MilkmanDan Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 Re: Foods for those that just don't care anymore All of you naysayers have been declared in my new Church of the Blessed Venezuelan Street Vendor Burger. We have the best communion ceremony ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrix3 Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 Re: Foods for those that just don't care anymore All of you naysayers have been declared in my new Church of the Blessed Venezuelan Street Vendor Burger. We have the best communion ceremony ever. "This just in, another fringe cult committed mass suicide today, when all members perished of simultaneous heart attacks following their communion ceremony. Details at 11." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Mackinder Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Re: Foods for those that just don't care anymore If anybody ever figures out how to use cholesterol as a petroleum substitute, then the USA has it made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Re: Foods for those that just don't care anymore If anybody ever figures out how to use cholesterol as a petroleum substitute' date=' then the USA has it made.[/quote'] Well, Biodeisel is made from fats (cooking oils). The only problem with it is that it costs as much energy and time to covert it as you get from burning the stuff, making it impractical in the long-term. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Re: Foods for those that just don't care anymore The Beloved Hubby's been dying to try this out: Chocolate Covered Bacon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilkmanDan Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Re: Foods for those that just don't care anymore The Beloved Hubby's been dying to try this out: Chocolate Covered Bacon Had it at the Minnesota State Fair. Wasn't that good. It's chilled, to let the chocolate cool, and there was too much chocolate and not enough bacon. Thumbs down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NestorDRod Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Re: Foods for those that just don't care anymore Then there's this stuff http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A1karl and its cousin lutefisk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutefisk Nothing says good eatin' like the overpowering reek of ammonia... Ah, lutefisk. Just in time for the holidays... [To the tune of "Tannenbaum"] Oh Lutefisk, Oh Lutefisk, How strong is your aroma. Oh Lutefisk, Oh Lutefisk, You put me in a coma. You look so strange, you smell like glue, You taste just like an overshoe. Oh Lutefisk, Oh Lutefisk, I think I'll eat you anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NestorDRod Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Re: Foods for those that just don't care anymore All of you naysayers have been declared in my new Church of the Blessed Venezuelan Street Vendor Burger. We have the best communion ceremony ever. Yeah, well, attend enough of the services, and you will become closer to God reeeal quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrix3 Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Re: Foods for those that just don't care anymore Well' date=' Biodeisel is made from fats (cooking oils). The only problem with it is that it costs as much energy and time to covert it as you get from burning the stuff, making it impractical in the long-term.[/quote'] This is mostly true for ethanol from corn and other "feed stock", because current extraction methods are pretty wasteful and need high energy starting material. This is not so true for biodiesel, which is able to use a wider variety of oils, including waste oil, and doesn't require as much processing as ethanol. There is also research into converting cellulosic matter, from the stalks and other waste, into ethanol (and other fuels). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmower Boy Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Re: Foods for those that just don't care anymore It is clearly not a waste of energy to grow oilseed and extract the fat, because it was invented ten thousand years ago, and our Neolithic ancestors, they knew marginal economies. And any oil sufficiently pure for human consumption can go in a Diesel engine, or, failing that, a steam plant. It is basically the same game those Neolithic guys started, only with tractors instead of slaves and oxen; which I suspect to be an improvement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrix3 Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Re: Foods for those that just don't care anymore It is clearly not a waste of energy to grow oilseed and extract the fat, because it was invented ten thousand years ago, and our Neolithic ancestors, they knew marginal economies. And any oil sufficiently pure for human consumption can go in a Diesel engine, or, failing that, a steam plant. It is basically the same game those Neolithic guys started, only with tractors instead of slaves and oxen; which I suspect to be an improvement. One of the big questions is how much fuel is burned by the tractors tilling the ground, seeding the ground, pulling the irrigation pipe around, and finally harvesting the plants. Then, there are the questions of how much water, fertilizer, and pesticide is sprayed around, and whether the energy, water, fertilizer, and pesticide would be better spent growing plants we could eat. This is why corn isn't really a good choice as a source of ethanol, and why marginal crops like jatropha are being investigated, along with using the waste products of processing plants for human or animal consumption. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Re: Foods for those that just don't care anymore One of the big questions is how much fuel is burned by the tractors tilling the ground' date=' seeding the ground, pulling the irrigation pipe around, and finally harvesting the plants. Then, there are the questions of how much water, fertilizer, and pesticide is sprayed around, and whether the energy, water, fertilizer, and pesticide would be better spent growing plants we could eat. This is why corn isn't really a good choice as a source of ethanol, and why marginal crops like jatropha are being investigated, along with using the waste products of processing plants for human or animal consumption. Corn may not be the best choice, but the ethanol "boom" such as it is has given the government in the US a great excuse to subsidize corn growers.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Re: Foods for those that just don't care anymore Corn may not be the best choice' date=' but the ethanol "boom" such as it is has given the government in the US a great excuse to subsidize corn growers....[/quote'] You mean, subsidize Archer Daniels Midland, don't you? JoeG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrix3 Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Re: Foods for those that just don't care anymore How about a 6,000 calorie "Gut-Buster" meal? The £75 four-course feast is honouring the exploits of adventurer Sir Ernest Shackleton. He tried, unsuccessfully, to become the first person to reach the South Pole a century ago. The gut-busting grub includes pork scratchings, a 20oz steak and a thick stew called "hoosh". This is all washed down with wine, beer and an ice cream shake. The meal, offered at the Green Door Bar and Grill in London, contains the recommended amount of calories a grown woman should eat in three days. It represents the amount that a seven-strong British team hoping to complete Shackleton's failed journey to the South Pole must eat each day to maintain their strength. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Obvious Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Re: Foods for those that just don't care anymore How about a 6' date='000 calorie "Gut-Buster" meal? No penguins? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Re: Foods for those that just don't care anymore No penguins? Is penguin meat even edible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Re: Foods for those that just don't care anymore Is penguin meat even edible? Apparently. http://www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/polar/antarctic_recipes.htm JoeG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Obvious Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Re: Foods for those that just don't care anymore Is penguin meat even edible? That's what Shackleton and his men lived on for quite a while. That, seal meat, and seaweed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Re: Foods for those that just don't care anymore I can't recall who said this first, but without the Iowa primary, there would be no federally-supported corn biodiesel subsidy. Period. It is pander politics at its worst. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 Re: Foods for those that just don't care anymore I can't recall who said this first' date=' but without the Iowa primary, there would be no federally-supported corn biodiesel subsidy. Period. It is pander politics at its worst.[/quote'] MY COUNTRY 'TIS OF THEE...SWEET LAND OF SUBSIDY~!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatinKitty Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 Re: Foods for those that just don't care anymore I had OddHat buy me a chocolate pie from Wegmans. It has an even longer list of ingredients than those cupcakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Desmarais Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 Re: Foods for those that just don't care anymore I had OddHat buy me a chocolate pie from Wegmans. It has an even longer list of ingredients than those cupcakes. Wegmans! Mmmmmm..... Cheese Bread..... (We don't gots no Wegmans down here ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archermoo Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 Re: Foods for those that just don't care anymore /me is mildly curious what a Wegman's is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Desmarais Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 Re: Foods for those that just don't care anymore /me is mildly curious what a Wegman's is... Upscale grocery store chain in the north-east. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmower Boy Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 Re: Foods for those that just don't care anymore Apparently. http://www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/polar/antarctic_recipes.htm JoeG Not only are they edible, they can be burnt in steam boilers, and their eggs are delicious!* (Write me now for your breeding penguin pair and get in on the growth industry of the 2010s!) *Don't ask me where I read that bit about burning penguins in boilers, although it was part of my occasional obsession with Kerguelen Land, if that helps.** I made the part about the eggs up. **Also, don't ask me to clean the boilers after. Bleah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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