Canned tuna
 

I've been buying the newish canned tuna (yes, it's
more expensive) ... BumbleBee Solid White Albacore.
Now that even solid white tuna is more reminiscent of
cat food by the day, it's either give up tuna sandwiches
or pay. Comes in a gold can.

And, no, I'm not interested in cooking raw tuna to
make tuna salad.

One can makes 2 good size sandwiches, especially
stretched with finely chopped celery or onion, whatever.
Flavor and texture are very good. No vegetable broth
added, as someone mentioned. Packed with more
tuna and yet is still 6 oz.

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:
> Comes in a gold can.


Well no wonder it's more expensive!!!

Andy

"Andy" <Q> wrote in message
.. .
> Nancy Young wrote:
>> Comes in a gold can.

> Well no wonder it's more expensive!!!

(laugh!)

In article >,
"Nancy Young" > wrote:

> "Andy" <Q> wrote in message
> .. .
> > Nancy Young wrote:
> >> Comes in a gold can.
>
> > Well no wonder it's more expensive!!!
>
> (laugh!)
>
>

Seriously, try "chicken of the sea" brand tuna in water.

It's worlds away from the flavor of cheap generics.....
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

"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

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. :-)

I can't stand canned chicken for instance, so if I want chicken salad,
I'll fry up some cheap split breasts, cool and debone them, then go from
there......

Or if I am in a hurry, grab a pre-cooked rotisserie chicken from the
store.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

On 2005-08-14, Nancy Young > wrote:

> little bit) ... forget it. Canned tuna has gone downhill, so

Enjoy it while you can. At the rate were fishing the stocks out, tuna
will soon become an endangered species and just a fond memory.

nb

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
>
>



Try [reading the label so I get this right] Starkist "Gourmet's Choice
Tuna Fillet" solid light tuna in olive oil. Last time I bought it, it
was in a blue can. It's a little cheaper than white albacore, and
there's a whole lot of tuna and not much oil in the can. You can
squeeze the oil out and still have enough tuna for 2 good sandwiches
from a 6 ounce can.

HTH :-)

Bob

"zxcvbob" > wrote
> Nancy Young wrote:

>> 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.

> Try [reading the label so I get this right] Starkist "Gourmet's Choice
> Tuna Fillet" solid light tuna in olive oil. Last time I bought it, it was
> in a blue can. It's a little cheaper than white albacore, and there's a
> whole lot of tuna and not much oil in the can. You can squeeze the oil
> out and still have enough tuna for 2 good sandwiches from a 6 ounce can.
>
> HTH :-)

Thanks, Bob! I will look for it. Add it to my list.

nancy

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

Nancy Young wrote:

> I've been buying the newish canned tuna (yes, it's
> more expensive) ... BumbleBee Solid White Albacore.
> Now that even solid white tuna is more reminiscent of
> cat food by the day, it's either give up tuna sandwiches
> or pay. Comes in a gold can.
>
> And, no, I'm not interested in cooking raw tuna to
> make tuna salad.
>
> One can makes 2 good size sandwiches, especially
> stretched with finely chopped celery or onion, whatever.
> Flavor and texture are very good. No vegetable broth
> added, as someone mentioned. Packed with more
> tuna and yet is still 6 oz.
>
> nancy
>
>
I forget whether I tried this or not. My current, very pricy,
favorite is Ortiz--either 3.95 oz in a can with a key (alas)
or 7.8 oz in a glass jar. Very nice solid tuna.

--
Jean B.

OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:

>
> Seriously, try "chicken of the sea" brand tuna in water.
>
> It's worlds away from the flavor of cheap generics.....

I am gonna tally up the votes. I think the last time this was
seriously discussed, I tried every kind of tuna I could find....
--
Jean B.

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
>
>
I'd really like to know when they started sneaking vegetable
protein in. Also, I am not quite convinced the labels are
accurate. The one I was getting had two different labels that
looked just the same, but one of which listed vegetable
protein while the other didn't. I therefore always read the
labels thoroughly. The last time I got tuna, it was very
shardy--even though it claimed to be solid, and there was some
strange slime on the bottom of the can. I threw it out and
probably won't eat the other can I got at the same time either.

--
Jean B.

OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:

> Well...
> There is always fresh fish or canned mackerel. :-)
>
> I can't stand canned chicken for instance, so if I want chicken salad,
> I'll fry up some cheap split breasts, cool and debone them, then go from
> there......
>
> Or if I am in a hurry, grab a pre-cooked rotisserie chicken from the
> store.

That's funny. I agree with you--even though I disagree re
using fresh tuna for things that have traditionally been made
with canned tuna. The canned chicken is pretty useless.

--
Jean B.

notbob wrote:
>
> Enjoy it while you can. At the rate were fishing the stocks out, tuna
> will soon become an endangered species and just a fond memory.
>
> nb

Nooooooooooooooooooooo... I guess it is lucky we have (are
supposed to) cut down out tuna consumption because of the
mercury content.

--
Jean B.

On Sun, 14 Aug 2005, Nancy Young > wrote:

>I've been buying the newish canned tuna (yes, it's
>more expensive) ... BumbleBee Solid White Albacore.

But albacore tuna has more mercury. You are better off with "light" tuna,
which comes from a smaller fish.

Don <www.donwiss.com> (e-mail link at home page bottom).

_.-In rec.food.cooking, Nancy Young wrote the following -._
> I've been buying the newish canned tuna (yes, it's
> more expensive) ... BumbleBee Solid White Albacore.
> Now that even solid white tuna is more reminiscent of
> cat food by the day, it's either give up tuna sandwiches
> or pay. Comes in a gold can.

We have been going through about 2 cans a week lately since it makes a
nice lunch without any cooking involved in these days of 105f temps.

The cheapest good tuna I have found is the StarKist, Tuna Fillet,
solid light tuna in olive oil.

It is tuna with texture. Drain out the oil and mix it with whatever
you like till it reaches a consistency that you like.

http://fauxascii.com/food/Tuna_Fish.html


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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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Tempe, Arizona

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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
>

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

I knew someone who, every time she referred to "salmon patties" in the same
breath also said "canned mackerel". Mackerel makes decent and inexpensive
fish patties if you're looking for that sort of thing. As you said, you
just have to season correctly. Minced onion, celery, parsley, lemon juice,
whatever little bit of filler - cracker crumbs, fresh bread crumbs,
cornflake crumbs - and an egg. Form into patties and pan fry. Serve with
yer mayo or horseradish sauce on the side.

Jill

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.
>>> nancy
>>>
>> Well...
>> There is always fresh fish or canned mackerel. :-)
>
> 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).

Really? I was in Southern California in 1967 and we loved tacos! Never
thought we'd be considered "grape pickers", nor orange pickers for that
matter. The cooks may well have been illegal aliens; I don't know. Back
then Taco Bell had some of the best tacos (without all the hype) I've ever
tasted.

As for skirt steak, it's like flank steak. Considered poor man's fare at
one time; now bought up by restaurants for fajitas, Chinese beef & broccoli.
Luckily, it's not that expensive to order Chinese food.

I don't choose food to impress, but I do get upset when something formerly
cheap gets suddenly top billing in restaurant reviews and therefore becomes
expensive. Like catfish. Catfish shouldn't cost $9 a pound. But it does.

Jill

"Faux_Pseudo" > wrote in message
news:r%TLe.18998$Ie.16883@lakeread03...
> We have been going through about 2 cans a week lately since it
> makes a
> nice lunch without any cooking involved in these days of 105f
> temps.
>
> The cheapest good tuna I have found is the StarKist, Tuna
> Fillet,
> solid light tuna in olive oil.
>
> It is tuna with texture. Drain out the oil and mix it with
> whatever
> you like till it reaches a consistency that you like.
>

My brand of choice is Steinway: The best piano tuna you can get.

--
barry in indy

In article >,
"jmcquown" > wrote:

> 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

I never said it wasn't...
I LIKE canned Mackerel dear!

And I don't buy potted meat.
It tastes awful and is ungodly high in salt. :-P

But, a lot of people consider it cat food.

Their loss.

<smooch>

Om
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

On Mon 15 Aug 2005 03:36:34a, jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> 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.
>>>> nancy
>>>>
>>> Well...
>>> There is always fresh fish or canned mackerel. :-)
>>
>> 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).
>
> Really? I was in Southern California in 1967 and we loved tacos! Never
> thought we'd be considered "grape pickers", nor orange pickers for that
> matter. The cooks may well have been illegal aliens; I don't know.
> Back then Taco Bell had some of the best tacos (without all the hype)
> I've ever tasted.
>
> As for skirt steak, it's like flank steak. Considered poor man's fare
> at one time; now bought up by restaurants for fajitas, Chinese beef &
> broccoli. Luckily, it's not that expensive to order Chinese food.
>
> I don't choose food to impress, but I do get upset when something
> formerly cheap gets suddenly top billing in restaurant reviews and
> therefore becomes expensive. Like catfish. Catfish shouldn't cost $9 a
> pound. But it does.
>
> Jill

I truly wish the "world" had never discovered catfish! Much better when
about the only place you could get it was catch it yourself or go to a good
fish camp.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> In article >,
> "jmcquown" > wrote:
>
>> 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
>
> I never said it wasn't...
> I LIKE canned Mackerel dear!
>
> And I don't buy potted meat.
> It tastes awful and is ungodly high in salt. :-P
>
> But, a lot of people consider it cat food.
>
> Their loss.
>
> <smooch>
>
> Om

You replied to my reply post but you quoted Sheldon <G> Maybe you wanted to
give Sheldon a smooch!

I'm wondering if I can catch the raccoon that has been raiding my trash can
this past week by baiting the live trap with mackerel. Of course it would
probably also attract every feral and loose cat in the neighborhood, but I
need this sucker to stay out of my trash!

Jill

On Sun, 14 Aug 2005 14:09:55 -0400, "Nancy Young"
> wrote:

>I've been buying the newish canned tuna (yes, it's
>more expensive) ... BumbleBee Solid White Albacore.
>Now that even solid white tuna is more reminiscent of
>cat food by the day, it's either give up tuna sandwiches
>or pay. Comes in a gold can.
>
>And, no, I'm not interested in cooking raw tuna to
>make tuna salad.
>
>One can makes 2 good size sandwiches, especially
>stretched with finely chopped celery or onion, whatever.
>Flavor and texture are very good. No vegetable broth
>added, as someone mentioned. Packed with more
>tuna and yet is still 6 oz.

Until my local shop (for local people) stopped selling it, I was
partial to an Italian import, Genova Tonno. It's yellowfin tuna packed
in olive oil and was head-and-shoulders above any domestic tuna.

I see Amazon, of all places, carries it for $2 and change if you buy a
24-pack.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...73765?v=glance

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
.. .
> OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
>> In article >,
>> "jmcquown" > wrote:
>>
>>> 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
>>
>> I never said it wasn't...
>> I LIKE canned Mackerel dear!
>>
>> And I don't buy potted meat.
>> It tastes awful and is ungodly high in salt. :-P
>>
>> But, a lot of people consider it cat food.
>>
>> Their loss.
>>
>> <smooch>
>>
>> Om
>
> You replied to my reply post but you quoted Sheldon <G> Maybe you wanted
> to
> give Sheldon a smooch!
>
> I'm wondering if I can catch the raccoon that has been raiding my trash
> can
> this past week by baiting the live trap with mackerel. Of course it would
> probably also attract every feral and loose cat in the neighborhood, but I
> need this sucker to stay out of my trash!
>
> Jill
>
You'll have to stay up at night with a hose in hand and spray it -- they
DON'T like that!
Dee Dee

In article >,
"jmcquown" > wrote:

> OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> > In article >,
> > "jmcquown" > wrote:
> >
> >> 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
> >
> > I never said it wasn't...
> > I LIKE canned Mackerel dear!
> >
> > And I don't buy potted meat.
> > It tastes awful and is ungodly high in salt. :-P
> >
> > But, a lot of people consider it cat food.
> >
> > Their loss.
> >
> > <smooch>
> >
> > Om
>
> You replied to my reply post but you quoted Sheldon <G> Maybe you wanted to
> give Sheldon a smooch!

Oops! Apologies if I messed that up. :-)
Yeah, I was replying to Shel' baby.

>
> I'm wondering if I can catch the raccoon that has been raiding my trash can
> this past week by baiting the live trap with mackerel. Of course it would
> probably also attract every feral and loose cat in the neighborhood, but I
> need this sucker to stay out of my trash!
>
> Jill

Might work. I've also trapped 'coons with p-nut butter bait or fresh
shrimp.

Be sure to re-locate at least 20 miles if you aren't going to shoot it.

Cheers!

>
>
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> In article >,
> "jmcquown" > wrote:
>
>> OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
>>> In article >,
>>> "jmcquown" > wrote:
>>>
>>>> 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
>>>
>>> I never said it wasn't...
>>> I LIKE canned Mackerel dear!
>>>
>>> And I don't buy potted meat.
>>> It tastes awful and is ungodly high in salt. :-P
>>>
>>> But, a lot of people consider it cat food.
>>>
>>> Their loss.
>>>
>>> <smooch>
>>>
>>> Om
>>
>> You replied to my reply post but you quoted Sheldon <G> Maybe you
>> wanted to give Sheldon a smooch!
>
> Oops! Apologies if I messed that up. :-)
> Yeah, I was replying to Shel' baby.
>
>>
>> I'm wondering if I can catch the raccoon that has been raiding my
>> trash can this past week by baiting the live trap with mackerel. Of
>> course it would probably also attract every feral and loose cat in
>> the neighborhood, but I need this sucker to stay out of my trash!
>>
>> Jill
>
> Might work. I've also trapped 'coons with p-nut butter bait or fresh
> shrimp.
>
> Be sure to re-locate at least 20 miles if you aren't going to shoot
> it.
>
> Cheers!

I'm not going to shoot it and I'm sure NOT going to waste shrimp on a
raccoon! When I asked why this raccoon has suddenly singled out my garbage
the reply was, "You're a good cook." Great, so now I have to start eating
garbage to keep them out of my garbage? <G>

Jill

On Mon 15 Aug 2005 11:24:49a, jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
>> In article >, "jmcquown"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
>>>> In article >, "jmcquown"
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>> I never said it wasn't...
>>>> I LIKE canned Mackerel dear!
>>>>
>>>> And I don't buy potted meat.
>>>> It tastes awful and is ungodly high in salt. :-P
>>>>
>>>> But, a lot of people consider it cat food.
>>>>
>>>> Their loss.
>>>>
>>>> <smooch>
>>>>
>>>> Om
>>>
>>> You replied to my reply post but you quoted Sheldon <G> Maybe you
>>> wanted to give Sheldon a smooch!
>>
>> Oops! Apologies if I messed that up. :-)
>> Yeah, I was replying to Shel' baby.
>>
>>>
>>> I'm wondering if I can catch the raccoon that has been raiding my
>>> trash can this past week by baiting the live trap with mackerel. Of
>>> course it would probably also attract every feral and loose cat in
>>> the neighborhood, but I need this sucker to stay out of my trash!
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> Might work. I've also trapped 'coons with p-nut butter bait or fresh
>> shrimp.
>>
>> Be sure to re-locate at least 20 miles if you aren't going to shoot
>> it.
>>
>> Cheers!
>
> I'm not going to shoot it and I'm sure NOT going to waste shrimp on a
> raccoon! When I asked why this raccoon has suddenly singled out my
> garbage the reply was, "You're a good cook." Great, so now I have to
> start eating garbage to keep them out of my garbage? <G>
>
> Jill

You could always cook them. I've heard they're very good roasted with
sweet potatoes.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

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

Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> On Mon 15 Aug 2005 11:24:49a, jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>
>>OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
>>
>>>In article >, "jmcquown"
> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>In article >, "jmcquown"
> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>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
>>>>>
>>>>>I never said it wasn't...
>>>>>I LIKE canned Mackerel dear!
>>>>>
>>>>>And I don't buy potted meat.
>>>>>It tastes awful and is ungodly high in salt. :-P
>>>>>
>>>>>But, a lot of people consider it cat food.
>>>>>
>>>>>Their loss.
>>>>>
>>>>><smooch>
>>>>>
>>>>>Om
>>>>
>>>>You replied to my reply post but you quoted Sheldon <G> Maybe you
>>>>wanted to give Sheldon a smooch!
>>>
>>>Oops! Apologies if I messed that up. :-)
>>>Yeah, I was replying to Shel' baby.
>>>
>>>
>>>>I'm wondering if I can catch the raccoon that has been raiding my
>>>>trash can this past week by baiting the live trap with mackerel. Of
>>>>course it would probably also attract every feral and loose cat in
>>>>the neighborhood, but I need this sucker to stay out of my trash!
>>>>
>>>>Jill
>>>
>>>Might work. I've also trapped 'coons with p-nut butter bait or fresh
>>>shrimp.
>>>
>>>Be sure to re-locate at least 20 miles if you aren't going to shoot
>>>it.
>>>
>>>Cheers!
>>
>>I'm not going to shoot it and I'm sure NOT going to waste shrimp on a
>>raccoon! When I asked why this raccoon has suddenly singled out my
>>garbage the reply was, "You're a good cook." Great, so now I have to
>>start eating garbage to keep them out of my garbage? <G>
>>
>>Jill
>
>
> You could always cook them. I've heard they're very good roasted with
> sweet potatoes.
>


'Possum goes with sweet potatoes. Coon goes with turnip greens.

Bob

On Mon 15 Aug 2005 11:49:18a, zxcvbob wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
>> On Mon 15 Aug 2005 11:24:49a, jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>>I'm not going to shoot it and I'm sure NOT going to waste shrimp on a
>>>raccoon! When I asked why this raccoon has suddenly singled out my
>>>garbage the reply was, "You're a good cook." Great, so now I have to
>>>start eating garbage to keep them out of my garbage? <G>
>>>
>>>Jill
>>
>>
>> You could always cook them. I've heard they're very good roasted with
>> sweet potatoes.
>>
>
>
> 'Possum goes with sweet potatoes. Coon goes with turnip greens.
>
> Bob
>

Oops! Well, I guess you can tell that I've had little/any of either. :-)


--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

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

In article >,
"jmcquown" > wrote:

> OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> > In article >,
> > "jmcquown" > wrote:
> >
> >> OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> >>> In article >,
> >>> "jmcquown" > wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> 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
> >>>
> >>> I never said it wasn't...
> >>> I LIKE canned Mackerel dear!
> >>>
> >>> And I don't buy potted meat.
> >>> It tastes awful and is ungodly high in salt. :-P
> >>>
> >>> But, a lot of people consider it cat food.
> >>>
> >>> Their loss.
> >>>
> >>> <smooch>
> >>>
> >>> Om
> >>
> >> You replied to my reply post but you quoted Sheldon <G> Maybe you
> >> wanted to give Sheldon a smooch!
> >
> > Oops! Apologies if I messed that up. :-)
> > Yeah, I was replying to Shel' baby.
> >
> >>
> >> I'm wondering if I can catch the raccoon that has been raiding my
> >> trash can this past week by baiting the live trap with mackerel. Of
> >> course it would probably also attract every feral and loose cat in
> >> the neighborhood, but I need this sucker to stay out of my trash!
> >>
> >> Jill
> >
> > Might work. I've also trapped 'coons with p-nut butter bait or fresh
> > shrimp.
> >
> > Be sure to re-locate at least 20 miles if you aren't going to shoot
> > it.
> >
> > Cheers!
>
> I'm not going to shoot it and I'm sure NOT going to waste shrimp on a
> raccoon! When I asked why this raccoon has suddenly singled out my garbage
> the reply was, "You're a good cook." Great, so now I have to start eating
> garbage to keep them out of my garbage? <G>
>
> Jill
>
>

I keep racoons (and dogs) out of my garbage by composting...
I put no food waste into the trash. Keeps the dumpster from stinking too!

I have a separate bucket on the sink that all food scraps go into.

Bones that I don't want to use for soup later go into the freezer in a
bag. That bag gets put into the trash out front on the morning it gets
collected.

If you don't give them anything to eat, they will stay out of it.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

In article >,
Wayne Boatwright > wrote:

> On Mon 15 Aug 2005 11:24:49a, jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
> > OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> >> In article >, "jmcquown"
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >>> OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> >>>> In article >, "jmcquown"
> >>>> > wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> 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
> >>>>
> >>>> I never said it wasn't...
> >>>> I LIKE canned Mackerel dear!
> >>>>
> >>>> And I don't buy potted meat.
> >>>> It tastes awful and is ungodly high in salt. :-P
> >>>>
> >>>> But, a lot of people consider it cat food.
> >>>>
> >>>> Their loss.
> >>>>
> >>>> <smooch>
> >>>>
> >>>> Om
> >>>
> >>> You replied to my reply post but you quoted Sheldon <G> Maybe you
> >>> wanted to give Sheldon a smooch!
> >>
> >> Oops! Apologies if I messed that up. :-)
> >> Yeah, I was replying to Shel' baby.
> >>
> >>>
> >>> I'm wondering if I can catch the raccoon that has been raiding my
> >>> trash can this past week by baiting the live trap with mackerel. Of
> >>> course it would probably also attract every feral and loose cat in
> >>> the neighborhood, but I need this sucker to stay out of my trash!
> >>>
> >>> Jill
> >>
> >> Might work. I've also trapped 'coons with p-nut butter bait or fresh
> >> shrimp.
> >>
> >> Be sure to re-locate at least 20 miles if you aren't going to shoot
> >> it.
> >>
> >> Cheers!
> >
> > I'm not going to shoot it and I'm sure NOT going to waste shrimp on a
> > raccoon! When I asked why this raccoon has suddenly singled out my
> > garbage the reply was, "You're a good cook." Great, so now I have to
> > start eating garbage to keep them out of my garbage? <G>
> >
> > Jill
>
> You could always cook them. I've heard they're very good roasted with
> sweet potatoes.

If you google for recipes, they are widely avaolable. ;-)
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

In article >,
Wayne Boatwright > wrote:

> On Mon 15 Aug 2005 11:49:18a, zxcvbob wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
> > Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> >
> >> On Mon 15 Aug 2005 11:24:49a, jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >>>I'm not going to shoot it and I'm sure NOT going to waste shrimp on a
> >>>raccoon! When I asked why this raccoon has suddenly singled out my
> >>>garbage the reply was, "You're a good cook." Great, so now I have to
> >>>start eating garbage to keep them out of my garbage? <G>
> >>>
> >>>Jill
> >>
> >>
> >> You could always cook them. I've heard they're very good roasted with
> >> sweet potatoes.
> >>
> >
> >
> > 'Possum goes with sweet potatoes. Coon goes with turnip greens.
> >
> > Bob
> >
>
> Oops! Well, I guess you can tell that I've had little/any of either. :-)

I'd not eat possum on a bet!
<shiver> Nasty wormy creatures......

Ew!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:

>>>>I'm wondering if I can catch the raccoon that has been raiding my
>>>>trash can this past week by baiting the live trap with mackerel. Of
>>>>course it would probably also attract every feral and loose cat in
>>>>the neighborhood, but I need this sucker to stay out of my trash!
>>>>
>>>>Jill
>>>
>>>Might work. I've also trapped 'coons with p-nut butter bait or fresh
>>>shrimp.
>>>
>>>Be sure to re-locate at least 20 miles if you aren't going to shoot
>>>it.
>>>
>>>Cheers!
>>
>>I'm not going to shoot it and I'm sure NOT going to waste shrimp on a
>>raccoon! When I asked why this raccoon has suddenly singled out my garbage
>>the reply was, "You're a good cook." Great, so now I have to start eating
>>garbage to keep them out of my garbage? <G>
>>
>>Jill
>>
>>
>
>
> I keep racoons (and dogs) out of my garbage by composting...
> I put no food waste into the trash. Keeps the dumpster from stinking too!
>
> I have a separate bucket on the sink that all food scraps go into.
>
> Bones that I don't want to use for soup later go into the freezer in a
> bag. That bag gets put into the trash out front on the morning it gets
> collected.
>
> If you don't give them anything to eat, they will stay out of it.

We dealt with 4 baby racoons last year. The first rule of thumb is to
remove anything the critters can eat but that's hard with a garden
sometimes. I managed to keep them out of the veggie garden and the
garbage. I used a motion activated sensor to keep them and the
neighbourhood cats out of the garden. Like you our garbage goes out the
day it is to be collected and no sooner. Before that our garbage is in
the garage and we keep the door shut all the time. Neighbour cats have
previously been a problem :( In the event we aren't home the day the
garbage is collected we wait until the following week. Most food waste
goes either into the compost or disposal. We find the disposal is a
great help with the wildlife here. I do a lot of canning so dumping
that much food waste at one time creates a problem with the compost
pile. Rabbits, racoons, squirrels, possums, skunks, field mice, voles,
ermine, and pets on the run, heck we got them all! That isn't even
getting into the insects and other bugs! Today I'm battling a fly
problem that just started this morning. It's always something. A
neighbour likes to live trap these critters but we can't be bothered.
As long as they aren't in my house or bothering the garden I really
don't care.

jmcquown wrote:
> 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.
>>>>nancy
>>>>
>>>
>>>Well...
>>>There is always fresh fish or canned mackerel. :-)
>>
>>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).
>
>
> Really? I was in Southern California in 1967 and we loved tacos! Never
> thought we'd be considered "grape pickers", nor orange pickers for that
> matter. The cooks may well have been illegal aliens; I don't know. Back
> then Taco Bell had some of the best tacos (without all the hype) I've ever
> tasted.
>
> As for skirt steak, it's like flank steak. Considered poor man's fare at
> one time; now bought up by restaurants for fajitas, Chinese beef & broccoli.
> Luckily, it's not that expensive to order Chinese food.
>
> I don't choose food to impress, but I do get upset when something formerly
> cheap gets suddenly top billing in restaurant reviews and therefore becomes
> expensive. Like catfish. Catfish shouldn't cost $9 a pound. But it does.
>
> Jill
>
>

I got to San Diego in 1963 and waded right into tacos. The OP is
ignorant and hasn't a clue. Bean and cheese burritos were stock fare for
surfers along the coast along with a taco or two.


jim

barry in indy wrote:

>
> My brand of choice is Steinway: The best piano tuna you can get.
>

Bad punsters should be drawn and quoted.


jim

In article >, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:
>
> I truly wish the "world" had never discovered catfish! Much better when
> about the only place you could get it was catch it yourself or go to a good
> fish camp.

If you are missing the delicate, natural flavor of "wild" catfish, I'm
afraid it's mud and whatever else oozes in the Mississippi River
bottom. But then maybe I'm only thinking of our local mud cats and not
those caught in crystal mountain streams.

On Tue 16 Aug 2005 05:09:44a, Stark wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> In article >, Wayne Boatwright
> > wrote:
>>
>> I truly wish the "world" had never discovered catfish! Much better
>> when about the only place you could get it was catch it yourself or go
>> to a good fish camp.
>
> If you are missing the delicate, natural flavor of "wild" catfish, I'm
> afraid it's mud and whatever else oozes in the Mississippi River
> bottom. But then maybe I'm only thinking of our local mud cats and not
> those caught in crystal mountain streams.

I'm thinking of what were called "channel cats" and even those that are
farmed in the South and "harvested" at a similar size. The small catfish
that are fried whole are so much better in flavor and texture than the
large catfish that can effectively only be prepared as filets.
Unfortunately, the catfish available to me are only available as filets.
The flesh is too thick and the texture is too coarse to be enjoyed.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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