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Default Question - casserole seasoning?

Sheldon Martin wrote:
> On Sun, 11 Oct 2020 19:54:29 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>
>> dsi1 wrote:
>>
>>> On Sunday, October 11, 2020 at 9:18:05 AM UTC-10, Cindy Hamilton
>>> wrote:
>>>> On Sunday, October 11, 2020 at 2:25:15 PM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote:
>>>>> On Sunday, October 11, 2020 at 12:53:00 AM UTC-10, Cindy Hamilton
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> On Saturday, October 10, 2020 at 4:23:55 PM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote:
>>>>>>> On Saturday, October 10, 2020 at 10:00:54 AM UTC-10, Cindy
>>>>>>> Hamilton wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Saturday, October 10, 2020 at 3:19:42 PM UTC-4, dsi1
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On Saturday, October 10, 2020 at 1:05:41 AM UTC-10, Bryan
>>>>>>>>> Simmons wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> On Saturday, October 10, 2020 at 4:06:14 AM UTC-5, dsi1
>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> On Friday, October 9, 2020 at 8:03:34 PM UTC-10,
>>>>>>>>>>> Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 10/8/2020 6:52 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 10/8/2020 6:42 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 8 Oct 2020 14:57:19 -0700 (PDT), Lenona
>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From page 37 of Stories and Recipes of the
>>>>>>>>>>>> Great Depression of the >>>> 1930s, compiled by
>>>>>>>>>>>> Rita van Amber: >>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "In a buttered casserole arrange sliced
>>>>>>>>>>>> potatoes and onion rounds. Fry >>>> pork sausage
>>>>>>>>>>>> and pour off grease. Alternate with a can of whole
>>>>>>>>>>>> kernel >>>> corn and seasoning. Pour a can of
>>>>>>>>>>>> tomato soup on top. (Canned tomatoes >>>> were
>>>>>>>>>>>> probably used also) Bake until done, depending on
>>>>>>>>>>>> the size of the >>>> casserole." >>>> >>>> The
>>>>>>>>>>>> question is, WHAT seasoning? I have no idea which
>>>>>>>>>>>> herbs to use. >>>> Thanks. >>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lenona.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> basic minimum at the time would be salt and
>>>>>>>>>>>> pepper >>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't know about the book Leona is referring
>>>>>>>>>>>> to (or the author) but my >> parents grew up during
>>>>>>>>>>>> the Great Depression. S&P was about the only >>
>>>>>>>>>>>> "seasoning" used in cooking. >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jill
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I remember m mother having exotic seasonings like
>>>>>>>>>>>>> garlic powder and paprika. Wild stuff back then.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Oh! I forgot the paprika. My mom did put that on
>>>>>>>>>>>> deviled eggs.
>>>>>>>>>>> We never used paprika. Such a thing would be way too
>>>>>>>>>>> upscale. In fact, deviled eggs would be too fancy for
>>>>>>>>>>> us. We had to make do with dyed shrimp particles of
>>>>>>>>>>> red and green.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I don't want Satan getting anywhere near my eggs. Why
>>>>>>>>>> do folks feel the need to take a perfectly nice food
>>>>>>>>>> and **** it up? Egg yolks are fine without mashing them
>>>>>>>>>> up with mustard and wino beatoff.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> --Bryan
>>>>>>>>> Not to be racist or anything, but that's such a white
>>>>>>>>> people thing to do. OTOH, I'd like to try eating one at
>>>>>>>>> least, before I kick the bucket. I suppose I could boil
>>>>>>>>> an egg, slice it in half, put a dollop of Japan mayo on
>>>>>>>>> it, and call it "done."
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> If you did that, it wouldn't be the full effect. "Deviled"
>>>>>>>> means with mustard in it. I also use a sprinkle of cayenne
>>>>>>>> on top rather than paprika. Once in a while I add curry
>>>>>>>> powder, and always salt and pepper.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>>>>> These eggs would only be slightly evil.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And you would proclaim them "bland, white-people food", when in
>>>>>> reality you made them that way.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>>> Deviled eggs are supposed to be bland, white-people food.
>>>>
>>>> No, they're supposed to be "devilish". That's why I sprinkle
>>>> cayenne pepper on top of mine.
>>>>
>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>
>>> If I made them, I wouldn't sprinkle cayenne pepper on them - just
>>> paprika, as God intended.

>>
>> LOL!
>>
>> I don't make them often but when I do, I make them for parties with 12
>> eggs, 24 halves of course. all the yellows go in a bowl and mashed
>> with some mayo to make them hold together then some get dressed with a
>> little minced red onion, some with some hot mustard, some with a little
>> horseradish, and some with minced sweet watermelon rind. Hot Paprika
>> graces them to various levels. I had an almost 'lasy susan' tray with
>> a little 1 TB pocket towards the center with what they were mixed with
>> and in the very center, matchsticked veggies so you could check the
>> sauce.

>
> If I had to choose my least favorite food it would most definitely
> be deviled eggs, should be illegal. I never eat them when served, I
> don't like anyone futzing with my egg yolks... seeing them served
> ruins my appetite... makes me wonder what else was so grotesquely
> futzed with. I like hard boiled eggs but I shell them myself. I'll
> typically boil a carton of 18 eggs but it sits in the fridge for us to
> help ourselves, we both like sliced egg sammiches. Deviled eggs
> remind me of pooped diapers...
>


Yoose licked off lots of diapers Popeye?