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Mo · 12-07-2003, 12:54 AM

Holiday Fruitcake

1 cup of water
1 cup of sugar
4 large eggs
2 cups dried fruit
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup brown sugar
lemon juice
nuts
1 gallon your favorite Whiskey

Sample the whiskey to check for quality.
Take a large bowl.
Check the whiskey again to be sure it is of the highest quality.
Pour one level cup and drink.
Repeat.
Sample the whiskey to check for quality.
Take a large bowl.
Check the whiskey again to be sure it is of the highest quality.
Pour one level cup and drink.
Repeat.
If the fried druit gets stuck in the beaterers, pry it loose with a drewscriver.
Sample the whiskey to check for tonsisticity.
Next, sift 2 cups of salt. Or something.
&nb sp; Who cares?
Check the whiskey.
Now sift the lemon juice and strain your nuts.
Add one table. Spoon. Or sugar or something, whatever you can find.
Grease the oven.
Turn the cake tin to 350 degrees.
Don't forget to beat off the turner.
Throw the bowl out of the window.
Wheck the chiskey agen
Go to bed.
Who the heck likes Cuitfrake anyway?

Have a Happy Holiday Season!

MyraTrue · 12-07-2003, 03:38 AM

who the heck needs fruitcake after a gallon of whiskey?? *LOL* But make it a gallon of homemade Baileys, maybe.

Or not.

I like that recipee...

blue_falcon · 12-09-2003, 06:25 PM

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Originally posted by MyraTrue
who the heck needs fruitcake after a gallon of whiskey?? *LOL* But make it a gallon of homemade Baileys, maybe.

Or not.

I like that recipee...

Hey, have you tried out that recipe yet? Yes, you couldn't find the dill.........

MyraTrue · 12-09-2003, 06:47 PM

*grinds teeth* I've got EVERYTHING I need (had most of it)... except that which I CAN'T BUY. AGHH!!!!

blue_falcon · 12-09-2003, 06:56 PM

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Originally posted by MyraTrue
*grinds teeth* I've got EVERYTHING I need (had most of it)... except that which I CAN'T BUY. AGHH!!!!

Oh, right.......... you can buy NEAR BEER or cooking wine, can't you? They should be in the supermarket.

Iwant2bafencer · 12-09-2003, 08:06 PM

That's a good question. How old do you have to be to buy cooking wine and such?

MyraTrue · 12-10-2003, 04:54 AM

I'm wondering the same thing. Its peeving me... I just need a month or so and then it doesn't matter, but it matters to me now. *wanting to cook*

Thats it. I'm moving back to Wales!!!

blue_falcon · 12-11-2003, 11:07 AM

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Originally posted by MyraTrue
I'm wondering the same thing. Its peeving me... I just need a month or so and then it doesn't matter, but it matters to me now. *wanting to cook*

Thats it. I'm moving back to Wales!!!

Yes, move back to Wales so you can purchase the plonk that passes for wine!

Actually, maybe you can borrow a bottle of beer from a friend or something? The recipe doesn't really call for THAT much alcohol!

MyraTrue · 12-11-2003, 06:20 PM

lab mate's got some wine she bruoght in for me today. YEA!!!!

*does the happy dance at the prospect of food that requires some cooking*

blue_falcon · 12-11-2003, 10:05 PM

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Originally posted by MyraTrue
lab mate's got some wine she bruoght in for me today. YEA!!!!

*does the happy dance at the prospect of food that requires some cooking*

Kewl! Let me know how it turns out! (The food, not the wine)

and if you're REALLY adventuresome, you may want to try the recipe with some deep fried crickets! They're bugs, right?

MyraTrue · 12-12-2003, 12:19 AM

The recipee turned out wonderfully. Real food... feels like its been ages. Of course, I cook like I'm feeding an army, so I've got leftovers for the next several days. Takes care of the lunch worries. Thanks, by the way, for the recipee.

And the trouble with crickets is that they're a little hard to get ahold of at this time of the year. And the petstore crickets should have been dosed up with loads of a growth inhibitor to keep them the right size for feeding the pets that generally eat them. And anyway, they may be my major, but it doesn't mean I've got to want to EAT the darn things!

blue_falcon · 12-12-2003, 12:21 AM

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Originally posted by MyraTrue
The recipee turned out wonderfully. Real food... feels like its been ages. Of course, I cook like I'm feeding an army, so I've got leftovers for the next several days. Takes care of the lunch worries. Thanks, by the way, for the recipee.

And the trouble with crickets is that they're a little hard to get ahold of at this time of the year. And the petstore crickets should have been dosed up with loads of a growth inhibitor to keep them the right size for feeding the pets that generally eat them. And anyway, they may be my major, but it doesn't mean I've got to want to EAT the darn things!

I'm glad the recipe turned out ok. So you really liked it? you're not just saying that? Wow. I'll see about sending you some more recipes that I've come up with in my 9 years of university student living......

Soldier · 12-12-2003, 12:25 AM

I'm told crickets are nice and tart, good fried in butter (if you can keep them from hopping out of the frying pan and into the fire).

MyraTrue · 12-12-2003, 12:28 AM

Blue Falcon, I'd LOVE any other recipees you've got. I've only gotten in 5 years of university, and another 4 easily to go. So why not? And yes,I really did like it, and I'm not just being nice. I was so hungry when I got home at 6, and then I had to make dinner, and by the time it was done, I'd picked at all of the makings so much I didn't have a lot of space.

And Soldier, I don't actually know what they taste like. I've never really wanted to know. But... *decides she might as well say it* crickets, if cooked or chocolate coated, always have wings and legs removed, possibly the heads. You don't WANT the crunchy parts... and they're usually dead too.

*hides before you whack her for being impudent*

blue_falcon · 12-12-2003, 12:34 AM

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Originally posted by MyraTrue
Blue Falcon, I'd LOVE any other recipees you've got. I've only gotten in 5 years of university, and another 4 easily to go. So why not? And yes,I really did like it, and I'm not just being nice. I was so hungry when I got home at 6, and then I had to make dinner, and by the time it was done, I'd picked at all of the makings so much I didn't have a lot of space.

And Soldier, I don't actually know what they taste like. I've never really wanted to know. But... *decides she might as well say it* crickets, if cooked or chocolate coated, always have wings and legs removed, possibly the heads. You don't WANT the crunchy parts... and they're usually dead too.

*hides before you whack her for being impudent*

That's not impudence! That's, uhhh.... informative! Yeah, yeah!

Cool, I'll dig out some of the stuff I used to cook when I was a student. Very simple to make and yet tasty. Nutritionally they may not be the best but, ugh. Oh, well.

I can give you the secret to very good fried rice...... if you're into rice. Oh, and the secret to good stir-fry. Make stir-fry the way Chinese restaurants make it!

blue_falcon · 12-12-2003, 12:34 AM

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Originally posted by MyraTrue
Blue Falcon, I'd LOVE any other recipees you've got. I've only gotten in 5 years of university, and another 4 easily to go. So why not? And yes,I really did like it, and I'm not just being nice. I was so hungry when I got home at 6, and then I had to make dinner, and by the time it was done, I'd picked at all of the makings so much I didn't have a lot of space.

And Soldier, I don't actually know what they taste like. I've never really wanted to know. But... *decides she might as well say it* crickets, if cooked or chocolate coated, always have wings and legs removed, possibly the heads. You don't WANT the crunchy parts... and they're usually dead too.

*hides before you whack her for being impudent*

Oh, and I have a recipe for GREAT crabmeat bisque. Unfortunately, I think it requires more liquor

MyraTrue · 12-12-2003, 01:06 AM

Blue- the 21st will be here in fairly short order, so that issue shouldn't be an issue much longer.

Sad that the only reason I'm wanting my 21st is so I can buy all my ingredients again.

And I know that nutrition isn't tops in some things, but it can't be as bad as what I ate when I lived in graduate housing (no kitchen, no cooking in the rooms, no cafeteria, etc). It all sounds good!

Soldier · 12-12-2003, 01:35 AM

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Originally posted by MyraTrue
Blue Falcon, I'd LOVE any other recipees you've got. I've only gotten in 5 years of university, and another 4 easily to go. So why not? And yes,I really did like it, and I'm not just being nice. I was so hungry when I got home at 6, and then I had to make dinner, and by the time it was done, I'd picked at all of the makings so much I didn't have a lot of space.

And Soldier, I don't actually know what they taste like. I've never really wanted to know. But... *decides she might as well say it* crickets, if cooked or chocolate coated, always have wings and legs removed, possibly the heads. You don't WANT the crunchy parts... and they're usually dead too.

*hides before you whack her for being impudent*

Ah, depends on who's eating them, and under what circumstances! When you're my father, camping, with a frying pan, some butter, and a campfire...

MyraTrue · 12-12-2003, 01:37 AM

*groan, burries head in hands* thats true. Though, if you're determined to eat something, you might as well add fried mealworms, I hear those are pretty good too.

And we'll eat a lot of things, if the need is there. I just don't find that need yet.

blue_falcon · 12-12-2003, 01:46 AM

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Originally posted by MyraTrue
*groan, burries head in hands* thats true. Though, if you're determined to eat something, you might as well add fried mealworms, I hear those are pretty good too.

And we'll eat a lot of things, if the need is there. I just don't find that need yet.

Ugh! I'll stick to my weekly Saturday brunch of tripe, century egg (hard boiled, colored egg -- looks black and grey), and other "internal delicacies" that they serve at dimsum!

I kinda draw the line on bugs and other things that crawl.