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Re: One would need to be pickled to consume pickled vermin, and yes I shall

LOL, Chyrlann...

posted by Nautikos on January 30, 2008 at 5:16 PM | link to this | reply

One would need to be pickled to consume pickled vermin, and yes I shall

save $$ by feeding myself & my cat outa the same jar! Disgusting!

posted by roadscross on January 28, 2008 at 7:24 PM | link to this | reply

Re: OK. We're January 25th and this is from McCleans Feb. 4th, 2008? So,

Well, auslander, maybe you've been away in the ausland too long, and have forgotten that in this part of the world magazines always come out way before their posted date, for some unfathomable reason... And I don't think this is Russian propaganda, although I understand those guys are at it again! I can't even think of it as Slovenian propaganda...

posted by Nautikos on January 26, 2008 at 7:08 PM | link to this | reply

Re: Reminds me of the old joke:

Or this one, strat: "Waiter, what's that fly doing in my soup?"

"Let me see! I think it's doing the backstroke, sir..."

posted by Nautikos on January 26, 2008 at 6:58 PM | link to this | reply

Re: Oh good lord!

I don't blame you, ginnie! Canadian Living? I am a living Canadian, I don't need to be told about Canadian living. Maclean's is where it's at...

posted by Nautikos on January 26, 2008 at 1:26 PM | link to this | reply

Re: They'll go well with my.......

Mouse wine, Corbin? Do you make it yourself, in your basement?

posted by Nautikos on January 26, 2008 at 1:22 PM | link to this | reply

Krisles

In my house there are no mouse or rat droppings in the pepper, I don't care what the USDA says! The NAUTDA allows no such things! I buy my pepper whole, and it's carefully inspected before it enters the mill...and I have other weapons against alien invaders, for example scotch and brandy...

posted by Nautikos on January 26, 2008 at 1:20 PM | link to this | reply

Re: I do remember when Grandma Lucy served pickled pigs' feet on

Pat, I could handle pickled pigs' feet, have done so, in fact. Also pickled (I think) hen's feet, as part of dim sum. But I do draw the line at mouse feet, for completely irrational reasons...

posted by Nautikos on January 26, 2008 at 1:12 PM | link to this | reply

Wiley

Glad to be of help in your dieting efforts!

posted by Nautikos on January 26, 2008 at 1:09 PM | link to this | reply

Re: Ministry spokeswoman, or butt-cheek coverer?

You're a woman after my own heart, Sira!

posted by Nautikos on January 26, 2008 at 1:08 PM | link to this | reply

Re: Yuck!

That about sums it up, Shelly!

posted by Nautikos on January 26, 2008 at 1:07 PM | link to this | reply

Re:

I agree, sam!

posted by Nautikos on January 26, 2008 at 1:06 PM | link to this | reply

Oh good lord!

I'm grimacing!

Wish I could get McLeans mag..I do get Canadian Living!

posted by ginnieb on January 25, 2008 at 5:37 PM | link to this | reply

They'll go well with my.......

mouse wine!

posted by Corbin_Dallas on January 25, 2008 at 11:32 AM | link to this | reply

Nautikos

I remember reading once that the USDA allows more mice and rat droppings per whatever (pound, etc) in pepper than any other food substance......too hard to tell them apart from the product itself, I suppose. Most folks might be surprised to see a table of exactly how much insect by-product is allowed in the various food groups the government tests. It's like I've told you before, Sweetie, we have to keep our insides toughened to the bugs and vermin....or they'll overrun us......and, it's our secret defense weapon against alien invaders (anyone who's seen "War of the Worlds" will understand!).

posted by Krisles on January 25, 2008 at 10:41 AM | link to this | reply

OK. We're January 25th and this is from McCleans Feb. 4th, 2008? So,

Is this Russian propaganda gone wild? New tourist attraction starting now? How many feet could a Russian eat, if a Russian could eat feet?

posted by auslander on January 25, 2008 at 10:36 AM | link to this | reply

Reminds me of the old joke:

"Waiter; there's a fly in my soup!"

"Shhhhh....everyone else will want one, too..."

posted by strat on January 25, 2008 at 10:35 AM | link to this | reply

I do remember when Grandma Lucy served pickled pigs' feet on

special occasions. I was made to taste them, but all I could taste was the brine and spices. It was no treat, if I remember right. Just for the fun of it I offer to buy some for my finicky granddaughter and watch her scrunch up her face as though she can taste the grossness. Old people are really just kids in wrinkles. :)

posted by Pat_B on January 25, 2008 at 10:10 AM | link to this | reply

Nautikos

Well that'll ruin my meals for days now, good thing I'm dieting. LOL

posted by WileyJohn on January 24, 2008 at 9:03 PM | link to this | reply

Ministry spokeswoman, or butt-cheek coverer?

Do you think it's possible she was just trying to cover the company from a lawsuit, by spouting off about the lack of health risks?

Good for me or not, if I found mice bits in my food, and someone told me it was "totally normal", I'd probably cram the offending matter down her throat!