Wow!

I truely wondered what people did with the canned mackerel.
(Really!)
I only use it for bait for various traps to catch some
troublesome critters around my home. (Havaheart traps and
the critters without tags go to the pound, the others get a
call to their owners to pickup or they go to the pound and
get em, no I'm not cruel.)

The smell of warm mackerel turns my stomach so much I hold
my breath when I open a can. I even put the manual can
opener in the dishwasher afterwards.

I do agree that "expensive" vs. "cheap" eats are strictly by
a persons perspective. I have had some very expensive
dinners and yet the ones I remember the most and have the
fondest memories of, were probably the least expensive.

Thanks!

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Sheldon wrote:
> OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
>
>>In article >,
>> "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>>
>>
>>>"OmManiPadmeOmelet" > wrote
>>>
>>>
>>>>Seriously, try "chicken of the sea" brand tuna in water.
>>>>
>>>>It's worlds away from the flavor of cheap generics
>>>
>>>Oh, I'm not about cheap generics, I've had all of the brand
>>>names, they have all gone to hell, and you need two cans to
>>>make two or three sandwiches. Three if you're lucky.
>>>Solid white, in water, mostly water (exaggerating only a
>>>little bit) ... forget it. Canned tuna has gone downhill, so
>>>now we have to pay more for decent tuna, which was the
>>>aim all along, not to sound paranoid.
>>>
>>>I don't buy generic tuna, even the brand names are bad.
>>>
>>>nancy
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Well...
>>There is always fresh fish or canned mackerel. :-)
>
>
> Hmmm, you poo poo canned mackerel but probably think nothing of
> scoffing down stupidmarket ground mystery meat like it was going out of
> style. Odd how some are wont to poke fun at foods that are inexpensive
> but would eat shit if it had the highest price on the menu. Canned
> mackerel is high quality protein at a very reasonable price, excellent
> value, and when prepared properly, with finely minced onion, celery,
> and parsley, smooshed with mayo and fresh lemon... makes a great
> filling with sliced tomato and hard cooked egg on a fresh kaiser roll.
> But even better, and just as cheap, is canned tomato herring, laid on a
> bed of lettuce, red onion, sliced cukes, and red wine vinegar... good
> to fix a sammiche on buttered pumpernickel. And of course there are
> myriad sardines, love em all except the skinless boneless Yuppie ones,
> they have no taste, neither. And kippered herring is just plain yummy
> right out of the can. Wasn't too many years ago the snobs wouldn't eat
> skirt steak, it was cheap and thought of as peasant food, and even the
> best tequilla was considered rotgut... and now, it's high class to eat
> like you think you're a wet back... a mere thirty years ago in Los
> Angelos no white man would dare eat a taco lest he'd be thought to be a
> grape picker (this is true). Most people, in the US especially, choose
> foods by how they think it will impress... when out with friends they
> order the best wines, at home alone it's the cheapest box wines they
> can find. What the heck, after the third glass no one can tell the
> difference anyway. One of the best marketing ploys ever devised;
> inflate the price and they will come. You need to read Uncle Remus.
>
> Sheldon
>