM

I'd include the following terminally American items:

Tabasco saucce
Honey Nut Cheerios
Kraft Mac n cheese
French's French Fried Onions
Cambell's Tomato soup and the cream of mushroom soup
VELVEETA- can't leave that one off the list
Maple syrup- real and from Vermont
Woody's Cookin' sauce
Hooter's wing sauce
Chef Boyardee Ravioli
Franco American Spagetti O's
Oreos
Wolf brand chili ( great for making Tex Mex Enchiladas)
Grits (NOT instant... get the real stuff and smother them with cheese crumbled sausage and jalapenos or my favorite... Tabasco sauce)
Malt-O- Meal (the regular... not flavored, not instant)
Kool aid
Jello pudding snacks
French's mustard (the yellow variety)

I'm sure I'll think of more

Sundae · 12-21-2008, 01:17 PM

We can already get some of the things you recommended Pooka (Tabasco is my all time favourite ingredient!) but I'm certainly considering buying Velveeta and Kraft Mac n Cheese, simply because they've been mentioned too many times on here and in books for me not to. For the same reason I am considering bread & butter pickles. My family adore all pickles, so I'd have some help with them.

The various hot sauces... Hmmmmm. Dad doesn't really do hot, and Mum only likes a little as she has various gastric problems. I am tempted, but I don't want to buy something that's too hot for me to enjoy.

I had my Ass Kickin Hot mustard in a cheese and turkey ham bagel the other day. You'd have laughed at the tiny amount I put on to start with - I was building myself up gently. When I couldn't taste it I went back and slathered some more on and got it just right - enough to spark up the taste buds, not enough to feel like there's an auto de fe in my mouth.

The cornbread went down very well I must say. By the time Mum & Dad came back it was out of the oven and cooling, and the few items I'd used were all washed up and put away (always a plus when cooking). I added Mature Irish Cheddar, Italian Herbs with Garlic and a few dashes of Tabasco (enough to give it a mild after-kick). Mum and I polished off half of it at lunch, and it made the house smell very yummy. Dad said he'll try some tomorrow, but he has a whole loaf of Tiger Bread to get through, so maybe not. I judge it a success anyway.

I still have my Kick Yo Ass Hot Cornbread mix to make as well. I might not even use the habenero pepper and just make it the same way I did this one. Well... maybe just a pinch.

12-16-2008, 04:12 PM	#32
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12-16-2008, 04:40 PM	#33
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12-16-2008, 11:21 PM	#37
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Meh. Now some studies are saying that it's the avoiding of the peanuts during pregnancy which is triggering the allergic sensitivities... they don't have a clue, we should all just do whatever the hell we feel like. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

12-16-2008, 11:26 PM	#38
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I thought peanuts were banned because they can get a particular type of mould which can be harmful? Anyway, I've eaten plenty of them both naturally and in peanut butter. Actually, during the first 12 weeks, peanut butter on toast was one of the few things that stayed down easily. I think I had it almost every day. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

12-21-2008, 03:47 AM	#41
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	I never use anything but honey graham crackers for graham cracker crumb crust -- I don't particularly care for trying this with the cinnamon sugared variety. Can't go wrong with Cheerios cereal. I'm very very fond indeed of Grape-Nuts -- think of these as a sort of cold hot cereal, as it's quite dense. They are very crunchy until soaked in milk a little while, or with some hot water from the teakettle splashed into their center to both soften and warm. Any variety of Life cereal is tasty. Cream of Wheat is a brand of farina, and very nice with raisins cooked in with it and brown sugar on it. Get the kind under Nabisco, in the red box, not the white. The red is the regular, the white the instant, and the regular has more flavor. Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop-Tarts are about my favorite. The strawberry are among the first Pop-Tart flavors and are a classic. The S'Mores flavor, not so much -- real S'Mores, homebuilt, taste much more as S'Mores should. Whole-grain Pop-Tarts have just recently been introduced. That's a pretty fierce price for a can of soda, but I do like A&W Diet Root Beer. It's very like its sugared opposite number. I was raised on Skippy peanut butter. Smooth or chunky style, didn't really matter, though we found chunky style more fun in grilled cheese sandwiches. Aunt Jemima Pancake Syrup is okay. Not a patch on Grade B maple syrup, though. In the Dills/Gherkins section, well, Bread and Butter pickles are neither, but are very tasty. They do have this faintly buttery taste and are a sweet pickle. Sounds a bizarre combination, but it's quite good. And the Squeezable Vlasic Relish on that page is another bit of the grilled cheese/peanut butter sandwich. Adds a piquancy and a bit of moistness. Lawry's is a spices and seasonings outfit. Old Bay Seasoning is traditional on crab, every bit as good on firm-fleshed fish, and zippy as a salt for popcorn. Hamburger Helper is comfort food, combined with ground beef and baked en casserole. Ocean Spray Jellied Cranberry Sauce is a traditional accompaniment to roast stuffed turkey. Often we open both ends of the can and push its entire contents out onto a long serving dish where it exhibits the rings of the can on its burgundy-colored cylindrical shape. Progresso's canned black beans are good. Many times I prefer black beans over pinto beans, as they have a bit more flavor. Old El Paso canned chilis are jalapeño peppers and if you like having chilis stashed for use whenever, this is a good way to go. You can even put them in cornbread. Rice-A-Roni is an orzo pasta coming in many varieties, pick your flavor. Chile Today Hot Tamale Chile De Arbol (they misprinted the last word) -- very hot peppers, dried. Good for high-octane, high-explosive chili. Use these as you would dried crushed red pepper. Bang 'em up in a coffee grinder. Wash your hands after handling, because if you rub your eye with that pepper's oils still on your fingers, you'll be pretty sorry. It will sting. Their Cascabel chile peppers -- medium hottish, maybe a little more. Habañeros, I think you know; likely hotter even than the de Arbol chiles. Bellycheer's Red Pepper Jelly -- that'd be sweet and hot together. Excellent as an instant glaze on baked chicken. I don't recommend any instant hot cereal. They all taste a little too "engineered." Instant Grits are among the worst that way. I like Old Fashioned Quaker Oats -- oatmeal, rolled thick and not as parboiled. Takes a few minutes more to cook, and worth the wait. Among the hot sauces, well, they're all good. I like Dave's and Blair's offerings. If the BEF had had these available at Dunkirk, they might not have had to evacuate. Effin' breakfast of champions, here. Oh, my... they have Endorphin Rush. This stuff is... is... Ay Dios mio, Jesús y Maria!! -- scary hot. The first clue is when you take off the cap and sniff the bottle and it smells of sawn wood. Veteran chilehead Mexicans have taken a spoonful of this pepper sauce and wept for twenty minutes. The directions on the bottle say use this a few drops at a time -- they MEAN IT. Try three drops sprinkled over a serving of fried or baked potatoes. Nabisco's Wheat Thins are tasty little crackers about an inch on a side, and crisp. Sauces section: well, what can you say about applesauce? Mott's is a national brand. Tastes like applesauce. I see this section is a catchall -- mayonnaise, applesauce, pepper sauce, A1. Rubs And Blends: Jerk Seasoning, bottom of the page, is zippy and fun, for jerk pork and other Jamaicanness. Cut up a little beef jerky into tiny bits like bacon crumbles and mix it with a little jerk sauce and you've got jerky-jerk, good for topping baked potatoes. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

12-16-2008, 03:36 PM	#31
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	This reminds me of how much I'd love to have a bag of Jumpys right now. If I had planned ahead, I could have bought a few bags online for Christmas presents for my Dad (he loves them too) but it's too late.

12-17-2008, 07:52 AM	#39
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Bleurgh - another reason I'm glad I decided not to have kids!

12-21-2008, 06:09 AM	#43
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Coincidentally I just logged on to translate the quantities on the back of my Aunt Jemima Cornbread packet. I'm time-wasting here before cooking it. Should get on really, although it won't take long I'd rather it was a nasal surprise for my parents when they get back.

12-21-2008, 01:06 PM	#44
Pooka Your Invisible Rabbit Friend Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Betwixt and Between Posts: 528	I'd include the following terminally American items: Tabasco saucce Honey Nut Cheerios Kraft Mac n cheese French's French Fried Onions Cambell's Tomato soup and the cream of mushroom soup VELVEETA- can't leave that one off the list Maple syrup- real and from Vermont Woody's Cookin' sauce Hooter's wing sauce Chef Boyardee Ravioli Franco American Spagetti O's Oreos Wolf brand chili ( great for making Tex Mex Enchiladas) Grits (NOT instant... get the real stuff and smother them with cheese crumbled sausage and jalapenos or my favorite... Tabasco sauce) Malt-O- Meal (the regular... not flavored, not instant) Kool aid Jello pudding snacks French's mustard (the yellow variety) I'm sure I'll think of more

12-21-2008, 01:17 PM	#45
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	We can already get some of the things you recommended Pooka (Tabasco is my all time favourite ingredient!) but I'm certainly considering buying Velveeta and Kraft Mac n Cheese, simply because they've been mentioned too many times on here and in books for me not to. For the same reason I am considering bread & butter pickles. My family adore all pickles, so I'd have some help with them. The various hot sauces... Hmmmmm. Dad doesn't really do hot, and Mum only likes a little as she has various gastric problems. I am tempted, but I don't want to buy something that's too hot for me to enjoy. I had my Ass Kickin Hot mustard in a cheese and turkey ham bagel the other day. You'd have laughed at the tiny amount I put on to start with - I was building myself up gently. When I couldn't taste it I went back and slathered some more on and got it just right - enough to spark up the taste buds, not enough to feel like there's an auto de fe in my mouth. The cornbread went down very well I must say. By the time Mum & Dad came back it was out of the oven and cooling, and the few items I'd used were all washed up and put away (always a plus when cooking). I added Mature Irish Cheddar, Italian Herbs with Garlic and a few dashes of Tabasco (enough to give it a mild after-kick). Mum and I polished off half of it at lunch, and it made the house smell very yummy. Dad said he'll try some tomorrow, but he has a whole loaf of Tiger Bread to get through, so maybe not. I judge it a success anyway. I still have my Kick Yo Ass Hot Cornbread mix to make as well. I might not even use the habenero pepper and just make it the same way I did this one. Well... maybe just a pinch.

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