Appetizers ... again

"Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I know, I should keep a list for just such an occasion.
Google is my friend, this I know, too. There is just so much
out there.

I'm going to a baby shower this Sunday, my brother and his wife
are expecting their first. Very exciting. I'm not sure what the
deal is with the shower as far as food goes, I am just going to
bring devilled eggs and I hope a couple other appetizers.

Any ideas what I can bring and just serve? In other words, I
don't want to show up, hi! I need to use your oven, anything
like that. Although, it's only about 10-15 minutes away, not
a long trip.

How about something like crab salad on melba toast? Anyone
have a recipe along those lines? Just something people can
pick up and eat, I'm not sure I want to go the dip route.

Thanks for any help youns can give.

nancy

Youns? Pittsburgh?

Anyway, you could just lay out a tray of various pickled things -- sweet and
dill pickles, a couple kinds of olives, pickled peppers, mushrooms, that
sort of thing. And then you could add some stuffed veggies. Like celery,
mushroom caps, whatever. And maybe some plain raw veggies. Maybe some cheese
cubes.

Donna

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On Fri, 7 Apr 2006 11:38:25 -0400, "Nancy Young" <[email hidden]>

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Any ideas what I can bring and just serve? In other words, I
don't want to show up, hi! I need to use your oven, anything
like that. Although, it's only about 10-15 minutes away, not
a long trip.

<snippage>

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Hummus
Tarama

Never heard of this. Could you tell us what this is?

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Nathalie in Switzerland

"D.Currie" <[email hidden]> wrote

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"Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Thanks for any help youns can give.

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Youns? Pittsburgh?

How funny that you say that. I said youns as a joke, I don't
normally say youns, but where did I learn youns? From people
who lived outside of Pittsburgh.

nancy

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"D.Currie" <[email hidden]> wrote

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"Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Thanks for any help youns can give.

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Youns? Pittsburgh?

How funny that you say that. I said youns as a joke, I don't
normally say youns, but where did I learn youns? From people
who lived outside of Pittsburgh.

nancy

I have family in Pittsburgh. The funny thing is that there are so many ways
to say it, everything from yinz to yuns to you'uns. But I kind of like the
idea of the plural "you." It fills a grammatical niche.

Donna

Nancy1 said:

Nancy Young said:

I know, I should keep a list for just such an occasion.
Google is my friend, this I know, too. There is just so much
out there.

Quoted message said:

Any ideas what I can bring and just serve? In other words, I
don't want to show up, hi! I need to use your oven, anything
like that. Although, it's only about 10-15 minutes away, not
a long trip.

I love those little rye rounds with a cucumber slice & sour cream & a
dill sprig. I also think you could do the same kind of thing with
smoked salmon. Yum.

N.

I like your idea. I've had pumpernickel with cream cheese, chives and
sometimes salmon. Love the textures and flavors.

D.Currie said:

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"D.Currie" <[email hidden]> wrote

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"Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote
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> Thanks for any help youns can give.

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Youns? Pittsburgh?

How funny that you say that. I said youns as a joke, I don't
normally say youns, but where did I learn youns? From people
who lived outside of Pittsburgh.

nancy

I have family in Pittsburgh. The funny thing is that there are so many ways
to say it, everything from yinz to yuns to you'uns. But I kind of like the
idea of the plural "you." It fills a grammatical niche.

Yep. We say "love yinz" around here. :-)

serene

jake said:

I like your idea. I've had pumpernickel with cream cheese, chives and
sometimes salmon. Love the textures and flavors.

That's one of my favourites, a generous smear of cream cheese on
pumpernickel topped with a piece of smoked salmon, a little finely sliced
onion and a caper or two.

For smoked fish fans, another great canapé is rounds or small squares of
pumpernickel with a dollop of egg salad and a piece of smoked eel on top.

Kate B said:

"Nathalie Chiva" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Humus
Tarama

Never heard of this. Could you tell us what this is?

Humus is Latin for earth, ground, soil, dirt, dust. From dust and to
dust. Nos habebit humus... shades of Gaudeamus... Ahem... I take it
you require no explantion of the culinary meaning of the word. :-)

Tarama(s) is dried, salted and pressed fish roe. In Greece, it is
generally grey-mullet roe, but often enough, other roe, such as cod or
carp one, is substituted, especially outside of Greece. Tarama(s) is
also shorthand for taramosalata, a spread made from the roe, a bit of
oil, lemon juice, and occasionally garlic. Sometimes bread(crumbs)
and/or potatoes are added.

I don't think there is a single Greek restaurant on the face of the
earth that doesn't serve tarama. Turkish places often serve it too, as
do, for some strange reason, many Russian restaurants in France. It is
sold in many supermarkets in France and Germany.

Victor

On Sat, 8 Apr 2006 23:59:06 +0200, [email hidden] (Victor Sack)

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Humus is Latin for earth, ground, soil, dirt, dust. From dust and to
dust. Nos habebit humus... shades of Gaudeamus... Ahem... I take it
you require no explantion of the culinary meaning of the word. :-)

What you been smokin', Bubba?

Carol
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Some people are like Slinkies... they don't really have a purpose but
they bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs.

Stolen from "traid" on the IRC

Nancy Young said:

"D.Currie" <[email hidden]> wrote

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"Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Thanks for any help youns can give.

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Youns? Pittsburgh?

How funny that you say that. I said youns as a joke, I don't
normally say youns, but where did I learn youns? From people
who lived outside of Pittsburgh.

nancy

My family is from outside of Pittsburgh and I never heard one of them say
'youns'. But then again, who ever heard of Indiana, PA? (home of Jimmy
Stewart and my father)

Jill

Victor Sack said:

Kate B said:

"Nathalie Chiva" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Humus
Tarama

Never heard of this. Could you tell us what this is?

Humus is Latin for earth, ground, soil, dirt, dust. From dust and to
dust. Nos habebit humus... shades of Gaudeamus... Ahem... I take it
you require no explantion of the culinary meaning of the word. :-)

Victor

Carol may not require an explanation, but I sure do. I have never
heard Gaudeamus used in reference to culinary pleasures, as a matter
of fact, the only times I ever heard or sang it was in "Gaudeamus
Igitur, Juvenus dum sumus". Also, there is the Viennese expression
Gaudee, meaning "fun", usually a noisy fun and seems to come from the
same root. Gaudee means Hetz.

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Nancy Young said:

"D.Currie" <[email hidden]> wrote

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"Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote
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> Thanks for any help youns can give.

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Youns? Pittsburgh?

How funny that you say that. I said youns as a joke, I don't
normally say youns, but where did I learn youns? From people
who lived outside of Pittsburgh.

nancy

My family is from outside of Pittsburgh and I never heard one of them say
'youns'. But then again, who ever heard of Indiana, PA? (home of Jimmy
Stewart and my father)

Jill

There are a lot of Pittsburgisms that don't travel too far out of the city.
The family I have there uses all of 'em.

Donna

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Margaret Suran said:

Carol may not require an explanation, but I sure do. I have never
heard Gaudeamus used in reference to culinary pleasures, as a matter
of fact, the only times I ever heard or sang it was in "Gaudeamus
Igitur, Juvenus dum sumus".

Mario Lanza in "The Student Prince."

On Sat 08 Apr 2006 07:00:32p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Melba's
Jammin'?

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In article <[email hidden]>,

Margaret Suran said:

Carol may not require an explanation, but I sure do. I have never
heard Gaudeamus used in reference to culinary pleasures, as a matter
of fact, the only times I ever heard or sang it was in "Gaudeamus
Igitur, Juvenus dum sumus".

Mario Lanza in "The Student Prince."

Yep, I have the original soundtrack recording.

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
_____________________

On 7 Apr 2006 12:02:56 -0700, "aem" <[email hidden]> rummaged
among random neurons and opined:

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I think the question is not whether serious food poisoning exists, but
whether mayonnaise deserves its folkloric reputation as being
particularly vulnerable to it. AFAIK, current thinking is that the
kind of food poisoning that occurs at picnics is not due to mayonnaise
but to other ingredients. -aem

Look here:

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/food-and-nutrition/AN01131

Commercial mayonnaise isn't the culprit.

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
AAC(F)BV66.0748.CA

"Most vigitaryans I iver see looked enough like their food to be
classed as cannybals."

Finley Peter Dunne (1900)

To reply, replace "spaminator" with "cox"

"Victor Sack" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Kate B said:

"Nathalie Chiva" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Humus
Tarama

Never heard of this. Could you tell us what this is?

Humus is Latin for earth, ground, soil, dirt, dust. From dust and to
dust. Nos habebit humus... shades of Gaudeamus... Ahem... I take it
you require no explantion of the culinary meaning of the word. :-)

LOL Thanks. Humos I knew but neglected to snip.

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Tarama(s) is dried, salted and pressed fish roe. In Greece, it is
generally grey-mullet roe, but often enough, other roe, such as cod or
carp one, is substituted, especially outside of Greece. Tarama(s) is
also shorthand for taramosalata, a spread made from the roe, a bit of
oil, lemon juice, and occasionally garlic. Sometimes bread(crumbs)
and/or potatoes are added.

I don't think there is a single Greek restaurant on the face of the
earth that doesn't serve tarama. Turkish places often serve it too, as
do, for some strange reason, many Russian restaurants in France. It is
sold in many supermarkets in France and Germany.

Victor

Ahh, thanks again. I've certainly eaten my fair share of taramosalata in
my day.

Kate

Damsel in dis Dress said:

Pan Ohco said:

1 tsp Tony Chachere’s

What's this stuff? The quiche sounds wonderful!

Carol

Sorry Carol, I forget that everyone will not have the same
availabilities. It is a cajun spice mix.
--
Pan Ohco
I would like to see the bottom of my monitor, but I have cats.

Dave Smith said:

jake said:

I like your idea. I've had pumpernickel with cream cheese, chives and
sometimes salmon. Love the textures and flavors.

That's one of my favourites, a generous smear of cream cheese on
pumpernickel topped with a piece of smoked salmon, a little finely sliced
onion and a caper or two.

Sounds good. I suspect I'd prefer it without the onion, but even so.

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For smoked fish fans, another great canapé is rounds or small squares of
pumpernickel with a dollop of egg salad and a piece of smoked eel on top.

It sounds good, but I'd want something to balance out the fattiness
(chives again? or finely chopped shallots, possibly marinated in salt or
vinegar?). I'd also look for a fish that wasn't in the process of
becoming extinct. But it's hard to find PC fish. Trout is off limits, so
is most salmon. Maybe mackerel. Yeah, I think that's allowed. And I'm
sure it would go with that combo.

"Terry Pulliam Burd" <[email hidden]> wrote

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On 7 Apr 2006 12:02:56 -0700, "aem" <[email hidden]> rummaged
among random neurons and opined:

Quoted message said:

I think the question is not whether serious food poisoning exists, but
whether mayonnaise deserves its folkloric reputation as being
particularly vulnerable to it. AFAIK, current thinking is that the
kind of food poisoning that occurs at picnics is not due to mayonnaise
but to other ingredients. -aem

Look here:

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/food-and-nutrition/AN01131

Commercial mayonnaise isn't the culprit.

Thanks, I knew it wasn't the mayo. I didn't think it was the
potatoes (in salad) either, so it's germs introduced into the dish.
I was already thinking I'd just open a new jar to make sure my
mayo was 'clean' as could be.

Appreciate the clarification, and no, my stuff will not be sitting out
for hours breeding who knows what.

nancy

On Sat, 08 Apr 2006 08:04:10 GMT, "Kate B" <[email hidden]>

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"Nathalie Chiva" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Tarama

Never heard of this. Could you tell us what this is?

Sure. It's also known as taramosalata (that would be the Greek name),
and is to be found in Greece, Romania, the Balkans generally I think.
Smoked cod eggs are the basis. My version (Rumanian) is simple: smoked
cod eggs, peeled, processed with EVOO and lemon juice (same as making
a mayonnaise). The Greek version also contains moistened bread crumbs.
Other versions may contain sour cream I believe.

Nathalie in Switzerland