tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post7925773691476631616..comments2024-02-23T03:46:42.310-05:00Comments on JO ON FOOD, LIFE AND A SCENT OF CHOCOLATE: Cooking, Travel League.Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-67955917554363499112014-12-04T09:58:09.574-05:002014-12-04T09:58:09.574-05:00I would do that too, but these tarts are really de...I would do that too, but these tarts are really delicious. I wonder if I could sprinkle them with brandy, never thought of that.<br /><br />I make rum butter, by preference. I could eat that by the spoonfulJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-52185069640968531692014-12-04T06:37:21.685-05:002014-12-04T06:37:21.685-05:00I 'cheat' and buy a good brand ready-made ...I 'cheat' and buy a good brand ready-made mincemeat ... then add some sherry or brandy to the mix before baking .... Not a huge fan of sweet foods but I do enjoy a mince pie with brandy butter occasionallySue Clinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15582183867336673426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-18153010686855753442014-12-01T21:48:04.459-05:002014-12-01T21:48:04.459-05:00Thanks, Jo. Thanks, Jo. The Happy Whiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438469476168485775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-43361372269334281822014-11-29T18:24:52.875-05:002014-11-29T18:24:52.875-05:00Pig ears, do you mean the actual ear or the cheek ...Pig ears, do you mean the actual ear or the cheek which comes with it? That meat is absolutely delicious, first ate it in France. Wouldn't waste it on dogs. to feed my German Shepherds on raw tripe. Pretty disgusting stuff but they loved it. I don't mean the bleached prepared stuff.<br /><br />As for trotters, I would say the bones would be dangerous for dogs. only bones I ever gave mind were the big shin bones which the butcher would cut into 3 for me (three dogs) they love the marrow. <br /><br />I think suet is an essential component of mincemeat. Either the real thing or vegetable suet.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-8480116658186205902014-11-29T18:11:41.550-05:002014-11-29T18:11:41.550-05:00The fat is at the local market it town. Though I ...The fat is at the local market it town. Though I will pass on the fat and make my mince, vegan (most likely). <br /><br />I never tried trotters. Though I very nearly bought them for the dogs, last week. Wanted to do some research first, make sure it won't hurt them.<br /><br />Do you know by chance?<br /><br />They love pig ears, and then this past week I got them bones from the butcher. Fun stuff. Way cheaper than the tractor store (where we buy their dog food).The Happy Whiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438469476168485775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-38015489202660635582014-11-29T16:20:24.170-05:002014-11-29T16:20:24.170-05:00Same here, but I never thought of having to buy su...Same here, but I never thought of having to buy suet from the farm. I am so used to being able to get it at the grocery store. My mother loved trotters but I wasn't keen. Maybe I would like them today.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-54988024688605004532014-11-29T12:51:00.519-05:002014-11-29T12:51:00.519-05:00We live in an agricultural area. If you want to b...We live in an agricultural area. If you want to buy half a pig, or cow, no problem. Want trotters, knuckles, bones, fat, we've got that too. The Happy Whiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438469476168485775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-35372267356709778292014-11-27T16:38:37.259-05:002014-11-27T16:38:37.259-05:00I'm glad you can get it. Can't remember wh...I'm glad you can get it. Can't remember where you said you lived, or didn't you?Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-29320202552420016262014-11-27T15:24:56.639-05:002014-11-27T15:24:56.639-05:00Thankfully, they sell it where I live. Thankfully, they sell it where I live. The Happy Whiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438469476168485775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-44352659894218977532014-11-26T17:38:42.154-05:002014-11-26T17:38:42.154-05:00I am too Ivy, but these days I find it hard to spe...I am too Ivy, but these days I find it hard to spend a lot of time standing without my back absolutely killing me so I am tending to take some of the easy ways out, so as they taste really good of course. For you it's obtaining the suet that will be a problem. The rest is easy enough. Wish I could send you some.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-9628199277179665872014-11-26T16:15:31.807-05:002014-11-26T16:15:31.807-05:00I'm a scratch cook and would enjoy making it m...I'm a scratch cook and would enjoy making it myself. That's where I'd have my fun, along with making small-medium homemade tart shells.<br /><br />I'm going to bookmark this page. Thanks :-)The Happy Whiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438469476168485775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-6410018245175984982014-11-26T16:13:04.340-05:002014-11-26T16:13:04.340-05:00Yes, I knew what it was, that was why I was tellin...Yes, I knew what it was, that was why I was telling people to go to the butcher. I guess you don't make too many puddings in Oz then. It really does make wonderful puddings. These days I gather the English tend to choose vegetable suet as being healthier, but what the heck that is I don't know and I am old fashioned enough to want real suet in my puds.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-10307137444879100192014-11-26T15:49:43.515-05:002014-11-26T15:49:43.515-05:00I didn't know what suet was so I had to look i...I didn't know what suet was so I had to look it up and this is what I found.<br />The hard white fat on the kidneys and loins of cattle, sheep, and other animals, used to make foods such as puddings, pastry, and mincemeat. I had no idea!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09174682655234764319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-82346379859572502842014-11-26T14:15:40.383-05:002014-11-26T14:15:40.383-05:00It is delicious. If you don't want to try maki...It is delicious. If you don't want to try making it, there should be some on sale in the stores, Crosse and Blackwell make a good one. I haven't made it myself in a long time, in fact I hadn't eaten it in years until I found the pies at the Crossroads.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-7237090790189151712014-11-26T13:10:19.718-05:002014-11-26T13:10:19.718-05:00I have never had mincemeat. Looks like something ...I have never had mincemeat. Looks like something I'd enjoy.The Happy Whiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438469476168485775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-61678595901435107692014-11-26T09:50:43.743-05:002014-11-26T09:50:43.743-05:00I have, all my life, made it a rule to taste thing...I have, all my life, made it a rule to taste things I don't like every two years and usually find in the end I generally find they are delicious. Yes, Elmira in Ontario. I think your Italian family had been in North America too long by the sound of it. No self respecting Italian family would eat Ragu. Certainly not in Italy.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-4551534320142268562014-11-26T08:41:53.557-05:002014-11-26T08:41:53.557-05:00I may have tried mincemeat once years ago. Not my...I may have tried mincemeat once years ago. Not my cuppa tea. I don't think my adult tastebuds would like it. Every time you say Elmira, I assumed you were traveling to upstate New York. This must be one in Ontario? And I'm such a bad Italian.....I was raised on Ragu sauce from the jar, which was of course heavily doctored with meat and spices. But to my knowledge, no one made sauce from scratch.JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-60734732467238657722014-11-26T07:47:30.609-05:002014-11-26T07:47:30.609-05:00Me too Hils, I am not a big pastry eater, I don...Me too Hils, I am not a big pastry eater, I don't love it, but it doesn't worry me in any way. 12 mince pies between Christmas and New Year don't forget!!<br /><br />Thanks, I do hope the weather will be kind.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-58151874014131822662014-11-26T07:46:02.193-05:002014-11-26T07:46:02.193-05:00Me too Dixie. I hope you can find the suet it'...Me too Dixie. I hope you can find the suet it's not easy in the States. In the days of Mrs. Beeton they bought the raw suet from the butcher and prepared it themselves. These days in the UK and Canada we are spoilt and can buy it already prepared.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-75142925350399611512014-11-26T07:44:23.053-05:002014-11-26T07:44:23.053-05:00I love it now but didn't as a kid. Thanks for ...I love it now but didn't as a kid. Thanks for the wishes Tammy, but our turkey day was in October. Happy turkey day to you though.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-75581665495719727612014-11-26T05:27:21.079-05:002014-11-26T05:27:21.079-05:00Hi Jo - love home-made tomato sauces .. and mincem...Hi Jo - love home-made tomato sauces .. and mincemeat .. I do love it - just not too happy with the pastry aspect: I love it, but it doesn't like me ... however the scent of cooking mince pies is to die for ... Christmas aromas ... <br /><br />Cheers and good luck with the weather .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-48005190728763203352014-11-26T04:08:57.706-05:002014-11-26T04:08:57.706-05:00I make my own sauce; it's so much better. You ...I make my own sauce; it's so much better. You are a very lovely woman. I hope the weather is kind and you two get to enjoy the day as planned.<br />Wow - what a recipe for mincemeat. I had no idea of the variety of ingredients! This will be quite the challenge. Thank you for taking the request!!! Now to find that suet.Dixie@dcreliefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11558671709412200904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-28959956645861556362014-11-26T01:11:52.232-05:002014-11-26T01:11:52.232-05:00my dad is a mincemeat lover! I will eat it if I......my dad is a mincemeat lover! I will eat it if I...have to. haha!! Happy turkey day, Jo!Tammy Theriaulthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128574900510175415noreply@blogger.com