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Monthly Cooking Thread - April 2018

Posted on 03/28/2018 4:07:48 PM PDT by Jamestown1630

I have fond memories of dying Easter eggs when I was a kid; today, the smell of vinegar will always take me back to the dining-room table of my childhood, and the PAAS egg-dying kits. Last week, I discovered a somewhat messier alternative technique that nevertheless results in a beautiful dyed egg: Shaving Cream Easter eggs (remember to only use shaving CREAM for this, not the gel):

https://www.bhg.com/holidays/easter/eggs/shaving-cream-easter-eggs/

In 1937, a General Connor wrote from West Point to Colonel Simon Bolivar Buckner of Kentucky - who was then at Fort Meade - a request for the latter’s famous Mint Julep recipe. S. B. Buckner responded with a beautifully lyrical letter describing the preparation of this

‘ quintessence of gentlemanly beverages...A mint julep is not the product of a FORMULA. It is a CEREMONY and must be performed by a gentleman possessing a true sense of the artistic, a deep reverence for the ingredients and a proper appreciation of the occasion. It is a rite that must not be entrusted to a novice, a statistician, nor a Yankee. It is a heritage of the old South, an emblem of hospitality and a vehicle in which noble minds can travel together upon the flower-strewn paths of happy and congenial thought….’

Here is a link to the letter on the Buckner family home page, including the recipe for this ‘beverage eminently appropriate for honorable men and beautiful women’:

http://www.thebucknerhome.com/julep/recipe.html

And to go with your drinks: Angels on Horseback – Oysters wrapped in bacon and broiled or grilled. If you’ve never tried – or think you don’t like – oysters, as this post on the site What’s Cooking America suggests these ‘Angels’ might be a great way to introduce yourself to them:

https://whatscookingamerica.net/Appetizers/AngelsOnHorseback.htm

-JT


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Food; Hobbies
KEYWORDS: eastereggs; mintjulep; oysters
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Actually, it looks right. I must have confused the ‘all-knowing’ Google with my terms ;-)


21 posted on 03/28/2018 5:05:08 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Jamestown1630

Decorated Easter Eggs
https://www.countryliving.com/diy-crafts/how-to/g1282/easter-egg-decorating-ideas/?slide=1


22 posted on 03/28/2018 5:06:33 PM PDT by V K Lee (Anyone who thinks my story is anywhere near over is sadly mistaken. - Donald J. Trump)
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To: Liz

My husband was just remembering doing that as a kid! Batik!

Oooh. ‘Wedgewood’ eggs :-)


23 posted on 03/28/2018 5:06:48 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: V K Lee

I clicked through to see if they had the ‘silk dyed’ eggs, and they did. I saw these last week, too; they seem kind of labor-intensive but come out very nice - but you have to make sure you get real silk ties or real silk whatever:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Silk-Dyed-Eggs/


24 posted on 03/28/2018 5:13:17 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Jamestown1630
I have a blown out Emu Egg, I was going to power carve it till I found out the dust can kill you LOL


25 posted on 03/28/2018 5:15:57 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Jamestown1630

DELICIOUS.

Those little flat cans have an expected shelf life of MAYBE a few hours in our house. ;)

(now i want some oyster stew)

~W


26 posted on 03/28/2018 5:18:33 PM PDT by wheresmyusa
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To: Jamestown1630
Do-ahead. Saran/freeze for a delicious easy appetizer.

Reuben Spirals / Makes 10-12 spirals per roll

METHOD On floured surface, roll pkg thawed puff pastry into 12"x10" rectangle. Spread 1/2 c Dijon over; top w/ 11/2 c shredded swiss, then 16 thin whole slices corned beef. Halve crosswise into 2 rectangles. Roll up from short end, jelly roll fashion into log shape; water dampen/seal seam. Repeat with 2nd rectangle. Saran/Freeze.

WHEN NEEDED Thaw on counter 30 min. Cut 1/4" slices; place cut side up on parchmented sheetpan. Brush w/ beaten egg; sprinkle w/ caraway seeds. Bake golden.

27 posted on 03/28/2018 5:27:41 PM PDT by Liz ((Our side has 8 trillion bullets;the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.))
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To: wheresmyusa
LOL! I had never eaten an oyster, despite my whole family coming from the Tidewater and knowing all about everything that 'grows' there. Then, in the 1980s I was working with a young lady who brought that flat can to work and said, 'THIS is the food of the Gods!"

I've been hooked ever since.

(Isadora Duncan, who claimed that her mother could only eat oysters and champagne while carrying her, once declared: "If people ask me when I began to dance, I reply, In my mother's womb, probably as a result of the oysters and champagne - the food of Aphrodite.")
28 posted on 03/28/2018 5:32:59 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Jamestown1630; All

“they seem kind of labor-intensive but come out very nice”
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Much too labor intensive for one who dislikes hard boiled eggs. The Easter Bunny seldom leaves eggs here. The hard boiled eggs are uneaten and those sugary colored candy eggs are so sweet they make the jaws lock. There are Easter eggs and then there are EASTER EGGS. Cadbury once made their chocolate eggs with a wonderful filling. It’s been years since one has been eaten and no idea if they still might.

After Easter and the many cracked shells - one’s artistic juices began to flow leading into Egg Shell Mosaics.

A Blessed Easter to all.


29 posted on 03/28/2018 5:35:55 PM PDT by V K Lee (Anyone who thinks my story is anywhere near over is sadly mistaken. - Donald J. Trump)
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To: SkyDancer

That got a laugh out of me. Thanks!


30 posted on 03/28/2018 5:40:05 PM PDT by Redcitizen
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To: V K Lee

My husband considers the Reese’s Peanut Butter Egg - the one that only comes out at Easter - to be the PERFECT proportion of chocolate shell to peanut butter innards.

The only Springtime sweet he looks forward to equally is the Girl Scout Thin Mint cookie ;-)


31 posted on 03/28/2018 5:40:29 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Jamestown1630

YOU’RE BACK!

Missed you much. Thank you soooo much and then some for your kindness and hard work.


32 posted on 03/28/2018 5:44:24 PM PDT by lizma2
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To: Redcitizen

:) My Jewish comic hero is Jackie Mason.


33 posted on 03/28/2018 5:47:50 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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To: Jamestown1630

Bfl


34 posted on 03/28/2018 5:56:10 PM PDT by 4everontheRight (And the story began with..."Once there was a great nation......")
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To: Jamestown1630

I saw a new to me method of dying eggs on FB the other day. White rice tinted with food coloring was put in individual containers with lids, the hard boiled eggs were then put in the container, lid put on and gently shaken. I liked the speckled look on the eggs.


35 posted on 03/28/2018 5:56:22 PM PDT by kalee
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To: kalee

That sounds like it would be delicately pretty.


36 posted on 03/28/2018 5:59:23 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: All

This is easily tweaked....add a drizzle of heavy cream, drops of anise-flavored Pernod, maybe a garnish of crumbled bacon.

CANNED OYSTER CHOWDER

ING 3 cups milk
2 (8 oz) cans Chicken of the Sea® brand Whole Oysters with liquid
1 small onion, finely chopped or grated
2 tablespoons parsley, finely chopped (or 1 tablespoon, if using dried)
2 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons Worcestershire Sauce
1 pinch salt, black pepper and cayenne to taste
1/3 cup flour

Directions
In a sauce pan, scald milk (bring just to a boil).
As milk is heating, strain oysters and set aside, saving liquid.
In another pot, heat onion and parsley in butter over low heat until soft and translucent.
Add salt, cayenne and black pepper and Worchester Sauce to onion and parsley.
Add the oyster liquid and stir constantly as it comes up to temp.
Add flour and continue stirring to thicken.
Add oysters, simmering until edges curl, about 5 minutes.
Do not overcook. Add scalded milk, stir/blend.

Serve with crackers or crusty bread if not carbing.


37 posted on 03/28/2018 6:01:10 PM PDT by Liz ((Our side has 8 trillion bullets;the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.))
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To: Rushmore Rocks; umgud; Jamestown1630

Scotch Eggs! Yum, pub food kids will eat!
I like the Sage sausage from Jimmy Dean.
https://www.jimmydean.com/products/fresh-sausage/roll-sausage/premium-pork-sage-sausage
As for oyster wrapped in bacon, scallops are more traditional.
https://www.grahamandrollins.com/products/bacon-wrapped-scallops


38 posted on 03/28/2018 6:06:20 PM PDT by outofsalt (If history teaches us anything it's that history rarely teaches us anything.)
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To: kalee

That is a neat way to get speckled eggs,

Would be nice to use brownish eggs and coordinated dye
to get that distinct monochromatic look of speckled eggs.


39 posted on 03/28/2018 6:07:34 PM PDT by Liz ((Our side has 8 trillion bullets;the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.))
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To: Jamestown1630

Same here. Reese’s trees and hearts just are not the same as the eggs. And yes thin mints, oh my!


40 posted on 03/28/2018 6:07:38 PM PDT by kalee
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