What Do American Girls Look for in a Man?

[Astronuc]

Don't you guys combine peanut butter and jam? Why do you do that?

Seems to be a quaint American custom. Shocked me when I first encountered it. My wife and kids like it. I don't.

On the other hand, I love Vegemite or Marmite sangers, on toast, on toast with cheese, on crackers with or without cheese, and a few others. I have encountered only a few Americans who can handle the stuff. Now to be fair, not all Australians like Vegemite.

I've proposed Vegemite as a standard test for Australian citizenship. If one can eat Vegemite, voluntarily of course, then one is automatically granted citizenship.

Cool about Sevilla - I'll check it out.

Don't let anyone tell you that Crocodile is nice, either - fi

I love crocodile and alligator too!

Don't get me wrong - I love roo and other gamey meats. I've had moose and elk in Sweden - with cloudberry sauce.

 

[yourdadonapogostick]

so, is that your plan to reduce australian immagration to 0 people per year?

 

[Astronuc]

so, is that your plan to reduce australian immagration to 0 people per year?

No, I am just reacting to the aversion of most non-Aussies to Vegemite. I grew up on the stuff. I'll eat it by the spoonful.

For those who've not eaten it, a comparable substitute would be to suck on a beef boullion cube - without drinking water. I've done that too.

 

[yourdadonapogostick]

no, it's worse.

i've done that as well.

 

[wolram]

all hail the crunchy peanut butter and strawberry jam!

Are you trying to make us ill? A king sandwich, eeeew

 

[Moonbear]

Ok, so the combo is a seedless, gelatinous substance with peanut better... sounds better. I guess I should try it sometime rather than assuming the worst.

It's not bad, but it's more a sandwich for children. Personally, I never liked peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. I do enjoy just plain peanut butter sandwiches (along with a BIG glass of water or other beverage of course ). I was never impressed by the peanut butter and banana sandwiches either, and I'm mildly disgusted by the suggestion here that one should add butter to their peanut butter sandwich. Why? Oh, though there's this really weird sandwich people eat here...well, usually kids eat, and nobody pretends it's a healthy lunch, more of a treat...called a fluffernutter sandwich...you get this stuff called Fluff, which is a creamy marshmallow substance (it's like spreadable marshmallow if you can even imagine that), and you put that on your peanut butter sandwich. It is tasty, but unless you have an insatiable sweet tooth, you're not going to eat much of it before you feel overdone on sugar. It's the sort of thing you might eat instead of candy as a treat that tricks kids into getting the healthy peanut butter and bread part by bribing them with the marshmallow-y, sweet part.

 

[Norman]

all hail the crunchy peanut butter and strawberry jam!

Here here! My favorite lunch (this exact combination). It is cheap and I can throw one together in a minute- two things no graduate student can withstand!
Cheers

 

[pattylou]

I'm mildly disgusted by the suggestion here that one should add butter to their peanut butter sandwich. Why?

Well, because it adds more fat, of course.

Yum. Yum yum yum.

We've never tried Fluffernutters - they sound intriguing and remind me of rice crispy treats.

 

[Astronuc]

I used to eat sardine sandwiches when I first came to the US. All the kids around me thought it was horrible - except one. He was from Denmark.

Curried egg sandwich is another favorite.

Then there is honey and walnut.

And sliced or 'smooshed' banana.

 

[fuzzyfelt]

thanks for the tips, I always felt I must be more adventurous in the kitchen, no more plain solely jam, solely peanut butter (did I mention 'skippy' is the american brand available here, do we like that?), solely banana, raisin, salad, ham, cheese sandwiches on wholegrain organic. The kids I'm sure will thank you.

 

[wolram]

thanks for the tips, I always felt I must be more adventurous in the kitchen, no more plain solely jam, solely peanut butter (did I mention 'skippy' is the american brand available here, do we like that?), solely banana, raisin, salad, ham, cheese sandwiches on wholegrain organic. The kids I'm sure will thank you.

You must refrain from this goo, Kippers and custard, now that is good, or beef
dripping sandwiches, yummy, or salt a and vinager crisps sarnie.

 

[fuzzyfelt]

You've just reminded me of things my grandfather used to eat, and now I recall his Sunday night treat, marmite soup. Lovely memories, thankyou

 

[Astronuc]

You must refrain from this goo, Kippers and custard, now that is good, or beef
dripping sandwiches, yummy, or salt a and vinager crisps sarnie.

I grew up on beef and lamb dripping sandwiches - in addition to Vegemite.

Then we put http://www.kraft.com.au/kraftKitchens/popup.cfm?page=promotions/winterWarmers_july2005/recipePopup (Kraft product) in hot water for soup, and I seem to remember Bovril.

That Bonox link takes one to a site with the following recipes -

• Steak, Shallot and Thyme Pie

• Steak with Rosemary and Mustard Sauce

• Meatballs in Tomato Sauce

• Baby Beef Wellingtons

• Hungarian Goulash

Bonox, a beef extract that can be made into a drink or used as stock was launched in 1919. It became something of a household name - it used to be common for people to offer 'Coffee, tea or Bonox?' to friends. I think Bonox is still sold in supermarkets today.

Anyone remember Tarax?

 

[yourdadonapogostick]

lamb dripping? i hope it isn't the same as lamb droppings. well, you eat vegemite, so it might be.

 

[Astronuc]

lamb dripping? i hope it isn't the same as lamb droppings. well, you eat vegemite, so it might be.

Drippings is the thick grease left over after one roasts meat, particularly beef or lamb.

I also ate the gristle and usually chewed on the bones to get at the marrow. Helps to have strong teeth.

 

[Moonbear]

Drippings is the thick grease left over after one roasts meat, particularly beef or lamb.

When I was a kid, I used to dip bread in bacon drippings. Sounds horrible to me now and I can't believe I really used to do that.

I also ate the gristle and usually chewed on the bones to get at the marrow. Helps to have strong teeth.

I never ate the gristle, but I used to love chewing on bones and getting every little bit of meat off. I don't do that anymore either. For some reason, it just doesn't taste as good as it used to.

 

[yourdadonapogostick]

chewing on bones? what species are you?

 

[Moonbear]

chewing on bones? what species are you?

Selenarctos thibetanus of course.

 

[yourdadonapogostick]

Selenarctos thibetanus of course.

how was i supposed to know what kind of bear lives on the moon?

 

[TheStatutoryApe]

Wow... this thread has gone way off topic hasn't it?
Actually I picked up a bottle of Black Swan Merlot last night. Not bad.

 

[yourdadonapogostick]

yea, what does this have to do with american girls? well, it is past the fifth page and in GD, so what do you expect?

 

[Astronuc]

Well Moonbear is a woman, and she is American, and she is single, so I hope all the eligible men out there are taking notes.

She would make a terrific wife!

 

[yourdadonapogostick]

damn my age deficiency!

 

[TheStatutoryApe]

So many wonderful women in the world and for some reason they all live so far away. Maybe my friends are right. Maybe there's a serious drought of quality women in Orange County and I just have to go live somewhere else.

 

[Danger]

I'm mildly disgusted by the suggestion here that one should add butter to their peanut butter sandwich. Why?

In my case, it's to make it less cloying. I heavily butter the bread to make it all easier to chew. The way that I prep my sandwich is to put about 100g of peanut butter on the bread, then sprinkle on about 3 or 4 tablespoons of chile powder (enough that you can't see the peanut butter under it), then add enough salt to just make the chile powder hard to see. It's a great breakfast or snack, and a few of them can be a full meal.

 

[brewnog]

In my case, it's to make it less cloying. I heavily butter the bread to make it all easier to chew. The way that I prep my sandwich is to put about 100g of peanut butter on the bread, then sprinkle on about 3 or 4 tablespoons of chile powder (enough that you can't see the peanut butter under it), then add enough salt to just make the chile powder hard to see. It's a great breakfast or snack, and a few of them can be a full meal.

And Danger reckons it's the smoking that's going to kill him?

 

[yourdadonapogostick]

i always thought he would just choke on a hairball.

 

[Danger]

And Danger reckons it's the smoking that's going to kill him?

i always thought he would just choke on a hairball.

No chance! I'm quite careful while merkin-munching.

 

[Moonbear]

So many wonderful women in the world and for some reason they all live so far away. Maybe my friends are right. Maybe there's a serious drought of quality women in Orange County and I just have to go live somewhere else.

Well, it seems there's a drought of quality men everywhere else. How does WV sound to you?

 

[TheStatutoryApe]

Hmmmm.. what's the weather like?
I'd be tempted to move to Arizona but I can't stand the heat.