On 7/6/2015 11:51 AM, Acme Bully Control wrote:
> On 7/6/2015 3:27 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>> On 7/6/2015 11:07 AM, cshenk wrote:
>>> dsi1 wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>>
>>>> On 7/5/2015 6:40 AM, Acme Bully Control wrote:
>>>>> On 7/4/2015 5:15 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>>>>> On Saturday, July 4, 2015 at 10:40:00 AM UTC-10, Acme Bully
>>>>>> Control wrote:
>>>>>>> On 7/4/2015 2:18 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 7/3/2015 8:49 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Long story short, I have two open bottles of ketchup. I
>>>>>>>>> won't even get
>>>>>>>>> into that saga but there you have it. And I need the
>>>>>>>>> refrigerator space. And yes, open ketchup does need to be
>>>>>>>>> refrigerated these days. At least this kind does.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I also don't want to use the oven because there is no end
>>>>>>>>> in sight for this heat wave. But I did find an oven recipe
>>>>>>>>> that sounded interesting.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/ar...to-use-heinz-k
>>>>>>>>> etchup-in-your-brisket-recipe-the-bon-appetit-way
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I don't think any of us have ever eaten brisket but I see
>>>>>>>>> that Amazon Fresh has it in grass fed so that would be an
>>>>>>>>> option for a cooler day. However, I am not sure about the
>>>>>>>>> sauce. I have never actually made BBQ
>>>>>>>>> sauce because none of us like it and I have a feeling that
>>>>>>>>> the sauce might in fact be BBQ sauce.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> An obvious choice would be meatloaf but I have some in the
>>>>>>>>> freezer still
>>>>>>>>> and it also uses the oven.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Then there are Sloppy Joes. None of us really like those
>>>>>>>>> much but I do
>>>>>>>>> find that making them from scratch is a bit better than
>>>>>>>>> Manwich and that
>>>>>>>>> ilk.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I did mention the BBQ sauce. Don't want to go there or
>>>>>>>>> cocktail sauce.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I thought that I made some sort of chicken some years ago
>>>>>>>>> that called for a lot of ketchup but I have no idea what it
>>>>>>>>> was called.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> And I have made those Crockpot meatballs with the ketchup
>>>>>>>>> and grape jelly. My friend swore that they were always
>>>>>>>>> wolfed down at his company
>>>>>>>>> parties but they were not wolfed down here.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I know I have made something with those little wienies in
>>>>>>>>> the Crockpot and sometimes my husband will eat those. I
>>>>>>>>> can't remember what they had
>>>>>>>>> in them though. I want to say mostly ketchup with a little
>>>>>>>>> mustard.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> What am I missing here? There has got to be something
>>>>>>>>> obvious that I'm
>>>>>>>>> not thinking of.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I know that ketchup can be used for cleaning various things
>>>>>>>>> but I'm really not interested in that. Aside from doing it
>>>>>>>>> once and being slightly amazed, I realize that there are
>>>>>>>>> other products that work way better than ketchup does.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I also know that the ketchup bottle doesn't take up a lot
>>>>>>>>> of fridge space but I just hate having two of the same
>>>>>>>>> thing open and I'd like to
>>>>>>>>> use one up. Both are almost all the way full too! Grrr....
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I love ketchup. It's one of the greatest inventions ever! I
>>>>>>>> use it a lot. I use it in stir fry and teriyaki sauce and
>>>>>>>> it's used by Asian cooks - but don't tell anyone about that.
>>>>>>>> That's one of the secrets of the mysterious east. :-)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have one word - Jufran!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://www.nutriasia.com/products/pr...ail/jufran&l=4
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have had Jufran. Mostly it's what the guys on the islands West
>>>>>> of us like to use. OTOH, the bottles that I've checked recently
>>>>>> looked funny. Translucent and gelatinous so I had to pass on
>>>>>> them. I will be on the lookout though.
>>>>>>
>>>>> It's very cool tasting stuff, our bottle here are thick like
>>>>> ketchup.
>>>>>
>>>>> Perhaps yours are old?
>>>>
>>>> It might be that it's been sitting too long. The bottles of the stuff
>>>> in the stores just don't look right. This morning I went to the store
>>>> and checked it out again. This time I shook the bottle. This turns
>>>> the product into what I expected - an opaque liquid with granular
>>>> particles that coats the bottle when you move the air bubble around.
>>>> I bought a bottle and I have great hopes that it will live up to my
>>>> non-Newtonian expectations. Ha ha.
>>>
>>> Smile, it's not ketcup but it looks similar. It should be much thicker
>>> and hard to get out of the jar for one. The jar is ketchup classic
>>> shaped pretty much so you can bang on the end.
>>>
>>> Jufran is a brand, and I am pretty sure the one we are talking about is
>>> the Banana sauce. They also make some other things like chile sauces.
>>>
>>> A trick to some asian quisines is the term 'ketchup' can be very
>>> generic and quite often doesnt mean a tomato product at all. A lot
>>> often gets lost when those recipes are translated to english. I can't
>>> tell you how many I run into that say '1/8ts fish sauce'. They don't
>>> mean soy sauce, they mean patis. 1/2 a mashed anchovey is a reasonable
>>> substitute.
>>>
>>> Carol
>>>
>>
>> I've had the product before. I've even bought some before. I'm gonna
>> have to think of something special to make with it. Maybe make banana
>> cake with it.
>>
>> The Filipinos or Micronesian or Tongans that work at the hospital
>> probably hooked my wife up with a bottle. They always bring foods from
>> their islands to work. They sound like one funny crew. I heard that my
>> son, who works there too, wore a lava lava i.e., a skirt to work
>> recently. Ha ha. I sure hope I don't see him in one - the shock might be
>> too great for my heart.
>
>
> Look what this Samoan did to the Commish:
>
> http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-...-roger-goodell
>
>
> Never ever mess with a big guy in a lava lava ;-)
>
> He hoisted Goodell like a sack of laundry!

Most of the time, you're not going to call a guy wearing a lava lava a
sissy! I'd like to see it happen though! That would be great!