Ruddell >, if that's their real name,
wrote:

>Ok, I've heard of it but have never seen it anywhere. Store/menu/
>friends but everyone has heard of hash. So finally, there it is among
>the tins of meat. Hash! Picture of the stuff being served with fried
>eggs.
>
>WHOAAA!. Not only did it look disgusting, it stank! So what's the
>deal. I could tell there were diced potatoes sort of like hash browns,
>but this *meat* was horrible. Tossed it asap.
>
>So what is it really (and no, not the kind that's smoked)...

Did you get the Mary Kitchen (made by Hormel) brand? It's better than
another brand I tried, by a country mile. To be edible, though, it needs
onion powder. I refuse to look at the ingredient list. Okay, I'm *scared*
to look at the ingredient list.

[OMG! My spell checker wanted to change Hormel into Horsely!!!! I guess
that answers your question about what's in commercial hash! ROFLMAO!]

That question being posed, you can make your own hash, using whatever meat
you want (within reason). Dice potatoes and meat to whatever the hell size
you want (that's a cooking term). Heat up a some oil, and dump the chunks
into the pan. Halfway through cooking, add some chopped onion. Fry until
the potatoes are browned. Salt and pepper.

Believe it or not, I've never made corned beef hash. Magically, corned
beef evaporates into the air at this house. And Crash doesn't get any.

Try it with ham. Mmmmmm ... wonderful!

Carol
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