OT sorta: Cocktails Anyone?
 

One time on Usenet, Dog3 > said:

> Ewwww... I'm sorry but this really grossed me out. As curious and liberal
> as I am about tasting, eating and drinking different things, these
> cocktails are too much for me.
>
> Michael

I like frogs, just not in my beverages, please. :P

> Fri Apr 29,12:08 PM ET REUTERS
>
> LIMA, Peru (Reuters) - Peruvian officials saved some 4,000 endangered frogs
> from being whizzed into popular drinks <snip>

Now that's an interesting turn of phrase. It's a shame they have to
use endangered frogs...

--
Jani in WA ~ mom, vid gamer, novice cook ~
"The ships hung in the sky in much the same
way that bricks don't" - D. Adams, HGTTG

On Sat 30 Apr 2005 05:20:42a, Dog3 wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> Ewwww... I'm sorry but this really grossed me out. As curious and liberal
> as I am about tasting, eating and drinking different things, these
> cocktails are too much for me.
>
> Michael

Make mine a Frogtini, with extra olives!

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974

Dog3 > wrote in message
1...
==> Frogs in a blender; Reuters article elided <==
> Ewwww... I'm sorry but this really grossed me out.
> As curious and liberal as I am about tasting, eating
> and drinking different things, these cocktails are too
> much for me.

That's cuz you're so set in your ways! <EG>

The "I'm right there with ya" Ranger

On Sat 30 Apr 2005 07:22:51a, The Ranger wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> Dog3 > wrote in message
> 1...
> ==> Frogs in a blender; Reuters article elided <==
>> Ewwww... I'm sorry but this really grossed me out.
>> As curious and liberal as I am about tasting, eating
>> and drinking different things, these cocktails are too much for me.
>
> That's cuz you're so set in your ways! <EG>
>
> The "I'm right there with ya" Ranger

Don't want no complaining when you complain you've got a frog in your throat!

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974

Wayne Boatwright > wrote in message
...
> On Sat 30 Apr 2005 07:22:51a, The Ranger wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> > Dog3 > wrote in message
1...
> > ==> Frogs in a blender; Reuters article elided <==
> >> Ewwww... I'm sorry but this really grossed me out.
> >> As curious and liberal as I am about tasting, eating
> >> and drinking different things, these cocktails are too
> >> much for me.
> >>
> > That's cuz you're so set in your ways! <EG>
> >
> > The "I'm right there with ya" Ranger
> >
> Don't want no complaining when you complain you've
> got a frog in your throat!
>
Fine... I promise not to croak after your try one. <G>

The Ranger

On Sat 30 Apr 2005 08:19:25a, The Ranger wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> Wayne Boatwright > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Sat 30 Apr 2005 07:22:51a, The Ranger wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>> > Dog3 > wrote in message
>> > 1... ==> Frogs in
>> > a blender; Reuters article elided <==
>> >> Ewwww... I'm sorry but this really grossed me out.
>> >> As curious and liberal as I am about tasting, eating
>> >> and drinking different things, these cocktails are too
>> >> much for me.
>> >>
>> > That's cuz you're so set in your ways! <EG>
>> >
>> > The "I'm right there with ya" Ranger
>> >
>> Don't want no complaining when you complain you've
>> got a frog in your throat!
>>
> Fine... I promise not to croak after your try one. <G>
>
> The Ranger

LOL! Deal, but I'll need a pitcher of martinis before that frogtail!

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974

Dog3 wrote:
> Ewwww... I'm sorry but this really grossed me out. As curious and liberal
> as I am about tasting, eating and drinking different things, these
> cocktails are too much for me.
>
> Michael

You should come live in Africa.... they eat all sortsa strange things
here too... Mopani worm, anyone?

No grosser than bear bile.

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On Sat, 30 Apr 2005 12:20:42 GMT, Dog3 wrote:

> Ewwww... I'm sorry but this really grossed me out. As curious and liberal
> as I am about tasting, eating and drinking different things, these
> cocktails are too much for me.
>
> Michael
>
> Fri Apr 29,12:08 PM ET REUTERS
>
> LIMA, Peru (Reuters) - Peruvian officials saved some 4,000 endangered frogs
> from being whizzed into popular drinks after they were found hidden in an
> abattoir.
<snipped for Rona>

Dog3 wrote:
> Ewwww... I'm sorry but this really grossed me out. As curious and
> liberal as I am about tasting, eating and drinking different things,
> these cocktails are too much for me.
>
> Michael
>
> Fri Apr 29,12:08 PM ET REUTERS
>
> LIMA, Peru (Reuters) - Peruvian officials saved some 4,000 endangered
> frogs from being whizzed into popular drinks after they were found
> hidden in an abattoir.
>
> "We were checking the fridges when out jumped a frog. It had escaped,
> they were in big crates," a spokesman for Lima city hall said on
> Thursday.
>
No thank you.

Crustacean Cocktail
(from Jarrett's in Memphis)

1-1/2 c. Mixed Citrus Juice
2 c. V-8 Juice
splash Olive Oil
1 Poblano pepper (diced fine)
1 Red Bell (diced fine)
1/2 Red Onion (diced fine)
1/2 bunch of cilantro (chopped)
1 tsp. ground coriander
1 tsp. cumin
2 seeded and diced jalapenos
2 oz. Simple Syrup
1 oz. Sambal
Shrimp, shelled & deveined
Lobster meat, picked over

1-1/2 cups mixed citrus juice; 2 c. V-8 Juice; 1c. Olive Oil; 1 Poblano
pepper (diced fine); 1 Red Bell (diced fine); 1/2 Red Onion (diced fine) 1/2
bunch of cilantro, (chopped); 1 tsp. ground coriander; 1 tsp. cumin. Blend
the juices herbs and spices together. Chill well.

Portion: 4 Shrimp (21-25 count) and 2 oz. Lobster meat into dessert
glasses. Pour the juice over the top. Garnish with Avocado Tomato Salsa.
(sorry, don't have the recipe for that)

Jill