Posted on 10/11/2010 8:00:54 PM PDT by Bean Counter
With the holiday entertainment season upon us, it's time to compare notes about what the worst Party fare anyone has ever encountered. There are innumerable Culinary Disasters to relate out there, so why not start early and avoid an Entertainment Faux Pas of your own?
My wife and I worked for a title insurance company in Portland, Oregon for a while back around the turn of the Century, and we had numerous opportunities to experience some of the most goat-gagging recipes that people came up with for office pot-lucks and various event parties.
Some remain legendary, and my wife and I were dredging up a few of them tonight, hence this post.
Our joint vote goes to our Dearly departed former co-worker Rose, who presented the Staff with her personal offering of a very creative Jello mold; the recipe follows....
1 Package Lime Jello
1 Can Tuna Fish in Oil (it's important...)
Frozen Green Peas
Prepare the Jello per the box. To help cool it, add the frozen peas to the hot/warm jello (but make sure it is not hot enough to cook the peas...). As the Jello starts to set, add the partially drained Tuna, pour into the mold of your choice, and refrigerate until set.
To serve, turn the mold out onto a dinner plate, and the residual tuna smell will draw plenty of flies to garnish with...
The Tuna in Oil is important because when served, and as the mold warms to room temperature, the residual oil in the tuna adds a marvelous rainbow sheen (that contrast nicely with the fly wings) to the melting jello and the mostly raw peas....this recipe is obviously about the texture but don't discount the aroma...
...I only put up the picture of the snake soju because I couldn’t find any online pics of a bottle of rat soju ;-)
When it comes to drinking soju in Korea, avoid the cat soju at all costs!
Luckily I have never had food poisoning.
Great flavor, wonderful gelatin content.
Never done duck feet, but I looked for them when in Osan.
/johnny
Cuttlefish is squid.
You know you really have food poisoning when you have it coming out both ends at the same time. Then you know your body is really in a hurry to get rid of whatever’s in there.
Lengua (beef tongue) is good.
A graphic photo of that mollusk-infested cracker-festooned corn-bean custard confection would end your giggles instantly.
*Bleah!*
I know.
New or used?
*Lengua (beef tongue) is good.*
Maybe it was just the way it was prepared.
That would be a strong indicator.
Not exactly. They're related to squid but they aren't squid.
IT WAS? THe bowl with dog food was gone? oh gad.
Probably.
The tail is great too.
I’m glad I only drink at parties.
:)lol :) liked your comment
At a holiday party(from the northeast, they didn’t call it a christmas party) someone brought something called ambrosia. It wasn’t.
The same person also brought homemade gefilte fish and served it on a saltine.
Needless to say, the day old egg salad was a treat compared to that swill.
Ahhh...but the delights of canned butter beans are hillbilly ambrosia.
Add gobs of real butter, a touch of sugar, serve over wheat bread.
[and I make hominy that even devout hominy-haters love]....:))
Limas are just the poor relatives of butter beans.
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