tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post6963235571637101270..comments2024-03-28T19:59:32.409-07:00Comments on Eat The Blog: Americana in the Kitchen-Mush and Boiled Cider editionGoodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17383404429461423998noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-35928991094469301042014-09-24T13:51:15.804-07:002014-09-24T13:51:15.804-07:00I'm intrigues by this boiled cider! Cider is a...I'm intrigues by this boiled cider! Cider is alcoholic here too, apple juice is not. I happen to have a spoonful of apple cider vinegar everyday in warm water...I'm sure it's all connected!<br />I couldn't cook worth a damn in my 20's either. I was interested, but pretty hopeless. Oddly, the cooking gene kicked in after my Mama passed, and nowadays I'm ok in the kitchen. Not much of a baker, but I can cook a good meal, mostly Asian or Indian, or Italian. And I love polenta! (Loathe pumpkin though!)<br />I was an only child, and everything was done for me, which made me rather helpless in the world when I left home! Mamas, teach your kids all the home skills they could possibly need!<br />XXXHelgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06746988714522496958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-28711999684223638132014-09-24T13:21:20.339-07:002014-09-24T13:21:20.339-07:00I've made cornmeal mush before, but I always f...I've made cornmeal mush before, but I always forget about it. I need to do this just as soon as it is under 90F here (this weekend!!). <br />I am currently breaking up with gluten and it has been very painful, so this is just the perfect thing at the perfect time.<br />Oh, the 80's, what a fun learning experience. I did the same thing, at the same time, only here in So Cal with an infant in tow. We survived!Autumnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844873523825474811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-5888830372241726252014-09-24T10:33:33.637-07:002014-09-24T10:33:33.637-07:00@Jayne
Just make sure it is cornmeal not cornflou...@Jayne<br /><br />Just make sure it is cornmeal not cornflour or you'll have a sticky mess. Goodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383404429461423998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-44225305488001469342014-09-24T10:32:49.796-07:002014-09-24T10:32:49.796-07:00@Curtise
The "grits" they eat in the so...@Curtise<br /><br />The "grits" they eat in the south are a dried version of hominy that gets coarsely ground and served like porridge. I hate them. I've tried to like them, but something about the texture (like baby cereal) just puts me off. <br /><br />Then there's "parched corn" which is also dried, but gets rehydrated and cooked...oh nevermind. You'll just have to come for a visit so I can cook you some corn.Goodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383404429461423998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-69814336562027227382014-09-24T08:21:53.151-07:002014-09-24T08:21:53.151-07:00Thanks you for the translation to help non-America...Thanks you for the translation to help non-Americans! Cider here is always alcoholic. It's what most of us who were teenagers in the 1970s started out drinking, before graduating to beer, wine or spirits! We used to select which of us looked the oldest and send them to the pub's off license to buy said cider, then rendezvous in some out of the ay spot in town to enjoy the illicit delight of underage drinking! Ahh, those were the days...<br />And corn mush? I had NO idea what that is, but once you said polenta, I get it. Grits - they sound so quintessentially American!<br />How kind of your friends to hand on their knowledge and experience to you. I remember trying to cook my first roast dinner, struggling with the timings, and wailing to my mother that I would NEVER be able to do it. She laughed and said it was just practice, and of course I now cook the Sunday roast without even thinking about it - everything's ready at the right time, as if by magic (or rather, by 30 years' worth of experience!) xxxxCurtisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362184504889147455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-84141566010009270722014-09-24T07:30:46.442-07:002014-09-24T07:30:46.442-07:00Thanks for this very interesting post Goody. It&#...Thanks for this very interesting post Goody. It's a while since I cooked polenta but I will have a go with cheaper cornmeal, I like it fried too and your meal looks delicious. Jayne Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01531659668595845416noreply@blogger.com