On Sun, 5 Dec 2010 13:41:54 -0500, pavane wrote:

> "blake murphy" > wrote in message
> ...
>| On Sat, 4 Dec 2010 10:24:01 -0800, Daniel W. Rouse Jr. wrote:
>|
>|> "Bob Terwilliger" > wrote in message
>|> b.com...
>|>> Dan wrote:
>|>>
>|>>> I almost never see Franks for sale here.
>|>>
>|>> That's odd, it's carried by both Raley's and Safeway in my area.
>|>>
>|> It might also be sold as Durkee Red Hot in some areas. It would be expected
>|> they would be the same product.
>|>
>|> http://www.franksredhot.com/wings/heritage
>|>
>|> "1977: Durkee® Famous Foods acquires Frank's RedHot"
>|
>| i'm not sure why you would expect that.
>
> This is correct, though. I became interested in making Buffalo wings while I was
> living in California in the '70s. Got frustrated because I could not find "Frank's
> Red Hot" and asked around. Finally found out that Durkee had not only bought
> Frank's but renamed it, and it was on the market as "Durkee's Red Hot." Then
> when Buffalo wings became really popular in the late '80s they reverted to the
> original name Frank's because there were so many references and recipes that
> referred to Frank's Hot Sauce. Interestingly Durkee had not changed the shape
> or label design at all, merely the name.
>
> pavane

interesting. i was just thinking that it's not typical for a brand to be
taken over by another and then completely replaced by the taker-over's
recipe. (usually they just substitute cheaper ingredients in the
vanquished product's recipe.)

your pal,
blake

On 12/6/2010 8:04 PM, Arri London wrote:
>
>
> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>
>> On Sat 04 Dec 2010 07:33:55p, Arri London told us...
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ravenlynne wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On 12/4/2010 11:56 AM, sf wrote:
>>>>> On Sat, 04 Dec 2010 08:24:27 -0500, Jim
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Here's a diet snack for you- plain popcorn with all the
>>>>>> Frank's you want on it. High fiber- practically no
>>>>>> calories, and it boosts your metabolism and starts you
>>>>>> sweating.
>>>>>
>>>>> Doesn't it make the popcorn soggy?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I think if you toss a little bit with it it would work. People
>>>> put butter on it and it doesn't make it soggy. But the little bit
>>>> you'd toss wouldn't give it much taste, I'd expect.
>>>>
>>>> Though if I want a kick and didn't want butter I'd just toss some
>>>> cayenne in with the salt.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> That's what I do with popcorn. No butter but some NM powdered red
>>> chile and a bit of salt or occasionally lemon pepper, which
>>> normally has salt in it.
>>>
>>
>> IME, if there isn't at least a bit of butter on the popcorn, nothing
>> powdered seems to stick and most ends up in the bottom of the bowl.
>>
>>
>
> Enough of it collects in the popcorn crevices for my tastes. The chile
> is very finely powdered so some of it sticks.

I'm thinking about a mix of butter, salt, a tad bit of sugar, cocoa and
chile.....wondering if that would be good.

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On 12/6/2010 10:58 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Mon 06 Dec 2010 08:48:48p, ravenlynne told us...

>> I'm thinking about a mix of butter, salt, a tad bit of sugar,
>> cocoa and chile.....wondering if that would be good.
>>
>
> You lost be after butter and salt. Not my bowl of popcorn, but maybe
> yours.
>

Eh, well...might be too much anyway. Was just imagining...

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