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Default Foods that use a lot of ketchup

On Monday, July 6, 2015 at 9:35:24 AM UTC-10, dsi1 wrote:
> 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...on-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.


My bottle of Jufran has yet to return to it's translucent, semi-solid, state and it flows in a most easy-going manner. This can mean only one thing: I am blessed and God is looking down upon myself and my good works with a smile.

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