Subj : Different Cuisines
To : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Tue Mar 26 2024 12:38:44
Hi Dave,
DD> That "gamey" taste comes from the adrenaline pumped into the
DD> bloodstream because the animal is frightened.
RH> And my mom, being city raised, had no idea how to pre prep game. Dad
RH> was city raised also, so couldn't tell her, person that gave us the
RH> roast didn't mention it.
DD> Just FYI if it ever comes up again ....
DD> To remove gamey taste from game (if any), you can marinate the flesh,
DD> trim off excess fat, age the meat, cook with acidic ingredients ( my
DD> easy methos - lemon or vinegar), Use strong flavors in seasoning, soak
DD> the meat in milk or buttermilk (called brining, not marinating),
DD> incorporate fruits or berries in the dish or cook until brown in the
DD> skillet, breaking up the meat until small chunks with a spoon.
Considering that Mom has been gone almost 10 years, Dad, almost 7, I
know they won't need the information. Mom had made the venison into
sauerbraten but even the marinade wasn't strong enough to overcome the
gamey taste. I don't recall what she used for spicing but it wasn't
strong enough for the venison.
DD> My favourite G.S. cookie is Thin Mints. I mis-typed in my previous. I
RH> Mine too, splurged on a box last year and put a sleeve in the freezer.
RH> Pulled it out a couple of months ago, still have a couple left.
DD> used "Lemon-Ups" rather than the icing coated "Lemonades". My least
DD> liked G.S. variety is Do-Si-Dos (P-nut butter sandwich). If I'm gonna
DD> do a peanut butter sandwich I'll use Ritz crackers. Bv)=
I ate the last of my thin Mints the other day, don't know when I'll get
more.
RH> Steve likes those too. Last year we bought a box of Thin Mints and a
RH> box of the other baker's D0-Si-Dos. They were not up to the quality of
RH> the Little Brownie Baker's Do-Si-Dos so we'll pass on any more cookie
RH> sales as long as this council orders from this baker (forget who it is,
RH> just remember LBB). The Thin Mints were ok but not quite as good as the
RH> ones from LBB. BTW, I spent years in Girl Scouts growing up, as an
RH> adult leader but would not reccommend them to any girl now.
DD> I suppose it would depend on the leadership at the local level. We had
It's a council decision, not an individual troop one.
DD> quite the "scandal" a few years ago with the Boy Sprouts involving
DD> some pedo-homo activity.
Not surprised, I've read about things like that for quite a while.
For us, Girl Scout (aka Campfire) Stew was brown some ground beef, add a
can or two of vegetable soup and some water. Simple, could be done over
an open fire by girls with little to no cooking experience.
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Catch you later,
Ruth
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