The Frying Pan

10 pints wouldn't even last me a week. I probably average a quart of skim a day. A big glass for breakfast and in my coffee all day. Another glass with a meal. I love milk.

Ah 16 pints, not 10. That's a week.

ElendilTheTall

Skim?!

well heck, if you've run out of skimmed milk, just mix some flour and water and use that

Jolenealaska

3:36 PM

Sometimes I splurge and get 1 or 2 % (I do like it better), but I drink so much that it's a significant savings in fat to get skim. I had a glass of whole milk the other day at CNs, it was like drinking heavy cream.

This is really cute:

independent.co.uk/video/?videoid=3894870224001

ElendilTheTall

bah

filthy American squirrels

which would you rather have cavorting through your woodland?

Jolenealaska

Are they really that red?

those ears are a hoot

ElendilTheTall

for some reason, some dopey git imported the former, which ousted the latter, and now the reds are confined to a few small pockets

Squirrels of Flame!

telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/10321713/…

Jolenealaska

I raised a baby squirrel once, that was a lot of fun.

ElendilTheTall

was it tasty come slaughter-time?

Jolenealaska

3:51 PM

The day came when he suddenly went from tame to wild. I brought him to a wildlife refuge to learn how to be a squirrel. Hopefully he had a long squirrel life and made lots of squirrel babies.

ElendilTheTall

as long as he stays off British soil...

Jolenealaska

Have you ever had huitlacoche?

ElendilTheTall

is that the really itchy one?

Jolenealaska

AKA corn smut

ElendilTheTall

much reduced availability of Mexican food over here (I assume it's Mexican?)

Jolenealaska

4:01 PM

They're using it on Chopped, it's supposed to taste like truffle.

Yep, it happens all over the world, but Mexicans consider it a delicacy.

ElendilTheTall

hmmm

Jolenealaska

amazon.com/Goya-Huitlacoche-7-oz/dp/B005F5K42E/…

I think I'm going to try it.

Cerberus

4:31 PM

@ElendilTheTall Odd. We have many red squirrels.

And hello.

ElendilTheTall

@Cerberus send some here

Cerberus

@Jolenealaska That's really funny.

@ElendilTheTall They'd have to go into quarantine for 4 months before setting foot on the isles...

I wonder why they were pushed out of England but not out of Wales or the rest of northern Eurasia.

ElendilTheTall

the Isle of Wight, Scotland, and Northern England

ie isolated places grey squirrels didn't get to

Cerberus

Where did the grey ones come from?

I think we have grey ones too? Not sure.

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sourd'oh

6:51 PM

@Jolenealaska Where had you posted your brining experiments? I remember you experimenting to see which flavors actually soaked into the meat, but I can't find it now.

Jolenealaska

7:06 PM

Here you go, sweetie.

Q: How deeply will the flavors in a brine penetrate chicken? (experiment results)

I'm not asking about salt or "juiciness". I think there is enough evidence here and elsewhere to answer that question with "pretty deep, or all the way to the bone". My question concerns spices and other flavorings in the brine. I want to know not only how far the flavors can go, but also what qu...