Saturday, May 30, 2020

Digest for rec.food.cooking@googlegroups.com - 25 updates in 16 topics

Ed Pawlowski <esp@snet.xxx>: May 30 11:09PM -0400

How do I make my own bacon at home?
 
It is my experience that bacon is the easiest slow smoked product to
produce at home and the results are as good as, or better than, the best
commercially produced bacon.
 
 
I use Morton Tender Quick and brown sugar. Rub down a slab of fresh
bacon (pork belly) with a liberal quantity of the Tender Quick. You
can't really use too much but a cup or so should do. Then follow with a
thorough rub of brown sugar (again, start with a cup or so).
 
Then place the meat in heavy plastic and allow curing for 7 days at 38F.
I use a small refrigerator for this. I run a remote temperature probe
inside and monitor the temperature, tweaking the thermostat when
necessary. The temperature is important; too low (below 36F) and the
curing action will cease, too high (above 40F) and the meat will begin
to spoil. I also cut the pork belly in two and cure it with the meat
surfaces face to face and the skin on the outside. It helps it fit in
the fridge and improves the curing action.
 
I then smoke it at 140-150F until the internal temperature of the pork
reaches 128F (about 8 to 10 hours). I find it best to remove the skin
about 3/4 of the way through the smoking process. This way the fat is
protected but still acquires some color.
 
Chill overnight before using. Slice into approximately 3/16" thick and
fry as usual.
 
 
If you are using Prague Powder #1, mix 2 oz with 1 lb of salt and use
like the Tender Quick.
Rick Thead
John Kuthe <johnkuthern@gmail.com>: May 30 08:08PM -0700

On Saturday, May 30, 2020 at 6:43:18 AM UTC-5, Taxed and Spent wrote:
> >> that is all you are worth.  Hard to say.
 
> > The workweek starts on Sunday.
 
> so what? He still works four days a week, 12 hours a day.
 
Three days a week! Some of you people really do not pay close enough attention!
 
John Kuthe...
John Kuthe <johnkuthern@gmail.com>: May 30 07:57PM -0700


> > And I worked about 15.5 hours too! IN ONE DAY!! :-)
 
> > John Kuthe...
 
> It passes quickly when you're busy, doesn't it?
 
Well, when one is a nurse, one's GOTTA do the JOB! And the JOB of a nurse is serious business!
 
Funny how all the RFCers who were REALLY down on me when I was NOT working are mostly all of a sudden "nice" to me because I AM working and earning $$! ROFL! Really shows me a lot about what kinds PEOPLE you all are! Mammon Worshiping SCUM!
 
John Kuthe...
Ed Pawlowski <esp@snet.xxx>: May 30 10:56PM -0400

On 5/30/2020 6:18 PM, Taxed and Spent wrote:
> shot. In other words, black officers were just as likely to shoot black
> citizens as white officers were."
 
> https://www.npr.org/2019/07/26/745731839/new-study-says-white-police-officers-are-not-more-likely-to-shoot-minority-suspe
 
There is a breakdown of the Chicago shootings here:
https://heyjackass.com/
 
They give victims by race but most assailant is unknown though seems to
be a trend.
ChristKiller@deathtochristianity.pl: May 26 06:40PM -0500

On Tue, 26 May 2020 10:33:57 -0700, Taxed and Spent
>> although trump did not help one bit saying shit like injecting bleach
>> in people will cure the disease.
 
>although Trump didn't say that at all.
 
The exact quote was not that but it was very very very similar.
 
--
 
____/~~~sine qua non~~~\____
"cshenk" <cshenk1@cox.net>: May 25 03:40PM -0500

Sqwertz wrote:
 
 
> 14 hours is too long. You can turn out just as good better at 7-10
> hours.
 
> -sw
 
I think it depends on the cooking device and temperature used.
Alex <Xela777@gmail.com>: May 26 07:43PM -0400

cshenk wrote:
>> hours.
 
>> -sw
> I think it depends on the cooking device and temperature used.
 
225º to 250º
jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net>: May 25 05:44PM -0400

Pan-fried cod fillet, first dredged through egg wash, then shaken off
and dredged in finely ground seasoned cornmeal. S&P, garlic powder,
pepper, and at least a dash of cayenne pepper. Dredged in both then set
aside on waxed paper. I'll pan fry it in a in just enough oil to
shimmer. Add a little butter and cook the fillet until nicely browned on
both sides, about 4 minutes each side.
 
Vegetable sides with dinner will be steamed yellow squash and Fordhook
limas. Maybe a slice of toasted/grilled bakery bread with cheese. I
have lots of cheese in the fridge.
 
 
Jill
Sheldon Martin <penmart01@aol.com>: May 25 06:10PM -0400

On Mon, 25 May 2020 17:44:23 -0400, jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net>
wrote:
 
>limas. Maybe a slice of toasted/grilled bakery bread with cheese. I
>have lots of cheese in the fridge.
 
>Jill
 
Living all alone Jill's dinner is more likely a can of Campbells soup.
Gary <g.majors@att.net>: May 26 10:08AM -0400

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
 
> I'd rather have a sharp garlic taste and some real butter.
 
Whenever I make garlic bread, I'll alway smash a clove then
mince it and stir into softened butter.
Or sometimes lazy, I'll just add some garlic powder.
 
The roasted garlic is good but I don't do that often.
Hank Rogers <Nospam@invalid.com>: May 26 03:38PM -0500

Sheldon Martin wrote:
 
> Penzys sells roasted garlic. A little pricy but it's very good, saves
> time and effort, and your fingers won't schtink:
> https://www.penzeys.com/online-catalog/penzeys-roasted-garlic/c-24/p-1690/pd-s
 
But sadly, they are faggots Popeye.
Leo <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net>: May 26 04:40PM -0700

On 2020 May 24, , Ophelia wrote
> we substituted cut up Johnsonville Polish sausage for the lack of
> meatballs. It worked!
 
 
> Sounds lovely:) Share your recipes please?
 
Everything was store bought, jarred or bagged, except the meatballs. My
recipe for meatballs varies from day to day, but this is close to the most
recent.
 
A pound of 85% lean ground beef
half a medium onion minced
one stalk of celery minced
3 cloves of garlic crushed
one egg
salt and pepper to taste
enough bread crumbs to form the slop into firm balls
 
Mix everything together and form into 1.5 inch (40mm) balls and place all
on an aluminum foil covered cookie (biscuit) sheet. Cook at 350F (175C) for
about twenty minutes. It doesn't matter. You will throw them all into the
store bought spaghetti sauce, once they're firm, and let them simmer for
an hour, so they'll be thoroughly cooked regardless.
Any meatloaf recipe that you can form into balls will do. Add basil and
oregano to give that flavor that Americans associate with Italy if desired.
I didn't. I'm not proud of my meatballs. They're just meatballs.
 
leo
Leo <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net>: May 27 01:12AM -0700

On 2020 May 27, , Ophelia wrote
 
> Thanks very much:) I will probably make my own sauce but I will certainly
> cook it all as you advise:)
 
My meatballs are mundane. Simmering them in spaghetti sauce makes the
difference. So does the size. Fifteen small ones simmered in sauce taste
better than 5 big ones. It's the sauce, you see ;)
I make decent spaghetti sauce, but buying a jar of "almost as good" is much
quicker and easier.
 
leo
Sqwertz <sqwertzme@gmail.invalid>: May 26 03:20PM -0500

On Tue, 26 May 2020 11:29:23 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
 
> That's the temperature of things in Savannah right now. People just
> gotta get out and hang out in crowds and to hell with how it affects
> anyone else.
 
That's not the temperature here. According to our local reddit,
everybody is cowering at home, bitching about all the 'selfish
people' aho ARE going out to bars and gyms (that just reopened on
Friday). 90% of people are wearing masks at grocery stores and such,
but not at bars and gyms, and most other "non-critical" places.
 
-sw
Sqwertz <sqwertzme@gmail.invalid>: May 26 09:12PM -0500

On Sat, 23 May 2020 12:41:47 -0400, Gary wrote:
 
> Cheryl either took them in or at least was helping
> out with them.
 
> And then Aunt Cheryl dies young too?
 
That's what you get for listening to the nimrod Ophelia.
 
You forgot that Cheryl's son died young, too. But Cheryl herself is
alive and well, much to Ophelia's disgrace.
 
-sw
Lucretia Borgia <lucretiaborgia@fl.it>: May 25 05:41PM -0300


>I see people being stupid in various countries. We're still careful
>and waiting to see how the guinea pigs go. And that's in Australia,
>with "only" a 100 deaths so far.
 
That's likely because it is summer in Oz.
Lucretia Borgia <lucretiaborgia@fl.it>: May 26 04:50PM -0300


>I always thought that going to church was part of the "duty" of a
>religious person. I didn't realise they actually liked it and missed
>it if they couldn't go.
 
They don't really miss it, but the ones in charge pocketing the cash,
they miss it!
jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net>: May 26 07:39PM -0400

On 5/26/2020 3:00 PM, Gary wrote:
>> home. It might just kill you if you don't.
 
> News reporter the other day,
> "I'm a christian and I'm dying to go back to church" ;)
 
You snipped my and the Mayor of Savannah's most important point:
 
"... If this virus isn't brought under control *now*, what's going to
happen if there's a hurricane? Where do these people think they're
going to go? Aunt Fanny up north probably isn't going to want them to
come stay with her. Hotels in Atlanta won't welcome them, either.
Temporary evacuation shelters would become a hotspot for spread of the
virus and that would be a huge problem."
 
It certainly would be.
 
Jill
Bruce <bruce@null.null>: May 26 02:14PM -0400

Sheldon Martin was thinking very hard :
 
>> I can't figure out how a grown man can get so excited about beans.
 
> I like beans but I can't say beans excite me, in fact I don't
> recommend eating beans prior to a sexual encounter. ;)
 
Especially before you give those blumpkins
you're so famous for.
 
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=blumpkin
Bruce <bruce@null.null>: May 26 06:22AM +1000

On Mon, 25 May 2020 13:07:16 -0700 (PDT), dsi1
>> island has such a wonderful father and such a wonderful son. I think
>> that's just wonderful! You must be Asians to be so wonderful!
 
>It is not my problem/concern/kuleana if you have no kids. I shall not give you the satisfaction of being the scapegoat for your resentment in this matter, sir!
 
You are so wonderful, your posts almost blind me!
jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net>: May 25 04:24PM -0400


> I stopped at a Super Walmart about 65 miles east of Nashville yesterday. NO
> toilet paper and only the select-a-size paper towels. That's not what I stopped
> for but I thought I'd check to see how their supply was holding up.
 
Thanks for checking. ;)
 
> had Del Monte brand at an astronomical price per can. I did stop at a small
> chain grocery store in a very small town and pretty confident they'd have it
> in stock. Yep! Snagged six cans!
 
I'm glad you were able to snag some cans of white corn. I haven't
looked for canned corn lately. I've used it when making 'Corn Chowder'
but it's yellow corn, not white. I can't recall any time I ever looked
for whole kernel white corn. Silverqueen? (just a guess).
 
Is there any reason you prefer white corn? I'm glad you were able to
find some.
 
Jill
Gary <g.majors@att.net>: May 26 09:53AM -0400

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
 
> > We go to Work, not Play.
 
> It depends what your work is. I like my job: I get paid to solve
> software puzzles.
 
I've always enjoyed those puzzles best. Fun to do.
Gary <g.majors@att.net>: May 24 01:17PM -0400

Dave Smith wrote:
 
> Saturday night, so we did the usual.... burgers. It was nice to be able
> to do them on the gas grill and to eat out on the patio.
 
I've never understood the appeal of eating outside.
Gary <g.majors@att.net>: May 24 01:21PM -0400

GM wrote:
 
> I've been up since 6:00 AM,
 
What a sleepy head! ;-D
Bruce <bruce@null.null>: May 27 08:35PM +1000

On Wed, 27 May 2020 03:07:34 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
>automatically include the previous posts. It's a pain to copy/paste
>the context.
 
>That's why I won't use my phone for Usenet.
 
It's just that "Sorry, I was thinking 40" was a bit cryptic.
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