Here's what's available on December 29th:

https://s28.postimg.org/d4u84wrst/useup.jpg

I did my best to use up the dining assessment this year but still have
$200 to spend. I will probably look at buying a few items. I hope they
have the brie soup again. That was very tasty. $15 a quart but hey,
not unexpected.

Some of these things I've never seen on the menu. Pork ribeye? I'm not
sure I've ever seen anything like that in the grocery store. Last year
I bought four NY strip steaks, quite nice.

Frozen cookie dough? I didn't know they served cookies. (laughing)

And before anyone tells me to buy wine, nope. I will not pay for
overpriced wine I haven't ever tasted. It's obviously swill no one
bought, regardless of the price.

Happy Holidays!

Jill

On 12/9/2016 6:21 PM, jmcquown wrote:

>
> Some of these things I've never seen on the menu. Pork ribeye? I'm not
> sure I've ever seen anything like that in the grocery store.
>
> Jill

Sounds like that is just a center cut pork loin roast. Hmmm, we've not
had one for a while now bone in.

On 12/9/2016 7:49 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 12/9/2016 6:21 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>
>>
>> Some of these things I've never seen on the menu. Pork ribeye? I'm not
>> sure I've ever seen anything like that in the grocery store.
>>
>> Jill
>
> Sounds like that is just a center cut pork loin roast. Hmmm, we've not
> had one for a while now bone in.

Glad the pork ribeye item could inspire! Honestly, I've never seen them
offer this on the menu. Then again, I have a problem with not being
notified by email about the daily lunch & dinner specials.

I've asked about it... hmmmm, everyone else seems to get the emails. I
get all the ones where grandparents are begging to borrow car seats,
booster seats, high chairs, mattresses for the visiting tots. Lunch &
dinner specials? Nope.

Perhaps someone is being a little selective because I tend to correct
blantant spelling errors and other silly things a simple spell check
would resolve. LOL

I went to the Club the other night. I had no idea what the specials
were, otherwise I *might* have given the cassoulet a try. I could have
called ahead.

https://s28.postimg.org/rrf59kx0t/Dinner_specials.jpg

Cobia... it amazes me they are serving Cobia! It is a threatened
(almost endangered) fish in this area. Lots of conservationists on
Dataw are talking about how to save this fish. Yet the Club is merrily
serving it.

Jill

On 12/9/2016 11:09 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Fri, 9 Dec 2016 18:21:36 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> Here's what's available on December 29th:
>>
>> https://s28.postimg.org/d4u84wrst/useup.jpg
>
> I guess if I HAD to buy something that wasn't outrageously priced it
> would be the 2.5lb tubs of BBQ pork. I bet it has TVP in it, though.
>
I have no idea about the TVP. I'm not a fan of pulled pork. This is,
no doubt, stuff they froze after some golf tournament or something.

> The cookie dough balls are outrageous. Those things come in boxes of
> 240 for about $40-$45 - and that's for the "upscale" Otis Funkmeyers
> and Mrs Feilds.
>
I've never bought cookie dough so I wouldn't know.

> I can't speak for the wine, but everything there is at least twice as
> much as it cost them.
>
I know their house wine sucks and they charge $40 a bottle for it. This
other stuff? I've got no idea. Someone (sf?) suggested last year I use
up the assessment buying wine. Sorry but I prefer to taste what I waste
my money on first. LOL At least with the NY strips and the soup I knew
what I was getting. It's a use it or lose it situation.

>> Some of these things I've never seen on the menu. Pork ribeye? I'm not
>> sure I've ever seen anything like that in the grocery store.
>
> A full pork loin is equivalent to the strip loin (NY strip) and the
> rib roast of the cow. The "pork ribeye" comes from the front 1/4 of
> the pork loin closest to the neck. It's the equivalent of a large end
> ribeye steak/roast on a cow.
>
> -sw
>
Thank you for the explanation.

Jill

On 12/10/2016 11:27 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sat, 10 Dec 2016 11:06:40 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> On 12/9/2016 11:09 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Fri, 9 Dec 2016 18:21:36 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>>> Here's what's available on December 29th:
>>>>
>>>> https://s28.postimg.org/d4u84wrst/useup.jpg
>>>
>>> I guess if I HAD to buy something that wasn't outrageously priced it
>>> would be the 2.5lb tubs of BBQ pork. I bet it has TVP in it, though.
>>>
>> I have no idea about the TVP. I'm not a fan of pulled pork. This is,
>> no doubt, stuff they froze after some golf tournament or something.
>
> Nah. They buy BBQ pulled pork in 2.5lb containers/bags.
>
> -sw
>
Probably. I sure don't see any grills/smokers on the patio or smell
brisket wafting down the fairway.

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
>
> Cobia... it amazes me they are serving Cobia! It is a threatened
> (almost endangered) fish in this area. Lots of conservationists on
> Dataw are talking about how to save this fish. Yet the Club is merrily
> serving it.

Your Data conservationists are idiots. Cobia is not endangered...it's
just a rare fish to catch on the east coast. They love warm water but in
summer, will come up about as far north as Virginia. No one fishes them
in the wild commercially..they are a bonus catch by rod&reel fishermen.
I've had wild caught twice...from an avid fisherman friend. He fishes
all the time and releases most. If I ask, he'll save an extra for me. He
even fillets them for me.

Last week I got two nice fillets of speckled trout. That fish was
swimming in the inlet only 2 hours earlier. yum

jmcquown wrote:
>
> Cobia... it amazes me they are serving Cobia! It is a threatened
> (almost endangered) fish in this area. Lots of conservationists on
> Dataw are talking about how to save this fish. Yet the Club is merrily
> serving it.

If the Club is merrily serving it, you should merrily try it. It's
farmed and not endangered. It's a tasty fish...mild and good.

If you do give it a try, tell how they seasoned and cooked it.

On Sat, 10 Dec 2016 13:44:46 -0500, Gary > wrote:

>jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> Cobia... it amazes me they are serving Cobia! It is a threatened
>> (almost endangered) fish in this area. Lots of conservationists on
>> Dataw are talking about how to save this fish. Yet the Club is merrily
>> serving it.
>
>Your Data conservationists are idiots. Cobia is not endangered...

The authorities seem to feel differently about that. Just because it
isn't endangered elsewhere isn't a reason not to protect it if it's
endangered or spawns in other places.

On 12/10/2016 2:02 PM, Je�us wrote:
> On Sat, 10 Dec 2016 13:44:46 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>> Cobia... it amazes me they are serving Cobia! It is a threatened
>>> (almost endangered) fish in this area. Lots of conservationists on
>>> Dataw are talking about how to save this fish. Yet the Club is merrily
>>> serving it.
>>
>> Your Data conservationists are idiots. Cobia is not endangered...
>
> The authorities seem to feel differently about that. Just because it
> isn't endangered elsewhere isn't a reason not to protect it if it's
> endangered or spawns in other places.
>
Here's an article from earlier this year. It's not just Dataw residents
who are concerned about protecting Cobia:

http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/2016/may/...gislation.html

"From May 1 to May 31, 2016, this cobia fishery will be limited to catch
and release only. It will be unlawful to take and possess cobia from
this area during the month of May..."

Jill

On 12/10/2016 11:37 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sat, 10 Dec 2016 10:58:58 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> https://s28.postimg.org/rrf59kx0t/Dinner_specials.jpg
>>
>> Cobia... it amazes me they are serving Cobia! It is a threatened
>> (almost endangered) fish in this area. Lots of conservationists on
>> Dataw are talking about how to save this fish. Yet the Club is merrily
>> serving it.
>
> I see nothing about it being endangered. And it's not something you
> go out fishing for, it's just something you accidentally catch. A
> very popular farmed fish in mostly in Asia, but also in the U.S. If
> you see it on a menu, it's probably farmed since it's not caught
> commercially except as a bycatch.
>
> -sw
>
http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/2016/may/...gislation.html

*Someone* is fishing for them.

Jill

On 12/10/2016 1:45 PM, Gary wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> Cobia... it amazes me they are serving Cobia! It is a threatened
>> (almost endangered) fish in this area. Lots of conservationists on
>> Dataw are talking about how to save this fish. Yet the Club is merrily
>> serving it.
>
> If the Club is merrily serving it, you should merrily try it. It's
> farmed and not endangered. It's a tasty fish...mild and good.
>
> If you do give it a try, tell how they seasoned and cooked it.
>
In this area Cobia is considered a game fish. It probably tastes a bit
like swordfish.

The description of the dinner special was "pan roasted *wild*" (not
farmed) Cobia. No mention of seasonings. Served with pearled couscous,
baby green beans, scorched grape tomatoes and blood orange sauce.
Sorry, it sounds too fussy and fru-fru for my taste. I like to keep
things simple, especially when it comes to cooking fish.

Jill

On 12/10/2016 7:58 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 12/9/2016 7:49 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 12/9/2016 6:21 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Some of these things I've never seen on the menu. Pork ribeye? I'm not
>>> sure I've ever seen anything like that in the grocery store.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> Sounds like that is just a center cut pork loin roast. Hmmm, we've not
>> had one for a while now bone in.
>
> Glad the pork ribeye item could inspire! Honestly, I've never seen them
> offer this on the menu. Then again, I have a problem with not being
> notified by email about the daily lunch & dinner specials.
>
> I've asked about it... hmmmm, everyone else seems to get the emails. I
> get all the ones where grandparents are begging to borrow car seats,
> booster seats, high chairs, mattresses for the visiting tots. Lunch &
> dinner specials? Nope.
>
> Perhaps someone is being a little selective because I tend to correct
> blantant spelling errors and other silly things a simple spell check
> would resolve. LOL
>
> I went to the Club the other night. I had no idea what the specials
> were, otherwise I *might* have given the cassoulet a try. I could have
> called ahead.
>
> https://s28.postimg.org/rrf59kx0t/Dinner_specials.jpg
>
> Cobia... it amazes me they are serving Cobia! It is a threatened
> (almost endangered) fish in this area. Lots of conservationists on
> Dataw are talking about how to save this fish. Yet the Club is merrily
> serving it.
>
> Jill
>

If it is not endangered in other area, and that is where their supply is
from, they are good marketing folks - supply a local popular fish which
is hard to come by otherwise in the local area.

On 12/11/2016 3:26 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sat, 10 Dec 2016 18:39:35 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> On 12/10/2016 11:37 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Sat, 10 Dec 2016 10:58:58 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>>> https://s28.postimg.org/rrf59kx0t/Dinner_specials.jpg
>>>>
>>>> Cobia... it amazes me they are serving Cobia! It is a threatened
>>>> (almost endangered) fish in this area. Lots of conservationists on
>>>> Dataw are talking about how to save this fish. Yet the Club is merrily
>>>> serving it.
>>>
>>> I see nothing about it being endangered. And it's not something you
>>> go out fishing for, it's just something you accidentally catch. A
>>> very popular farmed fish in mostly in Asia, but also in the U.S. If
>>> you see it on a menu, it's probably farmed since it's not caught
>>> commercially except as a bycatch.
>>
>> *Someone* is fishing for them.
>
> It ain't chef Ten Peck or any of the people who craft those emails and
> **** with you when you come to the club.
>
LOL Chef Penn left a few years ago to open his own restaurant. The one
right next to the - ooops, it's not there anymore! - Marina.

> I still think it's so sad and tacky that they try and push off those
> leftovers off on the inhabitants like that.
>
> -sw
>
I usually order the same things when I go there. Pretty hard to screw
up a hamburger or battered fried cod. The beef stew I had last month
at dinner time (which I did not like) was a hold-over from lunch. I'm
sure it had been sitting on a back burner all day.

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
>
> The description of the dinner special was "pan roasted *wild*" (not
> farmed) Cobia. No mention of seasonings. Served with pearled couscous,
> baby green beans, scorched grape tomatoes and blood orange sauce.
> Sorry, it sounds too fussy and fru-fru for my taste. I like to keep
> things simple, especially when it comes to cooking fish.

I like to keep fish simple too. Most times just broiling briefly with
some minced onions and lemon juice. I was just wonder how the "Club" did
it.

Since you still have to spend $200 or so in the next 2 weeks, you should
try that dish. I would just to see how it tastes in that manner. Better
to use up your amount rather than not spend it all. You pay for it
either way. (you idiot!) hehehh

On 12/11/2016 11:51 AM, Gary wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> The description of the dinner special was "pan roasted *wild*" (not
>> farmed) Cobia. No mention of seasonings. Served with pearled couscous,
>> baby green beans, scorched grape tomatoes and blood orange sauce.
>> Sorry, it sounds too fussy and fru-fru for my taste. I like to keep
>> things simple, especially when it comes to cooking fish.
>
> I like to keep fish simple too. Most times just broiling briefly with
> some minced onions and lemon juice. I was just wonder how the "Club" did
> it.
>
> Since you still have to spend $200 or so in the next 2 weeks, you should
> try that dish. I would just to see how it tastes in that manner. Better
> to use up your amount rather than not spend it all. You pay for it
> either way. (you idiot!) hehehh
>
As stated previously, they don't always email me the "specials". They
conveniently forget. Cobia was last week. No telling what they have
today. I usually just order off the regular menu. Don't find out the
specials until I drive over there. Then I have to dress appropriately,
don'tcha know. Bluejeans weren't allowed until 2014. Snooty asses.

Jill

On Sat, 10 Dec 2016 18:36:59 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 12/10/2016 2:02 PM, Je?us wrote:
>> On Sat, 10 Dec 2016 13:44:46 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>>
>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Cobia... it amazes me they are serving Cobia! It is a threatened
>>>> (almost endangered) fish in this area. Lots of conservationists on
>>>> Dataw are talking about how to save this fish. Yet the Club is merrily
>>>> serving it.
>>>
>>> Your Data conservationists are idiots. Cobia is not endangered...
>>
>> The authorities seem to feel differently about that. Just because it
>> isn't endangered elsewhere isn't a reason not to protect it if it's
>> endangered or spawns in other places.
>>
>Here's an article from earlier this year. It's not just Dataw residents
>who are concerned about protecting Cobia:
>
>http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/2016/may/...gislation.html
>
>"From May 1 to May 31, 2016, this cobia fishery will be limited to catch
>and release only. It will be unlawful to take and possess cobia from
>this area during the month of May..."

Thumbs up.

Jill, your comment on the "snooty" administrators who took a long time to
allow jeans at the dining site reminds me of my sorority dress code when
I was in school in the 50s-60s. No jeans in public except on Saturdays, no
pants of any kind in public at all except Saturday....can you imagine walking
To class on a very spread-out campus, in winter, in Iowa? We must have
been nuts! (But we did survive....)

N.

On Tue, 13 Dec 2016 05:45:56 -0800 (PST), Nancy2
> wrote:

>Jill, your comment on the "snooty" administrators who took a long time to
>allow jeans at the dining site reminds me of my sorority dress code when
>I was in school in the 50s-60s. No jeans in public except on Saturdays, no
>pants of any kind in public at all except Saturday....can you imagine walking
>To class on a very spread-out campus, in winter, in Iowa? We must have
>been nuts! (But we did survive....)
>
>N.

I have memories of walking to and from the campus proper to my dorm at
the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the winter. Icy wind blowing
off the lake. We wore hose in those days. You prayed you knees
didn't accidentally rub together because it would hurt so bad because
they were white and slightly green from the icy cold. You knew when
you got home and took your boots off you would probably suffer where
the top of your boots touched your leg as you walked. No long pants
were worn in those days. Your legs felt like they were on fire after
you got to a warm place and they began to itch like crazy. You dare
not scratch because large welts would rise. Turn of the century
ladies were in good shape with their long skirts and petticoats.
Janet US

"Nancy2" > wrote in message
...
> Jill, your comment on the "snooty" administrators who took a long time to
> allow jeans at the dining site reminds me of my sorority dress code when
> I was in school in the 50s-60s. No jeans in public except on Saturdays,
> no
> pants of any kind in public at all except Saturday....can you imagine
> walking
> To class on a very spread-out campus, in winter, in Iowa? We must have
> been nuts! (But we did survive....)
>
> N.

Same where I was, no pants at all to school for the girls except on Friday
during football season, you could wear red capris, no jeans.

Cheri

On 12/13/2016 8:45 AM, Nancy2 wrote:
> Jill, your comment on the "snooty" administrators who took a long time to
> allow jeans at the dining site reminds me of my sorority dress code when
> I was in school in the 50s-60s. No jeans in public except on Saturdays, no
> pants of any kind in public at all except Saturday....can you imagine walking
> To class on a very spread-out campus, in winter, in Iowa? We must have
> been nuts! (But we did survive....)
>
> N.
>
I am just old enough to remember when girls weren't allowed to wear
slacks to school. Temperature didn't matter, it simply wasn't done.

Jill

On 12/13/2016 10:50 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Dec 2016 05:45:56 -0800 (PST), Nancy2
> > wrote:
>
>> Jill, your comment on the "snooty" administrators who took a long time to
>> allow jeans at the dining site reminds me of my sorority dress code when
>> I was in school in the 50s-60s. No jeans in public except on Saturdays, no
>> pants of any kind in public at all except Saturday....can you imagine walking
>> To class on a very spread-out campus, in winter, in Iowa? We must have
>> been nuts! (But we did survive....)
>>
>> N.
>
> I have memories of walking to and from the campus proper to my dorm at
> the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the winter. Icy wind blowing
> off the lake. We wore hose in those days. You prayed you knees
> didn't accidentally rub together because it would hurt so bad because
> they were white and slightly green from the icy cold. You knew when
> you got home and took your boots off you would probably suffer where
> the top of your boots touched your leg as you walked. No long pants
> were worn in those days. Your legs felt like they were on fire after
> you got to a warm place and they began to itch like crazy. You dare
> not scratch because large welts would rise. Turn of the century
> ladies were in good shape with their long skirts and petticoats.
> Janet US
>
I've mentioned before dressing up for a Civil War reenactment. It was
in the summer. I was wearing a petticoat, a chemise, a corset and yes,
a hoop skirt. Hoop skirts are surprisingly cool. In the winter I'm
sure they wore heavy stockings and layered on more clothing.

Jill

jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On 12/13/2016 8:45 AM, Nancy2 wrote:
> > Jill, your comment on the "snooty" administrators who took a long
> > time to allow jeans at the dining site reminds me of my sorority
> > dress code when I was in school in the 50s-60s. No jeans in public
> > except on Saturdays, no pants of any kind in public at all except
> > Saturday....can you imagine walking To class on a very spread-out
> > campus, in winter, in Iowa? We must have been nuts! (But we did
> > survive....)
> >
> > N.
> >
> I am just old enough to remember when girls weren't allowed to wear
> slacks to school. Temperature didn't matter, it simply wasn't done.
>
> Jill

LOL! We had a revolt one day. Every girl wore pants. We all got
suspended for a day, then the boys didnt show up the day we were
suspended. That was the end of it.

--

On 12/11/2016 2:06 PM, Je�us wrote:
> On Sat, 10 Dec 2016 18:36:59 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 12/10/2016 2:02 PM, Je?us wrote:
>>> On Sat, 10 Dec 2016 13:44:46 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>>>
>>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Cobia... it amazes me they are serving Cobia! It is a threatened
>>>>> (almost endangered) fish in this area. Lots of conservationists on
>>>>> Dataw are talking about how to save this fish. Yet the Club is merrily
>>>>> serving it.
>>>>
>>>> Your Data conservationists are idiots. Cobia is not endangered...
>>>
>>> The authorities seem to feel differently about that. Just because it
>>> isn't endangered elsewhere isn't a reason not to protect it if it's
>>> endangered or spawns in other places.
>>>
>> Here's an article from earlier this year. It's not just Dataw residents
>> who are concerned about protecting Cobia:
>>
>> http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/2016/may/...gislation.html
>>
>> "From May 1 to May 31, 2016, this cobia fishery will be limited to catch
>> and release only. It will be unlawful to take and possess cobia from
>> this area during the month of May..."
>
> Thumbs up.
>
I knew I could back it up. There is no reason *not* to protect
certain species of... well, pretty much anything if you are aware there
might be a problem. Over fishing happens in all parts of the world. I
was also pointing out it is not *farmed* around here. It is a wild
caught fish.

I'm sure it tastes fine. It's probably very mild tasting. I just don't
know why they'd be serving it at the Club when it seems to be a local issue.

Jill