Free Association Thread 5

[Emmeline]

With Salad Creme ?

Sorry, I have to ask...what is salad creme?

 

[JKendallDane]

Sorry, I have to ask...what is salad creme?

I would guess that is the British version of mayonnaise.

I love mayo but when it comes to fries, it's either ketchup or malt vinegar.

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[MagicaPractica]

I would guess that is the British version of mayonnaise.

I love mayo but when it comes to fries, it's either ketchup or malt vinegar.

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Now explain malt vinegar?

 

[SamScribble]

Sorry, I have to ask...what is salad creme?

Salad Cream (or Creme) is a mayonnaise-type condiment, invented during the First World War and popular in Britain until the '70s/'80s - when it was rather over-taken by mayo. With the arrival of Mediterranean food (Elizabeth David, et al), salad cream gained a bit of a reputation as 'poor people's food'. However, it's now making a bit of a comeback.

 

[Tio_Narratore]

Now explain malt vinegar?

Sorry, I have to ask...what is salad creme?

Malt vinegar is vinegar made from ale, much as wine vinegar is made from wine. It is very popular on fish and chips, and you can find it in the US at Long John Silver fast food fish restaurants (if you can find a Long John Silver - there is one in Queensbury, New York, but many have closed).

Salad Creme is very much like Miracle Whip without the tang. It is a "mayonnaise-type" salad dressing. It was also the foil for an amusing episode of Fawlty Towers.

 

[SamScribble]

... and you can find it in the US at Long John Silver fast food fish restaurants (if you can find a Long John Silver - there is one in Queensbury, New York, but many have closed).

Harry Ramsden's (but only if you are desperate)

 

[Mister_Song]

Malt vinegar is vinegar made from ale, much as wine vinegar is made from wine. It is very popular on fish and chips, and you can find it in the US at Long John Silver fast food fish restaurants (if you can find a Long John Silver - there is one in Queensbury, New York, but many have closed).

Salad Creme is very much like Miracle Whip without the tang. It is a "mayonnaise-type" salad dressing. It was also the foil for an amusing episode of Fawlty Towers.

I seem to recall almost every episode of Fawlty Towers being amusing.

 

[MagicaPractica]

Malt vinegar is vinegar made from ale, much as wine vinegar is made from wine. It is very popular on fish and chips, and you can find it in the US at Long John Silver fast food fish restaurants (if you can find a Long John Silver - there is one in Queensbury, New York, but many have closed).

Salad Creme is very much like Miracle Whip without the tang. It is a "mayonnaise-type" salad dressing. It was also the foil for an amusing episode of Fawlty Towers.

We have one of the chain versions up where I am but I prefer the Greek mom and pop diners in the area that I grew up going to so I've never been in there.

I seem to recall almost every episode of Fawlty Towers being amusing.

I don't think I've seen a Britcom that I didn't enjoy but our local PBS affiliate only showed a half dozen over the years, starting with Are You Being Served? We've also watched a lot of Last of the Summer Wine. For Canadian sitcoms, it's gotta be The Red Green Show. Omni Flunkus Moritati

 

[Handley_Page]

Harry Ramsden's (but only if you are desperate)

My apologies for not explaining Salad Cream & so on.

Harry Ramsdens ? Been there, several times (I used to live not far from it).
Not bad, but in Leeds city there was Youngs, which a decade or two
ago was reckoned to be superior.

 

[Emmeline]

My apologies for not explaining Salad Cream & so on.

Harry Ramsdens ? Been there, several times (I used to live not far from it).
Not bad, but in Leeds city there was Youngs, which a decade or two
ago was reckoned to be superior.

Interesting. I had never heard of that before. I'm sure the taste is different but the concept reminds me of a fry sauce I had once near the campus of Appalachian State U. It was callled "come back" sauce. Very yummy as I recall.

 

[Handley_Page]

Interesting. I had never heard of that before. I'm sure the taste is different but the concept reminds me of a fry sauce I had once near the campus of Appalachian State U. It was callled "come back" sauce. Very yummy as I recall.

I think it was more to do with the source of the Fish and the manner of preparing the chips (that's 'fries' to the USA), than the sauce. And one just HAS to have Bread & Butter with it (fresh crusty bread preferred), and the type of medium used to fry them.
The type of batter used is also important; it's supposed to be crisp on the outside, so a correct cooking temperature is absolutely vital.

And unlike the Belgians or Dutch, we do NOT put Mayonnaise or Salad Cream on our chips. Good quality Salt & Malt Vinegar, perhaps, but nothing else.

 

[JKendallDane]

I think it was more to do with the source of the Fish and the manner of preparing the chips (that's 'fries' to the USA), than the sauce. And one just HAS to have Bread & Butter with it (fresh crusty bread preferred), and the type of medium used to fry them.
The type of batter used is also important; it's supposed to be crisp on the outside, so a correct cooking temperature is absolutely vital.

And unlike the Belgians or Dutch, we do NOT put Mayonnaise or Salad Cream on our chips. Good quality Salt & Malt Vinegar, perhaps, but nothing else.

I thought it was a rule across the pond that butter and crusty bread had to come with every meal.

For those of us here in the states that want to try it, I think most decent sized grocery stores carry a malt vinegar. My Publix has a really good one called "London Pub Malt Vinegar." Since it's a somewhat specialty item you usually find them on one of the top two shelves above all the plain Jane vinegar.

Damn! Now I'm craving fries!

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[SamScribble]

Damn! Now I'm craving fries!

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Would you like fries with your fries, JKD?

 

[JKendallDane]

Would you like fries with your fries, JKD?

Sure. And a side order of quarter pounder with cheese, please. If I'm going to clog up the arteries I might as well do it right.

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[Handley_Page]

Sure. And a side order of quarter pounder with cheese, please. If I'm going to clog up the arteries I might as well do it right.

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The degree of 'clog' (aka the Clog factor) is a function of the frequency of consumption, I'm told.
A bit like me and fresh bread.
<groan>

 

[SamScribble]

The degree of 'clog' (aka the Clog factor) is a function of the frequency of consumption, I'm told.
A bit like me and fresh bread.
<groan>

Recently, a well-meaning friend got me to do a 'lifestyle' quiz. Apparently, if I gave up eating and drinking the things that I enjoy, I could extend my life by an extra two or three hours. Whoopee-do!

 

[MagicaPractica]

Recently, a well-meaning friend got me to do a 'lifestyle' quiz. Apparently, if I gave up eating and drinking the things that I enjoy, I could extend my life by an extra two or three hours. Whoopee-do!

Eat, drink and be merry; for tomorrow we die.

I hope not literally, but, ya know...

 

[Mister_Song]

Eat, drink and be merry; for tomorrow we die.

I hope not literally, but, ya know...

Apocalyptic events we've somehow, beyond the ability of anyone to explain, survived.

That list is worth checking out. We're apparently pretty hardy as a species.

 

[MagicaPractica]

Apocalyptic events we've somehow, beyond the ability of anyone to explain, survived.

That list is worth checking out. We're apparently pretty hardy as a species.

Cool. I survved stepping on a Lego once.

Oh, and mouse remains my cat threw up. Though, apparently a mouse bone in the foot requires a tetanus shot by a laughing doctor.

 

[Mister_Song]

Cool. I survved stepping on a Lego once.

Oh, and mouse remains my cat threw up. Though, apparently a mouse bone in the foot requires a tetanus shot by a laughing doctor.

I'm glad you were able to heel and lived to tell the tale!

If there isn't something called The Lego-pocalypse by now, there should be.

 

[Handley_Page]

Cool. I survved stepping on a Lego once.

Oh, and mouse remains my cat threw up. Though, apparently a mouse bone in the foot requires a tetanus shot by a laughing doctor.

Probably laughing all the way to the Bank, if I understand the USA medical stuff I've heard. My cat used to leave me a couple of mouse bodies in the middle of the kitchen floor (messy if you tread on them at 3am); very neatly laid out, though. One morning there were three in perfect alignment. Apparently, it's a good sign that your cat loves you [or something].

I'm glad you were able to heel and lived to tell the tale!

If there isn't something called The Lego-pocalypse by now, there should be.

I quite agree; I've been caught that way a time or two.
If it's not that, its stubbed toes on ill-placed furniture in the dark.

 

[Tio_Narratore]

Probably laughing all the way to the Bank, if I understand the USA medical stuff I've heard. My cat used to leave me a couple of mouse bodies in the middle of the kitchen floor (messy if you tread on them at 3am); very neatly laid out, though. One morning there were three in perfect alignment. Apparently, it's a good sign that your cat loves you [or something].




I quite agree; I've been caught that way a time or two.
If it's not that, its stubbed toes on ill-placed furniture in the dark.

And some of us double-glove when working on human remains. The idea is that if you do get a puncture, the first layer of glove will wipe the scalpel or bone fragment clean so when it goes through the next layer and enters your flesh, it won't transmit any infection. Useless, I'm sure, but reassuring to those who follow the practice.

 

[JKendallDane]

And some of us double-glove when working on human remains. The idea is that if you do get a puncture, the first layer of glove will wipe the scalpel or bone fragment clean so when it goes through the next layer and enters your flesh, it won't transmit any infection. Useless, I'm sure, but reassuring to those who follow the practice.

Is that a procedure Dr. Quincey would approve of?

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[Handley_Page]

Eat, drink and be merry; for tomorrow we die.

I hope not literally, but, ya know...

It is said that on the last day of the battle at Thermopylae, Leonidas [Spartan leader] said to his men "Eat up your breakfast, lads, for tonight we'll dine in Hell".

Is that a procedure Dr. Quincey would approve of?

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Or Doctors Casey or Kildare ?

 

[SamScribble]

It is said that on the last day of the battle at Thermopylae, Leonidas [Spartan leader] said to his men "Eat up your breakfast, lads, for tonight we'll dine in Hell".

Well, it's often said that the Devil has all the best songs. Perhaps the best supper too?