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Re: Prepare for the Balsamapocalypse! Or, Brave New World, that has Balsamic Ketchup in it! [message #183840 is a reply to message #183839] |
Mon, 31 October 2011 18:50 |
Doug Elrod
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On Oct 28, 10:24 am, Judith <J...@withouta.net> wrote:
> In article
> <2c090fec-94da-47be-9dab-324f8fc50...@t8g2000yql.googlegroups.com>,
> Doug Elrod <d...@cornell.edu> wrote:
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>> I believe there are some condiment users and/or lovers here. I guess
>> it was just a matter of time before someone had the idea to replace
>> the ordinary vinegar in ketchup with BALSAMIC VINEGAR
>> (see < http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/26/business/media/ketchup-mov es-
>> upmarket-with-a-balsamic-tinge.html>
>> aka <http://preview.tinyurl.com/3f5f87q).
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>> Does anyone have any idea how this would taste?
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>> -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu)
>> "Waffles are no more than a vehicle for butter and syrup!" -Dr.
>> Clayton Forrester
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> Basically it sounds like a good idea - balsamic vinegar is more pungent
> than regular vinegar and would combine well with a thick tomato ketchup.
> It's great in a salad dressing with olive oil (the vinegar, not the
> ketchup). This ketchup is probably watered down and anemic, though, on
> a hamburger sandwich with french fried potatoes.
So, it's probably *low* on the "Makes you want to Blame Your Parents"
scale? I just wonder if every condiment has a unique BYP value!
BTW, I recently saw a child Halloween costume that was a KETCHUP
PACKET! (see
<http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=11912898>, warning
for those allergic to EXTREME CUTENESS! :-))
If only Big Rob were here to see it....
-Doug Elrod (dre1@cornell.edu)
Or Martin Balsam!
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Now: It's a Miracle... Whip (was Re: Prepare for the Balsamapocalypse! Or, Brave New World, that has Balsamic Ketchup in it!) [message #183842 is a reply to message #183841] |
Wed, 02 November 2011 18:21 |
Doug Elrod
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On Nov 1, 9:39 am, Judith <J...@withouta.net> wrote:
> Older ratmm-ers will recall (maybe they won't, if they're *too* old)
> that years ago there was a thread here devoted to condiments. Many
> people weighed in, with passionate views on mayo, ketchup, etc., but one
> member, I forget his name, wrote long diatribes, over several years and
> several threads, against mayonnaise (mayoNAISE). I wonder what he
> thinks of the new fancy-shmancy ketchup?
Ah, I guess that wouldn't have been OSCAR WINNER LOUIS GOSSETT, JR,
would it?
But, truly, condiments are a crucial part of culture. In fact, I can
foresee a day when we think of their creation as inflection points as
significant as that of automobiles or computers. Consider, for
instance, *****MIRACLE WHIP*****! Can you imagine the primitive
"spreads" people put on their sandwiches before this product was
created? Difficult, isn't it? Any time travelers would have to take
care, just in case they landed in the BMW epoch! ;-)
-Doug Elrod (dre1@cornell.edu)
This BK era, with its new mores.... HOW WILL CIVILIZATION ADJUST?
(It's the kind of thing that perhaps only an Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
could explain!)
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Re: Now: It's a Miracle... Whip (was Re: Prepare for the Balsamapocalypse! Or, Brave New World, that has Balsamic Ketchup in it!) [message #183949 is a reply to message #183843] |
Mon, 07 November 2011 16:55 |
Doug Elrod
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On Nov 5, 6:43 pm, Judith <J...@withouta.net> wrote:
> So are you saying that balsamic vinegar ketchup is the new Miracle Whip?
I think, in the far distant future (perhaps the year 2525, if man is
still alive!), someone will realize that mayonnaise, and, yes, Miracle
Whip itself, contain VINEGAR. Only the advanced humanoids of that
day, however, will be ready to substitute BALSAMIC VINEGAR into the
recipes for these products, though!
> And did those in the dawn of the AMW epoch say "Hellman, Schmellman!"?
I believe that was an essential part of the original, mystical origins
of MW! (It's the part of Merlin's book in M.S.o.M.W. that we didn't
get to see! ;-)).
> Oh brave new world, that has these condiments in it!
One would have to be brave, to try some of them ;-)
-Doug Elrod (dre1@cornell.edu)
pondering if William Shakespeare foresaw this day. Hmmm....
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Re: Now: It's a Miracle... Whip (was Re: Prepare for the Balsamapocalypse! Or, Brave New World, that has Balsamic Ketchup in it!) [message #183951 is a reply to message #183950] |
Fri, 11 November 2011 17:35 |
Doug Elrod
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On Nov 7, 5:16 pm, Judith <J...@withouta.net> wrote:
> Yes, and only time will tell if they're still around for the coming of
> the Second Age (SAOC) (when the great condiment war will come upon us
> all. Can you tell I'm re-watching B5?). Mayo, being French, is
> immortal. MW, of hardy American stock, I know has existed for over 60
> years. But whither that upstart balsamic ketchup????
Ah, I believe the First Great Condiment War was called...
SUPER SLOPPY DOUBLE DARE! ;-)
-Doug Elrod (dre1@cornell.edu)
So, Virginia Mayo is French, and therefore immortal? (thud)
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