jmcquown wrote:

> George wrote:
> > jmcquown wrote:
> >> And if so, why? Which ones don't you like? Which ones do you
> like?
> >> And why? (This all started in that darned rfc chat channel, in
> case
> >> you care.)
> >>
> >> I love potatoes. I don't eat them all the time but I like them
> just
> >> about any way you care to make them. Mashed, smashed, baked,
> fries,
> >> roasted, boiled, potato chips... I've never met a potato I didn't
> >> like (except for biting into a raw one).
> >>
> >> Jill
> >>
> >>
> > I like the skin left on and especially when it is a little crispy
> like
> > on a baked potatoe. So I don't like "baked" potatoes when they are
> > wrapped in foil. That makes them "steamed" potatoes.
>
> You have my vote, George! Rub the potato with butter and salt,
> sprinkle
> with salt and then bake the potato sans foil... let the skin get nice
> and
> crispy and the inside nice and flakey tender. YUM!
>
> Jill

No garlic?
---
JL

jmcquown wrote:

> Dan Abel wrote:
> > In article >,
> > "jmcquown" > wrote:
> >
> >> And if so, why? Which ones don't you like? Which ones do you
> like?
> >> And why? (This all started in that darned rfc chat channel, in
> case
> >> you care.)
> >>
> >> I love potatoes. I don't eat them all the time but I like them
> just
> >> about any way you care to make them. Mashed, smashed, baked,
> fries,
> >> roasted, boiled, potato chips... I've never met a potato I didn't
> >> like (except for biting into a raw one).
> >
> >
> > Hash! I just thought of this one when my wife suggested roast beef
> > hash
> > for dinner.
>
> An excellent choice! I forgot all about corned beef hash and roast
> beef
> hash. YUM.
>
> Jill

Having a lot of turkey hash recently but never really being satisfied
with the potatoes in the hash i decided to consult an actual recipe,
nothing really different than i had used before except that in most of
the recipes i have they call for a specific 'cut' of potato that i had
just ignored. I hate prep work.

According the the recipe for Hachis a l' Amarercaine in August
Escoffier's "Le Guide Culinaire" the potatoes need to be cut into a
small dice.

I rarely follow any of Escoffiers recipes much beyond the actual
ingredients and proportions of them, but, as the guys considered a bit
of an authority i decided to give his advice a go.

It seems illogical or even counterintuitive that a small dice of
potatoes would make a significant difference, but for some reason it
does. They got nicely and lightly browned, in canola oil and butter, i
added the diced onions about half way through the cooking of the
potatoes, then some crushed garlic and then some flour sprinkled over
all and cooked for a couple of minutes with the pre cooked holiday
turkey meat also cut into small dice. Added some milk, adjusted the
seasoning with a bit of salt and pepper and, as they say, voile!

Now i have made this dish many times in the past and it usually passed
without comment, edible, and a good way to use up leftover turkey meat,
but this last bit using the Escoffier technique elicited surprised and
admiring comment. I have since made it with beef to even better
comments. I am going out to morrow and get some various sausages to try
it with.

I have never attempted a corned beef hash (cans of the commercial stuff
being a 'guilty pleasure') but with the results i have been having
recently....
---
JL

On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 08:34:52 GMT, Joseph Littleshoes
> wrote:

>I have since made it with beef to even better
>comments.

My roast beef hash I make this way. But...I add some chopped
rosemary, marjoram, and parsley. Try it.. It is extremely good with
those herbs added. The milk is a very good touch too...

Christine

In article >,
Joseph Littleshoes > wrote:

> jmcquown wrote:
>
> > Dan Abel wrote:

> > > Hash! I just thought of this one when my wife suggested roast beef
> > > hash
> > > for dinner.
> >
> > An excellent choice! I forgot all about corned beef hash and roast
> > beef
> > hash. YUM.

> It seems illogical or even counterintuitive that a small dice of
> potatoes would make a significant difference, but for some reason it
> does. They got nicely and lightly browned, in canola oil and butter, i
> added the diced onions about half way through the cooking of the
> potatoes, then some crushed garlic and then some flour sprinkled over
> all and cooked for a couple of minutes with the pre cooked holiday
> turkey meat also cut into small dice. Added some milk, adjusted the
> seasoning with a bit of salt and pepper and, as they say, voile!


We usually add red and green bell pepper with the onion.


> Now i have made this dish many times in the past and it usually passed
> without comment, edible, and a good way to use up leftover turkey meat,
> but this last bit using the Escoffier technique elicited surprised and
> admiring comment. I have since made it with beef to even better
> comments. I am going out to morrow and get some various sausages to try
> it with.
>
> I have never attempted a corned beef hash (cans of the commercial stuff
> being a 'guilty pleasure') but with the results i have been having
> recently....


We always have corned beef for St. Patrick's day. It's pretty cheap and
good stuff, although not too often, thank you. However, my favorite
part is a couple of days later when we make corned beef hash.

My wife isn't too enthusiastic, but we've had hamburger hash a couple of
times.

--
Dan Abel

Petaluma, California, USA

Denny Wheeler wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 17:46:32 -0600, "jmcquown"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> Niagra Falls...
>> Slowly I turned... step by step, inch by inch...
>
> ROTFLOL!!!!
> (been a long time since I saw/heard that routine)

It's been a long time since someone recognized that routine! LOL

Jill

Joseph Littleshoes wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>
>> George wrote:
>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>> And if so, why? Which ones don't you like? Which ones do you
>>>> like? And why? (This all started in that darned rfc chat channel,
>>>> in case you care.)
>>>>
>>>> I love potatoes. I don't eat them all the time but I like them
>>>> just about any way you care to make them. Mashed, smashed, baked,
>>>> fries, roasted, boiled, potato chips... I've never met a potato I
>>>> didn't like (except for biting into a raw one).
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I like the skin left on and especially when it is a little crispy
>>> like on a baked potatoe. So I don't like "baked" potatoes when they
>>> are wrapped in foil. That makes them "steamed" potatoes.
>>
>> You have my vote, George! Rub the potato with butter and salt,
>> sprinkle
>> with salt and then bake the potato sans foil... let the skin get nice
>> and
>> crispy and the inside nice and flakey tender. YUM!
>>
>> Jill
>
> No garlic?
> ---
> JL

Garlic on the potato skins? Hmmm. I vote no.

Jill

On 31 Dec 2005 07:01:47 +0100, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:

>On Fri 30 Dec 2005 10:12:59p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Denny
>Wheeler?
>
>> On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 00:14:14 -0600, "Impraetor" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>MMMMM A hot plate of Fries smothered in brown gravy with a lot of
>>>black pepper and some ketchup! Now THAT is is the way to eat
>>>potatos!
>>
>> Years--and years--ago, the only (afaik) Kentucky Fried Chicken store
>> in Seattle offered French fries with a side of gravy. Deelish! I may
>> have to hit one of the local KFCs for gravy and then go get some fries
>> at another fast food place...
>
>I will never understand the logic of a plate of French fries covered in
>gravy. French fries were meant to be crisp on the outside and almost creamy
>on the inside. Covered in gravy, it's just a gloppy wet mess. Erp!

Oh, these weren't--and if I do it, won't be--covered in gravy. Dipped
in it on the way to me mouth. Stay crisp that way.

--
-denny-
"Do your thoughts call ahead or do they just arrive at your mouth unannounced?"

"It's come as you are, baby."

-over the hedge

On Sat 31 Dec 2005 01:34:52a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Joseph
Littleshoes?

> jmcquown wrote:
>
>> Dan Abel wrote:
>> > In article >,
>> > "jmcquown" > wrote:
>> >
>> >> And if so, why? Which ones don't you like? Which ones do you
>> >> like? And why? (This all started in that darned rfc chat channel,
>> >> in case you care.)
>> >>
>> >> I love potatoes. I don't eat them all the time but I like them
>> >> just about any way you care to make them. Mashed, smashed, baked,
>> >> fries, roasted, boiled, potato chips... I've never met a potato I
>> >> didn't like (except for biting into a raw one).
>> >
>> >
>> > Hash! I just thought of this one when my wife suggested roast beef
>> > hash for dinner.
>>
>> An excellent choice! I forgot all about corned beef hash and roast
>> beef hash. YUM.
>>
>> Jill
>
> Having a lot of turkey hash recently but never really being satisfied
> with the potatoes in the hash i decided to consult an actual recipe,
> nothing really different than i had used before except that in most of
> the recipes i have they call for a specific 'cut' of potato that i had
> just ignored. I hate prep work.
>
> According the the recipe for Hachis a l' Amarercaine in August
> Escoffier's "Le Guide Culinaire" the potatoes need to be cut into a
> small dice.
>
> I rarely follow any of Escoffiers recipes much beyond the actual
> ingredients and proportions of them, but, as the guys considered a bit
> of an authority i decided to give his advice a go.
>
> It seems illogical or even counterintuitive that a small dice of
> potatoes would make a significant difference, but for some reason it
> does. They got nicely and lightly browned, in canola oil and butter, i
> added the diced onions about half way through the cooking of the
> potatoes, then some crushed garlic and then some flour sprinkled over
> all and cooked for a couple of minutes with the pre cooked holiday
> turkey meat also cut into small dice. Added some milk, adjusted the
> seasoning with a bit of salt and pepper and, as they say, voile!
>
> Now i have made this dish many times in the past and it usually passed
> without comment, edible, and a good way to use up leftover turkey meat,
> but this last bit using the Escoffier technique elicited surprised and
> admiring comment. I have since made it with beef to even better
> comments. I am going out to morrow and get some various sausages to try
> it with.
>
> I have never attempted a corned beef hash (cans of the commercial stuff
> being a 'guilty pleasure') but with the results i have been having
> recently....

After dinners of roast beef or corned beef, my mom always made either beef
pot pie or roast beef or corned beef hash. For the hans, both the meat and
potatoes were *always* diced. The results were always predictably
delicious. She must have just followed a recipe. <g>

The first time I follow a recipe or kitchen procedure, I try to follow it
as precisely as I can. After that, with any variations I make, the
resulting differences will be obvious.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
__________________________________________________ ________________
And if we enter a room full of manure, may we believe in the pony.

"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
...
> I will never understand the logic of a plate of French fries covered in
> gravy. French fries were meant to be crisp on the outside and almost
> creamy
> on the inside. Covered in gravy, it's just a gloppy wet mess. Erp!

AMEN to that!! I even want the ketchup on the side so nothing gets soggy.
That's why the sight of poutine makes me want to hurl -- oh, actually it
looks like someone already did.

Gabby

On Sat 31 Dec 2005 04:14:16a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Denny
Wheeler?

> On 31 Dec 2005 07:01:47 +0100, Wayne Boatwright
> > wrote:
>
>>On Fri 30 Dec 2005 10:12:59p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Denny
>>Wheeler?
>>
>>> On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 00:14:14 -0600, "Impraetor" >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>MMMMM A hot plate of Fries smothered in brown gravy with a lot of
>>>>black pepper and some ketchup! Now THAT is is the way to eat
>>>>potatos!
>>>
>>> Years--and years--ago, the only (afaik) Kentucky Fried Chicken store
>>> in Seattle offered French fries with a side of gravy. Deelish! I may
>>> have to hit one of the local KFCs for gravy and then go get some fries
>>> at another fast food place...
>>
>>I will never understand the logic of a plate of French fries covered in
>>gravy. French fries were meant to be crisp on the outside and almost
>>creamy on the inside. Covered in gravy, it's just a gloppy wet mess.
>>Erp!
>
> Oh, these weren't--and if I do it, won't be--covered in gravy. Dipped
> in it on the way to me mouth. Stay crisp that way.

Oh, that I could see. Might even try it. However, it's not uncommon to
see them served covered in gravy. That I can't see. <g>


--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
__________________________________________________ ________________
And if we enter a room full of manure, may we believe in the pony.

Denny Wheeler wrote:
>
> On 31 Dec 2005 07:01:47 +0100, Wayne Boatwright
> > wrote:
>
> >On Fri 30 Dec 2005 10:12:59p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Denny
> >Wheeler?
> >
> >> On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 00:14:14 -0600, "Impraetor" >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>>MMMMM A hot plate of Fries smothered in brown gravy with a lot of
> >>>black pepper and some ketchup! Now THAT is is the way to eat
> >>>potatos!
> >>
> >> Years--and years--ago, the only (afaik) Kentucky Fried Chicken store
> >> in Seattle offered French fries with a side of gravy. Deelish! I may
> >> have to hit one of the local KFCs for gravy and then go get some fries
> >> at another fast food place...
> >
> >I will never understand the logic of a plate of French fries covered in
> >gravy. French fries were meant to be crisp on the outside and almost creamy
> >on the inside. Covered in gravy, it's just a gloppy wet mess. Erp!
>
> Oh, these weren't--and if I do it, won't be--covered in gravy. Dipped
> in it on the way to me mouth. Stay crisp that way.
>
> --
> -denny-
> "Do your thoughts call ahead or do they just arrive at your mouth unannounced?"
>
> "It's come as you are, baby."
>
> -over the hedge
I love fries and gravy. This summer I tried poutine for the first
time...yummm.....Sharon

jmcquown wrote:
> Joseph Littleshoes wrote:
>
>>jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>
>>>George wrote:
>>>
>>>>jmcquown wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>And if so, why? Which ones don't you like? Which ones do you
>>>>>like? And why? (This all started in that darned rfc chat channel,
>>>>>in case you care.)
>>>>>
>>>>>I love potatoes. I don't eat them all the time but I like them
>>>>>just about any way you care to make them. Mashed, smashed, baked,
>>>>>fries, roasted, boiled, potato chips... I've never met a potato I
>>>>>didn't like (except for biting into a raw one).
>>>>>
>>>>>Jill
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I like the skin left on and especially when it is a little crispy
>>>>like on a baked potatoe. So I don't like "baked" potatoes when they
>>>>are wrapped in foil. That makes them "steamed" potatoes.
>>>
>>>You have my vote, George! Rub the potato with butter and salt,
>>>sprinkle
>>>with salt and then bake the potato sans foil... let the skin get nice
>>>and
>>>crispy and the inside nice and flakey tender. YUM!
>>>
>>>Jill
>>
>>No garlic?
>>---
>>JL
>
>
> Garlic on the potato skins? Hmmm. I vote no.
>
> Jill
>
>
Wouldn't it burn by the time a potato baked through?

But Wayne....out in AZ, I bet they eat Chili Cheese Fries like they do
in NM, smothered with green chile and topped with cheddar. Those don't
keep their crunch, but I don't mind!

In article >,
Wayne Boatwright > wrote:

> > See, I'm a paralegal and get paid to be observant :-)
> >
> > Sharp eyedly,
> > Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
>
> Why did I think you were an attorney, Terry? I guess I read that into
> different threads/comments.

Nah, that's her squeeze.
--
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com, updated 12-22-05

Rodney wrote:

> jmcquown wrote:
> > Joseph Littleshoes wrote:
> >
> >>jmcquown wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>George wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>jmcquown wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>>And if so, why? Which ones don't you like? Which ones do you
> >>>>>like? And why? (This all started in that darned rfc chat
> channel,
> >>>>>in case you care.)
> >>>>>
> >>>>>I love potatoes. I don't eat them all the time but I like them
> >>>>>just about any way you care to make them. Mashed, smashed,
> baked,
> >>>>>fries, roasted, boiled, potato chips... I've never met a potato I
>
> >>>>>didn't like (except for biting into a raw one).
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Jill
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>I like the skin left on and especially when it is a little crispy
> >>>>like on a baked potatoe. So I don't like "baked" potatoes when
> they
> >>>>are wrapped in foil. That makes them "steamed" potatoes.
> >>>
> >>>You have my vote, George! Rub the potato with butter and salt,
> >>>sprinkle
> >>>with salt and then bake the potato sans foil... let the skin get
> nice
> >>>and
> >>>crispy and the inside nice and flakey tender. YUM!
> >>>
> >>>Jill
> >>
> >>No garlic?
> >>---
> >>JL
> >
> >
> > Garlic on the potato skins? Hmmm. I vote no.
> >
> > Jill
> >
> >
> Wouldn't it burn by the time a potato baked through?

Being the garlicophyle that i am, baked potatoes are one of the few
things i will purchase garlic granules for. Butter the potato, season
with salt & pepper and sprinkle liberally with garlic granules.
---
JL

On Sat 31 Dec 2005 11:11:02a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Jude?

> But Wayne....out in AZ, I bet they eat Chili Cheese Fries like they do
> in NM, smothered with green chile and topped with cheddar. Those don't
> keep their crunch, but I don't mind!

Yes, they do eat those here in AZ. I can hardly bear to watch it. <g> If
I'm going to have French fries, then I'm going to have them crisp.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
__________________________________________________ ________________
And if we enter a room full of manure, may we believe in the pony.

On Sat 31 Dec 2005 05:15:13a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Gabby?

>
> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I will never understand the logic of a plate of French fries covered in
>> gravy. French fries were meant to be crisp on the outside and almost
>> creamy on the inside. Covered in gravy, it's just a gloppy wet mess.
>> Erp!
>
> AMEN to that!! I even want the ketchup on the side so nothing gets soggy.
> That's why the sight of poutine makes me want to hurl -- oh, actually it
> looks like someone already did.
>
> Gabby

Yes, even the ketchup on the side. I've never actually seen poutine. I
don't think I want to. <g>

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
__________________________________________________ ________________
And if we enter a room full of manure, may we believe in the pony.

On Sat 31 Dec 2005 02:29:40p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Melba's
Jammin'?

> In article >,
> Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
>
>> > See, I'm a paralegal and get paid to be observant :-)
>> >
>> > Sharp eyedly,
>> > Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
>>
>> Why did I think you were an attorney, Terry? I guess I read that into
>> different threads/comments.
>
> Nah, that's her squeeze.

Yes, I knew he was an attorney, but also thought she was. Assumption, I
guess. Whadda I know?

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
__________________________________________________ ________________
And if we enter a room full of manure, may we believe in the pony.

Dr Hfuhruhurr wrote:

> Joseph Littleshoes wrote:
>
> > Dr Hfuhruhurr wrote:
> >
> >
> > Also, while it might well be a personal idiosyncrasy, i like to add
> a
> > bit of anchovy paste to my mashed potatoes, couple that a dollop of
> nice
> > goat cheese with each serving and it don't get much better IMO.
>
> Grated chedder, or cream cheese with a generous spinkling of freshly
> crushed black pepper. Have to give the anchovy paste a whizz.
>
> Thanks

I mis wrote and implied somthing i will now correct. I use whole mashed
anchovies, i think of this as an 'anchovy paste' or mashed anchovies
when i think about it at all, which, by its instinctual nature with me
these days i rarely do, think about it, i just do it.

I have just posted an explanation of my take on commercially available
tubes of anchovy 'paste' in the "bacon grease for fish" thread and do
not want to repeat myself here but thank you Dr. for your interest.
---
Joseph Littleshoes

In article >,
Wayne Boatwright > wrote:

> On Sat 31 Dec 2005 05:15:13a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Gabby?
>
> >
> > "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> I will never understand the logic of a plate of French fries covered in
> >> gravy.


> > AMEN to that!! I even want the ketchup on the side so nothing gets soggy.


> Yes, even the ketchup on the side.

Everything on the side. Except the garlic.

We had plans for the snacks we were making tonight for New Year's Eve.
I turn around, and my younger son is making stuffed mushrooms. That
wasn't on the list. Time for a new list! They were delicious. They
had a *lot* of garlic in them.

My daughter is mad. They smelled so good. She loves garlic. She hates
mushrooms. So my son makes garlic fries. These are french fries with
sauteed garlic sprinkled on top. They have a *lot* of garlic. They
aren't on the list either.

--
Dan Abel

Petaluma, California, USA

On Sat 31 Dec 2005 10:36:46p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Dan Abel?

> In article >,
> Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
>
>> On Sat 31 Dec 2005 05:15:13a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Gabby?
>>
>> >
>> > "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
>> > ...
>> >> I will never understand the logic of a plate of French fries covered
>> >> in gravy.
>
>
>> > AMEN to that!! I even want the ketchup on the side so nothing gets
>> > soggy.
>
>
>> Yes, even the ketchup on the side.
>
> Everything on the side. Except the garlic.
>
> We had plans for the snacks we were making tonight for New Year's Eve.
> I turn around, and my younger son is making stuffed mushrooms. That
> wasn't on the list. Time for a new list! They were delicious. They
> had a *lot* of garlic in them.
>
> My daughter is mad. They smelled so good. She loves garlic. She hates
> mushrooms. So my son makes garlic fries. These are french fries with
> sauteed garlic sprinkled on top. They have a *lot* of garlic. They
> aren't on the list either.

That sounds delicious! Both the mushrooms and the fries.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
__________________________________________________ ________________
And if we enter a room full of manure, may we believe in the pony.

On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 04:35:38 -0600, "jmcquown"
> wrote:

>Denny Wheeler wrote:
>> On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 17:46:32 -0600, "jmcquown"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Niagra Falls...
>>> Slowly I turned... step by step, inch by inch...
>>
>> ROTFLOL!!!!
>> (been a long time since I saw/heard that routine)
>
>It's been a long time since someone recognized that routine! LOL

IIRC, I last saw it in a Three Stooges short. Though it coulda been
Bud & Lou.

--
-denny-
"Do your thoughts call ahead or do they just arrive at your mouth unannounced?"

"It's come as you are, baby."

-over the hedge

"Denny Wheeler" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 04:35:38 -0600, "jmcquown"
> > wrote:
>
>>Denny Wheeler wrote:
>>> On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 17:46:32 -0600, "jmcquown"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Niagra Falls...
>>>> Slowly I turned... step by step, inch by inch...
>>>
>>> ROTFLOL!!!!
>>> (been a long time since I saw/heard that routine)
>>
>>It's been a long time since someone recognized that routine! LOL
>
> IIRC, I last saw it in a Three Stooges short. Though it coulda been
> Bud & Lou.
>

I think the skit Niagara Falls was on the Jail episode on the Abbott &
Costello TV series.
Dee Dee

"Dee Randall" > wrote

> "Denny Wheeler" > wrote

>> On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 04:35:38 -0600, "jmcquown"
>> > wrote:

>>>>> Niagra Falls...
>>>>> Slowly I turned... step by step, inch by inch...
>>>>
>>>> ROTFLOL!!!!
>>>> (been a long time since I saw/heard that routine)
>>>
>>>It's been a long time since someone recognized that routine! LOL
>>
>> IIRC, I last saw it in a Three Stooges short. Though it coulda been
>> Bud & Lou.

> I think the skit Niagara Falls was on the Jail episode on the Abbott &
> Costello TV series.

We just went through that sometime last year (feels funny to say that).

http://www.niagarafallsreporter.com/slowly.html

nancy

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Dee Randall" > wrote
>
>> "Denny Wheeler" > wrote
>
>>> On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 04:35:38 -0600, "jmcquown"
>>> > wrote:
>
>>>>>> Niagra Falls...
>>>>>> Slowly I turned... step by step, inch by inch...
>>>>>
>>>>> ROTFLOL!!!!
>>>>> (been a long time since I saw/heard that routine)
>>>>
>>>>It's been a long time since someone recognized that routine! LOL
>>>
>>> IIRC, I last saw it in a Three Stooges short. Though it coulda been
>>> Bud & Lou.
>
>> I think the skit Niagara Falls was on the Jail episode on the Abbott &
>> Costello TV series.
>
> We just went through that sometime last year (feels funny to say that).
>
> http://www.niagarafallsreporter.com/slowly.html
>
> nancy

Yes, that was a looooooong time ago. Forever gone, but not forgotten.
Dee Dee

Denny Wheeler wrote:

>
> >It's been a long time since someone recognized that routine! LOL
>
> IIRC, I last saw it in a Three Stooges short. Though it coulda been
> Bud & Lou.

It was done by both.

On Sun 01 Jan 2006 09:42:07a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it ?

> On 29 Dec 2005 16:00:37 +0100, Wayne Boatwright >
> wrote:
>
>>I've never had canned potatoes prepared exactly like that. Maybe I
>>would like them. I have tried slicing them and frying, but don't like
>>them. David will eat them, so we occasionally have them in the house.
>
> Are you rinsing them after removing from the can? I keep the whole new
> baby potatoes and sliced canned varieties in the cupboard. I found they
> taste much better if you rinse them from the liquid they came in THEN
> cook them. While the can says you can dump them in a pot and heat them
> up, they taste terrible. I decided to rinse them one day, I think more
> out of a habit from preparing something else that needed rinsed at that
> time and I just did it by accident. They were great. I had to think what
> I did to make them so much better.
>
> I like the idea of coating then and baking them that the parent post
> mentioned and will have to try that when I can experiment.

I never use the liquid that canned vegetables are packed in. It is always
drained. I think I rinsed the potatoes, but it's a moot point. I will
never try eating them again. Fresh potatoes are too easy to come by and we
always have them on hand.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
__________________________________________________ ________________
And if we enter a room full of manure, may we believe in the pony.

wrote:
>
> On 29 Dec 2005 16:00:37 +0100, Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
>
> >I've never had canned potatoes prepared exactly like that. Maybe I would
> >like them. I have tried slicing them and frying, but don't like them.
> >David will eat them, so we occasionally have them in the house.
>
> Are you rinsing them after removing from the can? I keep the whole new baby
> potatoes and sliced canned varieties in the cupboard. I found they taste much
> better if you rinse them from the liquid they came in THEN cook them. While the
> can says you can dump them in a pot and heat them up, they taste terrible. I
> decided to rinse them one day, I think more out of a habit from preparing
> something else that needed rinsed at that time and I just did it by accident.
> They were great. I had to think what I did to make them so much better.
>
> I like the idea of coating then and baking them that the parent post mentioned
> and will have to try that when I can experiment

I think I'll try rinsing them. I have a can that's been in my pantry
for months. Sliced. I think I'll try frying them with onion and garlic
in butter, s & p.... Sharon

On Sun 01 Jan 2006 11:36:46a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it biig?

>
>
> wrote:
>>
>> On 29 Dec 2005 16:00:37 +0100, Wayne Boatwright
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >I've never had canned potatoes prepared exactly like that. Maybe I
>> >would like them. I have tried slicing them and frying, but don't like
>> >them. David will eat them, so we occasionally have them in the house.
>>
>> Are you rinsing them after removing from the can? I keep the whole new
>> baby potatoes and sliced canned varieties in the cupboard. I found they
>> taste much better if you rinse them from the liquid they came in THEN
>> cook them. While the can says you can dump them in a pot and heat them
>> up, they taste terrible. I decided to rinse them one day, I think more
>> out of a habit from preparing something else that needed rinsed at that
>> time and I just did it by accident. They were great. I had to think
>> what I did to make them so much better.
>>
>> I like the idea of coating then and baking them that the parent post
>> mentioned and will have to try that when I can experiment
>
> I think I'll try rinsing them. I have a can that's been in my pantry
> for months. Sliced. I think I'll try frying them with onion and garlic
> in butter, s & p.... Sharon
>

Aside from flavor, the major problem I have with canned potatoes is that
they have a sodden texture taht seems cannot be eliminated. Sharon, as
mentioned in the crockpot thread, like potatoes that were put in the bottom
of the pot for the entire cooking time. I find them unpleasant.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
__________________________________________________ ________________
And if we enter a room full of manure, may we believe in the pony.

Hey--Fries and gravy go great together. Do not knock it till you've
tried it.

One of my favorite meals--open faced hot turkey sandwich with french
fries, all smothered with turkey gravy.


Yum!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!--r3

tsr3 wrote:

> Hey--Fries and gravy go great together. Do not knock it till you've
> tried it.

They are a natural combination. It's not at all good for you, but it is
delicious.

>
> One of my favorite meals--open faced hot turkey sandwich with french
> fries, all smothered with turkey gravy.

I would prefer it with chicken or roast beef.

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
> On Sun 01 Jan 2006 11:36:46a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it biig?
>
> >
> >
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> On 29 Dec 2005 16:00:37 +0100, Wayne Boatwright
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >> >I've never had canned potatoes prepared exactly like that. Maybe I
> >> >would like them. I have tried slicing them and frying, but don't like
> >> >them. David will eat them, so we occasionally have them in the house.
> >>
> >> Are you rinsing them after removing from the can? I keep the whole new
> >> baby potatoes and sliced canned varieties in the cupboard. I found they
> >> taste much better if you rinse them from the liquid they came in THEN
> >> cook them. While the can says you can dump them in a pot and heat them
> >> up, they taste terrible. I decided to rinse them one day, I think more
> >> out of a habit from preparing something else that needed rinsed at that
> >> time and I just did it by accident. They were great. I had to think
> >> what I did to make them so much better.
> >>
> >> I like the idea of coating then and baking them that the parent post
> >> mentioned and will have to try that when I can experiment
> >
> > I think I'll try rinsing them. I have a can that's been in my pantry
> > for months. Sliced. I think I'll try frying them with onion and garlic
> > in butter, s & p.... Sharon
> >
>
> Aside from flavor, the major problem I have with canned potatoes is that
> they have a sodden texture taht seems cannot be eliminated. Sharon, as
> mentioned in the crockpot thread, like potatoes that were put in the bottom
> of the pot for the entire cooking time. I find them unpleasant.
>
Any suggestions on how to use them up? I "had" thought that nice hot
fat and onions etc might crips them up.....Sharon

On Sun 01 Jan 2006 12:44:31p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it tsr3?

> Hey--Fries and gravy go great together. Do not knock it till you've
> tried it.
>
> One of my favorite meals--open faced hot turkey sandwich with french
> fries, all smothered with turkey gravy.
>
>
> Yum!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!--r3

LOL! Okay, now you've done it! Turkey is one of my pet hate foods. You
have just designed the perfect hate meal for me! <g>

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
__________________________________________________ ________________
And if we enter a room full of manure, may we believe in the pony.

On 1 Jan 2006 22:39:21 +0100, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:

>On Sun 01 Jan 2006 12:44:31p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it tsr3?
>
>> Hey--Fries and gravy go great together. Do not knock it till you've
>> tried it.
>>
>> One of my favorite meals--open faced hot turkey sandwich with french
>> fries, all smothered with turkey gravy.
>>
>>
>> Yum!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!--r3
>
>LOL! Okay, now you've done it! Turkey is one of my pet hate foods. You
>have just designed the perfect hate meal for me! <g>

I'm with you!

serene

On Sun 01 Jan 2006 02:41:03p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it serene?

> On 1 Jan 2006 22:39:21 +0100, Wayne Boatwright
> > wrote:
>
>>On Sun 01 Jan 2006 12:44:31p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it tsr3?
>>
>>> Hey--Fries and gravy go great together. Do not knock it till you've
>>> tried it.
>>>
>>> One of my favorite meals--open faced hot turkey sandwich with french
>>> fries, all smothered with turkey gravy.
>>>
>>>
>>> Yum!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!--r3
>>
>>LOL! Okay, now you've done it! Turkey is one of my pet hate foods. You
>>have just designed the perfect hate meal for me! <g>
>
> I'm with you!
>
> serene
>

I think we are in a rare minority, Serene. The US is turkey crazy. I
can't think why.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
__________________________________________________ ________________
And if we enter a room full of manure, may we believe in the pony.

On Sun 01 Jan 2006 02:28:38p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it biig?

>
>
> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>
>> On Sun 01 Jan 2006 11:36:46a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it biig?
>>
>> >
>> >
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On 29 Dec 2005 16:00:37 +0100, Wayne Boatwright
>> >> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >I've never had canned potatoes prepared exactly like that. Maybe I
>> >> >would like them. I have tried slicing them and frying, but don't
>> >> >like them. David will eat them, so we occasionally have them in the
>> >> >house.
>> >>
>> >> Are you rinsing them after removing from the can? I keep the whole
>> >> new baby potatoes and sliced canned varieties in the cupboard. I
>> >> found they taste much better if you rinse them from the liquid they
>> >> came in THEN cook them. While the can says you can dump them in a
>> >> pot and heat them up, they taste terrible. I decided to rinse them
>> >> one day, I think more out of a habit from preparing something else
>> >> that needed rinsed at that time and I just did it by accident. They
>> >> were great. I had to think what I did to make them so much better.
>> >>
>> >> I like the idea of coating then and baking them that the parent post
>> >> mentioned and will have to try that when I can experiment
>> >
>> > I think I'll try rinsing them. I have a can that's been in my
>> > pantry
>> > for months. Sliced. I think I'll try frying them with onion and
>> > garlic in butter, s & p.... Sharon
>> >
>>
>> Aside from flavor, the major problem I have with canned potatoes is
>> that they have a sodden texture taht seems cannot be eliminated.
>> Sharon, as mentioned in the crockpot thread, like potatoes that were
>> put in the bottom of the pot for the entire cooking time. I find them
>> unpleasant.
>>
> Any suggestions on how to use them up? I "had" thought that nice hot
> fat and onions etc might crips them up.....Sharon

Certainly I would use them if I already had them. David cuts them in
smallish bits and fries them, much like hash browns, in bacon fat. Onions,
of course, although he uses granulated onion because he doesn't like fresh,
and S & P. I would add a bit of granulated garlic, as well. You might
also add in some of the crumbled bacon. They will certainly be edible,
maybe even good, but not a gastronome's delight. :-)

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
__________________________________________________ ________________
And if we enter a room full of manure, may we believe in the pony.

biig wrote:
> wrote:
>>
>> On 29 Dec 2005 16:00:37 +0100, Wayne Boatwright
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> I've never had canned potatoes prepared exactly like that. Maybe I
>>> would like them. I have tried slicing them and frying, but don't
>>> like them.
>>> David will eat them, so we occasionally have them in the house.
>>
>> Are you rinsing them after removing from the can? I keep the whole
>> new baby potatoes and sliced canned varieties in the cupboard. I
>> found they taste much better if you rinse them from the liquid they
>> came in THEN cook them. While the can says you can dump them in a
>> pot and heat them up, they taste terrible. I decided to rinse them
>> one day, I think more out of a habit from preparing something else
>> that needed rinsed at that time and I just did it by accident. They
>> were great. I had to think what I did to make them so much better.
>>
>> I like the idea of coating then and baking them that the parent post
>> mentioned and will have to try that when I can experiment
>
> I think I'll try rinsing them. I have a can that's been in my
> pantry
> for months. Sliced. I think I'll try frying them with onion and
> garlic
> in butter, s & p.... Sharon

Mom used to buy canned potatos (she loaded the pantry with canned veggies).
She drained them, dusted them with flour and some sort of seasoning. Then
she deep fried them. I must admit I liked them. Your idea of [pan] frying
with onion and garlic sounds good to me

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote

> biig wrote:

>> I think I'll try rinsing them. I have a can that's been in my
>> pantry
>> for months. Sliced. I think I'll try frying them with onion and
>> garlic
>> in butter, s & p.... Sharon
>
> Mom used to buy canned potatos (she loaded the pantry with canned
> veggies).
> She drained them, dusted them with flour and some sort of seasoning. Then
> she deep fried them. I must admit I liked them. Your idea of [pan]
> frying
> with onion and garlic sounds good to me

And rosemary.

nancy

On 1 Jan 2006 22:48:55 +0100, Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> On Sun 01 Jan 2006 02:41:03p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it serene?
>
> > On 1 Jan 2006 22:39:21 +0100, Wayne Boatwright
> > > wrote:
> >
> >>On Sun 01 Jan 2006 12:44:31p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it tsr3?
> >>
> >>> Hey--Fries and gravy go great together. Do not knock it till you've
> >>> tried it.
> >>>
> >>> One of my favorite meals--open faced hot turkey sandwich with french
> >>> fries, all smothered with turkey gravy.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Yum!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!--r3
> >>
> >>LOL! Okay, now you've done it! Turkey is one of my pet hate foods. You
> >>have just designed the perfect hate meal for me! <g>
> >
> > I'm with you!
> >
> > serene
> >
>
> I think we are in a rare minority, Serene. The US is turkey crazy. I
> can't think why.

My husband can't stand it. He tolerates it for Thanksgiving because
that's when I put my foot down and insist on it. Otherwise, I'm
ambivilant about the subject.
--

Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On 1 Jan 2006 22:48:55 +0100, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
>> On Sun 01 Jan 2006 02:41:03p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it serene?
>>
>> > On 1 Jan 2006 22:39:21 +0100, Wayne Boatwright
>> > > wrote:
>> >
>> >>On Sun 01 Jan 2006 12:44:31p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it tsr3?
>> >>
>> >>> Hey--Fries and gravy go great together. Do not knock it till you've
>> >>> tried it.
>> >>>
>> >>> One of my favorite meals--open faced hot turkey sandwich with french
>> >>> fries, all smothered with turkey gravy.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Yum!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!--r3
>> >>
>> >>LOL! Okay, now you've done it! Turkey is one of my pet hate foods.
>> You
>> >>have just designed the perfect hate meal for me! <g>
>> >
>> > I'm with you!
>> >
>> > serene
>> >
>>
>> I think we are in a rare minority, Serene. The US is turkey crazy. I
>> can't think why.
>
> My husband can't stand it. He tolerates it for Thanksgiving because
> that's when I put my foot down and insist on it. Otherwise, I'm
> ambivilant about the subject.

When it comes to turkey, opposites must attract. DH insists on turkey. I
cannot wait until it is finished and all of it comes out of the refrigerator
and freezer. Pressed turkey and turkey breasts IMO do not taste like the
real thing and I seem to always get sick on turkey, not chicken. Can't
figure that one out.
Dee Dee