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...
G’night dere, you!
Rest well!
Cinnamon in chili is an entirely too common atrocity. I ran across one once that had cardamom in it. Weird.
I enjoy judging Chili contests. It's quite the gustatory adventure.
I tried baking one a Tofurkey once. You have to defrost them for several days before baking, just like a real turkey and the rice stuffing is nastier than the tofurkey itself.
I was gonna send you the democrat underground Tofu Turducken thread but the pics are gone.
it was sooo gross
You tainted Moms sugar!
I can see that we have no lima fans here...LOL
I am the reigning champion.
No cinnimon here. Maybe chipotle, but never cinimon
I know I have some Pepto around here.....
/wanders off to look
#-P
LOL
She yelled about germs, lumps in the sugar, you take after your father, etc..
LOL
They’re nasty!
Please....don’t go looking for *my* sake.
I’m already grossed out....LOL
Poor you!
that’s a heckuva way to turn 30!
LOL
Nastier than......BRUSSELLS SPROUTS?
LOL
Or......WAX BEANS???
[WTH ~are~ they, anyway?]
LOL
Nope!
Brussels Sprouts are the absolute WORST!
I have never eaten skunk, but I bet if I did, it would taste just like Brussels Sprouts!
And - what is Kentucky Jelly ... ?
Roasted peppers add a nice smoky flavor. Not everyone knows how to do that.
And just a hint of chiltepins...
Nice homepage you have there!
You’re very pretty, BTW!
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