Thursday, November 24, 2011

MAXINE SEZ...


Thanks to Doug.

Grandpère and I are going to my son's house for dinner, and we supply part of the meal. If I say so myself, I make a damned good sweet potato casserole. Now I will attack the broccoli casserole...wearing my bra.
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27 comments:

  1. it's margaretNovember 24, 2011 at 4:38 PM

    Our gravy was giblet free --Joel made the gravy!!

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  2. June ButlerNovember 24, 2011 at 5:02 PM

    Heh, heh.

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  3. CathyNovember 24, 2011 at 7:30 PM

    Of course some men might potentially get their giblets in the gravy, depending on the size of their man-boobs. (Not accusing Joel of this at all BTW.)

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  4. June ButlerNovember 24, 2011 at 8:04 PM

    What's a bit of a giblet or two in the gravy? Who cares anyway?

    Ouch!

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  5. PaulNovember 25, 2011 at 9:47 AM

    I once thought this to be a respectable site. Then people like me started hanging out here.

    I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving, regardless of the state of their giblets.

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  6. June ButlerNovember 25, 2011 at 10:05 AM

    Paul, there's no question that yours is a corrupting influence. As a wise comedian once said, "I would never join a club that would have me as a member." You may wish to reconsider your visits here. I know I am.

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  7. PaulNovember 25, 2011 at 2:29 PM

    You're reconsidering my visits here? I'm crushed. But if I can help corrupt, just let me know. I try to be a helpful chap. Just remember, I didn't bring up giblets.

    (And isn't Maxine wonderful?)

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  8. June ButlerNovember 25, 2011 at 2:32 PM

    No, no, no, Paul! I'm reconsidering MY visits here.

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  9. PaulNovember 25, 2011 at 5:38 PM

    Well, you being a respectable Southern grandmother, I should think so. I've even read about the influence of single malt beverages and lady-to-lady kisses on here! Imagine.

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  10. June ButlerNovember 25, 2011 at 6:33 PM

    Shocking and scandalous! Shh... If folks find out, I am ruined.

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  11. CathyNovember 25, 2011 at 6:53 PM

    This thread has reminded me that I have a recipe for Donbalaan, ie Iranian fried sheep testicles, that contains the instruction: "Dip your testicles in the egg and then in the breadcrumbs". The recipe is from The Axis of Evil Cookbook by Gill Partington. Just sayin'.

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  12. June ButlerNovember 25, 2011 at 6:56 PM

    Cathy, have you ever cooked the dish?

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  13. CathyNovember 25, 2011 at 7:05 PM

    No, due to a dearth of available testicles, Mimi :)

    Actually I probably could get hold of some sheep testicles if I put my mind to it - some butcher somewhere in London would have them - there are plenty of Middle Eastern type butcher shops. Not sure I quite fancy the thought tho. :( Wot do you reckon? ...

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  14. June ButlerNovember 25, 2011 at 7:33 PM

    Some folks regard testicles as a delicacy. The various names for the dish in the West of the US are hilarious.

    Rocky Mountain Oysters
    Prairie Oysters
    Mountain Tendergroins
    Cowboy Caviar
    Swinging Beef
    Calf Fries

    Here's a recipe for fried testicles. I don't know if I could eat them, although they look pretty tasty.

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  15. CathyNovember 25, 2011 at 7:58 PM

    They do look rather good. I'd quite like to know wot they taste like fried. There's no reason not to, it's only the thought.

    Like the names, heh heh.

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  16. CathyNovember 25, 2011 at 7:59 PM

    PS Paul, when Mimi has been consuming single malt beverages she is an extremely bad influence on society. Well, in fact that's true even when she hasn't.

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  17. June ButlerNovember 25, 2011 at 8:09 PM

    Yes, the thought. If the dish was set before me as oysters....

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  18. susan s.November 25, 2011 at 9:51 PM

    Hey, Y'all, they prolly taste like chicken!! ;-)

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  19. June ButlerNovember 26, 2011 at 10:09 AM

    That's your guess then, susan s. How will we know if you are right?

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  20. susan s.November 26, 2011 at 10:59 AM

    I just figured that some some wild things, you know rattlesnake, that people say taste like chicken, testicles might, too. I think as far as I am concerned it will remain a mystery.

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  21. June ButlerNovember 26, 2011 at 11:14 AM

    susan s., you're no help.

    Can anyone out there tell us what bovine testicles taste like?

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  22. CathyNovember 26, 2011 at 5:26 PM

    Frog's legs are said to taste like chicken. I have eaten roast wasps (in Thailand) and they tasted like chicken (if a bit crunchier). So, Susan S. could be right.

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  23. susan s.November 26, 2011 at 5:42 PM

    Hah!!

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  24. June ButlerNovember 26, 2011 at 6:07 PM

    Frog legs taste somewhat like chicken with a bit, just a bit, of a fishy flavor. Alligator tastes somewhat like chicken, too, but the meat leans toward the consistency of fish. When you think about it, both frogs and alligators are amphibians, so that the taste and/or the consistency would be a cross between fish and fowl is not surprising.

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  25. "Sir"November 27, 2011 at 1:20 PM

    Now then...Thanksgiving? Thanksgiving? Yes I think I may have heard of that somewhere.

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  26. "Sir"November 27, 2011 at 1:21 PM

    It's always best, I think, to have a selective memory about inconvenient historical facts.

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  27. June ButlerNovember 27, 2011 at 1:27 PM

    "Sir", a selective memory is, at times, an excellent thing.

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