Attention What are you having for dinner?

[me203]

Clarification

I've only ever made meatloaf,and the last time was nearly 30 years ago

I was thinking of the line above that said "meatballs and meatloaf." Not that meatloaf was the only thing I ever cooked. Assuming, of course, that a lot of my hastily thrown together dishes are "cooking."

 

[jjonn3]

Tonight I had pulled pork.

NO SMART ASSED COMMENTS VANNIE!!!!

 

[NotHardUp1]

I don't know of anyone who ever made sausage, although I remember my mother making what I guess one could call a sort of mock sausage. Some small town recipe that I think came from my grandmother. All I remember about it was that it was made with hamburger and used liquid smoke--which was the first time I ever heard of the possibility of liquid smoke. It was baked in the oven, wrapped in foil. My mother made this only one time that I recall. I can't remember how it turned out.


I was just reminded of meatballs a few days ago. (Nothing I've made and it's been decades since I last had one.) I was watching old episodes of Chucky, which reminded me of how much he loved Tiffany's Swedish meatballs.


I've only ever made meatloaf,and the last time was nearly 30 years ago. I think this was spurred on when I was having to cook many meals for my mother and grandmother (both were having health issues). My grandmother was problematic--very picky eater as she got older, and meatloaf was "safe" choice. I wasn't wild about the idea, but I got persuaded when my mother saw Ann Landers share (again) a recipe that my mother had liked. It was somehow acceptable for me--although I wonder how much of preferring it over the other recipe was just political/being pissed off. After that era ended, I quit making meatloaf--partly because of lack of ambition in the kitchen, probably partly it would have reminded me of the era I had made it regularly.

I love both. The savoriness is the appeal. When I make meatballs, I make meatloaf too, as it is easy to do. This is the perfect time of year to make either, so I guess I have a project for next weekend now.

 

[Vannie]

I don't know of anyone who ever made sausage, although I remember my mother making what I guess one could call a sort of mock sausage. Some small town recipe that I think came from my grandmother. All I remember about it was that it was made with hamburger and used liquid smoke--which was the first time I ever heard of the possibility of liquid smoke. It was baked in the oven, wrapped in foil. My mother made this only one time that I recall. I can't remember how it turned out.

 

[rareboy]

Yum.

Macaroni and cheese redux..

 

[Vannie]

What I wanted to say was that you can really make good sausage easily just with ground pork and spices and shape into patties or logs.

No casing necessary.

I used to do homemade breakfast sausage patties all the time with lots of sage and garlic. Dip them in some maple syrup.

 

[Vannie]

That was for me203

 

[me203]

I used to do homemade breakfast sausage patties all the time with lots of sage and garlic

Now that you mention it...

I have a vague sense of having encountered something like this. Maybe something my mother made?

 

[me203]

I idly wonder, too, if one or both of my grandmothers might have made sausages once... Just because of the eras they lived in....

 

[me203]

Dinner: some lentil soup that I carefully prepared by opening the can, pouring into a small pan, and heating.

I also had some clearance shelf bread with a bagel-like "everything" topping.

 

[jjonn3]

What I wanted to say was that you can really make good sausage easily just with ground pork and spices and shape into patties or logs.

No casing necessary.

I used to do homemade breakfast sausage patties all the time with lots of sage and garlic. Dip them in some maple syrup.

Now that you brought up the no casing part it triggered a memory -

My grandmother used to make sausage like that - breakfast sausage - no casing.

Although considering how she was on spice I doubt it had much sage or garlic - and that sounds delicious.

 

[jjonn3]

I've only ever made meatloaf,and the last time was nearly 30 years ago.

I love homemade meatloaf - the stuff they sell in the store or at most restaurants is basically a hamburger with a ketchup sauce.

Actually if I can find eggs I may make one this week.

 

[NotHardUp1]

What I wanted to say was that you can really make good sausage easily just with ground pork and spices and shape into patties or logs.

No casing necessary.

I used to do homemade breakfast sausage patties all the time with lots of sage and garlic. Dip them in some maple syrup.

Yes, but no.

The definition of sausage is the preservation of meat (products) via encasing as opposed to unprotected (jerky), or brined (corned beef).

In a real sense, you are describing aborted sausage, excuse the term. It's the birthday cake that never was because Archie ate the cake before it could be iced.

Not dissing the very helpful idea that a fresh sausage is a great thing if you're hungry for it and can convert whatever you have on hand. But that is why I discounted meatloaf and meatballs as not qualifying, since they didn't serve any time in Sing-Sing, er, a casing.

And my pedantry isn't culinary, it's linguistic, so alien to the thread. Admitted. I just like to provoke the consideration of language in readers.

 

[Vannie]

Yes, but no.

The definition of sausage is the preservation of meat (products) via encasing as opposed to unprotected (jerky), or brined (corned beef).

In a real sense, you are describing aborted sausage, excuse the term. It's the birthday cake that never was because Archie ate the cake before it could be iced.

Not dissing the very helpful idea that a fresh sausage is a great thing if you're hungry for it and can convert whatever you have on hand. But that is why I discounted meatloaf and meatballs as not qualifying, since they didn't serve any time in Sing-Sing, er, a casing.

And my pedantry isn't culinary, it's linguistic, so alien to the thread. Admitted. I just like to provoke the consideration of language in readers.

No clue what you're blathering on about.

All I was saying to me that you can make a fresh breakfast sausage patty that is very good.

You seem to pick and choose what you feel like defining in the moment, and fling things together with whatever you feel like it other times.

Anyhoo.

Great quick breakfast sausage patty here.

https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/food-cooking/recipes/a97943/how-to-make-breakfast-sausage-patties/

I add a teaspoon of allspice to this recipe.

 

[me203]

Although considering how she was on spice I doubt it had much sage or garlic - and that sounds delicious.

I've heard stories of a time when the only seasonings a lot of people ever used was salt and pepper. It seems so limiting. At the same time, I have wondered if food wasn't naturally better then, given the agicultural practices vs. what we have today. If so, it perhaps didn't need as much seasoning as it could get.

This reminds me of someone (who, I guess, is in her 70s now). She told me she had dinner with someone when she was young and found a mystery ingredient that she loved, but never had before. it was a puzzling mystery for her and the cook--until it was figured out that the ingredient was garlic.

Actually if I can find eggs I may make one this week.

And it might help if they aren't priced at $$$$$$$$!

I half wonder if there hasn't been an uptick in interest in the half dozen cartons given current market realities. And I wonder if there might come a time when even smaller quantities become a thing.

 

[me203]

I mentioned earlier making Ann Lander's meatloaf recipe many, many years ago. I was curious to see it again and found it on-line:

Ann Landers World Famous Meatloaf Recipe Clipping « RecipeCurio.com

It looks like what I best recall. Serious cooks would probably dislike the idea of onion soup mix. Oddly, even though I was more of a cook then, it didn't bother me--although it might have simply been because the recipe worked well for the circumstances of the time. I suspect there were some alterations, too--I'm thinking my mother directed me to use oatmeal, instead of bread crumbs, and I don't recall using tomato sauce as a topping.

 

[NotHardUp1]

You seem to pick and choose . . .

As do we all.

It is a conversation. Words said create impressions, reactions, and responses.

You don't want to discuss it. Got it.

 

[Alistair]

Pizza and skittles

 

[rareboy]

Dindon en Croute Encore.

 

[Vannie]

I'm had some Chobani Vanilla Greek Yogurt. Had a slice of Swiss cheese. Handful of semi sweet chocolate chips. Half a bagel with vegetable cream cheese.