On 5/11/2010 10:09 AM, ChattyCathy wrote:
> pltrgyst wrote:
>
>>
>> You know, it's kind of surprising that anyone posting in this
>> newsgroup opens more than, say, one can a week.
>>
>> In our house, it's more like one can a month.
>>
>> I can do that with a P-38, and no aggravation at all.
>
> Heh. I've never had the need for an electric can opener, but there are
> some canned goods I buy and use quite often e.g. canned tomatoes
> (usually chopped); that works fine for stuff like meat sauce for pasta.
> Canned tuna fish also comes to mind and I like canned peaches. Then
> there's coconut milk, which we often use if we're making a Thai-type
> curry. Sosueme.
>
> I've never figured out what people see in canned peas or potatoes tho'.

Canned peas for me are comfort food--ate a lot of 'em as a kid and it
was one thing my mother had trouble screwing up. Canned potatoes aren't
bad in a stew.

> And don't get me started on canned asparagus... a.k.a. "Elephant snot".
> Blech.