Subj : Re: Road Food
To : Ruth Haffly
From : Dave Drum
Date : Fri Jun 20 2025 05:55 am
-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
RH> But, at least you can eat it. Steve likes corn, and with corn on the
RH> cob season starting soon, there will be lots of temptation. I don't buy
RH> it for myself, tho he says I can, knowing how much he likes it but
DD> I'm sure you've checked but surely there must be something Steve can
DD> take to combat the allergic reaction. My mother waqs allergice to both
DD> strawberries and bananas. Both of which she really liked. For her a
DD> 50mg Benadryl dose blocked the allergic reaction. Hopefully Steve can
DD> find a similar aid.
RH> We do the simple thing--avoidance. A migraine isn't as easy to handle
RH> as an allergic reaction such as a rash or hives. Not eating corn avoids
RH> the migraine and the need for stronger measures. Especially helpful if
RH> we're any place but home and he can't go into a dark room to sleep it
RH> off.
Never had a migrane headache AFAIK. Beck in my younger years when I was
carousing with my pals I had some memorable hangovers with their head
aching and general malaise. But no migraines, thank oyu very much.
RH> doesn't like the migraines it gives him. One night on our recent trip
RH> we boondocked at a Cracker Barrel and went in for supper (usual plan
RH> when boondocking at a CB). Steve ordered a Campfire Meal, which came
RH> with 2 half ears of corn; I forget what I ordered but ended up taking
RH> about half of it, plus Steve's corn (for me, later) to go. Not the best
RH> corn I've ever had, nor the worst.
DD> I'm more likely to have breakfast at Cracker Barrel than lench or
DD> supper. My favourite is Mama's Pancake Breakfast. I liked it even
DD> better when I could get the blackberry topping. Currently they're
DD> offering only peach or apple topping. But the pancakes are good, and
DD> of a generous size. And it's hard to hurt the eggs and meaat. Bv)=
RH> I try to avoid heavy carbs like pancakes or syrup. The one night at a
RH> CB neither of us felt like eating much so the waitress brought out a
RH> kid's menu. We both found something we wanted with small portions that
RH> sat just right.
I leave the syrup where found. Not a fan of maple flavour. If I put any
liquid on my pancake/waffle it will be sorghum molasses or honey. Byt,
for rhe most I use jams/preserves or jellies to sweeten things up.
DD> OTOH - I loke regular corn just fine. Niblets, on the ear, popped,
DD> etc.
RH> Same here. I picked up a bag of Beaver Nuggets at a Buc-ees stop while
RH> on this last trip. They're flavored corn puffs; I got the cinnamon
RH> sugar. Will post my opinion of them when I try them.
DD> We don't have any Buc-ees locations here. But they are being
DD> threatened. As if we don't have plenty other fats food choices.
RH> Tried them last night, won't buy them again. They're sort of a hybrid,
RH> corn nuts and puffed corn--not as dense as corn nuts but denser than
RH> Cheetos or any of the other puffed corn snacks. OK cinnamon taste,
RH> definate sugar. Good for folks who like that kind of stuff but I'll
RH> have something else, thank you.
So I had to go look up Bub ees on my search engine. Mostly in Texas (home
to much strangeness) as Gas Station/C-Stor or Truvk Stops. Their "mascot"
is cute and just enough different from the original Ipana toothpaste Bucky
Beaver mascot to forestall a lawsuit. Bv)=
RH> Agreed, but this thread has some kick to it. Just got back Wed.
RH> afternoon from a 7,200 (+/-) mile trip. For the most part food was
RH> good, some was great, some was meh but that's travel.
RH> Saw ortho dr yesterday as follow up from fall on trip. New x-rays
RH> showed no bone fractures (Utah ER thought possible hairline fracture of
RH> elbow) but stitches to stay in at least another week. Also treated that
RH> area & scraped up knee with menuca honey/copper mix for better healing,
RH> back next week and hopefully stitches will come out.
One thing I have learned as I get older. We don't heal up as quickly as we
used to did when we wore a younger person's clothes.
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
Title: Beavertails (Queues De Castor)
Categories: Breads, Snacks
Yield: 20 servings
1/2 c Warm water (110oF/43oC)
5 ts Active dry yeast
pn White sugar
1 c Warm milk (110oF/43oC)
1/3 c White sugar
1 1/2 ts Salt
1 ts Vanilla extract
3 lg Eggs; beaten
1/3 c Oil
5 c Whole-wheat flour; divided
1 qt Oil; for frying
2 c White sugar
1/2 ts Ground cinnamon; to taste
Mix warm water, yeast, and 1 pinch of sugar in a large
bowl, and let stand until the yeast begins to foam and
form a creamy layer, about 5 minutes. Stir in milk, 1/3
cup sugar, salt, vanilla extract, eggs, and 1/3 cup
vegetable oil until the sugar has dissolved. Mix in
about half the whole-wheat flour, and stir until the
dough is too stiff to add more flour. Turn the dough out
onto a floured surface, and knead in more flour until
the dough is no longer sticky. Knead until smooth and
elastic, about 10 minutes. Form the dough into a ball,
place into an oiled bowl, and cover. Let rise until the
dough has doubled in size, about 1 hour.
Punch down the dough, knead a few times to reshape it,
and pinch off a piece of dough about the size of an egg.
Roll the dough ball out into an oval shape about 1/4
inch thick. Place finished fried dough on a cloth and
cover while you finish rolling out the pastries.
Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large, deep skillet to
375oF/190oC. Oil should be at least 4" deep. Combine 2
cups of sugar with cinnamon to taste in a shallow dish
or pie plate, and set aside.
Gently lower the pastries, one at a time, into the hot
oil, and fry 1 to 2 minutes per side until golden brown.
Blot excess oil from fried pastries with paper towels;
gently press each pastry into the cinnamon sugar while
still warm. Shake off excess sugar.
COOK'S NOTES: A good trick to help the dough along is to
place a hot tea towel on the top of the bowl while
rising.
TIPS: Don't forget to try a little lemon, or try
spreading some garlic butter and shredded sharp cheese
on top -- or if you can find it, get some maple spread
and spread it on and then drizzle chocolate over the
top!
By Thera Holmes
RECIPE FROM:
https://www.allrecipes.com
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