Funeral Dirge

Ron Caliburn · Post by **Ron Caliburn** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 9:37 pm

Uh-huh . . . sure. . . tell me another one to try and convince me you aren't one of those freaks who loves the rations.

Bert_the_Turtle · Post by **Bert_the_Turtle** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 9:38 pm

Some of them are pretty good. Ask the guys that attended my training camp though. I served up good grub in the morning and at night.

Ron Caliburn · Post by **Ron Caliburn** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 9:45 pm

I won't deny there are some good ones, especially these days.

But there are some folks who just eat the bars and the pouches and the stuff and try to avoid real food in favour f those bizzare chemical concotions made by DARPA.

There are support groups . . . but first you have to admit you have a problem.

GhostSpider · Post by **GhostSpider** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 9:45 pm

Ummm....

Your joking, right Bert? :shock:

Bert_the_Turtle · Post by **Bert_the_Turtle** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 9:48 pm

Oh come on! I cooked up lobster that last night!

GhostSpider · Post by **GhostSpider** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:15 pm

Alright, I'll admit that the lobster was good.

But then you had to go and find some way to add pasta to it as well. I couldn't look at a dish of spaghetti for a week after.

Ron Caliburn · Post by **Ron Caliburn** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:20 pm

MRE Pasta I bet.

Bert_the_Turtle · Post by **Bert_the_Turtle** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:20 pm

You guys needed to store energy at night so you had it the next day. Now you can't tell me you didn't like the Breakfast Casserole!

GhostSpider · Post by **GhostSpider** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:22 pm

The casserole was good.

It was just the pasta that got old.

Never had MRE pasta Ron, so i'm not sure whether it was or not.

Bert_the_Turtle · Post by **Bert_the_Turtle** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:24 pm

Except for the pasta in the macaroni and cheese it was all high quality made from Semalina flour!

Ron Caliburn · Post by **Ron Caliburn** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:39 pm

Bert_the_Turtle wrote:You guys needed to store energy at night so you had it the next day. Now you can't tell me you didn't like the Breakfast Casserole!

What? Powdered Eggs and Power Bars?

Bert_the_Turtle · Post by **Bert_the_Turtle** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:40 pm

Breakfast Casserole

1 lb. bulk sausage

8 eggs

8 slices bread

2 1/4 cups milk

1 tsp. dry mustard

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese

In large skillet, brown sausage; drain off fat. In medium

mixing bowl, break and beat eggs; add cheese, milk. mustard

and salt, mix thoroughly. Break bread into pieces (about crouton

size). In 13x9 baking dish, layer bread, then sausage. Pour

milk mixture over bread and sausage. Refrigerate overnight.

To bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees and cook for 45 minutes.

Cut into squares and serve warm.

Note: Bacon or ham can be substituted for sausage!

Ron Caliburn · Post by **Ron Caliburn** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:42 pm

Or bacon and ham can be added with the sausage.

Bert_the_Turtle · Post by **Bert_the_Turtle** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:43 pm

True. Although I think that would overpower the flavor of the other stuff.

Ron Caliburn · Post by **Ron Caliburn** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:49 pm

So spice to taste.

I go nowhere I expect to eat without tabasco sauce.

Bert_the_Turtle · Post by **Bert_the_Turtle** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:52 pm

Gah! You'll lose the flavor of the eggs!

Ron Caliburn · Post by **Ron Caliburn** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:55 pm

I find the flavour of egs goes best with Tobasco - or Wostershire

Bert_the_Turtle · Post by **Bert_the_Turtle** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:56 pm

I prefer my eggs to be scrambled on very low heat over the course of 20 or so minutes with loads of butter.

Ron Caliburn · Post by **Ron Caliburn** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 11:01 pm

I used to haev lots of scramblled back in the compound - now I prefer to have them sunny up, so I can see how many of them I actually get.

Bert_the_Turtle · Post by **Bert_the_Turtle** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 11:04 pm

Hmmm, I pretty much only like eggs scrambled or in some other dish as a principle componenet

Ron Caliburn · Post by **Ron Caliburn** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 11:06 pm

I kinda like things seperated into components, o I know what I am eating.

Bert_the_Turtle · Post by **Bert_the_Turtle** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 11:17 pm

I hear that.

fate · Post by **fate** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 12:35 am

Just to add my opinion on eggs. I like them boiled, not like traditional boiled eggs in the shell. You crack them open and poor the egg into boiling water. It’s actually rather tricky to keep the egg together but once it’s done there quite delicious.

BraveSirRobin · Post by **BraveSirRobin** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 12:37 am

As a guy who took a cooking class in high school to get out of having to take another PE elective...

I believe that's called "poaching" the egg. Add ham, an english muffin, and a sauce that I can't remember the name of but do remember making myself with no help from my group, and you have Eggs Benedict, one of my personal favorite breakfast items.

KonThaak · Post by **KonThaak** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 12:45 am

Thanks for the breakfast casserole recipe, Bert! I used to only get that stuff on the caroling party near Christmas in Kansas City with the blind community, but noone was able to ever get me the recipe...

As for me, though... Fry up some potatoes in one pan, fry up some bacon and sausages in another. Once the second pan has a good amount of grease in it, fry some eggs to your preference (I prefer overeasy). Chunk the bacon into the potatoes, then grate cheese over them. Place the eggs fresh from the pan on the cheesed potatoes (to melt the cheese thoroughly), and serve the sausages on the side. Serve with toast or English muffins, as to preference.

The problem is it's a rather greasy breakfast. It's good, but eat it too often, and it wears on you fast...

I'll try the breakfast casserole on Lex if I'm off again tomorrow.

Bert_the_Turtle · Post by **Bert_the_Turtle** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 1:16 am

BraveSirRobin wrote:As a guy who took a cooking class in high school to get out of having to take another PE elective...

I believe that's called "poaching" the egg. Add ham, an english muffin, and a sauce that I can't remember the name of but do remember making myself with no help from my group, and you have Eggs Benedict, one of my personal favorite breakfast items.

Hollendaise Sauce?

Sounds good KT.

Hit Squirrel · Post by **Hit Squirrel** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 8:47 am

Bah! Humans have no taste. You call that a breakfast good sirs. Have at you! Where's the grubs and termite larva. Its not a breakfast with the grubs and termite larva. Oh and you have to have the dandelion roots. They are so tasety this time of year. Maybe a crabapple or wild strawberries for dessert. Now thats a meal you pink skinned half monkies!

I like cheese and popcorn.

Chill out Mongo. I am telling you humans eat alot but they throw away the best parts. I will take you dumpster diving one day and so you the fine quisine that is The Big Green Breakfast Bin

You want me to swim around in a dumpster to look for human leftovers. Bah! I am a gopher sir not a rat!
You can have you half eaten pizza boxes and fish heads Rodney. I prefer the finer things that only nature can provide.

Dude! You eat bugs.

I like peanut butter too. Yummy.

Now do you see what I have to live with {groan}.

Kolya · Post by **Kolya** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 9:17 am

Oh god I drank too much.

Shadowstalker · Post by **Shadowstalker** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 11:01 am

Or not enough? At least not enough to deal with a conversation with animals, thou I get the feeling the owl would not say no to a drink himself about now.

Kolya · Post by **Kolya** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 11:06 am

To wash down the Vicodin.

Or maybe he has the heroin spike hanging out his wing right now.