[Sca-cooks] Evil Science Projects: Good News/Bad News

[Elaine Koogler]

Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius wrote:

> Hullo, the list--
>
> The bad news is that I discovered the hard way, in the middle of 
> making a very mundane meatloaf sandwich, that someone had ingeniously 
> removed all the mayonnaise from the jar in the fridge with the 
> exception of a layer 1/128th of an inch thick lining the inside. After 
> a moderately rough day and the realization that I didn't feel like 
> cooking anything real or making real mayonnaise, with Spouse and Evil 
> Spawn already in bed, I began to root around for alternatives.
>
> The good news is that I discovered the last (already opened) jar of 
> Green Almond Compost (a synthesis of the Forme of Cury and Menagier 
> recipes).
>
> The bad news is that I now find, after checking various forms of 
> documentation, since the jar is unlabeled, that this is the last of a 
> batch made in June of 1995.
>
> The good news is that it went quite well on a meatloaf sandwich. The 
> flavors are a little less bright than I remember them, but textures 
> were essentially good, with just a bit too much of the liquid having 
> either evaporated or absorbed by the solids, but it worked out pretty 
> well when I chopped a spoonful of the stuff finely, the way you 
> sometimes have to with the larger-cut Major Grey's Mango Chutney.
>
> I'm posting this now so that, if I post an update in the morning, 
> you'll all know I lived through the night ;-)
>
> Adamantius

Ummmmmm.....I hate to ask, but, as it sounds fascinating, do you happen 
to have the recipe for your synthesis available to share????/

Kiri