[Sca-cooks] newbie Introduction

[Philip & Susan Troy]

KazOShea at aol.com wrote:

>>There have been some pretty disgusting things discussed on
>>this list, twinkies, Brussels sprouts, various lung dishes and jello
>>concoctions among them. :-(


Stefan, you consistently fail to include Spam in this broad category...
I mention this only because one person's nightmare is another's...
well... food.


> I do not eat twinkies but a recipe for a creamy cake filled with whipped
> cream I haave foudn in a period book, not that this has anything to do with
> twinkies considering that they only marginally qualify as a foodstuff.


Can you tell us more about this cream-filled cake? This is one I have
never encountered in any source prior to the eighteenth or nineteenth
century. Of course, there are always more, unexplored sources.

> I do
> not like brussel sprouts or lung dishes. But jello on the other hand, I have
> located some ideas for making jello with various spices like cinnamon or
> clove or saffron. I do however love sushi,


Rice is disgusting? De gustibus non disputande (I think I got that
right), etc.

> and have eaten some unidentifiable
> japanese or chinese or korean things that were yummy. Best way to do it is to
> tell me it tastes good and not tell me what it is, EVER.


Ahw, how are you supposed to _duplicate_ such dishes if you can't
identify the ingredients or the method?


Adamantius

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Phil & Susan Troy

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"It was so blatant that Roger threw at him.  Clemens gets away with
things that get other people thrown out of games.  As long as they
let him get away with it, it's going  to continue." -- Joe Torre, 9/98