Holiday Tube Meats

mistanfo wrote: Note to self- Call brother to see if there are any Mennonites near his house for next trip up... Unfortunately, me thinks not in far south western ON. Thankfully, there are plenty of good butchers to get my peameal on.

Check around the Stratford area, that's where the stuff I love came from.

Jensenman wrote: Pepperidge Farms is the greasiest summer sausage by far.

I love Pepperidge Farms! They rented my Pinto - $500 for 3 days.

LOTS of Mennonites in the Kitchener/Stratford area. There are even pockets of them around us now, north east of Toronto.

What in heck is Lebanon Bologna?

Per Schroeder wrote: And we've got some tube meat snobs in the house....

(Must...resist...oh, the hell with it...)

That's what SHE said!

-Michael Scott

Branch Manager

Dunder Mifflin Scranton PA

Lesley wrote: LOTS of Mennonites in the Kitchener/Stratford area. There are even pockets of them around us now, north east of Toronto. What in heck is Lebanon Bologna?

A variety of bologna made in the Central Pennsylvania area (Lebanon is approx 30 mi east of Harrisburg PA), generally very dark red in color and somewhat sweet in taste. You might find them under the brandnames Seltzer's or Kutztown, among others...

And (I am not making this up) the city of Lebanon drops a very large Lebanon bologna at midnight on New Years' Eve.

I just went to a store yesterday that sells nothing but dried meats...every kind of jerky you can imagine. I left with little round sticks of buffalo, gator, caribou, elk, kangaroo...I refuse to try ostrich, though.

Lesley wrote: What in heck is Lebanon Bologna?

+1 on what mel said.

Get some sliced. Spread a thin layer of softened Philadelphia Cream Cheese on a slice. Stack up 6-8 layers like that with a plain slice of bologna on top. Cut the stack into 1" squares and refigerate for an hour.

Damm, I'm getting hungry got to go see what is in the fridge.

Get some sliced. Spread a thin layer of softened Philadelphia Cream Cheese on a slice. Stack up 6-8 layers like that with a plain slice of bologna on top. Cut the stack into 1" squares and refigerate for an hour. Damm, I'm getting hungry got to go see what is in the fridge.

Variation:

Spread the Philly on individual slices, roll them up and secure with a toothpick if needed.

Maybe we don't get the 'real' Lebanon bologna down here, but what I have had is a little sweet but also has a vinegary 'bite' to it that I really like. I dunno if it would work very well with cream cheese.

I guess that makes me a snob about my tube meat.

Will wrote: I just went to a store yesterday that sells nothing but dried meats

My God, where is this heaven on Earth? That kid in the proverbial candy store would have nothin' on me at a place like this. I like to imagine that it's full of portly, giddy men walking around with an amazed smile on their faces and giggling like excited schoolgirls at their first trip to FAO Schwartz.

Will wrote: I refuse to try ostrich, though.

Why ever not? Ostrich is a tasty, and lean, dark meat. I've never had it jerkified or encased, but it makes for a tasty burger, that's sort of akin to Bison, oddly enough. Anyway, they're incredibly dumb and ornery animals, so they deserve to be my food.

(Now that I think about it, that may be my personal ethical line for eating flesh: if it's dumb and/or mean, it's fair game. (So to speak.) But if it displays a little intelligence or is otherwise a sympathetic creature, I get a little iffy about it. Kangaroo? Dunno about that one. Major exception: pigs. Pork is just too tasty, and any animal that delicious was obviously a gift from the heavens for mankind's pleasure. I'd eat pork if I was a pig. Standing there in the pen, sizing up all the other swine, waiting to make my move...)

alex wrote: Kangaroo? Dunno about that one.

Just FYI, 'Roo can be a major pest to farmers in their homeland. Don't let the whole 'joey-in-the-pouch, cutesy image' put you off.

alex wrote:

Will wrote: I just went to a store yesterday that sells nothing but dried meats

My God, where is this heaven on Earth? That kid in the proverbial candy store would have nothin' on me at a place like this. I like to imagine that it's full of portly, giddy men walking around with an amazed smile on their faces and giggling like excited schoolgirls at their first trip to FAO Schwartz.

Will wrote: I refuse to try ostrich, though.

Why ever not? Ostrich is a tasty, and lean, dark meat. I've never had it jerkified or encased, but it makes for a tasty burger, that's sort of akin to Bison, oddly enough. Anyway, they're incredibly dumb and ornery animals, so they deserve to be my food. (Now that I think about it, that may be my personal ethical line for eating flesh: if it's dumb and/or mean, it's fair game. (So to speak.) But if it displays a little intelligence or is otherwise a sympathetic creature, I get a little iffy about it. Kangaroo? Dunno about that one. Major exception: pigs. Pork is just too tasty, and any animal that delicious was obviously a gift from the heavens for mankind's pleasure. I'd eat pork if I was a pig. Standing there in the pen, sizing up all the other swine, waiting to make my move...)

Speaking of pigs, this whole post made me snort with laughter. It's like my brain snuck over to the computer and posted its innermost thoughts while I was sleeping.

Margie

Jensenman wrote: Maybe we don't get the 'real' Lebanon bologna down here, but what I have had is a little sweet but also has a vinegary 'bite' to it that I really like. I dunno if it would work very well with cream cheese. I guess that makes me a snob about my tube meat.

yeah that sounds like the sweet lebanon bologna.. I used to eat that all the time for lunch.. Until I got semi health conscious..

I went to a holiday party the other week and the guy running it had Prosciutto wrapped asparagus. You roast the asparagus with the prosciutto around it in a tiny bit of olive oil and it makes a devine snacky poo. He also had some Salami from costco that was AWESOME.

alex wrote: Anyway, they're incredibly dumb and ornery animals, so they deserve to be my food.

My rule is: "If you can hunt it with a hammer, it's food"

I still haven't had seal though.

Shawn

ignorant wrote: I went to a holiday party the other week and the guy running it had Prosciutto wrapped asparagus. You roast the asparagus with the prosciutto around it in a tiny bit of olive oil and it makes a devine snacky poo. He also had some Salami from costco that was AWESOME.

Friday night I had a great appetizer for the for the first time: Bacon wrapped prawns. To the bacon lovers on the board, its as good as it sounds. I have to try this at home sometime.

Trans_Maro wrote: My rule is: "If you can hunt it with a hammer, it's food"

This might make a good hunting hammer:

pigeon wrote:

mistanfo wrote: Summer sausage, preferably made from venison. Gives everyone that I know gas, but if everyone has some, it's all good.

+1 Gotta go hit up my deer hunting buddy for some this weekend now...

+2 .. same on the gas situation. My poor mother would only drive with us with the window open!

Home made , salt cured over four days.. loads of fresh spices.... mmmmm

Marjorie Suddard wrote:

alex wrote:

Will wrote: I just went to a store yesterday that sells nothing but dried meats

My God, where is this heaven on Earth? That kid in the proverbial candy store would have nothin' on me at a place like this. I like to imagine that it's full of portly, giddy men walking around with an amazed smile on their faces and giggling like excited schoolgirls at their first trip to FAO Schwartz.

Will wrote: I refuse to try ostrich, though.

Why ever not? Ostrich is a tasty, and lean, dark meat. I've never had it jerkified or encased, but it makes for a tasty burger, that's sort of akin to Bison, oddly enough. Anyway, they're incredibly dumb and ornery animals, so they deserve to be my food. (Now that I think about it, that may be my personal ethical line for eating flesh: if it's dumb and/or mean, it's fair game. (So to speak.) But if it displays a little intelligence or is otherwise a sympathetic creature, I get a little iffy about it. Kangaroo? Dunno about that one. Major exception: pigs. Pork is just too tasty, and any animal that delicious was obviously a gift from the heavens for mankind's pleasure. I'd eat pork if I was a pig. Standing there in the pen, sizing up all the other swine, waiting to make my move...)

Speaking of pigs, this whole post made me snort with laughter. It's like my brain snuck over to the computer and posted its innermost thoughts while I was sleeping. Margie

Margie, I always knew it was meant to be between us. Let me know what it's safe for me to move to FL. It's 10 deg F here now, so, the sooner the better.

Hugs and Puppies, Alex

slantvaliant wrote: This might make a good hunting hammer:

Want. Love.

...evil.

needs moar small sized and wrapped in flaky croissant goodness.

as an aside, the last time i went to the zoo the 'roos were having "wally time" with each other. what you're picturing in your head is exactly how they do it. that was a strange realization. not as awkward as the mini african deer we saw making lovey at the last zoo, but less deliberate than the angry looking giant tortoises. the male giant tortoise also makes the exact same noises Abraham Simpson does during coital embrace.

wow, that was quite a tangent. who took my pills away?

Those observations could be the beginning of a fascinating documentary, bluej, or a completely weird and berkeleyed up, black market 'adult film'. Depending which direction you wanted to take it.

Luke wrote: Those observations could be the beginning of a fascinating documentary, bluej, or a completely weird and berkeleyed up, black market 'adult film'. Depending which direction you wanted to take it.

i see no reason we couldn't shoot it then edit a version of both.

alex wrote:

Will wrote: I just went to a store yesterday that sells nothing but dried meats

My God, where is this heaven on Earth? That kid in the proverbial candy store would have nothin' on me at a place like this. I like to imagine that it's full of portly, giddy men walking around with an amazed smile on their faces and giggling like excited schoolgirls at their first trip to FAO Schwartz.

Will wrote: I refuse to try ostrich, though.

Why ever not? Ostrich is a tasty, and lean, dark meat. I've never had it jerkified or encased, but it makes for a tasty burger, that's sort of akin to Bison, oddly enough. Anyway, they're incredibly dumb and ornery animals, so they deserve to be my food.

Try not to snicker too much: the all jerky, all the time store is right next to the Bass Pro Shop outside Gatlinburg, TN (exit 407 off I-40). Having eaten all the critter jerky by now I'd say the wild boar was best, all the deer/cow variations were awesome, kangaroo was okay and the alligator wasn't great. Alligator itself is alright, but the jerky form did not please me.

As for not eating ostrich, it's just because I have this weird phobia of them. I'll take your word on the taste, but if I may paraphrase Samuel L Jackson, Ostrich may taste like pumpkin pie but I'll never now cause I'm not gonna eat the filthy motherberkeleyer.