DIRTY LITTLE SECRET!!!!

[bluewhisper]

From the movie Garlic Is As Good As Ten Mothers:

 

[pellet]

No secret here!

I love spam fried with just yellow mustard or the bacon spam and have  spam BLTs.  My 7 yr old grandson tried some this summer because we hadn't shopped to restock the camper. I offered it to him and he had never had it and ate a slice on a slice of bread, then 2 slices of bread and then asked for the remainder just out of the skillet.

Ive been know to do grilled pb and jelly sandwiches.  I also like pb and onion or tomato sandwiches.

 I do like my van camps cold also and hotdogs, no bun ,just yellow mustard.

Have eaten lots of braunsweiger as a kid!

Oncea year I go into a sardine and kipper snack craze with crackers

 

[smokewood]

You got me thinking, and drifting back to when I was a little kid, and that brings me back to Bury Black Puddings. We used to eat them on the market with loads of vinegar, salt & pepper, and a dollop of strong mustard if you could handle it. Life was good

 

[graywolf1936]

 

  Hello shtrdave.  Don't worry.  Youe secret is safe with me!  This stuff is GREAT!  Folks who spend HOURS smoking a butt or brisket, and YEARS trying to develop the perfect smoked butt or brisket; and then they admit to cheap hot dogs, Spam, Vienna sausages and instant potatoes.  Some of these things I have tried; others sound strange but most have me rolling on the floor laughing.  Have to admit:  YEAH I have eaten that before.  EX military will also have to remember Sea Rations or what ever they are called in your particular branch.  Most times eaten cold.  WHAT NASTY TASTING CR**!  But when you were that hungry they were almost as good as a well cooked T-Bone.  

Danny

 

[kc5tpy]

Hello greywolf.  No disrespect meant or intended.  Thank you for service.  Semper Fi!  Was an air wing Marine radio operator.  We never had to put the packs on and walk/march to where we were going, we rode in trucks.  Yes I know we were wusseys!   But I can live with that!  

  Still we never had the opportunity to heat to heat our meals if deployed.  Of course most times we were based somewhere there was hot food provided.  Ok! Ok!  So I was one of those Marines who never got shot at and by groundpounder definition I was not a REAL Marine BUT!;  when you folks were pinned down and needed air cover; who did you call?  You are welcome.  

  Again I MUST say, Semper Fi my brother! From now to my death.   Keep Smokin!

Danny

 

[graywolf1936]

KC5TPS. Not Army , Air Force 1955 to 1975. Yep I'm an old guy. Was in Security Police. Ate some C rations, Ate off the back of a mess hall truck while on post and in a nice warm mess hall. I am proud of each and every one of our military brothers and sister what ever branch they served in.

 

[Bearcarver]

Quote:

There were "C" ration, no you don't eat them cold, you put them under your jeep hood and let them get hot Ha Ha

Originally Posted by KC5TPY  
 

  Hello shtrdave.  Don't worry.  Youe secret is safe with me!  This stuff is GREAT!  Folks who spend HOURS smoking a butt or brisket, and YEARS trying to develop the perfect smoked butt or brisket; and then they admit to cheap hot dogs, Spam, Vienna sausages and instant potatoes.  Some of these things I have tried; others sound strange but most have me rolling on the floor laughing.  Have to admit:  YEAH I have eaten that before.  EX military will also have to remember Sea Rations or what ever they are called in your particular branch.  Most times eaten cold.  WHAT NASTY TASTING CR**!  But when you were that hungry they were almost as good as a well cooked T-Bone.  

Danny

We didn't have any Jeeps handy to heat our "C" rations. We used the best little stove in Vietnam-----A little wire stand with a hoop on top that you could set you C-ration can in/on. Then we'd roll a little ball of C-4 & light it for under the can. Burned a nice blue flame for a loooong time!!

Bear

 

[tropics]

 
We didn't have any Jeeps handy to heat our "C" rations. We used the best little stove in Vietnam-----A little wire stand with a hoop on top that you could set you C-ration can in/on. Then we'd roll a little ball of C-4 & light it for under the can. Burned a nice blue flame for a loooong time!!

Bear

Bear That brings back a lot of memories.

 

[kc5tpy]

Well here is my confession men  I am JUST a little younger than you.  I was lucky enough to miss Viet Nam.  Thank God I was never shot at in anger.  I humbly respect and honour the sacrifice you men made and honour the chances you took with your lives.  I only JUST missed Viet Nam but thank God I did.  I have served with many Nam vets.  Hard to get details from them but I have heard enough to know; as I expected war isn't vert nice to say the least..  You men have my humble thanks and respect for serving your country.  My time in the military pales in comparison.  I was a "peace time soldier".  You men were/are the REAL DEAL!!  In comparison with what you men did I am almost ashamed to claim I served.  Once a Marine always a Marine but you guys really put it on the line for God and Country.  Thank you SOOOO very much.

Danny

 

[Bearcarver]

 
Bear That brings back a lot of memories.

Hopefully not the bad ones!!

Bear

 

[801driver]

Since we may have gotten a little off toppic here, I will keep it going talking about grilling bacon and eggs in a different than normal way and smoking something unusual for this forum, 12 inch  Goodyear drag racing slicks.

If any of you are Drag Racing fans out there, some of you might have heard of John Force Racing.  (nitromethane powered drag race funnycars.)  He has a big Multi million dollar a year operation now, race cars that can accelerate from zero to 300+mph in 4 seconds. 

A whif of burnt nitromethane beats the hell out of the best hickory smoke you have ever smelled.

I have always rooted for the underdog, so the master Goodyear smoker is a little off my list now, but I still respect him for what he has accomplished because:.

Back in 1965-8 or so can't remember, when he was starting out, he came to Tulsa, OK to race.  I got at the track early as usual.  I saw him crawl out of his sleeping bag under his angle single race car beat up Chevrolet hauler truck he had drove in from Califorina.  Later when I walked by he had his hood up with the motor running.  I noticed he had someone weld a "griddle" to his left exhaust manafold and he had bacon going and was just cracking the eggs on it.  Later in the day he won the1st place $500 funny car prize.

Later heard an interview about his early years.  He did not have $ for a motel room or enough for going out to eat  for breakfast.  All his money went into making his car go fast.  That he did well. 

He was a man on a mission, what ever it took.  Anyone here that ever heard of him might appreciate his "manafold grill" survival mode..

I have a piece of 1/2 in glass on top of one of his 8000hp Kieth Black 500Ci aluminum engine blocks (windowed out beyond repair) beside my recliner for an end table.  It has his and 12 other "who is of who is of drag racing" signatures ranging from Gartlis, Perdome, Kilitta, etc.  Nice place to set my beer while I am smoking, thinking about next weekends smoking Goodyears on burnouts.

 

[smokewood]

Danny you should never ever be ashamed that you served in the Armed Forces for which ever country you served for, be it the US, UK or another allied country  There is a honour among servicemen (and women) that you will never get anywhere else, and also the camaraderie that you will never find elsewhere.  I doesn't matter if you served in peace time or in war, the point is that you served, and "you did your bit" and unfortunately some tours are worse than others. In the case of the UK you signed up, you took the Queens Shilling and you did what was expected of you. 

You just have to look at the Poppy Day Parades up and down the country and see servicemen & women from all 3 services marching shoulder to shoulder, some have more medals than others, but they are marching as one.

I might have gone off topic, But It had to be said

 

 

[Bearcarver]

 
Danny you should never ever be ashamed that you served in the Armed Forces for which ever country you served for, be it the US, UK or another allied country  There is a honour among servicemen (and women) that you will never get anywhere else, and also the camaraderie that you will never find elsewhere.  I doesn't matter if you served in peace time or in war, the point is that you served, and "you did your bit" and unfortunately some tours are worse than others. In the case of the UK you signed up, you took the Queens Shilling and you did what was expected of you. 

You just have to look at the Poppy Day Parades up and down the country and see servicemen & women from all 3 services marching shoulder to shoulder, some have more medals than others, but they are marching as one.

I might have gone off topic, But It had to be said

 

And Well Said too!!

Bear

 

[kesmc27]

God.... sea rations...green eggs and ham, it was the best if you had to eat. And the kids thought MRE's were bad.....

 

[kc5tpy]

Hello.  

  I remember the beans and weenies.  I could eat those cold.  Spaghetti and sauce?  That was VILE!  Especially cold.  Noodles and ketchup!  I still like cold ( out of the fridge ) pork and beans with hotdogs.  ( Dirty Secret )  Thanks Mike they were really GREAT!  Keep Smokin!

Danny

 

[bdawg]

God.... sea rations...green eggs and ham, it was the best if you had to eat. And the kids thought MRE's were bad.....

I was in my basic training in '82.  The C-rats they were giving us were dated from the 60's.  Ugh.

The green skin on that always formed on top of the green eggs and ham C-rats was enough to send shivers up and down my spine. 

We got to heat them up once in a rare while, but most of the time they were cold, and the ham and eggs was the worst of the lot when they were cold.

I also agree the beans and franks were probably the best, along with the canned fruit like the pears, peaches, or mixed fruit.

 

[xray]

My DLS:

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• xray
• Aug 9, 2015

Or any pickled sausage like Tijuana Mama or Firecrackers. There was a point in my life that I would eat one of these daily with coffee for breakfast!

 

[pops6927]

Potted Meat Sandwiches, liverwurst and onion sandwiches,  headcheese sandwiches, blood sausages, knockwursts, etc. are my favorites. 

 

[venture]

Liverwurst and basic liver sausage are favorites of mine, being of part German blood.

For me, not even any secret guilt there.

Good luck and good smoking.

 

[cal1956]

I'm with the guy waaaaay back on page one , I like turnip greens  ..can't get enough of them

regarding the military , I never served , but my son is starting his 16th year in the Navy ...so I kinda did my part ...lol