I was just at a meeting and some topic about food came up. One chick,
about 25 or so years old proudly announces that she won't eat fried
chicken (or any chicken) that comes on the bone. "Its the whole bone
thing there..." is a turn off she explains. She really seemed to imagine
she was somehow cute for being so picky? I asked her what she does when
she's invited to a dinner party? She says "I ask them what they're
making".... Lordie. What a social dunce she is, eh?

I suspect she doesn't get invited more than once..if at all?

Goomba38 typed:
> I was just at a meeting and some topic about food came up. One
> chick,
> about 25 or so years old proudly announces that she won't eat fried
> chicken (or any chicken) that comes on the bone. "Its the whole bone
> thing there..." is a turn off she explains. She really seemed to
> imagine
> she was somehow cute for being so picky? I asked her what she does
> when
> she's invited to a dinner party? She says "I ask them what they're
> making".... Lordie. What a social dunce she is, eh?
>
My nephew and niece have a babysitter (about 14 or so...) that doesn't
like meat "on the bone" either.
She's changing her ways, though. She *will* eat my BBQ ribs, and
admits that she just might try the chicken next time I bbq it.
I guess @ 14 it is more understandable than 25ish.

BOB

Abe wrote:

> I also have a friend that won't eat any food that has anything that
> identifies it as an animal - skin, bones, seafood with shells. What a
> pain!


More like a stupid affectation. I take it she DOES eat meat as long as
it's not identifiably "animal"?

gloria p

In article >,
Goomba38 > wrote:

> I was just at a meeting and some topic about food came up. One chick,
> about 25 or so years old proudly announces that she won't eat fried
> chicken (or any chicken) that comes on the bone. "Its the whole bone
> thing there..." is a turn off she explains. She really seemed to imagine
> she was somehow cute for being so picky? I asked her what she does when
> she's invited to a dinner party? She says "I ask them what they're
> making".... Lordie. What a social dunce she is, eh?
>
> I suspect she doesn't get invited more than once..if at all?

This is actually quite common... Bone in chicken brings some people a
bit to close to the "source" of the meat if you know what I mean?

I know 3 other people (all at work) that are the same way.
They will not eat any meat off of a bone.
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Goomba38 wrote:
>
> I was just at a meeting and some topic about food came up. One chick,
> about 25 or so years old proudly announces that she won't eat fried
> chicken (or any chicken) that comes on the bone. "Its the whole bone
> thing there..." is a turn off she explains. She really seemed to imagine
> she was somehow cute for being so picky? I asked her what she does when
> she's invited to a dinner party? She says "I ask them what they're
> making".... Lordie. What a social dunce she is, eh?
>
> I suspect she doesn't get invited more than once..if at all?


A girl that doesn't like bones? What is the point of asking her
? :-)

From a recent thread, it seems that some people don't mind having
people checking to make sure the meal offered is acceptable
before accepting an invitation.

Goomba38 wrote:
> I was just at a meeting and some topic about food came up. One chick,
> about 25 or so years old proudly announces that she won't eat fried
> chicken (or any chicken) that comes on the bone. "Its the whole bone
> thing there..." is a turn off she explains. She really seemed to
> imagine she was somehow cute for being so picky? I asked her what she
> does when she's invited to a dinner party? She says "I ask them what
> they're making".... Lordie. What a social dunce she is, eh?
>
I wonder if she ever saw Gary Larsen's (Farside) "Boneless Chicken Ranch"
cartoon whether she'd believe chickens actually come that way
Unfortunately for many younger people, they think in terms of chicken
tenders and McNuggets rather than a plate of good fried chicken.

> I suspect she doesn't get invited more than once..if at all?

I'll be happy to make allowances for food allergies, religious preferences,
etc. But if I invite you to dinner and you start asking me questions about
the menu for no reason other than you don't think chickens should have
bones, stay home. Come to think of it, I wouldn't be inviting that person
in the first place.

Jill

Puester wrote:
> Abe wrote:
>
>> I also have a friend that won't eat any food that has anything that
>> identifies it as an animal - skin, bones, seafood with shells. What a
>> pain!
>
>
> More like a stupid affectation. I take it she DOES eat meat as long as
> it's not identifiably "animal"?
>
> gloria p


She's been conditioned to only eat meat that's been ground into patties
or "nuggets". (I wonder where that came from...)

Bob

"Goomba38" > wrote in message
news
>I was just at a meeting and some topic about food came up. One chick, about
>25 or so years old proudly announces that she won't eat fried chicken (or
>any chicken) that comes on the bone. "Its the whole bone thing there..." is
>a turn off she explains. She really seemed to imagine she was somehow cute
>for being so picky? I asked her what she does when she's invited to a
>dinner party? She says "I ask them what they're making".... Lordie. What a
>social dunce she is, eh?
>
> I suspect she doesn't get invited more than once..if at all?

We have a small landscape business. A customer once asked us to plant large
pots for her deck/patio area. I asked if she would like some vegetable
things included like eggplant, peppers or tomatoes, lettuce, herbs -- that
sort of thing. She looked at me in horror and declared that she wouldn't
eat anything that grew in dirt. ???? What can you say?
Janet

Janet B. wrote:
> "Goomba38" > wrote in message
> news
>> I was just at a meeting and some topic about food came up. One
>> chick, about 25 or so years old proudly announces that she won't eat
>> fried chicken (or any chicken) that comes on the bone. "Its the
>> whole bone thing there..." is a turn off she explains. She really
>> seemed to imagine she was somehow cute for being so picky? I asked
>> her what she does when she's invited to a dinner party? She says "I
>> ask them what they're making".... Lordie. What a social dunce she
>> is, eh?
>>
>> I suspect she doesn't get invited more than once..if at all?
>
> We have a small landscape business. A customer once asked us to
> plant large pots for her deck/patio area. I asked if she would like
> some vegetable things included like eggplant, peppers or tomatoes,
> lettuce, herbs -- that sort of thing. She looked at me in horror and
> declared that she wouldn't eat anything that grew in dirt. ????
> What can you say?
> Janet

LOL was she into hydroponics?

On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 21:17:29 -0500, Goomba38 >
wrote:

>I was just at a meeting and some topic about food came up. One chick,
>about 25 or so years old proudly announces that she won't eat fried
>chicken (or any chicken) that comes on the bone. "Its the whole bone
>thing there..." is a turn off she explains. She really seemed to imagine
>she was somehow cute for being so picky? I asked her what she does when
>she's invited to a dinner party? She says "I ask them what they're
>making".... Lordie. What a social dunce she is, eh?
>
>I suspect she doesn't get invited more than once..if at all?

She probably has friends that order pizza for dinner, so she's safe.

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"Goomba38" > wrote in message
news
>I was just at a meeting and some topic about food came up. One chick, about
>25 or so years old proudly announces that she won't eat fried chicken (or
>any chicken) that comes on the bone. "Its the whole bone thing there..." is
>a turn off she explains. She really seemed to imagine she was somehow cute
>for being so picky? I asked her what she does when she's invited to a
>dinner party? She says "I ask them what they're making".... Lordie. What a
>social dunce she is, eh?
>
> I suspect she doesn't get invited more than once..if at all?

My DH doesn't like any meat on the bone, because it's too 'picky' to eat,
meaning he can't just shovel it in, but has to savour what he's eating! He's
not woosy, as he can shoot and prepare his meat, but when it comes to eating
it, he doesn't like bones, skin or fat on his plate. Personally I love lamb
chops, and the best bits to me are the fatty crispy bits and the meat left
on the bones. So we're complete oposites. I could just give him the tastless
little nugget of meat off the chops and save myself the best bits : )

Sarah

Goomba38 wrote:
> I was just at a meeting and some topic about food came up. One chick,
> about 25 or so years old proudly announces that she won't eat fried
> chicken (or any chicken) that comes on the bone. "Its the whole bone
> thing there..." is a turn off she explains. She really seemed to imagine
> she was somehow cute for being so picky? I asked her what she does when
> she's invited to a dinner party? She says "I ask them what they're
> making".... Lordie. What a social dunce she is, eh?
>
> I suspect she doesn't get invited more than once..if at all?

Bones pretty much gross me out. But I cook meat on the bone and eat it
anyway. And if anyone asks for our food preferences we only request no
beef and no nuts. We will even choke down okra if we have to.

-L.

Goomba38 wrote:
> I was just at a meeting and some topic about food came up. One chick,
> about 25 or so years old proudly announces that she won't eat fried
> chicken (or any chicken) that comes on the bone. "Its the whole bone
> thing there..." is a turn off she explains. She really seemed to
> imagine she was somehow cute for being so picky? I asked her what she
> does when she's invited to a dinner party? She says "I ask them what
> they're making".... Lordie. What a social dunce she is, eh?
>
> I suspect she doesn't get invited more than once..if at all?

I have a friend like that, too, and has now instilled her ideas onto her
entire family. They won't eat a T-bone steak, no pork chops, no fish. It's
boneless, skinless chicken breasts, ground beef or a pork loin and that's
it. No wonder they're bored with their food????

kili
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http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/kilikini

kilikini wrote:
> Goomba38 wrote:
> > I was just at a meeting and some topic about food came up. One chick,
> > about 25 or so years old proudly announces that she won't eat fried
> > chicken (or any chicken) that comes on the bone. "Its the whole bone
> > thing there..." is a turn off she explains. She really seemed to
> > imagine she was somehow cute for being so picky? I asked her what she
> > does when she's invited to a dinner party? She says "I ask them what
> > they're making".... Lordie. What a social dunce she is, eh?
> >
> > I suspect she doesn't get invited more than once..if at all?
>
> I have a friend like that, too, and has now instilled her ideas onto her
> entire family. They won't eat a T-bone steak, no pork chops, no fish. It's
> boneless, skinless chicken breasts, ground beef or a pork loin and that's
> it. No wonder they're bored with their food????

I don't mind bone-in meat, but prefer to eat it at home where I can
truly give the bones the attention they deserve: gnawed to death. The
only exception to that is T-bone steak -- don't like the taste of the
meat near the bone.

I don't even have a problem handling dead fowl that looks like fowl.
My only problem is with rabbit. I remember the look on the butcher's
face when I asked him if the rabbit he had for sale was whole or cut
up.

"Whole, of course."

"Well, could you please cut it into 4 pieces? Whole skinned rabbit
sends my mind into overdrive: babies, dead cats, etc., so, pretty
please..."

So there you go. I have no qualms about eating dead animals. But I'd
starve to death if I had to kill & dress my own.

Gabby

In article >,
"kilikini" > wrote:

> I have a friend like that, too, and has now instilled her ideas onto her
> entire family. They won't eat a T-bone steak, no pork chops, no fish. It's
> boneless, skinless chicken breasts, ground beef or a pork loin and that's
> it. No wonder they're bored with their food????
>
> kili
> --
> http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/kilikini

Excellent! That will increase the supply available to the rest of us
poor schmucks and the price should drop, eh? Supply and demand and all.
<g>
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"Janet B." > wrote

> We have a small landscape business. A customer once asked us to plant
> large pots for her deck/patio area. I asked if she would like some
> vegetable things included like eggplant, peppers or tomatoes, lettuce,
> herbs -- that sort of thing. She looked at me in horror and declared that
> she wouldn't eat anything that grew in dirt. ???? What can you say?

I guess she really didn't go for french fries! That's pretty sad, maybe
she's
a germaphobe. If there is such a word. That's just not rational.

nancy

Goomba38 wrote:
> I was just at a meeting and some topic about food came up. One chick,
> about 25 or so years old proudly announces that she won't eat fried
> chicken (or any chicken) that comes on the bone. "Its the whole bone
> thing there..." is a turn off she explains. She really seemed to imagine
> she was somehow cute for being so picky? I asked her what she does when
> she's invited to a dinner party? She says "I ask them what they're
> making".... Lordie. What a social dunce she is, eh?
>
> I suspect she doesn't get invited more than once..if at all?

I imagine this is someone who was brought up on "space food" so they
think real food is weird.

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >,
> "kilikini" > wrote:
>
>> I have a friend like that, too, and has now instilled her ideas onto
>> her entire family. They won't eat a T-bone steak, no pork chops, no
>> fish. It's boneless, skinless chicken breasts, ground beef or a
>> pork loin and that's it. No wonder they're bored with their food????
>>
>
> Excellent! That will increase the supply available to the rest of us
> poor schmucks and the price should drop, eh? Supply and demand and
> all. <g>

Ha! I didn't look at it that way. Salute all who don't eat meat on a bone!
(I know Sheldon will have a field day with that one.) :-)

kili
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"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> Janet B. wrote:
snip
>> We have a small landscape business. A customer once asked us to
>> plant large pots for her deck/patio area. I asked if she would like
>> some vegetable things included like eggplant, peppers or tomatoes,
>> lettuce, herbs -- that sort of thing. She looked at me in horror and
>> declared that she wouldn't eat anything that grew in dirt. ????
>> What can you say?
>> Janet
>
> LOL was she into hydroponics?
>
>
She was very much the socialite. I was looking at her face as she spoke and
I truly don't think she understood. I think there was a big disconnect
between her knowledge of how things grew and what was on the table at the
club.
Janet

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
. ..
>
> "Janet B." > wrote
>
>> We have a small landscape business. A customer once asked us to plant
>> large pots for her deck/patio area. I asked if she would like some
>> vegetable things included like eggplant, peppers or tomatoes, lettuce,
>> herbs -- that sort of thing. She looked at me in horror and declared
>> that she wouldn't eat anything that grew in dirt. ???? What can you
>> say?
>
> I guess she really didn't go for french fries! That's pretty sad, maybe
> she's
> a germaphobe. If there is such a word. That's just not rational.
>
> nancy
She was a younger woman, maybe her whole life had been frozen entrees
(french fries). I don't know, but I surely have never forgotten that.
You've got to wonder how many other things are like this in our life where
you run into people that really haven't a clue.
Janet

> I was just at a meeting and some topic about food came up. One chick,
> about 25 or so years old proudly announces that she won't eat fried
> chicken (or any chicken) that comes on the bone. "Its the whole bone
> thing there..." is a turn off she explains. She really seemed to imagine
> she was somehow cute for being so picky? I asked her what she does when
> she's invited to a dinner party? She says "I ask them what they're
> making".... Lordie. What a social dunce she is, eh?
>
> I suspect she doesn't get invited more than once..if at all?

You could always get her a McRib sandwich....

Larry T.... Gagging as I type

Goomba38 wrote:
> I was just at a meeting and some topic about food came up. One chick,
> about 25 or so years old proudly announces that she won't eat fried
> chicken (or any chicken) that comes on the bone. "Its the whole bone
> thing there..." is a turn off she explains. She really seemed to imagine
> she was somehow cute for being so picky? I asked her what she does when
> she's invited to a dinner party? She says "I ask them what they're
> making".... Lordie. What a social dunce she is, eh?
>
> I suspect she doesn't get invited more than once..if at all?

My ex and her siblings were like that, they couldn't eat meat on the bone.
Actually, they were all picky as hell and their mom would often make 2 or 3
dinners for everyone. It was so frustrating, especially as they all grew up.
The last two were in their 20's and still living at home and still getting
specially made meals.

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by your mom's house.

Well I for one have always gone by the old adage "The closer to the bone the
sweeter the meat." and IMHO the marrow inside the bone is the best part of
any animal.
I've a border collie that won't eat dog food, when I grill pork chops I give
her the center loin and save the bone and surrounding meat and fat to gnaw
on myself.
My mother in laws a surgical nurse and she commented to me one time that
she's never seen a surgeon strip a bone of it's meat better with a scalpel
than I just did that bone in ribeye with a steak knife. I was trying to be
polite at a bankers dinner or I would have picked up the bone and started
gnawing out what little marrow is in a bone in ribeye.

Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the
black flag, and begin to slit throats. - H.L. Mencken

In article >,
Dave Smith > wrote:

> Goomba38 wrote:
> >
> > I was just at a meeting and some topic about food came up. One chick,
> > about 25 or so years old proudly announces that she won't eat fried
> > chicken (or any chicken) that comes on the bone. "Its the whole bone
> > thing there..." is a turn off she explains. She really seemed to imagine
> > she was somehow cute for being so picky? I asked her what she does when
> > she's invited to a dinner party? She says "I ask them what they're
> > making".... Lordie. What a social dunce she is, eh?
> >
> > I suspect she doesn't get invited more than once..if at all?
>
>
> A girl that doesn't like bones? What is the point of asking her
> ? :-)
>
> From a recent thread, it seems that some people don't mind having
> people checking to make sure the meal offered is acceptable
> before accepting an invitation.

Certainly makes for a more convivial evening. ;-)
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In article >,
"Janet B." > wrote:

> "Goomba38" > wrote in message
> news
> >I was just at a meeting and some topic about food came up. One chick, about
> >25 or so years old proudly announces that she won't eat fried chicken (or
> >any chicken) that comes on the bone. "Its the whole bone thing there..." is
> >a turn off she explains. She really seemed to imagine she was somehow cute
> >for being so picky? I asked her what she does when she's invited to a
> >dinner party? She says "I ask them what they're making".... Lordie. What a
> >social dunce she is, eh?
> >
> > I suspect she doesn't get invited more than once..if at all?
>
> We have a small landscape business. A customer once asked us to plant large
> pots for her deck/patio area. I asked if she would like some vegetable
> things included like eggplant, peppers or tomatoes, lettuce, herbs -- that
> sort of thing. She looked at me in horror and declared that she wouldn't
> eat anything that grew in dirt. ???? What can you say?
> Janet

<lol> Ok, that's taking it a bit far even for _my_ tolerance levels!
I hope she can afford only hydroponics... and even that has substrate!
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In article . com>,
"-L." > wrote:

>
> Bones pretty much gross me out. But I cook meat on the bone and eat it
> anyway. And if anyone asks for our food preferences we only request no
> beef and no nuts. We will even choke down okra if we have to.
>
> -L.

Heh! I consider _properly_ prepared okra (whole steamed, not
over-cooked) to be delicious. I think the flavor is similar to asparagus.
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In article >,
says...
> Heh! I consider _properly_ prepared okra (whole steamed, not
> over-cooked) to be delicious. I think the flavor is similar to asparagus.
> --
> Peace, Om
>
> Remove _ to validate e-mails.
>
>

Isn't steamed okra slimy? I am one of many people who do not like the
slime. But Alton Brown has a terrific and easy recipe where you cut the
okra into 1/2" slices, toss in cornmeal, and pan fry. Hard to stop
eating these guys!

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"Omelet" > wrote in message
news
> In article >,
> Dave Smith > wrote:
>
> > Goomba38 wrote:
> > >
> > > I was just at a meeting and some topic about food came up. One chick,
> > > about 25 or so years old proudly announces that she won't eat fried
> > > chicken (or any chicken) that comes on the bone. "Its the whole bone
> > > thing there..." is a turn off she explains. She really seemed to
imagine
> > > she was somehow cute for being so picky? I asked her what she does
when
> > > she's invited to a dinner party? She says "I ask them what they're
> > > making".... Lordie. What a social dunce she is, eh?
> > >
> > > I suspect she doesn't get invited more than once..if at all?
> >
> >
> > A girl that doesn't like bones? What is the point of asking her
> > ? :-)
> >
> > From a recent thread, it seems that some people don't mind having
> > people checking to make sure the meal offered is acceptable
> > before accepting an invitation.
>
> Certainly makes for a more convivial evening. ;-)
> --
> Peace, Om
>
> Remove _ to validate e-mails.
>
> "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack
Nicholson

The last lady who's family I invited to dinner didn't say anything about her
husband won't eat onions or anything containing onions beforehand. That was
nearly four years ago.
The only comment I received from her husband was "That's the biggest steak
I've ever seen" after I burnt the damned thing because he wanted it charred
inside and out. The time before that, those invited took over the grill and
proceeded to slather BBQ sauce on raw meat then burnt the BBQ sauce long
before the meat was done. I've not invited anyone over since.
Here's what you need to do at my house, sit down and I'll serve you a bloody
mary of my own concoction and an H'ORDERVE, enjoy the movie, music or
conversation and shut the F up about any food phobias you've never mentioned
and leave the cooking to me.

"Peter A" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> says...
>> Heh! I consider _properly_ prepared okra (whole steamed, not
>> over-cooked) to be delicious. I think the flavor is similar to asparagus.
>> --
>> Peace, Om
>>
>> Remove _ to validate e-mails.
>>
>>
>
> Isn't steamed okra slimy? I am one of many people who do not like the
> slime. But Alton Brown has a terrific and easy recipe where you cut the
> okra into 1/2" slices, toss in cornmeal, and pan fry. Hard to stop
> eating these guys!
>

The terrific recipe that Southern US moms have been using for 200 years.

"Peter A" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> says...
> > Heh! I consider _properly_ prepared okra (whole steamed, not
> > over-cooked) to be delicious. I think the flavor is similar to
asparagus.
> > --
> > Peace, Om
> >
> > Remove _ to validate e-mails.
> >
> >
>
> Isn't steamed okra slimy? I am one of many people who do not like the
> slime. But Alton Brown has a terrific and easy recipe where you cut the
> okra into 1/2" slices, toss in cornmeal, and pan fry. Hard to stop
> eating these guys!
>
> --
> Peter Aitken
> Visit my recipe and kitchen myths pages at www.pgacon.com/cooking.htm

Your problem is the difference between whole steamed okra and diced okra.

In article >,
Peter A > wrote:

> In article >,
> says...
> > Heh! I consider _properly_ prepared okra (whole steamed, not
> > over-cooked) to be delicious. I think the flavor is similar to asparagus.
> > --
> > Peace, Om
> >
> > Remove _ to validate e-mails.
> >
> >
>
> Isn't steamed okra slimy? I am one of many people who do not like the
> slime. But Alton Brown has a terrific and easy recipe where you cut the
> okra into 1/2" slices, toss in cornmeal, and pan fry. Hard to stop
> eating these guys!

Correction... I meant to say Blanched.

Big difference! Sorry.

But no, properly steamed Okra is not slimy if done just right.
Don't cut the ends off for a start!

Believe it or not, Okra is one item I will NOT deep fry!
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In article >,
"Muddle" > wrote:

> The last lady who's family I invited to dinner didn't say anything about her
> husband won't eat onions or anything containing onions beforehand. That was
> nearly four years ago.
> The only comment I received from her husband was "That's the biggest steak
> I've ever seen" after I burnt the damned thing because he wanted it charred
> inside and out. The time before that, those invited took over the grill and
> proceeded to slather BBQ sauce on raw meat then burnt the BBQ sauce long
> before the meat was done. I've not invited anyone over since.
> Here's what you need to do at my house, sit down and I'll serve you a bloody
> mary of my own concoction and an H'ORDERVE, enjoy the movie, music or
> conversation and shut the F up about any food phobias you've never mentioned
> and leave the cooking to me.

Sounds like a disaster... <G>
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In article >,
"Muddle" > wrote:

> "Peter A" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article >,
> > says...
> > > Heh! I consider _properly_ prepared okra (whole steamed, not
> > > over-cooked) to be delicious. I think the flavor is similar to
> asparagus.
> > > --
> > > Peace, Om
> > >
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> > >
> > >
> >
> > Isn't steamed okra slimy? I am one of many people who do not like the
> > slime. But Alton Brown has a terrific and easy recipe where you cut the
> > okra into 1/2" slices, toss in cornmeal, and pan fry. Hard to stop
> > eating these guys!
> >
> > --
> > Peter Aitken
> > Visit my recipe and kitchen myths pages at www.pgacon.com/cooking.htm
>
> Your problem is the difference between whole steamed okra and diced okra.

Indeed!

Cooked whole (without slicing off the end cap) prevents it from being
slimy unless it's over-cooked.
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Peace, Om

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"Omelet" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> "Muddle" > wrote:
>
> > "Peter A" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > In article >,
> > > says...
> > > > Heh! I consider _properly_ prepared okra (whole steamed, not
> > > > over-cooked) to be delicious. I think the flavor is similar to
> > asparagus.
> > > > --
> > > > Peace, Om
> > > >
> > > > Remove _ to validate e-mails.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > Isn't steamed okra slimy? I am one of many people who do not like the
> > > slime. But Alton Brown has a terrific and easy recipe where you cut
the
> > > okra into 1/2" slices, toss in cornmeal, and pan fry. Hard to stop
> > > eating these guys!
> > >
> > > --
> > > Peter Aitken
> > > Visit my recipe and kitchen myths pages at www.pgacon.com/cooking.htm
> >
> > Your problem is the difference between whole steamed okra and diced
okra.
>
> Indeed!
>
> Cooked whole (without slicing off the end cap) prevents it from being
> slimy unless it's over-cooked.
> --
> Peace, Om
>
> Remove _ to validate e-mails.
>
> "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack
Nicholson

All the slimly goodness is kept inside. Diced okra gumbo isn't good without
that slime.

In article > ,
"Muddle" > wrote:

> All the slimly goodness is kept inside. Diced okra gumbo isn't good without
> that slime.

<lol> Neither is a veggie soup that includes diced Okra. ;-)
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Goomba38 > wrote in
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> I was just at a meeting and some topic about food came up. One chick,
> about 25 or so years old proudly announces that she won't eat fried
> chicken (or any chicken) that comes on the bone.


Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's latest River Cottage series is all about
this. He gets fast-food lovers out to his farm and teaches them about real
food.

The first episode was about chicken, and there was all the usual "can't eat
it if it looks like an animal part" and "will buy factory-farmed chicken
but won't eat a happy organic bird if it's killed before my eyes" type
hypocrisy from the guests. Eventually they all seemed to get the point to
a greater or lesser degree, but there was a great deal of resistance at
first.

Some people *are* proud of their ignorance; I'll never understand it.

K

"Amarantha" > wrote
>
> Some people *are* proud of their ignorance; >

This is really true.

>I'll never understand it.

I am not sure I even want to.

Omelet > wrote in
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> In article >,
> Goomba38 > wrote:
>
>> I was just at a meeting and some topic about food came up.
>> One chick, about 25 or so years old proudly announces that
>> she won't eat fried chicken (or any chicken) that comes on
>> the bone. "Its the whole bone thing there..." is a turn
>> off she explains. She really seemed to imagine she was
>> somehow cute for being so picky? I asked her what she does
>> when she's invited to a dinner party? She says "I ask them
>> what they're making".... Lordie. What a social dunce she
>> is, eh?
>>
>> I suspect she doesn't get invited more than once..if at
>> all?
>
> This is actually quite common... Bone in chicken brings
> some people a bit to close to the "source" of the meat if
> you know what I mean?

i quit eating meat (except poultry) at age 9 after finding
veins in cube steak. just completely disgusted me...
that didn't stop me from taking meat cutting in college
though, & i did eventually get over it & start eating beef
again... but i still won't eat cube steak
>
> I know 3 other people (all at work) that are the same way.
> They will not eat any meat off of a bone.

bones aren't a big deal. i just hate tossing them out.
must....make....soup....

lee

--
Question with boldness even the existence of god; because if
there be
one, he must more approve the homage of reason than that of
blindfolded
fear. - Thomas Jefferson

<snip>
>>> Heh! I consider _properly_ prepared okra (whole steamed, not
>>> over-cooked) to be delicious. I think the flavor is similar to
>>> asparagus.
>>> --
>>> Peace, Om
>>>
>>> Remove _ to validate e-mails.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Isn't steamed okra slimy? I am one of many people who do not like the
>> slime. But Alton Brown has a terrific and easy recipe where you cut the
>> okra into 1/2" slices, toss in cornmeal, and pan fry. Hard to stop
>> eating these guys!
>>
>
> The terrific recipe that Southern US moms have been using for 200 years.
>

And if you add some chunks of green tomato to the okra mix first and fry as
usual for fried okra it's just HEAVENLY!~!!

hugs,
helen