Well, I finally bought some Thursday and honestly, first time in at
least 18 months.

I did Burger King this time.
2 Whoppers and 4 bacon cheeseburgers. (3 days worth of food.)

Although good, I wasn't super impressed. My homemade burgers the week
before were better. Perhaps I've weaned myself off of fast food in all
these past months.

Next time will be to McDonald's to finally use that $20 gift
certificate. Probably next week when daughter and grandsons come. They
all like that stuff.

Bottom line... next grocery trip, I plan to buy some good ground beast
to make my own burgers again.

I still do crave (as always) the McD fries. Double batch and heavily
salted and peppered. Good stuff.

On Sun, 23 May 2021 06:30:21 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>Well, I finally bought some Thursday and honestly, first time in at
>least 18 months.
>
>I did Burger King this time.
>2 Whoppers and 4 bacon cheeseburgers. (3 days worth of food.)
>
>Although good, I wasn't super impressed. My homemade burgers the week
>before were better. Perhaps I've weaned myself off of fast food in all
>these past months.
>
>Next time will be to McDonald's to finally use that $20 gift
>certificate. Probably next week when daughter and grandsons come. They
>all like that stuff.
>
>Bottom line... next grocery trip, I plan to buy some good ground beast
>to make my own burgers again.
>
>I still do crave (as always) the McD fries. Double batch and heavily
>salted and peppered. Good stuff.

You're a sucker for foam suppressant, admit it.

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Dave Smith.

On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 6:30:26 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> Well, I finally bought some Thursday and honestly, first time in at
> least 18 months.
>
> I did Burger King this time.
> 2 Whoppers

Here they have the BOGOF deal, too.

On 5/23/2021 4:30 AM, Gary wrote:

> I still do crave (as always) the McD fries. Double batch and heavily
> salted and peppered.Â* Good stuff.

The best!

The natural cut fries from Wendys suck, BK's are fair to pretty good,
but Arby's new crinkle fries are a nice runnerup.

On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 8:41:38 AM UTC-5, bruce bowser wrote:
> On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 6:30:26 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> > Well, I finally bought some Thursday and honestly, first time in at
> > least 18 months.
> >
> > I did Burger King this time.
> > 2 Whoppers
> Here they have the BOGOF deal, too.
>
Yesterday I used the BK app to get a 70 cent cheeseburger, then 3
more $1 bacon cheeseburgers. They ended up putting bacon on
the 70 cent one too. We were 130 miles from home. This morning
I made breakfast on the Coleman stove. Pix to come soon. Man,
the place we camp is going to have thousands of blackberries in 4
weeks or so. I've never seen that patch that loaded with berries.
>
--Bryan

On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 1:23:59 PM UTC-5, Bryan Simmons wrote:
> On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 8:41:38 AM UTC-5, bruce bowser wrote:
> > On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 6:30:26 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> > > Well, I finally bought some Thursday and honestly, first time in at
> > > least 18 months.
> > >
> > > I did Burger King this time.
> > > 2 Whoppers
> > Here they have the BOGOF deal, too.
> >
> Yesterday I used the BK app to get a 70 cent cheeseburger, then 3
> more $1 bacon cheeseburgers. They ended up putting bacon on
> the 70 cent one too. We were 130 miles from home. This morning
> I made breakfast on the Coleman stove. Pix to come soon. Man,
> the place we camp is going to have thousands of blackberries in 4
> weeks or so. I've never seen that patch that loaded with berries.
>
https://www.flickr.com/photos/155222...57719261831262
>
> >
> --Bryan
>
--Bryan

On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 8:23:59 AM UTC-10, wrote:
> On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 8:41:38 AM UTC-5, bruce bowser wrote:
> > On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 6:30:26 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> > > Well, I finally bought some Thursday and honestly, first time in at
> > > least 18 months.
> > >
> > > I did Burger King this time.
> > > 2 Whoppers
> > Here they have the BOGOF deal, too.
> >
> Yesterday I used the BK app to get a 70 cent cheeseburger, then 3
> more $1 bacon cheeseburgers. They ended up putting bacon on
> the 70 cent one too. We were 130 miles from home. This morning
> I made breakfast on the Coleman stove. Pix to come soon. Man,
> the place we camp is going to have thousands of blackberries in 4
> weeks or so. I've never seen that patch that loaded with berries.
> >
> --Bryan

Food is really cheap on the mainland. I can't make a cheeseburger for 70 cents. I have been making cheeseburgers - boy, does that make a mess. These burger places and franchises are practically the only places where I can get white people/mainland food because the Denny's in our little town caught covid-19 and did not survive. If I want biscuits with gravy or grits, I have to make my own. That's kind of a shame.

On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 3:52:40 PM UTC-5, wrote:
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/155222...57719261831262
> >
> > >
> --Bryan
>
What's boiling in the pot on the left? Water for coffee?? Breakfast
looked good.

On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 2:08:38 PM UTC-4, wolfy's new skateboard wrote:
> On 5/23/2021 4:30 AM, Gary wrote:
>
> > I still do crave (as always) the McD fries. Double batch and heavily
> > salted and peppered. Good stuff.
> The best!
>
> The natural cut fries from Wendys suck, BK's are fair to pretty good,
> but Arby's new crinkle fries are a nice runnerup.

I don't think anything beats Church's fries.

On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 5:42:38 PM UTC-4, bruce bowser wrote:
> On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 2:08:38 PM UTC-4, wolfy's new skateboard wrote:
> > On 5/23/2021 4:30 AM, Gary wrote:
> >
> > > I still do crave (as always) the McD fries. Double batch and heavily
> > > salted and peppered. Good stuff.
> > The best!
> >
> > The natural cut fries from Wendys suck, BK's are fair to pretty good,
> > but Arby's new crinkle fries are a nice runnerup.
> I don't think anything beats Church's fries.

Or White Castle's.

dsi1 wrote:

> On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 8:23:59 AM UTC-10,
> wrote:
> > On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 8:41:38 AM UTC-5, bruce bowser wrote:
> > > On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 6:30:26 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> > > > Well, I finally bought some Thursday and honestly, first time
> > > > in at least 18 months.
> > > >
> > > > I did Burger King this time.
> > > > 2 Whoppers
> > > Here they have the BOGOF deal, too.
> > >
> > Yesterday I used the BK app to get a 70 cent cheeseburger, then 3
> > more $1 bacon cheeseburgers. They ended up putting bacon on
> > the 70 cent one too. We were 130 miles from home. This morning
> > I made breakfast on the Coleman stove. Pix to come soon. Man,
> > the place we camp is going to have thousands of blackberries in 4
> > weeks or so. I've never seen that patch that loaded with berries.
> > >
> > --Bryan
>
> Food is really cheap on the mainland. I can't make a cheeseburger for
> 70 cents. I have been making cheeseburgers - boy, does that make a
> mess. These burger places and franchises are practically the only
> places where I can get white people/mainland food because the Denny's
> in our little town caught covid-19 and did not survive. If I want
> biscuits with gravy or grits, I have to make my own. That's kind of a
> shame.

dsi1, you have a sad habit of getting the mainland and 'white people'
really wrong.

Here's a basic primer. Grits aren't 'white people' derived. It's
American Natives.

https://theculturetrip.com/north-ame...tory-of-grits/

On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 4:33:21 PM UTC-5, wrote:
> On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 3:52:40 PM UTC-5, wrote:
> >
> > https://www.flickr.com/photos/155222...57719261831262
> > >
> > > >
> > --Bryan
> >
> What's boiling in the pot on the left? Water for coffee?? Breakfast
> looked good.
>
The pot had potatoes in it. Do they look like they ended up greasy?
They did, but it was bacon grease. Before that, I had indeed used
that pot to boil water for Melitta pour coffee.
https://www.amazon.com/Melitta-Coffe.../dp/B0014CVEH6

I think I'm better with a Coleman stove or a campfire than I am in a
modern kitchen.
>
--Bryan

On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 4:44:40 PM UTC-5, bruce bowser wrote:
> On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 5:42:38 PM UTC-4, bruce bowser wrote:
> > On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 2:08:38 PM UTC-4, wolfy's new skateboard wrote:
> > > On 5/23/2021 4:30 AM, Gary wrote:
> > >
> > > > I still do crave (as always) the McD fries. Double batch and heavily
> > > > salted and peppered. Good stuff.
> > > The best!
> > >
> > > The natural cut fries from Wendys suck, BK's are fair to pretty good,
> > > but Arby's new crinkle fries are a nice runnerup.
> > I don't think anything beats Church's fries.
> Or White Castle's.
>
White Castle had decent fries up until 25 years or so ago, when they
switched to crinkle cut, the trashiest fries in the world. Church's has
one of the lowest standards for food quality, almost down there with
Arby's. They have large pieces of chicken, and great prices, but too
many times it was obvious that they don't change their fryer oil
anywhere near often enough. They let it go rancid. As frugal as I am,
I won't eat there.
>
--Bryan

On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 11:55:03 AM UTC-10, cshenk wrote:
> dsi1 wrote:
>
> > On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 8:23:59 AM UTC-10,
> > wrote:
> > > On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 8:41:38 AM UTC-5, bruce bowser wrote:
> > > > On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 6:30:26 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> > > > > Well, I finally bought some Thursday and honestly, first time
> > > > > in at least 18 months.
> > > > >
> > > > > I did Burger King this time.
> > > > > 2 Whoppers
> > > > Here they have the BOGOF deal, too.
> > > >
> > > Yesterday I used the BK app to get a 70 cent cheeseburger, then 3
> > > more $1 bacon cheeseburgers. They ended up putting bacon on
> > > the 70 cent one too. We were 130 miles from home. This morning
> > > I made breakfast on the Coleman stove. Pix to come soon. Man,
> > > the place we camp is going to have thousands of blackberries in 4
> > > weeks or so. I've never seen that patch that loaded with berries.
> > > >
> > > --Bryan
> >
> > Food is really cheap on the mainland. I can't make a cheeseburger for
> > 70 cents. I have been making cheeseburgers - boy, does that make a
> > mess. These burger places and franchises are practically the only
> > places where I can get white people/mainland food because the Denny's
> > in our little town caught covid-19 and did not survive. If I want
> > biscuits with gravy or grits, I have to make my own. That's kind of a
> > shame.
> dsi1, you have a sad habit of getting the mainland and 'white people'
> really wrong.
>
> Here's a basic primer. Grits aren't 'white people' derived. It's
> American Natives.
>
> https://theculturetrip.com/north-ame...tory-of-grits/

Indeed I do equate Denny's with white people food and mainland food. The reality is that I can only get white people/American food at places like Burger King, McDonald's, KFC, et al. Denny's was the only place in this town that has mainland food in a restaurant setting. My wife would say that eating there makes her feel like going on a trip across the mainland. I know exactly what she means. It is like being in a different place and time. A mainlander probably wouldn't see it that way. To them, it's just another greasy-spoon dive.
You've lost touch with the local food scene on this rock. It's not like the mainland anymore. My guess is that grits are mostly eaten by white folks in the South. What's Indians got to do with it?

On Sun, 23 May 2021 16:38:00 -0700 (PDT), dsi1
> wrote:

>On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 11:55:03 AM UTC-10, cshenk wrote:
>> dsi1 wrote:
>>
>> > On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 8:23:59 AM UTC-10,
>> > wrote:
>> > > On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 8:41:38 AM UTC-5, bruce bowser wrote:
>> > > > On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 6:30:26 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
>> > > > > Well, I finally bought some Thursday and honestly, first time
>> > > > > in at least 18 months.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > I did Burger King this time.
>> > > > > 2 Whoppers
>> > > > Here they have the BOGOF deal, too.
>> > > >
>> > > Yesterday I used the BK app to get a 70 cent cheeseburger, then 3
>> > > more $1 bacon cheeseburgers. They ended up putting bacon on
>> > > the 70 cent one too. We were 130 miles from home. This morning
>> > > I made breakfast on the Coleman stove. Pix to come soon. Man,
>> > > the place we camp is going to have thousands of blackberries in 4
>> > > weeks or so. I've never seen that patch that loaded with berries.
>> > > >
>> > > --Bryan
>> >
>> > Food is really cheap on the mainland. I can't make a cheeseburger for
>> > 70 cents. I have been making cheeseburgers - boy, does that make a
>> > mess. These burger places and franchises are practically the only
>> > places where I can get white people/mainland food because the Denny's
>> > in our little town caught covid-19 and did not survive. If I want
>> > biscuits with gravy or grits, I have to make my own. That's kind of a
>> > shame.
>> dsi1, you have a sad habit of getting the mainland and 'white people'
>> really wrong.
>>
>> Here's a basic primer. Grits aren't 'white people' derived. It's
>> American Natives.
>>
>> https://theculturetrip.com/north-ame...tory-of-grits/
>
>Indeed I do equate Denny's with white people food and mainland food. The reality is that I can only get white people/American food at places like Burger King, McDonald's, KFC, et al. Denny's was the only place in this town that has mainland food in a restaurant setting. My wife would say that eating there makes her feel like going on a trip across the mainland. I know exactly what she means. It is like being in a different place and time. A mainlander probably wouldn't see it that way. To them, it's just another greasy-spoon dive.
>You've lost touch with the local food scene on this rock. It's not like the mainland anymore. My guess is that grits are mostly eaten by white folks in the South. What's Indians got to do with it?
Ask them, theyre here. "You can stop saying that now. Thank you."
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On Sun, 23 May 2021 16:24:10 -0700 (PDT), Bryan Simmons
> wrote:

>On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 4:44:40 PM UTC-5, bruce bowser wrote:
>> On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 5:42:38 PM UTC-4, bruce bowser wrote:
>> > On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 2:08:38 PM UTC-4, wolfy's new skateboard wrote:
>> > > On 5/23/2021 4:30 AM, Gary wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > I still do crave (as always) the McD fries. Double batch and heavily
>> > > > salted and peppered. Good stuff.
>> > > The best!
>> > >
>> > > The natural cut fries from Wendys suck, BK's are fair to pretty good,
>> > > but Arby's new crinkle fries are a nice runnerup.
>> > I don't think anything beats Church's fries.
>> Or White Castle's.
>>
>White Castle had decent fries up until 25 years or so ago, when they
>switched to crinkle cut, the trashiest fries in the world. Church's has
>one of the lowest standards for food quality, almost down there with
>Arby's. They have large pieces of chicken, and great prices, but too
>many times it was obvious that they don't change their fryer oil
>anywhere near often enough. They let it go rancid. As frugal as I am,
>I won't eat there.
>>
>--Bryan
Ask them, theyre here. "You can stop saying that now. Thank you."
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On Sun, 23 May 2021 16:16:34 -0700 (PDT), Bryan Simmons
> wrote:

>On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 4:33:21 PM UTC-5, wrote:
>> On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 3:52:40 PM UTC-5, wrote:
>> >
>> > https://www.flickr.com/photos/155222...57719261831262
>> > >
>> > > >
>> > --Bryan
>> >
>> What's boiling in the pot on the left? Water for coffee?? Breakfast
>> looked good.
>>
>The pot had potatoes in it. Do they look like they ended up greasy?
>They did, but it was bacon grease. Before that, I had indeed used
>that pot to boil water for Melitta pour coffee.
>https://www.amazon.com/Melitta-Coffe.../dp/B0014CVEH6
>
>I think I'm better with a Coleman stove or a campfire than I am in a
>modern kitchen.
>>
>--Bryan
Ask them, theyre here. "You can stop saying that now. Thank you."
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On Sun, 23 May 2021 16:54:52 -0500, "cshenk"
> wrote:

>dsi1 wrote:
>
>> On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 8:23:59 AM UTC-10,
>> wrote:
>> > On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 8:41:38 AM UTC-5, bruce bowser wrote:
>> > > On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 6:30:26 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
>> > > > Well, I finally bought some Thursday and honestly, first time
>> > > > in at least 18 months.
>> > > >
>> > > > I did Burger King this time.
>> > > > 2 Whoppers
>> > > Here they have the BOGOF deal, too.
>> > >
>> > Yesterday I used the BK app to get a 70 cent cheeseburger, then 3
>> > more $1 bacon cheeseburgers. They ended up putting bacon on
>> > the 70 cent one too. We were 130 miles from home. This morning
>> > I made breakfast on the Coleman stove. Pix to come soon. Man,
>> > the place we camp is going to have thousands of blackberries in 4
>> > weeks or so. I've never seen that patch that loaded with berries.
>> > >
>> > --Bryan
>>
>> Food is really cheap on the mainland. I can't make a cheeseburger for
>> 70 cents. I have been making cheeseburgers - boy, does that make a
>> mess. These burger places and franchises are practically the only
>> places where I can get white people/mainland food because the Denny's
>> in our little town caught covid-19 and did not survive. If I want
>> biscuits with gravy or grits, I have to make my own. That's kind of a
>> shame.
>
>dsi1, you have a sad habit of getting the mainland and 'white people'
>really wrong.
>
>Here's a basic primer. Grits aren't 'white people' derived. It's
>American Natives.
>
>https://theculturetrip.com/north-ame...tory-of-grits/
>
Ask them, theyre here. "You can stop saying that now. Thank you."
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On Sun, 23 May 2021 14:05:32 -0700 (PDT), dsi1
> wrote:

>On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 8:23:59 AM UTC-10, wrote:
>> On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 8:41:38 AM UTC-5, bruce bowser wrote:
>> > On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 6:30:26 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
>> > > Well, I finally bought some Thursday and honestly, first time in at
>> > > least 18 months.
>> > >
>> > > I did Burger King this time.
>> > > 2 Whoppers
>> > Here they have the BOGOF deal, too.
>> >
>> Yesterday I used the BK app to get a 70 cent cheeseburger, then 3
>> more $1 bacon cheeseburgers. They ended up putting bacon on
>> the 70 cent one too. We were 130 miles from home. This morning
>> I made breakfast on the Coleman stove. Pix to come soon. Man,
>> the place we camp is going to have thousands of blackberries in 4
>> weeks or so. I've never seen that patch that loaded with berries.
>> >
>> --Bryan
>
>Food is really cheap on the mainland. I can't make a cheeseburger for 70 cents. I have been making cheeseburgers - boy, does that make a mess. These burger places and franchises are practically the only places where I can get white people/mainland food because the Denny's in our little town caught covid-19 and did not survive. If I want biscuits with gravy or grits, I have to make my own. That's kind of a shame.
Ask them, theyre here. "You can stop saying that now. Thank you."
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On Sun, 23 May 2021 11:23:56 -0700 (PDT), Bryan Simmons
> wrote:

>On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 8:41:38 AM UTC-5, bruce bowser wrote:
>> On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 6:30:26 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
>> > Well, I finally bought some Thursday and honestly, first time in at
>> > least 18 months.
>> >
>> > I did Burger King this time.
>> > 2 Whoppers
>> Here they have the BOGOF deal, too.
>>
>Yesterday I used the BK app to get a 70 cent cheeseburger, then 3
>more $1 bacon cheeseburgers. They ended up putting bacon on
>the 70 cent one too. We were 130 miles from home. This morning
>I made breakfast on the Coleman stove. Pix to come soon. Man,
>the place we camp is going to have thousands of blackberries in 4
>weeks or so. I've never seen that patch that loaded with berries.
>>
>--Bryan
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On Sun, 23 May 2021 14:44:37 -0700 (PDT), bruce bowser
> wrote:

>On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 5:42:38 PM UTC-4, bruce bowser wrote:
>> On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 2:08:38 PM UTC-4, wolfy's new skateboard wrote:
>> > On 5/23/2021 4:30 AM, Gary wrote:
>> >
>> > > I still do crave (as always) the McD fries. Double batch and heavily
>> > > salted and peppered. Good stuff.
>> > The best!
>> >
>> > The natural cut fries from Wendys suck, BK's are fair to pretty good,
>> > but Arby's new crinkle fries are a nice runnerup.
>> I don't think anything beats Church's fries.
>
>Or White Castle's.
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On Sun, 23 May 2021 14:42:35 -0700 (PDT), bruce bowser
> wrote:

>On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 2:08:38 PM UTC-4, wolfy's new skateboard wrote:
>> On 5/23/2021 4:30 AM, Gary wrote:
>>
>> > I still do crave (as always) the McD fries. Double batch and heavily
>> > salted and peppered. Good stuff.
>> The best!
>>
>> The natural cut fries from Wendys suck, BK's are fair to pretty good,
>> but Arby's new crinkle fries are a nice runnerup.
>
>I don't think anything beats Church's fries.
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On Sun, 23 May 2021 14:33:17 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote:

>On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 3:52:40 PM UTC-5, wrote:
>>
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/155222...57719261831262
>> >
>> > >
>> --Bryan
>>
>What's boiling in the pot on the left? Water for coffee?? Breakfast
>looked good.
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On Sun, 23 May 2021 13:52:37 -0700 (PDT), Bryan Simmons
> wrote:

>On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 1:23:59 PM UTC-5, Bryan Simmons wrote:
>> On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 8:41:38 AM UTC-5, bruce bowser wrote:
>> > On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 6:30:26 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
>> > > Well, I finally bought some Thursday and honestly, first time in at
>> > > least 18 months.
>> > >
>> > > I did Burger King this time.
>> > > 2 Whoppers
>> > Here they have the BOGOF deal, too.
>> >
>> Yesterday I used the BK app to get a 70 cent cheeseburger, then 3
>> more $1 bacon cheeseburgers. They ended up putting bacon on
>> the 70 cent one too. We were 130 miles from home. This morning
>> I made breakfast on the Coleman stove. Pix to come soon. Man,
>> the place we camp is going to have thousands of blackberries in 4
>> weeks or so. I've never seen that patch that loaded with berries.
>>
>https://www.flickr.com/photos/155222...57719261831262
>>
>> >
>> --Bryan
>>
>--Bryan
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Bryan Simmons wrote:
> I think I'm better with a Coleman stove or a campfire than I am in a
> modern kitchen.

One of the very best steaks I've ever had was on a fresh cut forked
stick and held over a campfire. It even fell off and into the fire right
before it was done. Just brushed off the ashes and ate it. Juicy and
delicious.

On Monday, May 24, 2021 at 7:26:54 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
> Bryan Simmons wrote:
> > I think I'm better with a Coleman stove or a campfire than I am in a
> > modern kitchen.
> One of the very best steaks I've ever had was on a fresh cut forked
> stick and held over a campfire. It even fell off and into the fire right
> before it was done. Just brushed off the ashes and ate it. Juicy and
> delicious.
>
We'll drive out on Saturday morning and camp for free in Pioneer Forest,
then on Sunday morning we stop at a pavilion at the state park to cook
breakfast before driving home.
https://ladfoundation.org/pioneer-fo...ioneer-forest/
>
Here's another pic. Nearly every one of those flowers will become a
blackberry.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/155222...posted-public/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/155222...57719266750982
>
--Bryan

On 5/24/2021 5:26 AM, Gary wrote:
> Bryan Simmons wrote:
>> I think I'm better with a Coleman stove or a campfire than I am in a
>> modern kitchen.
>
> One of the very best steaks I've ever had was on a fresh cut forked
> stick and held over a campfire. It even fell off and into the fire right
> before it was done. Just brushed off the ashes and ate it. Juicy and
> delicious.
>
>
>


YOU DA CAVEMAN!

On 5/24/2021 8:26 AM, Gary wrote:
> Â* Bryan Simmons wrote:
>> I think I'm better with a Coleman stove or a campfire than I am in a
>> modern kitchen.
>
> One of the very best steaks I've ever had was on a fresh cut forked
> stick and held over a campfire. It even fell off and into the fire right
> before it was done. Just brushed off the ashes and ate it. Juicy and
> delicious.
>
>
>
I've seen that touted as the best way to cook a steak, just toss on the
hot coals. You would get a good sear.

On Monday, May 24, 2021 at 11:05:13 AM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 5/24/2021 8:26 AM, Gary wrote:
> > Bryan Simmons wrote:
> >> I think I'm better with a Coleman stove or a campfire than I am in a
> >> modern kitchen.
> >
> > One of the very best steaks I've ever had was on a fresh cut forked
> > stick and held over a campfire. It even fell off and into the fire right
> > before it was done. Just brushed off the ashes and ate it. Juicy and
> > delicious.
> >
> >
> >
> I've seen that touted as the best way to cook a steak, just toss on the
> hot coals. You would get a good sear.
>
The guys who say that probably also say, "Hold my beer." Hey, if it *does*
fall in the fire, just rinse it off, but having a metal grate over a hot wood
fire is "the best way to cook a steak."
>
--Bryan

On 5/23/2021 3:05 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> If I want biscuits with gravy or grits, I have to make my own. That's kind of a shame.

You may hate me for this, but...it works!

Biscuits:

https://www.pillsbury.com/products/b...-butter-tastin

Gravy:

https://www.mccormick.com/spices-and...ntry-gravy-mix

Sausage:

https://www.safeway.com/shop/product...960144392.html
https://www.jonesdairyfarm.com/produ.../chicken-links

Put the biscuits in a silver non stick pan and bake as directed.

Crumble sausage and saute until lightly cooked.

Mix gravy mix and 2 cups water, add to sausage crumbles and heat to
bubbling.

Slice biscuits in half, smother with sausage gravy.

All done in 12 minutes or less.

Quicker food through chemistry and you get to add as much sausage as you
like!

Oh, lower fat too than all that pork sausage grease, but all the taste.

On 5/23/2021 3:42 PM, bruce bowser wrote:
> On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 2:08:38 PM UTC-4, wolfy's new skateboard wrote:
>> On 5/23/2021 4:30 AM, Gary wrote:
>>
>>> I still do crave (as always) the McD fries. Double batch and heavily
>>> salted and peppered. Good stuff.
>> The best!
>>
>> The natural cut fries from Wendys suck, BK's are fair to pretty good,
>> but Arby's new crinkle fries are a nice runnerup.
>
> I don't think anything beats Church's fries.
>
I have not had those, must try.


https://www.churchs.com/menu/side/

On 5/23/2021 3:44 PM, bruce bowser wrote:
> On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 5:42:38 PM UTC-4, bruce bowser wrote:
>> On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 2:08:38 PM UTC-4, wolfy's new skateboard wrote:
>>> On 5/23/2021 4:30 AM, Gary wrote:
>>>
>>>> I still do crave (as always) the McD fries. Double batch and heavily
>>>> salted and peppered. Good stuff.
>>> The best!
>>>
>>> The natural cut fries from Wendys suck, BK's are fair to pretty good,
>>> but Arby's new crinkle fries are a nice runnerup.
>> I don't think anything beats Church's fries.
>
> Or White Castle's.
>

These?

https://www.whitecastle.com/menu

Yay crinkles!

On 5/23/2021 3:54 PM, cshenk wrote:
> dsi1 wrote:
>
>> On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 8:23:59 AM UTC-10,
>> wrote:
>>> On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 8:41:38 AM UTC-5, bruce bowser wrote:
>>>> On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 6:30:26 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
>>>>> Well, I finally bought some Thursday and honestly, first time
>>>>> in at least 18 months.
>>>>>
>>>>> I did Burger King this time.
>>>>> 2 Whoppers
>>>> Here they have the BOGOF deal, too.
>>>>
>>> Yesterday I used the BK app to get a 70 cent cheeseburger, then 3
>>> more $1 bacon cheeseburgers. They ended up putting bacon on
>>> the 70 cent one too. We were 130 miles from home. This morning
>>> I made breakfast on the Coleman stove. Pix to come soon. Man,
>>> the place we camp is going to have thousands of blackberries in 4
>>> weeks or so. I've never seen that patch that loaded with berries.
>>>>
>>> --Bryan
>>
>> Food is really cheap on the mainland. I can't make a cheeseburger for
>> 70 cents. I have been making cheeseburgers - boy, does that make a
>> mess. These burger places and franchises are practically the only
>> places where I can get white people/mainland food because the Denny's
>> in our little town caught covid-19 and did not survive. If I want
>> biscuits with gravy or grits, I have to make my own. That's kind of a
>> shame.
>
> dsi1, you have a sad habit of getting the mainland and 'white people'
> really wrong.
>
> Here's a basic primer. Grits aren't 'white people' derived. It's
> American Natives.
>
> https://theculturetrip.com/north-ame...tory-of-grits/
>
>
But white people are likely MOST of the grits market share.

Come on, enough cultural snowflakery.

On 5/23/2021 5:24 PM, Bryan Simmons wrote:
> On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 4:44:40 PM UTC-5, bruce bowser wrote:
>> On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 5:42:38 PM UTC-4, bruce bowser wrote:
>>> On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 2:08:38 PM UTC-4, wolfy's new skateboard wrote:
>>>> On 5/23/2021 4:30 AM, Gary wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I still do crave (as always) the McD fries. Double batch and heavily
>>>>> salted and peppered. Good stuff.
>>>> The best!
>>>>
>>>> The natural cut fries from Wendys suck, BK's are fair to pretty good,
>>>> but Arby's new crinkle fries are a nice runnerup.
>>> I don't think anything beats Church's fries.
>> Or White Castle's.
>>
> White Castle had decent fries up until 25 years or so ago, when they
> switched to crinkle cut, the trashiest fries in the world. Church's has
> one of the lowest standards for food quality, almost down there with
> Arby's. They have large pieces of chicken, and great prices, but too
> many times it was obvious that they don't change their fryer oil
> anywhere near often enough. They let it go rancid. As frugal as I am,
> I won't eat there.
>>
> --Bryan
>
Arby's food quality is excellent for fast food.

Crinkle fries are not "trashy" you dolt, they're just a basic potato
that is crinkle cut.

You want trashy?

Trashy is the fries BK used to have that were dipped in that damned
potato starch and cooked up like that awful Ore Ida crapola:

https://s3-media3.fl.yelpcdn.com/bph...3-DPxlSQ/o.jpg

Which frankly looks a lot like Arbys mainstay(awful) curly fries:

https://domesticsuperhero.com/wp-con...-Copycat-8.jpg

On 5/23/2021 5:38 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 11:55:03 AM UTC-10, cshenk wrote:
>> dsi1 wrote:
>>
>>> On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 8:23:59 AM UTC-10,
>>> wrote:
>>>> On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 8:41:38 AM UTC-5, bruce bowser wrote:
>>>>> On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 6:30:26 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
>>>>>> Well, I finally bought some Thursday and honestly, first time
>>>>>> in at least 18 months.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I did Burger King this time.
>>>>>> 2 Whoppers
>>>>> Here they have the BOGOF deal, too.
>>>>>
>>>> Yesterday I used the BK app to get a 70 cent cheeseburger, then 3
>>>> more $1 bacon cheeseburgers. They ended up putting bacon on
>>>> the 70 cent one too. We were 130 miles from home. This morning
>>>> I made breakfast on the Coleman stove. Pix to come soon. Man,
>>>> the place we camp is going to have thousands of blackberries in 4
>>>> weeks or so. I've never seen that patch that loaded with berries.
>>>>>
>>>> --Bryan
>>>
>>> Food is really cheap on the mainland. I can't make a cheeseburger for
>>> 70 cents. I have been making cheeseburgers - boy, does that make a
>>> mess. These burger places and franchises are practically the only
>>> places where I can get white people/mainland food because the Denny's
>>> in our little town caught covid-19 and did not survive. If I want
>>> biscuits with gravy or grits, I have to make my own. That's kind of a
>>> shame.
>> dsi1, you have a sad habit of getting the mainland and 'white people'
>> really wrong.
>>
>> Here's a basic primer. Grits aren't 'white people' derived. It's
>> American Natives.
>>
>> https://theculturetrip.com/north-ame...tory-of-grits/
>
> Indeed I do equate Denny's with white people food and mainland food. The reality is that I can only get white people/American food at places like Burger King, McDonald's, KFC, et al. Denny's was the only place in this town that has mainland food in a restaurant setting. My wife would say that eating there makes her feel like going on a trip across the mainland. I know exactly what she means. It is like being in a different place and time. A mainlander probably wouldn't see it that way. To them, it's just another greasy-spoon dive.
> You've lost touch with the local food scene on this rock. It's not like the mainland anymore. My guess is that grits are mostly eaten by white folks in the South. What's Indians got to do with it?
>

Cue up some musty old hair shirt rant about how the natives taught
colonists to eat turkeys and squash or they'd have starved.

And so?

Anyone up for pemmican for the Sunday meal?

https://cdn.britannica.com/55/192855...6/Pemmican.jpg

On Mon, 24 May 2021 10:35:18 -0600, wolfy's new skateboard
> wrote:

>On 5/23/2021 3:05 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>> If I want biscuits with gravy or grits, I have to make my own. That's kind of a shame.
>
>You may hate me for this, but...it works!
>
>Biscuits:
>https://www.pillsbury.com/products/b...-butter-tastin
>
>Gravy:
>https://www.mccormick.com/spices-and...ntry-gravy-mix

For gravy simply open a tin of your favorite flavor of Condensed
Campbells Cream-Of Soup... watered as much or as little as suits.

On Monday, May 24, 2021 at 11:56:39 AM UTC-5, wolfy's new skateboard wrote:
> On 5/23/2021 5:24 PM, Bryan Simmons wrote:
> > On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 4:44:40 PM UTC-5, bruce bowser wrote:
> >> On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 5:42:38 PM UTC-4, bruce bowser wrote:
> >>> On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 2:08:38 PM UTC-4, wolfy's new skateboard wrote:
> >>>> On 5/23/2021 4:30 AM, Gary wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> I still do crave (as always) the McD fries. Double batch and heavily
> >>>>> salted and peppered. Good stuff.
> >>>> The best!
> >>>>
> >>>> The natural cut fries from Wendys suck, BK's are fair to pretty good,
> >>>> but Arby's new crinkle fries are a nice runnerup.
> >>> I don't think anything beats Church's fries.
> >> Or White Castle's.
> >>
> > White Castle had decent fries up until 25 years or so ago, when they
> > switched to crinkle cut, the trashiest fries in the world. Church's has
> > one of the lowest standards for food quality, almost down there with
> > Arby's. They have large pieces of chicken, and great prices, but too
> > many times it was obvious that they don't change their fryer oil
> > anywhere near often enough. They let it go rancid. As frugal as I am,
> > I won't eat there.
> >>
> > --Bryan
> >
> Arby's food quality is excellent for fast food.
>
If I were Wolfy, I'd return you to the skate shop and tell them, "This board
you sold me is stupid," though he probably bought you at Wal Mart, and
what can anyone expect when they buy a skateboard from WalMart?
>
--Bryan

On 5/24/2021 11:40 AM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
> On Mon, 24 May 2021 10:35:18 -0600, wolfy's new skateboard
> > wrote:
>
>> On 5/23/2021 3:05 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>> If I want biscuits with gravy or grits, I have to make my own. That's kind of a shame.
>>
>> You may hate me for this, but...it works!
>>
>> Biscuits:
>> https://www.pillsbury.com/products/b...-butter-tastin
>>
>> Gravy:
>> https://www.mccormick.com/spices-and...ntry-gravy-mix
>
> For gravy simply open a tin of your favorite flavor of Condensed
> Campbells Cream-Of Soup... watered as much or as little as suits.
>

Why bother when my way is quicker and more sausagey?

On 5/24/2021 11:50 AM, Bryan Simmons wrote:
> On Monday, May 24, 2021 at 11:56:39 AM UTC-5, wolfy's new skateboard wrote:
>> On 5/23/2021 5:24 PM, Bryan Simmons wrote:
>>> On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 4:44:40 PM UTC-5, bruce bowser wrote:
>>>> On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 5:42:38 PM UTC-4, bruce bowser wrote:
>>>>> On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 2:08:38 PM UTC-4, wolfy's new skateboard wrote:
>>>>>> On 5/23/2021 4:30 AM, Gary wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I still do crave (as always) the McD fries. Double batch and heavily
>>>>>>> salted and peppered. Good stuff.
>>>>>> The best!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The natural cut fries from Wendys suck, BK's are fair to pretty good,
>>>>>> but Arby's new crinkle fries are a nice runnerup.
>>>>> I don't think anything beats Church's fries.
>>>> Or White Castle's.
>>>>
>>> White Castle had decent fries up until 25 years or so ago, when they
>>> switched to crinkle cut, the trashiest fries in the world. Church's has
>>> one of the lowest standards for food quality, almost down there with
>>> Arby's. They have large pieces of chicken, and great prices, but too
>>> many times it was obvious that they don't change their fryer oil
>>> anywhere near often enough. They let it go rancid. As frugal as I am,
>>> I won't eat there.
>>>>
>>> --Bryan
>>>
>> Arby's food quality is excellent for fast food.
>>
> If I were Wolfy, I'd return you to the skate shop and tell them, "This board
> you sold me is stupid," though he probably bought you at Wal Mart, and
> what can anyone expect when they buy a skateboard from WalMart?
>>
> --Bryan
>
Are you having beef with me bro?

https://thegadgetflow.com/wp-content...Murksli-04.jpg

On Monday, May 24, 2021 at 12:59:15 PM UTC-5, wolfy's new skateboard wrote:
> On 5/24/2021 11:50 AM, Bryan Simmons wrote:
> > On Monday, May 24, 2021 at 11:56:39 AM UTC-5, wolfy's new skateboard wrote:
> >> On 5/23/2021 5:24 PM, Bryan Simmons wrote:
> >>> On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 4:44:40 PM UTC-5, bruce bowser wrote:
> >>>> On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 5:42:38 PM UTC-4, bruce bowser wrote:
> >>>>> On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 2:08:38 PM UTC-4, wolfy's new skateboard wrote:
> >>>>>> On 5/23/2021 4:30 AM, Gary wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> I still do crave (as always) the McD fries. Double batch and heavily
> >>>>>>> salted and peppered. Good stuff.
> >>>>>> The best!
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> The natural cut fries from Wendys suck, BK's are fair to pretty good,
> >>>>>> but Arby's new crinkle fries are a nice runnerup.
> >>>>> I don't think anything beats Church's fries.
> >>>> Or White Castle's.
> >>>>
> >>> White Castle had decent fries up until 25 years or so ago, when they
> >>> switched to crinkle cut, the trashiest fries in the world. Church's has
> >>> one of the lowest standards for food quality, almost down there with
> >>> Arby's. They have large pieces of chicken, and great prices, but too
> >>> many times it was obvious that they don't change their fryer oil
> >>> anywhere near often enough. They let it go rancid. As frugal as I am,
> >>> I won't eat there.
> >>>>
> >>> --Bryan
> >>>
> >> Arby's food quality is excellent for fast food.
> >>
> > If I were Wolfy, I'd return you to the skate shop and tell them, "This board
> > you sold me is stupid," though he probably bought you at Wal Mart, and
> > what can anyone expect when they buy a skateboard from WalMart?
> >>
> > --Bryan
> >
> Are you having beef with me bro?
>
Maybe if we went to a *decent* roast beef place.
>
> https://thegadgetflow.com/wp-content...Murksli-04.jpg
>
A mini cruiser for children. A yuppified penny board. This is a manly deck.
https://www.nativeskatestore.co.uk/s...ck-9-125-p6459
Nice wide Indys and Sims Street Wheels...
>
--Bryan