1 00:00:08,039 --> 00:00:10,240 Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome to favorite protection of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:10,320 --> 00:00:13,080 Speaker 1: I'm Any and I'm Lauren Vogelbaum, and today we've got 3 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:18,000 Speaker 1: another episode of Listener Mail for you. Yes, the fifth edition, 4 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 1: the fifth edition, which I you know, I'm already starting 5 00:00:22,520 --> 00:00:25,240 Speaker 1: to think of those fives that I can write title 6 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 1: ideas from. Of course, my favorite movie about times the 7 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:30,680 Speaker 1: Empire Strikes Back, which is the fifth of the Star 8 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:35,200 Speaker 1: Wars movies, So who knows, I might just campaign really 9 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: hard for that. I wouldn't blame you. It's a that's 10 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:43,480 Speaker 1: also my favorite of the Star Wars movies. Um and uh. 11 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:46,239 Speaker 1: And also like once you get up above four, I 12 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:50,720 Speaker 1: feel like your your your options. First sequel titles really 13 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 1: start dropping to a very select group. But that select 14 00:00:55,680 --> 00:01:02,200 Speaker 1: group is so funny. Often that is accurate, fires Jakes 15 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:07,800 Speaker 1: back aside that the rest are usually very goofy Oh, 16 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:11,440 Speaker 1: is there fifth Transformers? I'm sure there is. You're you're 17 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:14,759 Speaker 1: like looking at that territory. Yeah, yeah, I'm thinking like 18 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:20,840 Speaker 1: I'm thinking it's it's what like Freddie like um stuff 19 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 1: and stuff like that, like that echelon. Yes, yes, that 20 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:27,479 Speaker 1: is what we're looking at here, and I'm very very 21 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:32,240 Speaker 1: excited about it. I'm also excited about all the wonderful 22 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 1: listener male you y'all continue to send us. Yeah, I 23 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 1: promise we're not doing this just for the title opportunities. Um, 24 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:41,560 Speaker 1: it's because y'all just keep being so lovely that we're like, oh, well, 25 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:43,400 Speaker 1: I guess we have to do more of this. So 26 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:47,880 Speaker 1: thank you, yes, thank you. So here we are you 27 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 1: like to start, Lauren? Sure, Anthony wrote first the Cuban sandwich? 28 00:01:54,600 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 1: Did you know that almost every culture has a version 29 00:01:57,160 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 1: of the ham and cheese sandwich? In this case, it 30 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 1: is the Cuban Years before I moved to Central Florida, 31 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:04,680 Speaker 1: my wife and I were married and honeymooned in Tampa. 32 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:07,560 Speaker 1: We decided to add hawk the trip, so we decided 33 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 1: daily where we wanted to go. One particular day, we 34 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:13,360 Speaker 1: traveled to Ebor City and had a wonderful time. Growing 35 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 1: up Italian and traveling to the old country brought back 36 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:20,240 Speaker 1: memories and Ibor, mostly in the artistic masonry and colorful displays. 37 00:02:20,760 --> 00:02:23,920 Speaker 1: Columbia Restaurant is certainly a gem to behold, and everyone 38 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 1: should either dine in or sit at the bar for 39 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:28,400 Speaker 1: the experience. But it saddened me that you only mentioned 40 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 1: this particular place regarding the Cuban sandwich, although they are 41 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:33,560 Speaker 1: served there, in my opinion, it's not the best in 42 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:37,119 Speaker 1: the area. This title belongs to the Stone Soup Company 43 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:39,519 Speaker 1: in Ebor City. On more than a few occasions they've 44 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:42,520 Speaker 1: won the title of best traditional Cuban sandwich, and yes, 45 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:45,640 Speaker 1: that means it has salami. When we ate this Cuban 46 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 1: sandwich for the first time, we were elevated to such 47 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:51,239 Speaker 1: a euphoric state and moods uplifted. We began talking to 48 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:54,040 Speaker 1: our waitress, who also bartends at the local Coyote Ugly. 49 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 1: More on that in a second, and she mentioned a 50 00:02:56,840 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 1: program to assist the homeless. Not only do we purchase 51 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:02,720 Speaker 1: the Cuban to go, but we bought four more to donate. 52 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 1: She was so taken aback with our generosity she told 53 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 1: us to meet her at the bar at Coyote Ugly 54 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:10,240 Speaker 1: later that night. Surprised we were when we found her 55 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:12,600 Speaker 1: behind the bar serving as drinks on the house to 56 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:15,480 Speaker 1: thank us for helping out the board locals who needed 57 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:23,120 Speaker 1: it most. Anthony continues, um Hamburgers great episode, and I 58 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:27,000 Speaker 1: agree it may deserve a second. Although the origin stories 59 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:28,880 Speaker 1: are amazing, I think we need to learn more about 60 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 1: hamburger culture. Hamburger joints themselves are responsible for classic car 61 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:36,400 Speaker 1: gatherings and for movie classics such as Greece. Not only 62 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:38,760 Speaker 1: did you forget to mention the crabby patty, but what 63 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:42,440 Speaker 1: about poor old Bob and his burger. Bob's Burgers has 64 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:45,400 Speaker 1: such a following they created an actual cookbook with many 65 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:48,920 Speaker 1: of Bob's burgers that are created in the show. Personally, 66 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:51,560 Speaker 1: I am obsessed with all the burger puns. When it 67 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:54,240 Speaker 1: comes to my own personal indulgences for burgers, I have 68 00:03:54,680 --> 00:03:57,840 Speaker 1: three burger King once released a burger that was topped 69 00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:01,920 Speaker 1: with mashed potatoes, fried onion rings, barbecue sauce, and a 70 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:05,560 Speaker 1: one sauce. I still craved this burger on occasion, my 71 00:04:05,640 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 1: personal favorite cooker burger to your liking, Then you ready 72 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:12,320 Speaker 1: spread some peanut butter on that burger and finish with 73 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:16,040 Speaker 1: the squirt of sarratcha. Another variation of this it is 74 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:18,200 Speaker 1: the top with the fried egg your preference. Of course, 75 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:20,360 Speaker 1: don't knock it until you try it. I have never 76 00:04:20,400 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 1: been elevated to this level of decadence, and it only 77 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:26,440 Speaker 1: took some peanut butter on a hamburger thirdly, just a 78 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:29,960 Speaker 1: classic hamburger off the menu from food Wreckers. They not 79 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:33,719 Speaker 1: only had great burgers, but excellent fresh toppings, seasoned fries 80 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 1: and shakes. My friends and I would go there on 81 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:38,839 Speaker 1: the weekends to knock ourselves into a gluttonous coma and 82 00:04:38,839 --> 00:04:41,240 Speaker 1: then go outside and look at all the classic cars 83 00:04:41,320 --> 00:04:46,360 Speaker 1: that have gathered. R I pod r I P. Indeed 84 00:04:46,839 --> 00:04:48,960 Speaker 1: that was. That was one of the few restaurants that 85 00:04:49,279 --> 00:04:55,080 Speaker 1: my dad and grandmother would both agree to go to. UM. 86 00:04:55,080 --> 00:04:58,240 Speaker 1: And I was happy because they had the Ninja Turtles 87 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:03,080 Speaker 1: arcade game. Oh. I was like, this is a great place. 88 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:06,800 Speaker 1: We should always go there. Yeah, and we went. When 89 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:09,240 Speaker 1: I was a kid. I grew up in small town, 90 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:13,640 Speaker 1: nothing to do place. UM, So we would drive like 91 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:16,360 Speaker 1: once a month on Fridays, we would drive to Media Play, 92 00:05:16,360 --> 00:05:20,200 Speaker 1: which like forty minutes UM and then we would buy 93 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:22,120 Speaker 1: something with whatever money we'd saved up, and then we'd 94 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:24,760 Speaker 1: go eat at flood Wreckers, which I liked because they 95 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:26,680 Speaker 1: had those like little douse you could sit in and 96 00:05:26,720 --> 00:05:31,120 Speaker 1: I just felt so cool. That was. It didn't take 97 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:36,920 Speaker 1: a lot, No, absolutely didn't. Um um Uh. Anthony continued, 98 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:40,520 Speaker 1: um MAXI soda. You need to do a show on this, 99 00:05:40,920 --> 00:05:43,599 Speaker 1: the world's first carbonated drink, which was sold as a 100 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:46,000 Speaker 1: cure all tonic before it was marketed as a soda. 101 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:49,239 Speaker 1: I learned to treasure Moxie by my grandmother, who always 102 00:05:49,279 --> 00:05:52,480 Speaker 1: had it in her fridge. My brothers have the same appreciation. 103 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:54,840 Speaker 1: No one else in our family likes it, and I 104 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:57,800 Speaker 1: personally only have one friend who enjoys it. It is 105 00:05:57,839 --> 00:06:00,280 Speaker 1: indeed an acquired taste, and those who enjoy it are 106 00:06:00,320 --> 00:06:04,240 Speaker 1: few but our cultists. The best description I can provide 107 00:06:04,320 --> 00:06:07,480 Speaker 1: is imagine Dr Pepper with a bitter finish at the end. 108 00:06:08,080 --> 00:06:10,279 Speaker 1: One of my favorite drinks is a classic rum and coke, 109 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:13,680 Speaker 1: but substitute Moxie for the coke with cement rubbed on 110 00:06:13,760 --> 00:06:21,279 Speaker 1: the rim. Oh yeah, and Dr Pepper is like my 111 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:25,560 Speaker 1: least favorite thing ever. Um, I'm pretty sure that is 112 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:29,560 Speaker 1: accurate statement. I don't like Dr Pepper, but I do 113 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:32,320 Speaker 1: love the name Moxie, and I have some friends who 114 00:06:32,600 --> 00:06:37,000 Speaker 1: do enjoy this Moxi soda. So I think it. You know, 115 00:06:37,160 --> 00:06:41,440 Speaker 1: it has a special place. I'm not going to knock it. Yeah, yeah, 116 00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:44,760 Speaker 1: I think Um, is is this a Northeastern thing? I 117 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:47,279 Speaker 1: think this might be a New England thing. Yeah, because 118 00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:51,200 Speaker 1: the last time I was visiting family up in New Hampshire, Um, 119 00:06:51,360 --> 00:06:55,040 Speaker 1: they were like, oh, we're there's more than me coming 120 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:56,159 Speaker 1: in from out of town and they were like, we 121 00:06:56,200 --> 00:06:58,040 Speaker 1: have to go get some boxing col up and I 122 00:06:58,080 --> 00:07:03,760 Speaker 1: was like, I don't know what that is, but cool. Um, 123 00:07:03,800 --> 00:07:05,279 Speaker 1: I think I think I had a sip. And I 124 00:07:05,320 --> 00:07:08,320 Speaker 1: think that's a pretty fair description. I liked it. I mean, 125 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:11,240 Speaker 1: I like I like better things. So yeah, I feel 126 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:13,880 Speaker 1: like that would be a great horror movie because of 127 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:16,120 Speaker 1: the description of people who love it as cultist, where 128 00:07:16,120 --> 00:07:17,880 Speaker 1: you're like in a small town and you notice like 129 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:20,960 Speaker 1: everyone's drinking this one, so they're looking at you, like 130 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:30,880 Speaker 1: very suspiciously if you're not drinking it. All right, okay, 131 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:34,800 Speaker 1: um Lee wrote, I just listened to your Margine podcast 132 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:36,640 Speaker 1: and it reminded me of a story that my grandpa 133 00:07:36,720 --> 00:07:39,040 Speaker 1: used to tell me about living with rationing during World 134 00:07:39,080 --> 00:07:41,720 Speaker 1: War Two. My grandpa grew up on a dairy farm 135 00:07:41,800 --> 00:07:44,960 Speaker 1: here in southeastern Wisconsin and as a result never really 136 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:49,560 Speaker 1: had much need for olio, as he still calls Margarine. 137 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:52,400 Speaker 1: But due to rashtion, ng butter became hard to come 138 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:55,400 Speaker 1: by in World War Two, and because of Wisconsin's margine 139 00:07:55,400 --> 00:07:59,400 Speaker 1: band olio was illegal. They were producing the milk sending 140 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:02,000 Speaker 1: it to the cream her but but unable to buy 141 00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:04,560 Speaker 1: the butter. Once they were out of rations and unable 142 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:07,320 Speaker 1: to use the ohio rations because it couldn't be sold 143 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:10,000 Speaker 1: in Wisconsin. According to him, they would have to make 144 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:12,040 Speaker 1: a trip down to their aunts in Illinois to get 145 00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:15,040 Speaker 1: some to quote, have something to put on their bread. 146 00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:18,040 Speaker 1: He would say, quote it tasted like garbage, but was 147 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:22,440 Speaker 1: better than nothing. But my grandpa definitely is bias store 148 00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:25,640 Speaker 1: and fresh off the farm dairy. He hasn't drink milk 149 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:27,640 Speaker 1: and over a decade now that the family farm is 150 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:30,160 Speaker 1: no longer a dairy, because he doesn't like homogenized and 151 00:08:30,200 --> 00:08:35,040 Speaker 1: pasteurized milk. Shrug Emogy. I've always wondered why they didn't 152 00:08:35,080 --> 00:08:37,400 Speaker 1: just make their milk into butter themselves on the sly. 153 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:40,120 Speaker 1: According to another of his stories, they once sold black 154 00:08:40,160 --> 00:08:44,040 Speaker 1: market beef to a local Catholic monastery. I suspect He 155 00:08:44,040 --> 00:08:45,920 Speaker 1: would say that they only sold the beef because they 156 00:08:45,920 --> 00:08:48,120 Speaker 1: couldn't get by without the money at the time, but 157 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:51,760 Speaker 1: they could get by without butter. His father had died 158 00:08:51,760 --> 00:08:54,319 Speaker 1: of leukemia months before the US entered the war, leaving 159 00:08:54,320 --> 00:08:57,280 Speaker 1: my great grandma to run the farm with her kids 160 00:08:57,320 --> 00:09:00,280 Speaker 1: aged eleven, thirteen, and fifteen, so I can imagine times 161 00:09:00,280 --> 00:09:03,400 Speaker 1: were tough for them. These stories actually inspired my capstone 162 00:09:03,400 --> 00:09:07,080 Speaker 1: research project on rationtion, NG and the black market during 163 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:10,120 Speaker 1: World War Two for my undergraduate degree in history. I 164 00:09:10,160 --> 00:09:13,240 Speaker 1: thought you might find the Marjarine dilemma interesting. It definitely 165 00:09:13,320 --> 00:09:15,360 Speaker 1: reminds me to be thankful for the butter on the 166 00:09:15,400 --> 00:09:17,640 Speaker 1: table today and that even though COVID times are tough, 167 00:09:17,760 --> 00:09:20,320 Speaker 1: we'll get through it, just like past generations made it 168 00:09:20,320 --> 00:09:25,480 Speaker 1: through their own tough times. That is fascinating. I hadn't 169 00:09:25,480 --> 00:09:29,760 Speaker 1: really considered in Wisconsin, in particular, if you have butter 170 00:09:29,880 --> 00:09:34,160 Speaker 1: rashting and you can't get margarine legally, which is like 171 00:09:34,400 --> 00:09:40,880 Speaker 1: so strange to say out loud that like margarine is illegal. Yeah, yeah, right, 172 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:44,559 Speaker 1: very specific set of circumstances. Yeah, it does that confluence 173 00:09:44,600 --> 00:09:50,160 Speaker 1: of it being during that time and huh yeah uh. 174 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:55,520 Speaker 1: And dud Um Dominique wrote, I just listened to your 175 00:09:55,520 --> 00:09:57,840 Speaker 1: second Ginger episode and thought i'd write in with the 176 00:09:57,880 --> 00:10:01,840 Speaker 1: best Ginger snap cookie We've ever had. One fall day 177 00:10:01,880 --> 00:10:04,240 Speaker 1: a few years ago, I was at my library, seated 178 00:10:04,240 --> 00:10:07,000 Speaker 1: in the section with all the magazines. My library also 179 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:10,079 Speaker 1: creates collections of old magazines by theme, and there was 180 00:10:10,080 --> 00:10:12,560 Speaker 1: a basket of Christmas cookie magazines in front of me. 181 00:10:13,160 --> 00:10:15,440 Speaker 1: I picked up an American Test Kitchen issue, which I 182 00:10:15,440 --> 00:10:18,320 Speaker 1: had never seen sold here in Canada before, and read 183 00:10:18,320 --> 00:10:22,280 Speaker 1: about something called fairy gingerbread dating back to the eighteen hundreds. 184 00:10:22,320 --> 00:10:24,480 Speaker 1: I snapped a picture of the recipe and made it 185 00:10:24,520 --> 00:10:26,960 Speaker 1: a month later for Christmas. It's a bit of a 186 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:29,679 Speaker 1: weird type of cookie. As you spread the running batter 187 00:10:29,760 --> 00:10:32,440 Speaker 1: out on a lined pan very thinly like a cracker, 188 00:10:32,720 --> 00:10:34,880 Speaker 1: and make it for a short amount of time, they 189 00:10:34,920 --> 00:10:37,240 Speaker 1: snap apart. And if you want them to snap to 190 00:10:37,280 --> 00:10:40,199 Speaker 1: a particular shape like the houses in my picture, then 191 00:10:40,360 --> 00:10:43,840 Speaker 1: take them out halfway through the cooking time and score them. 192 00:10:43,880 --> 00:10:46,520 Speaker 1: They turn out thin and crunchy, with a wonderful ginger 193 00:10:46,559 --> 00:10:49,640 Speaker 1: flavor and not too sweet. My mom isn't big into sweets, 194 00:10:49,640 --> 00:10:51,760 Speaker 1: and she loves these. She said they were the best 195 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:54,760 Speaker 1: cookie should ever eaten. Here is a blog with the recipe, 196 00:10:54,880 --> 00:10:57,800 Speaker 1: the only other place I found it online. I do 197 00:10:57,960 --> 00:11:01,080 Speaker 1: puffy ginger molasses cookies, sometimes just in balls, but other 198 00:11:01,120 --> 00:11:04,280 Speaker 1: times I roll out the messy dough and make shaped characters. 199 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:07,720 Speaker 1: The wookies are my favorites. I've inserted some links to 200 00:11:07,720 --> 00:11:10,600 Speaker 1: my typical Christmas decor and and my sister and I 201 00:11:10,640 --> 00:11:13,880 Speaker 1: are making absolute mass decorating cookies as thirty some things 202 00:11:13,920 --> 00:11:18,800 Speaker 1: do in their mother's kitchen. Yes, cookie cookies all the way. Yes, 203 00:11:19,840 --> 00:11:23,080 Speaker 1: these cookies sound delicious, right, yeah they do. Yeah, I'm 204 00:11:23,080 --> 00:11:26,680 Speaker 1: really I'm really intrigued by this. This uh this this 205 00:11:26,800 --> 00:11:32,800 Speaker 1: cracker type gingerbread cookie. Yeah. Yeah, And the recipe was 206 00:11:32,840 --> 00:11:35,600 Speaker 1: included in this email. If any listeners want it, you 207 00:11:35,600 --> 00:11:38,160 Speaker 1: can contact us in many ways and we will get 208 00:11:38,200 --> 00:11:41,120 Speaker 1: it to you. We will, we will, we gets guarantee. 209 00:11:43,200 --> 00:11:45,319 Speaker 1: Uh yeah, we we could if I if I remember 210 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:49,000 Speaker 1: to maybe I'll post it on the online, on the 211 00:11:49,480 --> 00:11:58,720 Speaker 1: social media or something. That Yes that thing, Leda wrote, 212 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:01,600 Speaker 1: I just listened to your your podcast and felt obligated 213 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:03,840 Speaker 1: to write in first, I am a red hood and asked, 214 00:12:03,880 --> 00:12:06,800 Speaker 1: such a common nickname I have is ginger. In fact, 215 00:12:06,840 --> 00:12:08,760 Speaker 1: when I first met my boyfriend, he called and still 216 00:12:08,800 --> 00:12:11,120 Speaker 1: calls me ginger. And when I first met his parents 217 00:12:11,200 --> 00:12:13,600 Speaker 1: before we were dating, I walked in and they said, oh, 218 00:12:13,679 --> 00:12:16,440 Speaker 1: you must be ginger, to which I recalled, yes, that 219 00:12:16,679 --> 00:12:19,880 Speaker 1: is me. They do sometimes call me by my actual name, 220 00:12:20,160 --> 00:12:22,160 Speaker 1: but we have been dating for eight plus years now 221 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:24,960 Speaker 1: and they still mostly call me Ginger, as you any 222 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:27,600 Speaker 1: of our mutual friends that we've met since we started dating. 223 00:12:27,960 --> 00:12:30,319 Speaker 1: I truly don't mind the Ginger nickname, since my name 224 00:12:30,360 --> 00:12:33,200 Speaker 1: can be weird to pronounce our spell, so sometimes it's 225 00:12:33,240 --> 00:12:36,400 Speaker 1: just easier to be Ginger. Second, and food related, I 226 00:12:36,440 --> 00:12:38,560 Speaker 1: don't have a special recipe for ginger, but I felt 227 00:12:38,559 --> 00:12:41,960 Speaker 1: the need to share my ninjabread cookies that I made 228 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:44,760 Speaker 1: one time for a cookie exchange. I have included a 229 00:12:44,800 --> 00:12:47,440 Speaker 1: picture to better illustrate this and encourage anyone who regularly 230 00:12:47,440 --> 00:12:50,480 Speaker 1: makes gingerbread cookies to invest in some Ninja cookie cutters. 231 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:52,439 Speaker 1: I'm not sure why I didn't share this for the 232 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:55,400 Speaker 1: actual Gingerbread show, but this episode brought up the memory 233 00:12:55,440 --> 00:13:00,280 Speaker 1: and I could not share. Yes, ginga bread cookie is 234 00:13:01,679 --> 00:13:06,320 Speaker 1: I've never done that, right, right, that's delightful. Oh man, 235 00:13:07,360 --> 00:13:09,600 Speaker 1: I did have this whole thing. We unfortunately didn't get 236 00:13:09,640 --> 00:13:11,760 Speaker 1: to do it in our D and D campaign that 237 00:13:11,840 --> 00:13:15,960 Speaker 1: just finished, not the diorama, but I did. I like 238 00:13:16,080 --> 00:13:18,920 Speaker 1: to do these themed items I would bring and I 239 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:23,280 Speaker 1: had this whole gingerbread set up cookie, set up thing, 240 00:13:23,400 --> 00:13:28,160 Speaker 1: but you know, pandemic times and maybe one day you 241 00:13:28,200 --> 00:13:35,320 Speaker 1: will get to see the beauty was planning. Gosh, yeah, 242 00:13:35,480 --> 00:13:39,360 Speaker 1: I I really, I really dislike rolling out cookie though 243 00:13:39,520 --> 00:13:44,120 Speaker 1: I tend to not make rolled cookies because of that. 244 00:13:44,840 --> 00:13:47,280 Speaker 1: I'm just like, why am I using a rolling pan? 245 00:13:47,440 --> 00:13:51,000 Speaker 1: This is terrible? Um, I don't know why. But I 246 00:13:51,520 --> 00:13:54,280 Speaker 1: do have some really good cookie cutters that I feel 247 00:13:54,280 --> 00:13:56,880 Speaker 1: like I should. I've got some from Portal, Like the 248 00:13:56,960 --> 00:14:02,439 Speaker 1: video games are pretty good. Yeah, I can already envision. Yeah, 249 00:14:02,559 --> 00:14:06,600 Speaker 1: I mean you know, I guess. I guess any square 250 00:14:06,760 --> 00:14:12,200 Speaker 1: cookie can be a companion cube. But um right, with 251 00:14:12,320 --> 00:14:17,480 Speaker 1: enough imagination, Oh waited companion cube? I miss you, um 252 00:14:18,080 --> 00:14:20,880 Speaker 1: Ohen wrote. My son and I have been listeners since 253 00:14:20,920 --> 00:14:23,040 Speaker 1: the first episode of food Stuff. We would listen while 254 00:14:23,120 --> 00:14:25,680 Speaker 1: driving him to and from daycare. Now he's halfway through 255 00:14:25,720 --> 00:14:28,440 Speaker 1: first grade and we're still listening to every episode. Can 256 00:14:28,480 --> 00:14:31,320 Speaker 1: you imagine our excitement when I heard you mention the 257 00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:34,760 Speaker 1: most important cultural icon to ever come out of my 258 00:14:34,840 --> 00:14:41,920 Speaker 1: hometown of Calgary, alberta ginger beef. Sorry Todd mccarlane, but 259 00:14:42,600 --> 00:14:44,960 Speaker 1: to hear you suggest that there is no ginger in 260 00:14:45,040 --> 00:14:48,440 Speaker 1: ginger beef. You have fallen prey to the classic Internet 261 00:14:48,480 --> 00:14:51,800 Speaker 1: problem of believing what people say. I have the real 262 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:55,320 Speaker 1: scoop for you on the real stuff. Outside of Calgary, 263 00:14:55,440 --> 00:14:58,800 Speaker 1: plenty of ginger beef is sold. That is, thickly cut 264 00:14:58,840 --> 00:15:01,760 Speaker 1: strips of cheap beef, deep fried in too much batter 265 00:15:02,040 --> 00:15:05,760 Speaker 1: and doused in a dark brown sweet sauce. Nothing could 266 00:15:05,760 --> 00:15:08,280 Speaker 1: be further from the true ginger beef that has earned 267 00:15:08,320 --> 00:15:11,760 Speaker 1: Calgary's culinary scene fame from as far away as moose 268 00:15:11,840 --> 00:15:16,120 Speaker 1: jaw and medicine Hat. This dish is an unheralded classic 269 00:15:16,240 --> 00:15:19,560 Speaker 1: of westernized Chinese food that belongs in the pantheon of 270 00:15:19,600 --> 00:15:23,560 Speaker 1: grates with General so Chop, Suey and Fortune cookies. The 271 00:15:23,720 --> 00:15:27,360 Speaker 1: real ginger beef is flank steak cut thinly across the 272 00:15:27,360 --> 00:15:30,000 Speaker 1: grain and deep fried in a barely their batter so 273 00:15:30,160 --> 00:15:33,160 Speaker 1: lightened crispy it doesn't even fully cover the beef until 274 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:36,480 Speaker 1: the beef, not just the batter, is crisp. The beef 275 00:15:36,520 --> 00:15:38,920 Speaker 1: is then stir fried with either sliced bell peppers or 276 00:15:38,920 --> 00:15:42,640 Speaker 1: a combination of Julianne celery and carrot together with you 277 00:15:42,720 --> 00:15:45,600 Speaker 1: guessed it, Julianne fresh ginger root in a thin but 278 00:15:45,640 --> 00:15:49,920 Speaker 1: delicious sauce that just barely coats the other ingredients. Every year, 279 00:15:49,960 --> 00:15:52,200 Speaker 1: my sister in Lana I spent two full days cooking 280 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:54,160 Speaker 1: and feast for Lunar New Year, like the good Volga 281 00:15:54,200 --> 00:15:56,960 Speaker 1: Germans we are and along with all the other more 282 00:15:57,000 --> 00:16:00,680 Speaker 1: traditional Chinese dishes. Every guest texts me in advance to 283 00:16:00,840 --> 00:16:04,360 Speaker 1: demand that I make ginger beef and here's the best part. 284 00:16:04,640 --> 00:16:07,080 Speaker 1: You can make it now too. In the mid nineties, 285 00:16:07,120 --> 00:16:10,040 Speaker 1: when nobody knew what the Internet was, a Calgary Chinese 286 00:16:10,080 --> 00:16:13,240 Speaker 1: food restaurant called I Am Not making this up. Ginger 287 00:16:13,320 --> 00:16:16,280 Speaker 1: Beef Peaking House put their recipe on their web page, 288 00:16:16,280 --> 00:16:19,560 Speaker 1: which I greedily downloaded with my dial up modem, and 289 00:16:20,160 --> 00:16:30,600 Speaker 1: the recipe follows. So it sounds delicious, it does? I 290 00:16:30,600 --> 00:16:38,440 Speaker 1: I want that now? Yeah? I mean again, you could 291 00:16:38,440 --> 00:16:43,000 Speaker 1: get a whole recipe exchange going here, right. I you know, 292 00:16:43,080 --> 00:16:45,840 Speaker 1: like our our our website got switched over to this 293 00:16:45,960 --> 00:16:48,640 Speaker 1: kind of like I heart template that um that we 294 00:16:48,680 --> 00:16:52,760 Speaker 1: don't have any particular control over um and uh but 295 00:16:52,840 --> 00:16:58,040 Speaker 1: I I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, it's the time 296 00:16:58,080 --> 00:17:08,080 Speaker 1: for recipe blogs, Like I don't know, yeah, sure, always 297 00:17:08,119 --> 00:17:13,199 Speaker 1: it's time of bringing back the recipe block. I'm actually 298 00:17:13,200 --> 00:17:14,919 Speaker 1: not in touch with the blog world. It might not 299 00:17:14,960 --> 00:17:17,399 Speaker 1: have never gone away. I don't think it every went away. 300 00:17:17,760 --> 00:17:20,480 Speaker 1: I based on I get. I find most of my 301 00:17:20,520 --> 00:17:23,800 Speaker 1: recipes on recipe blogs, and so I can tell you 302 00:17:23,840 --> 00:17:30,240 Speaker 1: they're still there. They're they're still still publishing mostly unrelated 303 00:17:30,280 --> 00:17:36,520 Speaker 1: stories from the cook's childhood. I don't know that we 304 00:17:36,640 --> 00:17:42,600 Speaker 1: can cast too much shade and that guard Lauren, I 305 00:17:42,640 --> 00:17:48,840 Speaker 1: guess you're super correct. Shall I go on another spiel 306 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:57,800 Speaker 1: about Star Wars? I mean, yeah, but another time perhaps. 307 00:18:00,040 --> 00:18:02,359 Speaker 1: In the meantime, we have a letter from Zach, who wrote, 308 00:18:02,600 --> 00:18:05,240 Speaker 1: thank you so much for producing such a consistently lovely show. 309 00:18:05,480 --> 00:18:09,000 Speaker 1: Thank you. I started listening back was tempted to write 310 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:12,560 Speaker 1: in on the first episode. I listened to Mayonnaise and 311 00:18:12,760 --> 00:18:17,639 Speaker 1: Mayo Nays about my experiences as my experiences as a 312 00:18:17,720 --> 00:18:22,640 Speaker 1: vehemot Mayo Nair Andtil tasting mayonnaise in Japan. But then 313 00:18:22,720 --> 00:18:24,399 Speaker 1: I started catching up and it got mentioned in a 314 00:18:24,440 --> 00:18:27,440 Speaker 1: listener Mayo. In determination to not write in about something 315 00:18:27,480 --> 00:18:30,160 Speaker 1: already mentioned, I tried to catch up before writing one 316 00:18:30,200 --> 00:18:32,720 Speaker 1: thing to another and has been an epic catching up 317 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:36,560 Speaker 1: the show. That's that I am finally caught up. I 318 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:38,600 Speaker 1: listened to it while cooking and can't really listen to 319 00:18:38,640 --> 00:18:42,920 Speaker 1: it otherwise due to cravings. It induces understood um, which 320 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:44,200 Speaker 1: is part of why it took me so long to 321 00:18:44,240 --> 00:18:45,920 Speaker 1: catch up. But the other part was having to learn 322 00:18:45,960 --> 00:18:48,520 Speaker 1: French this past year. I remember one of your listeners 323 00:18:48,520 --> 00:18:51,199 Speaker 1: mentioned they listened to your podcast while through hiking the 324 00:18:51,280 --> 00:18:55,760 Speaker 1: Appalachian Trail, and I could not imagine the As an 325 00:18:55,800 --> 00:18:58,840 Speaker 1: outward bound instructor that spent ten to twenty two consecutive 326 00:18:58,880 --> 00:19:01,080 Speaker 1: days backpacking, I have been a lot of time talking 327 00:19:01,080 --> 00:19:03,240 Speaker 1: with my co instructor and students about what we will 328 00:19:03,280 --> 00:19:06,560 Speaker 1: eat when we get back to civilization. Listening to a 329 00:19:06,640 --> 00:19:11,920 Speaker 1: food podcast would have been torture. Trying to not overlap 330 00:19:11,960 --> 00:19:14,200 Speaker 1: on other listener mail here. Some episodes that I particularly 331 00:19:14,320 --> 00:19:18,320 Speaker 1: enjoyed were I start with your recent episode and an 332 00:19:18,320 --> 00:19:20,120 Speaker 1: old one, which was one of my favorites. To prove 333 00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:23,000 Speaker 1: I have caught up, I have started to write this 334 00:19:23,080 --> 00:19:29,480 Speaker 1: email more than once. It's shoe shoe. That's the term 335 00:19:29,480 --> 00:19:32,720 Speaker 1: of endearment towards a significant other. I gotta say it twice. Also, 336 00:19:32,840 --> 00:19:36,040 Speaker 1: I hope Annie you have started eating your cauliflower stems. 337 00:19:36,080 --> 00:19:38,720 Speaker 1: They are delicious roasted in the oven. Just cut them 338 00:19:38,760 --> 00:19:40,640 Speaker 1: a bit smaller or cook them longer than the rest 339 00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:45,040 Speaker 1: of the flour. Ginger ginger snops is a delicious thing 340 00:19:45,240 --> 00:19:47,200 Speaker 1: some Swiss people do, and my wife got a bottle 341 00:19:47,240 --> 00:19:49,199 Speaker 1: for a birthday this year, but I still don't have 342 00:19:49,280 --> 00:19:52,400 Speaker 1: a recipe. Need to work on that though apparently it's 343 00:19:52,440 --> 00:19:56,960 Speaker 1: not too unlike lemon cello. But with ginger. The reducing 344 00:19:56,960 --> 00:19:59,439 Speaker 1: Food Waste at Home episode with a great interview with 345 00:19:59,480 --> 00:20:02,439 Speaker 1: the Waste Not Initiative. Food waste hits home for me, 346 00:20:02,560 --> 00:20:04,760 Speaker 1: in part because I don't like it and in part 347 00:20:04,760 --> 00:20:07,400 Speaker 1: because I am a feral cat. Thanks for that parallel. 348 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:11,520 Speaker 1: When it comes to eating food, whether dumpster diving or 349 00:20:11,600 --> 00:20:14,280 Speaker 1: just eating leftovers off of plates at restaurants, my hatred 350 00:20:14,320 --> 00:20:17,359 Speaker 1: for wasting food, combined with my ability to be always hungry, 351 00:20:17,400 --> 00:20:19,760 Speaker 1: means I'm pretty good at avoiding food waste. It was 352 00:20:19,840 --> 00:20:23,840 Speaker 1: nice to hear the largest scale perspectives of this important issue. Also, 353 00:20:23,880 --> 00:20:26,560 Speaker 1: this episode introduced me to Tarhana and it is amazing 354 00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:29,600 Speaker 1: for those that like fermented foods. I keep a Kombucha 355 00:20:29,680 --> 00:20:34,080 Speaker 1: Scobie um Keeper grain sour dough pickle and ferment things 356 00:20:34,400 --> 00:20:36,840 Speaker 1: used to brewby er. Frequently lost my equipment in the 357 00:20:36,880 --> 00:20:39,520 Speaker 1: process of moving, but maybe again one day and have 358 00:20:39,640 --> 00:20:42,600 Speaker 1: made one offs of apple cider meat and kemchy. This 359 00:20:42,640 --> 00:20:45,199 Speaker 1: was a really cool adventure to find something fermented and 360 00:20:45,240 --> 00:20:51,520 Speaker 1: new to try. That continues the Overstuffed Thanksgiving episode. I 361 00:20:51,560 --> 00:20:54,280 Speaker 1: will miss Thanksgiving this year sadly, but my wife made 362 00:20:54,280 --> 00:20:56,239 Speaker 1: a pumpkin pie to make up for it, so not 363 00:20:56,320 --> 00:20:59,120 Speaker 1: all is lost. This episode brought me to the most 364 00:20:59,280 --> 00:21:03,520 Speaker 1: dubious unofficial Thanksgiving tradition my family has where my younger 365 00:21:03,560 --> 00:21:06,280 Speaker 1: brother eats too many edibles or drinks too much wine 366 00:21:06,520 --> 00:21:08,439 Speaker 1: or a bit of both, and passes out on the 367 00:21:08,440 --> 00:21:11,600 Speaker 1: couch after dinner or sometimes at the dinner table. He 368 00:21:11,680 --> 00:21:14,879 Speaker 1: will only arise from the dead by his favorite dessert 369 00:21:15,040 --> 00:21:19,399 Speaker 1: of all time, Pillsberry dough Boy sugar cookies. Yep, he 370 00:21:19,520 --> 00:21:22,120 Speaker 1: skips the homemade pies and cakes my mother prides herself 371 00:21:22,160 --> 00:21:25,920 Speaker 1: on and spends days prepping to eat the prepackaged cookie 372 00:21:26,160 --> 00:21:31,000 Speaker 1: with the food coloring on top. Those are good, I 373 00:21:31,040 --> 00:21:35,680 Speaker 1: remember those being good. Yeah, oh yeah um. The Ramen 374 00:21:35,760 --> 00:21:39,080 Speaker 1: Noodles of History episode. I spent a handful of winters 375 00:21:39,119 --> 00:21:41,840 Speaker 1: in Japan a some on Han shoes, some on Hokkaido. 376 00:21:42,080 --> 00:21:45,080 Speaker 1: As a ski guide, um Raman hits close to home 377 00:21:45,160 --> 00:21:47,960 Speaker 1: and is one of my favorite foods. Moving to Switzerland 378 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:50,399 Speaker 1: has been great for the food, except ramen, which is 379 00:21:50,400 --> 00:21:52,760 Speaker 1: difficult to find, so I learned how to cook it 380 00:21:52,840 --> 00:21:56,200 Speaker 1: myself and I did all right. Also, like the Mayo episode, 381 00:21:56,320 --> 00:21:57,879 Speaker 1: this was one of the first ones I listened to 382 00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:01,000 Speaker 1: before I knew about the cravings. I had the episode 383 00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:03,600 Speaker 1: in my headphones as I was out ski touring and 384 00:22:03,600 --> 00:22:05,800 Speaker 1: it will be the only time I opted to cut 385 00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:08,560 Speaker 1: a ski daste short on a really good day due 386 00:22:08,600 --> 00:22:12,120 Speaker 1: to this craving. There are probably few skiers in Atlanta, 387 00:22:12,320 --> 00:22:14,199 Speaker 1: but if you get the chance to ask any, they 388 00:22:14,200 --> 00:22:16,760 Speaker 1: will tell you one does not stop early on days 389 00:22:16,760 --> 00:22:20,600 Speaker 1: where it's waist deep. So while this was a big deal, 390 00:22:20,920 --> 00:22:23,439 Speaker 1: I don't regret it getting a taste of something you 391 00:22:23,440 --> 00:22:25,920 Speaker 1: didn't expect. I feel like this was the kool Aid 392 00:22:25,920 --> 00:22:28,960 Speaker 1: episode or a related listener mail. Thanks for the Little 393 00:22:29,040 --> 00:22:33,240 Speaker 1: John video recommendation by the way, where you or listener 394 00:22:33,320 --> 00:22:36,040 Speaker 1: talked about taking a large sip of something and it 395 00:22:36,119 --> 00:22:40,040 Speaker 1: tasted much different than they intended. I almost vomited on 396 00:22:40,040 --> 00:22:42,320 Speaker 1: the spot as this reminded me of a cruel prank 397 00:22:42,440 --> 00:22:44,720 Speaker 1: my friends and I would play in college. Take a 398 00:22:44,720 --> 00:22:47,000 Speaker 1: glass filled with vodka and leave it in the freezer 399 00:22:47,040 --> 00:22:49,560 Speaker 1: for a couple of hours at ice cubes, and hand 400 00:22:49,600 --> 00:22:54,639 Speaker 1: it to some unsuspecting newcomer anytime parties lunch with the 401 00:22:54,680 --> 00:22:58,200 Speaker 1: parents early morning hangovers after a long run. The game 402 00:22:58,240 --> 00:23:01,760 Speaker 1: was afoot and it was horrible. I do not recommend 403 00:23:01,840 --> 00:23:04,040 Speaker 1: this to anyone, and I apologize in advance to anyone 404 00:23:04,080 --> 00:23:06,840 Speaker 1: that he hears this and gets an evil idea. Thanks 405 00:23:06,880 --> 00:23:09,520 Speaker 1: for the really dark interpretation of Hansel and Gretel that 406 00:23:09,600 --> 00:23:11,800 Speaker 1: they are in the afterlife. I never thought of it 407 00:23:11,840 --> 00:23:16,200 Speaker 1: that way. Now can't unthink it. I can't either. Actually 408 00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:19,119 Speaker 1: I'm not that I necessarily I am certain that's how 409 00:23:19,160 --> 00:23:22,040 Speaker 1: it is, but I just can't not think about it. 410 00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:24,440 Speaker 1: I feel like it makes the most sense in a way, 411 00:23:25,080 --> 00:23:31,159 Speaker 1: and well, well, and then again, like any time that 412 00:23:31,200 --> 00:23:33,080 Speaker 1: I find to the end of a story kind of suspect, 413 00:23:33,119 --> 00:23:34,960 Speaker 1: I just reckon it in my head. I'm just like, no, 414 00:23:35,080 --> 00:23:36,760 Speaker 1: that's not really what happened. I have a better ending 415 00:23:36,800 --> 00:23:42,000 Speaker 1: up here. It's fine. Yeah, I do that to your headcannon, Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, 416 00:23:42,240 --> 00:23:48,320 Speaker 1: it's how headcannon is so important. Let me talk about 417 00:23:48,359 --> 00:23:53,600 Speaker 1: Star Wars and more. We do have some more listener 418 00:23:53,680 --> 00:23:56,040 Speaker 1: mail for you, but first we have a quick break 419 00:23:56,119 --> 00:24:06,880 Speaker 1: for a word from res sponsor, and we're back. Thank 420 00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:11,360 Speaker 1: you sponsored, Yes, thank you Eric Row. During a recent episode, 421 00:24:11,440 --> 00:24:14,639 Speaker 1: Lauren was talking about her large potted avocado plant, and 422 00:24:14,680 --> 00:24:18,200 Speaker 1: I want to share my story. Twelve years ago now, 423 00:24:18,280 --> 00:24:21,240 Speaker 1: in my biology class, we were doing a section on sustainability, 424 00:24:21,280 --> 00:24:23,040 Speaker 1: and one of the projects we did was growing plants 425 00:24:23,040 --> 00:24:25,800 Speaker 1: from food waste. Many people took the easy route and 426 00:24:25,880 --> 00:24:28,560 Speaker 1: grew green onion, potatoes or carrots, but I wanted a 427 00:24:28,560 --> 00:24:31,080 Speaker 1: little more of a challenge, so I decided to regrow 428 00:24:31,200 --> 00:24:34,360 Speaker 1: a pineapple. It was easy at first, just twist off 429 00:24:34,359 --> 00:24:37,119 Speaker 1: the top, remove any fruit and the first layers of leaves, 430 00:24:37,119 --> 00:24:39,440 Speaker 1: and stick it in a shallow glass of water. Right away, 431 00:24:39,440 --> 00:24:42,560 Speaker 1: it started to grow roots and easily transplanted to soil. 432 00:24:42,880 --> 00:24:45,080 Speaker 1: At this point, I was living in a cold northern climate, 433 00:24:45,119 --> 00:24:46,920 Speaker 1: so I had no real reason to believe the plant 434 00:24:46,920 --> 00:24:49,359 Speaker 1: would do very well. But it stayed alive during the 435 00:24:49,359 --> 00:24:51,400 Speaker 1: first winter, and at the end of the school year 436 00:24:51,680 --> 00:24:54,480 Speaker 1: I got to take the plant home. It kept growing 437 00:24:54,480 --> 00:24:56,119 Speaker 1: through the summer and When it was time to go 438 00:24:56,200 --> 00:24:58,320 Speaker 1: off to college in the fall, I took the pineapple 439 00:24:58,400 --> 00:25:00,640 Speaker 1: with me to spruce up my new norm. A bit. 440 00:25:01,040 --> 00:25:06,000 Speaker 1: Fast forward now twelve years and living in four different states, 441 00:25:06,200 --> 00:25:09,919 Speaker 1: and this pineapple is still with me. It survived my 442 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:13,840 Speaker 1: irresponsible college days. It's been overwatered, underwater, lived in a 443 00:25:13,920 --> 00:25:16,360 Speaker 1: dark basement I was renting, knocked off a shelf by 444 00:25:16,359 --> 00:25:19,920 Speaker 1: playing dogs, survived a freak summer blizzard in Colorado where 445 00:25:19,920 --> 00:25:22,920 Speaker 1: all but the very inner leave you survived. It, sustained 446 00:25:22,920 --> 00:25:25,360 Speaker 1: heavy damage in a hail storm in Texas, and made 447 00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:28,919 Speaker 1: it through blistering Arizona heat waves. Through all of this, 448 00:25:29,320 --> 00:25:32,880 Speaker 1: after ten years, this poor little pineapple was only slightly 449 00:25:32,880 --> 00:25:35,080 Speaker 1: bigger than when I started, probably a foot and a 450 00:25:35,080 --> 00:25:38,520 Speaker 1: half tall and a foot wide. I now live outside 451 00:25:38,560 --> 00:25:41,040 Speaker 1: San Diego, and in the last two years the plant 452 00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:45,600 Speaker 1: has started growing exponentially. It's now about four ft tall 453 00:25:45,640 --> 00:25:48,760 Speaker 1: and almost five ft wide, and I've had to buy 454 00:25:48,800 --> 00:25:51,919 Speaker 1: a bigger pot twice. Now. I should also mention that 455 00:25:51,960 --> 00:25:54,240 Speaker 1: in that biology class I met and started dating the 456 00:25:54,240 --> 00:25:56,400 Speaker 1: girl that eventually would become my wife, and she has 457 00:25:56,520 --> 00:26:00,960 Speaker 1: never been the biggest fan. Calling the plant my old girlfriend, 458 00:26:02,760 --> 00:26:05,439 Speaker 1: I like to joke that the pineapple is our beauty 459 00:26:05,520 --> 00:26:09,040 Speaker 1: and the beast plant. When it dies, so does our relationship. 460 00:26:09,640 --> 00:26:12,400 Speaker 1: She doesn't find that funny. A couple of weeks ago, 461 00:26:12,600 --> 00:26:14,800 Speaker 1: when we were moving the plant inside for the winter, 462 00:26:14,880 --> 00:26:17,440 Speaker 1: struggling to get it through the door it had outgrown 463 00:26:17,600 --> 00:26:20,639 Speaker 1: during the summer months, both of us sustained many cuts 464 00:26:20,640 --> 00:26:23,520 Speaker 1: on her arms from its spiky leaves. I thought that 465 00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:26,119 Speaker 1: was going to be her breaking point and that she 466 00:26:26,240 --> 00:26:28,280 Speaker 1: was going to make me get rid of it. But 467 00:26:28,359 --> 00:26:30,600 Speaker 1: a couple of days later, I caught her trimming up 468 00:26:30,680 --> 00:26:32,920 Speaker 1: leaves that had been damaged in the move and talking 469 00:26:32,960 --> 00:26:35,639 Speaker 1: to it as she gave it some water. I've never 470 00:26:35,800 --> 00:26:39,359 Speaker 1: been more in love with her. I truly can't believe 471 00:26:39,359 --> 00:26:41,679 Speaker 1: this plant I survived so much. And I know what 472 00:26:41,720 --> 00:26:46,640 Speaker 1: you're wondering at this point. Has it ever grown a fruit? Nope, nope, never, 473 00:26:46,920 --> 00:26:52,560 Speaker 1: it's probably never even thought about growing one. Oh that's 474 00:26:52,600 --> 00:26:57,320 Speaker 1: so much. That's so sweet. Oh that's wonderful. That's really 475 00:26:57,760 --> 00:27:00,760 Speaker 1: that's really good. I'm I'm also glad that I'm not 476 00:27:00,800 --> 00:27:06,280 Speaker 1: the only person that talks to their house. I I 477 00:27:06,320 --> 00:27:09,560 Speaker 1: love that so, so, so so much. And you know, 478 00:27:09,680 --> 00:27:14,359 Speaker 1: here's so many more years the relationship and the Pineapple plays. 479 00:27:16,480 --> 00:27:19,920 Speaker 1: Um Mitch wrote, my wife and I are huge fans 480 00:27:19,960 --> 00:27:22,320 Speaker 1: of your show. We both listen on our respective commutes 481 00:27:22,320 --> 00:27:24,800 Speaker 1: and then talk about it post work. It's also a 482 00:27:24,800 --> 00:27:28,440 Speaker 1: great common ground podcast. When we traveled pre pandemic, both 483 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:30,240 Speaker 1: of us got a big kick out of your Boxed 484 00:27:30,240 --> 00:27:33,280 Speaker 1: Wine episode. I've always looked down on boxed wine, but 485 00:27:33,359 --> 00:27:36,320 Speaker 1: my wife had no such reservations. With the pandemic, it 486 00:27:36,359 --> 00:27:38,679 Speaker 1: was cost effective, so we gave it a go. We 487 00:27:38,760 --> 00:27:41,080 Speaker 1: fell in love with Bota Box Wines in March and 488 00:27:41,280 --> 00:27:45,440 Speaker 1: recently finished every single flavor. My wife sadly had to 489 00:27:45,480 --> 00:27:48,600 Speaker 1: drop out halfway through the Boto Box Rainbow collection due 490 00:27:48,840 --> 00:27:51,800 Speaker 1: to pregnancy. As much as I missed my wine companion, 491 00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:54,200 Speaker 1: I suppose it was the right thing to do. I 492 00:27:54,359 --> 00:27:57,640 Speaker 1: just finished the last flavor and put a picture of 493 00:27:57,800 --> 00:28:03,159 Speaker 1: the collection. Any was surprisingly beautiful. I was like, oh, 494 00:28:03,280 --> 00:28:07,040 Speaker 1: it was you know by color Rebo and I thought 495 00:28:07,080 --> 00:28:10,160 Speaker 1: it looked great. Uh In congratulations both on the pregnancy 496 00:28:10,200 --> 00:28:15,280 Speaker 1: and completely the vote of box remote collection. Both those 497 00:28:15,320 --> 00:28:21,800 Speaker 1: that are pretty pretty amazing feats. Yeah yes, yes, um 498 00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:24,359 Speaker 1: swat to your roote. Just started listening to your Burger 499 00:28:24,400 --> 00:28:27,200 Speaker 1: episode and had to pause to write this email. Y'all 500 00:28:27,200 --> 00:28:30,320 Speaker 1: started the episode off referencing a little TV show. As 501 00:28:30,359 --> 00:28:32,920 Speaker 1: Annie was saying the words I confidently set out loud 502 00:28:32,920 --> 00:28:34,920 Speaker 1: in my car, of course they're going to be talking 503 00:28:34,920 --> 00:28:39,000 Speaker 1: about Bob's Burgers. Well, obviously that was not the case, 504 00:28:39,240 --> 00:28:42,560 Speaker 1: because just as I said those words, Annie said supernatural. 505 00:28:43,200 --> 00:28:45,600 Speaker 1: I don't know what I was feeling at that moment, 506 00:28:45,640 --> 00:28:47,680 Speaker 1: but the fact that I was wrong about the show 507 00:28:47,800 --> 00:28:50,920 Speaker 1: really hit like you go hard. The disappointment I felt 508 00:28:51,000 --> 00:28:54,240 Speaker 1: was so bizarre. I made eye contact with the person 509 00:28:54,320 --> 00:28:55,920 Speaker 1: sitting in the car next to me, and I just 510 00:28:56,000 --> 00:28:58,120 Speaker 1: know he saw the roller coaster of emotions that went 511 00:28:58,160 --> 00:29:00,280 Speaker 1: across my face in a span of like four point 512 00:29:00,320 --> 00:29:03,240 Speaker 1: seven seconds. His face was one of puzzlement and also 513 00:29:03,320 --> 00:29:06,120 Speaker 1: suppressed laughter. The episode was great and so much fun 514 00:29:06,200 --> 00:29:08,400 Speaker 1: to listen to you, but that disappointment lingered for an 515 00:29:08,600 --> 00:29:11,280 Speaker 1: entire hour. I just thought y'all would get a kick 516 00:29:11,320 --> 00:29:15,800 Speaker 1: out of my story, and yes, I do find that hilarious. 517 00:29:15,840 --> 00:29:18,440 Speaker 1: And also I totally meant to mention Bob's Burgers and 518 00:29:18,480 --> 00:29:22,240 Speaker 1: I forgot. Uh that would have made more sense. Swatty 519 00:29:22,320 --> 00:29:26,000 Speaker 1: like you. You would have been a better guess than supernatural. 520 00:29:26,640 --> 00:29:29,080 Speaker 1: So I don't think you need to take this as 521 00:29:29,080 --> 00:29:33,320 Speaker 1: a real ding to your ego. Yeah, yeah, it wasn't 522 00:29:33,400 --> 00:29:38,240 Speaker 1: meant personally. Oh no, no, no, we would never know. 523 00:29:38,600 --> 00:29:41,800 Speaker 1: Um no, yeah, I I actually have not seen Bob's Burgers, 524 00:29:41,840 --> 00:29:44,680 Speaker 1: and I've been told by approxim million million people that 525 00:29:44,720 --> 00:29:48,280 Speaker 1: I would love it in the burger puns. Yes, uh 526 00:29:48,360 --> 00:29:50,080 Speaker 1: so I I yeah, I got into the back of 527 00:29:50,080 --> 00:29:53,400 Speaker 1: my head. I will get to it eventually. It's it's 528 00:29:53,400 --> 00:29:57,040 Speaker 1: really sweet. It's it's a very heartwarming show. Um and 529 00:29:57,360 --> 00:30:01,600 Speaker 1: uh yeah, I'm totally that guy who uh like, I'll 530 00:30:01,640 --> 00:30:03,960 Speaker 1: be watching it and I'll be like, did you see 531 00:30:04,000 --> 00:30:07,840 Speaker 1: the burger bun and they're like, yeah, dude, it's right there, 532 00:30:07,880 --> 00:30:12,800 Speaker 1: and I was like, it's funny, and I that's what 533 00:30:12,840 --> 00:30:17,000 Speaker 1: I've been told. Like people are always almost offensively shocked 534 00:30:17,000 --> 00:30:18,600 Speaker 1: that I haven't seen it because they're like, but the 535 00:30:18,640 --> 00:30:24,360 Speaker 1: plums with the plums. Annie, Yeah, I know, I know 536 00:30:24,400 --> 00:30:28,720 Speaker 1: I'll love it. I'll get there. But yeah, I can't 537 00:30:28,720 --> 00:30:30,360 Speaker 1: believe we told it. I made a note of it 538 00:30:30,400 --> 00:30:33,680 Speaker 1: and everything like Bob's Burgers, but I forgot. I forgot, 539 00:30:33,760 --> 00:30:36,280 Speaker 1: you know. You know. It just shows that we do 540 00:30:36,360 --> 00:30:41,400 Speaker 1: need a Burger sequel Yes yea or a whole Bob's 541 00:30:41,400 --> 00:30:45,120 Speaker 1: Burgers episode. Yes people ever written suggested that there, so 542 00:30:45,200 --> 00:30:49,160 Speaker 1: that's on our list on our uh summer wrote you 543 00:30:49,240 --> 00:30:52,760 Speaker 1: asked for emails regarding local specialties, so here's one. I 544 00:30:52,800 --> 00:30:55,240 Speaker 1: grew up in Quebec, where most of the world's maple 545 00:30:55,280 --> 00:30:58,360 Speaker 1: syrup comes from. So every year it was always a 546 00:30:58,400 --> 00:31:02,040 Speaker 1: great treat to go to the caban a sukra I 547 00:31:02,080 --> 00:31:06,240 Speaker 1: think um, which literally translates to sugar shack. This was 548 00:31:06,280 --> 00:31:09,200 Speaker 1: an event. You can get horse drawn carriage roads, learn 549 00:31:09,200 --> 00:31:12,000 Speaker 1: how to make maple syrup, other family activities, maybe some 550 00:31:12,040 --> 00:31:15,160 Speaker 1: outdoor activities like snowshoeing or cross country skiing. Eat a 551 00:31:15,160 --> 00:31:18,800 Speaker 1: maple inspired breakfast with pancakes or crepes, maple baked beans, 552 00:31:18,800 --> 00:31:22,080 Speaker 1: breakfast sausage and or bacon, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera in a 553 00:31:22,120 --> 00:31:27,400 Speaker 1: heated room. Delightful. But my favorite part was let's here. 554 00:31:28,120 --> 00:31:32,160 Speaker 1: Let's here, I think um or maple taffy in English. 555 00:31:32,560 --> 00:31:36,400 Speaker 1: Oh my, you have a pile of clean, fresh snow 556 00:31:36,560 --> 00:31:40,360 Speaker 1: and poor, hot and very concentrated maple syrup. The snow 557 00:31:40,360 --> 00:31:43,160 Speaker 1: cools the thickened maple syrup into a taffy like texture, 558 00:31:43,440 --> 00:31:46,160 Speaker 1: but before it cools completely, you take a popsicle stick 559 00:31:46,320 --> 00:31:49,240 Speaker 1: and roll up the maple goodness. The result is a sticky, 560 00:31:49,360 --> 00:31:52,280 Speaker 1: sweet maple treat that's still slightly warm from the maple, 561 00:31:52,400 --> 00:31:55,000 Speaker 1: but you have the crystalline coolness of the snow that 562 00:31:55,080 --> 00:32:00,000 Speaker 1: hitched a ride and has yet to melt away. Image attached. Literally, 563 00:32:00,160 --> 00:32:03,600 Speaker 1: the experience is melt in your mouth, sweet heaven. If 564 00:32:03,640 --> 00:32:06,600 Speaker 1: you like maple and sweet things, not everyone does. As 565 00:32:06,640 --> 00:32:08,240 Speaker 1: a kid, I couldn't have had more than one because 566 00:32:08,240 --> 00:32:10,640 Speaker 1: it would be too sweet, but later had it as 567 00:32:10,640 --> 00:32:13,680 Speaker 1: an adult I learned that I could have to extending 568 00:32:13,720 --> 00:32:16,640 Speaker 1: the joy of the experience. I a last now live 569 00:32:16,720 --> 00:32:20,080 Speaker 1: in London, Ontario, so we don't get enough snow to 570 00:32:20,200 --> 00:32:24,360 Speaker 1: do the taffy, so I miss it terribly. If you 571 00:32:24,440 --> 00:32:27,480 Speaker 1: do make it to Quebec, Montreal, Quebec City, or anywhere 572 00:32:27,520 --> 00:32:31,120 Speaker 1: else in around March, I do encourage you to stop 573 00:32:31,120 --> 00:32:38,880 Speaker 1: by a sugar check. Yes, absolutely, yes, we as to 574 00:32:38,920 --> 00:32:42,200 Speaker 1: go to Canada's growing and growing into it. Oh yeah, 575 00:32:42,240 --> 00:32:44,800 Speaker 1: that's so fun. I would have loved that as a 576 00:32:44,840 --> 00:32:46,320 Speaker 1: kid and as an adult. But as a kid that 577 00:32:46,320 --> 00:32:51,120 Speaker 1: would have been like a magical experience. Oh yeah, oh yeah, 578 00:32:51,440 --> 00:32:55,680 Speaker 1: um yeah, and then another listener has written in about that. 579 00:32:55,760 --> 00:32:59,240 Speaker 1: I think we've I think we've mentioned this somehow, some 580 00:32:59,320 --> 00:33:03,640 Speaker 1: way before it. Yeah in yes, yes, um, And we 581 00:33:03,760 --> 00:33:06,520 Speaker 1: do have some more a listener mail for you. We do, 582 00:33:06,680 --> 00:33:08,400 Speaker 1: but first we've got one more quick break for a 583 00:33:08,400 --> 00:33:20,200 Speaker 1: word from our sponsor, and we're back. Thank you sponsor, Yes, 584 00:33:20,320 --> 00:33:24,200 Speaker 1: thank you. Mike wrote thank you for the great Fruit episode. 585 00:33:24,240 --> 00:33:26,640 Speaker 1: As someone who is on high blood measure meds, I 586 00:33:26,640 --> 00:33:29,640 Speaker 1: appreciated the knowledge and why I can't eat such delicious fruit. 587 00:33:29,960 --> 00:33:32,080 Speaker 1: A quick story about that. In two thousand two, guys 588 00:33:32,080 --> 00:33:34,000 Speaker 1: put on meds that wouldn't allow me to have great fruit. 589 00:33:34,200 --> 00:33:36,560 Speaker 1: I literally had bought a quart of grape fruit juice 590 00:33:36,640 --> 00:33:40,440 Speaker 1: the day before going to the fast forward. A number 591 00:33:40,480 --> 00:33:42,280 Speaker 1: of years in, my cardiologist put me on a new 592 00:33:42,320 --> 00:33:45,280 Speaker 1: med and I received fantastic news I could eat great 593 00:33:45,280 --> 00:33:49,440 Speaker 1: fruit again. Rather than returning immediately to work after my appointment, 594 00:33:49,480 --> 00:33:51,520 Speaker 1: I stopped by the closest grocery store and bought a 595 00:33:51,560 --> 00:33:55,200 Speaker 1: bagg fast forward. I'm back on meds that mean no 596 00:33:55,480 --> 00:33:58,440 Speaker 1: great fruit after having heart surgery. A bummer to be sure, 597 00:33:58,560 --> 00:34:02,400 Speaker 1: but given the alternative for others in a similar situation. 598 00:34:02,520 --> 00:34:06,120 Speaker 1: I do recommend the harribou fruit salad candy. Their faux 599 00:34:06,200 --> 00:34:09,600 Speaker 1: grapefruit is solid, and the occasional sip of a grapefruit 600 00:34:09,680 --> 00:34:15,520 Speaker 1: I p A has shown no ill effects. Oh. I'm 601 00:34:15,560 --> 00:34:17,520 Speaker 1: still so shocked by this whole thing, and a lot 602 00:34:17,560 --> 00:34:19,680 Speaker 1: of you have written in about Oh thank you for 603 00:34:19,760 --> 00:34:22,919 Speaker 1: I didn't know why I couldn't have grape fruit. I'm 604 00:34:22,960 --> 00:34:25,440 Speaker 1: glad that the I p A you got that in 605 00:34:25,520 --> 00:34:28,640 Speaker 1: this faux grape fruit flavor, so it's not completely absent 606 00:34:28,760 --> 00:34:31,279 Speaker 1: from your life. Yeah. Yeah, and I would I would 607 00:34:31,320 --> 00:34:33,880 Speaker 1: hazard that there are probably some I p A s 608 00:34:34,040 --> 00:34:37,680 Speaker 1: that will give you a similar flavor experience to grape 609 00:34:37,680 --> 00:34:41,840 Speaker 1: fruit without actually having grapefruit juice in there. Um. I 610 00:34:41,880 --> 00:34:45,440 Speaker 1: do kind of like like look out for when I'm 611 00:34:45,480 --> 00:34:47,719 Speaker 1: in a certain mood for wines like white wines that 612 00:34:47,760 --> 00:34:51,160 Speaker 1: are labeled like with with like notes of pineapple, because 613 00:34:51,200 --> 00:34:53,520 Speaker 1: I shouldn't eat pineapple, and sometimes I'll pick and want 614 00:34:53,560 --> 00:35:02,000 Speaker 1: in the universe's pineapple. Yeah, stud So yeah, yeah, do 615 00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:04,080 Speaker 1: do what you can. Yeah, work it out, but be safe, 616 00:35:04,120 --> 00:35:08,360 Speaker 1: Be safe. Devin wrote, I was listening to several episodes 617 00:35:08,400 --> 00:35:10,520 Speaker 1: the other day and I wanted to write in first 618 00:35:10,600 --> 00:35:12,360 Speaker 1: I think it was the Margarine episode, but I was 619 00:35:12,400 --> 00:35:15,160 Speaker 1: so surprised to learn that Lauren doesn't have a science background. 620 00:35:15,560 --> 00:35:18,960 Speaker 1: Oh oh, thank you, oh gosh. Um. I'm working on 621 00:35:19,000 --> 00:35:21,959 Speaker 1: a PhD in analytical chemistry and my advisor always says 622 00:35:22,000 --> 00:35:24,600 Speaker 1: that you never really understand something until you can explain 623 00:35:24,640 --> 00:35:26,600 Speaker 1: it in a simple way, and I've always thought Lauren 624 00:35:26,600 --> 00:35:28,920 Speaker 1: does a wonderful job of doing that. So kudos to you, Lauren. 625 00:35:30,640 --> 00:35:35,920 Speaker 1: Me ow, I say, thank you, gosh, how nice? Um. Okay. Secondly, 626 00:35:36,120 --> 00:35:39,320 Speaker 1: I'm party to the party on the Molecular Astronomy episode, 627 00:35:39,360 --> 00:35:41,279 Speaker 1: but I wanted to share for my fellow Star Wars 628 00:35:41,360 --> 00:35:44,920 Speaker 1: fans like Annie, that Galaxy's Edge and Hollywood Studio, as 629 00:35:44,920 --> 00:35:47,239 Speaker 1: at Disney World, has a lot of food that is 630 00:35:47,320 --> 00:35:51,439 Speaker 1: borderline molecular Astronomy. My fiance and I went earlier this year, 631 00:35:51,480 --> 00:35:54,960 Speaker 1: pre pandemic and had some drinks at Oga's Cantina. My 632 00:35:55,040 --> 00:35:58,919 Speaker 1: fiance had a fuzzy ton ton which had this really 633 00:35:58,960 --> 00:36:01,760 Speaker 1: cool citrusy home on top with some sort of plant 634 00:36:01,840 --> 00:36:04,520 Speaker 1: extract that made your tongue and lips tingly as you 635 00:36:04,600 --> 00:36:07,280 Speaker 1: drank it. What I had was not really a drink, 636 00:36:07,520 --> 00:36:10,880 Speaker 1: but it did contain alcohol. It was a petri dish 637 00:36:11,120 --> 00:36:15,160 Speaker 1: filled with gelatin and popping boba like balls, topped with 638 00:36:15,200 --> 00:36:19,040 Speaker 1: pop rocks, freeze, dried fruit, and other alien looking garnishes. 639 00:36:19,320 --> 00:36:21,520 Speaker 1: I've attached some pictures of these, and when it's safe 640 00:36:21,560 --> 00:36:26,399 Speaker 1: to go, I highly recommend going to Galaxy's Edge. Yes, oh, 641 00:36:26,440 --> 00:36:29,560 Speaker 1: I can't wait, I really want to. I yeah, I 642 00:36:30,160 --> 00:36:32,759 Speaker 1: too went in February, which I was blowing my mind 643 00:36:32,800 --> 00:36:35,239 Speaker 1: when I was writing out like what happened in I 644 00:36:35,320 --> 00:36:39,319 Speaker 1: was like, oh, yeah, I went. I did that Galaxy's Edge. 645 00:36:39,880 --> 00:36:42,240 Speaker 1: And I've also had the fuzzy Tanton. It was great. 646 00:36:42,280 --> 00:36:44,560 Speaker 1: I got one that was like han solo and carbonite 647 00:36:44,600 --> 00:36:48,359 Speaker 1: and it had this like metal grate um and under 648 00:36:48,360 --> 00:36:53,239 Speaker 1: the grate was dry ice, so so it was like smoking. 649 00:36:53,360 --> 00:36:56,200 Speaker 1: And that one was really good. Um. I know there's 650 00:36:56,200 --> 00:36:58,399 Speaker 1: a cookbook for anyone's interested. We mentioned it in our 651 00:36:58,640 --> 00:37:02,640 Speaker 1: fictional foods. Yeah. Also, I'm gonna be straight with you, 652 00:37:02,719 --> 00:37:05,480 Speaker 1: I almost I there were tears running down my face 653 00:37:05,600 --> 00:37:08,160 Speaker 1: when I got onto that ride Rise of Resistance, which 654 00:37:08,320 --> 00:37:10,440 Speaker 1: if anyone's listening to this, like after the pandemic, you 655 00:37:10,440 --> 00:37:12,600 Speaker 1: can't just get on that ride, Okay, you can't just 656 00:37:12,640 --> 00:37:15,960 Speaker 1: show up. You've got to have a plan. Um, and 657 00:37:16,000 --> 00:37:20,480 Speaker 1: when we got in there were two years I'll admitted. Yeah, yeah, no, 658 00:37:20,680 --> 00:37:23,520 Speaker 1: that's uh. And yeah I'm for for anyone who listens 659 00:37:23,560 --> 00:37:26,279 Speaker 1: to any of any of Holly Fries shows, I'm sure 660 00:37:26,280 --> 00:37:28,480 Speaker 1: that you are already aware. But she is also a 661 00:37:28,560 --> 00:37:32,880 Speaker 1: very big Star Wars fan, and um has spent a 662 00:37:32,920 --> 00:37:37,480 Speaker 1: lot of the pandemic uh drinking her way through the 663 00:37:37,960 --> 00:37:41,640 Speaker 1: drink section or I know, actually the entire Star Wars 664 00:37:42,360 --> 00:37:46,880 Speaker 1: Galaxy's Edge cookbook, UM, and her her Twitter feed is 665 00:37:46,920 --> 00:37:50,719 Speaker 1: full of that. Yeah, she talks about it on the 666 00:37:50,760 --> 00:37:54,640 Speaker 1: internet somewhere. Yeah, Holly and I were recently on movie 667 00:37:54,680 --> 00:37:57,600 Speaker 1: Crush where we talked about Empire Strikes Back and she 668 00:37:57,800 --> 00:38:01,399 Speaker 1: discussed it on there and uh, that was an hour 669 00:38:01,440 --> 00:38:03,799 Speaker 1: and thirty minute episode that had a time limit on it. 670 00:38:03,840 --> 00:38:08,439 Speaker 1: If that tells you anything, but go check it out 671 00:38:08,560 --> 00:38:12,480 Speaker 1: if you want. It was very fun and now I 672 00:38:13,120 --> 00:38:15,600 Speaker 1: have a very fun Twitter prank people are playing me. 673 00:38:16,560 --> 00:38:21,319 Speaker 1: Oh right, yes, so yeah, I go check that out 674 00:38:21,400 --> 00:38:24,839 Speaker 1: when when the pandemics ever. I I also recommend Galaxy's Edge. 675 00:38:25,239 --> 00:38:29,440 Speaker 1: It's fun. Uh, Jody wrote, I've thought about writing many times, 676 00:38:29,440 --> 00:38:31,319 Speaker 1: but this time it was like a sign from the 677 00:38:31,360 --> 00:38:34,920 Speaker 1: podcast Gas. I tend to bene listen to my podcast, 678 00:38:35,080 --> 00:38:37,160 Speaker 1: so I heard the Hannibal episode in the Hansel and 679 00:38:37,200 --> 00:38:39,759 Speaker 1: Grettle episode on the same afternoon. Both were very good 680 00:38:39,760 --> 00:38:43,080 Speaker 1: on their own, but the combination struck me as hilarious. 681 00:38:44,000 --> 00:38:46,399 Speaker 1: I made my daughter listen to the episodes back to back, 682 00:38:46,440 --> 00:38:48,720 Speaker 1: and when she was finished, her only comment was, clearly, 683 00:38:48,800 --> 00:38:53,279 Speaker 1: these people have never met you. You see, I have 684 00:38:53,320 --> 00:38:56,279 Speaker 1: a bit of a strange reputation among my nearest and 685 00:38:56,320 --> 00:38:58,560 Speaker 1: DearS that started nineteen years ago when my daughter was 686 00:38:58,560 --> 00:39:00,920 Speaker 1: a newborn. I was playing your toes and pretending to 687 00:39:01,000 --> 00:39:03,000 Speaker 1: nibble on them to make her laugh, and telling her 688 00:39:03,000 --> 00:39:05,200 Speaker 1: in baby talk boys, I could just eat you up. 689 00:39:05,239 --> 00:39:07,960 Speaker 1: You're so darn cute. I stopped and looked at my sister, 690 00:39:07,960 --> 00:39:10,200 Speaker 1: who was visiting, and said, what a creepy thing to 691 00:39:10,200 --> 00:39:12,960 Speaker 1: say to a kid. I basically just told my infant 692 00:39:13,040 --> 00:39:14,600 Speaker 1: child that I was going to cook and eat her. 693 00:39:15,520 --> 00:39:18,480 Speaker 1: My sister rolled her eyes and told me that I 694 00:39:18,560 --> 00:39:21,240 Speaker 1: was weird. She wasn't wrong, but that isn't the point. 695 00:39:21,719 --> 00:39:24,400 Speaker 1: During a two am feeding, I got to thinking about 696 00:39:24,400 --> 00:39:29,360 Speaker 1: that exchange. We tell our kids a lot of creepy stuff. Rockabye, baby, 697 00:39:29,480 --> 00:39:32,200 Speaker 1: haunsle and Gretel where the wild things are, et cetera. 698 00:39:32,560 --> 00:39:34,040 Speaker 1: The more I thought about it, the more I was 699 00:39:34,080 --> 00:39:37,040 Speaker 1: condensed my kid would need serious therapy by the time 700 00:39:37,080 --> 00:39:39,880 Speaker 1: they hit preschool. Okay, so I may have been a 701 00:39:39,880 --> 00:39:42,640 Speaker 1: little sleep deprived, but it was too late. I could 702 00:39:42,640 --> 00:39:45,319 Speaker 1: not unthink the thoughts. From that point on, it became 703 00:39:45,360 --> 00:39:47,960 Speaker 1: a standing joke around my house that kids could be 704 00:39:48,000 --> 00:39:51,240 Speaker 1: cooked and eaten at my slightest whim. Over the years, 705 00:39:51,280 --> 00:39:53,600 Speaker 1: other people heard me say that naughty children would be 706 00:39:53,680 --> 00:39:55,880 Speaker 1: cooked and eaten, which, of course met that I also 707 00:39:55,920 --> 00:39:59,400 Speaker 1: had to explain myself. Thankfully, I am only friends with 708 00:39:59,440 --> 00:40:03,319 Speaker 1: people who have a great sense of humor. Years of 709 00:40:03,360 --> 00:40:06,600 Speaker 1: this nonsense eventually led to the attached picture. For Halloween 710 00:40:06,600 --> 00:40:09,120 Speaker 1: one year, I dressed up as the mostly friendly witch 711 00:40:09,160 --> 00:40:11,920 Speaker 1: next door. I am allergic to most face points and makeup, 712 00:40:12,000 --> 00:40:14,360 Speaker 1: so my Halloween costumes are only as scary as my 713 00:40:14,400 --> 00:40:17,920 Speaker 1: actual I made my daughter sit in our tub, and 714 00:40:17,920 --> 00:40:20,279 Speaker 1: when children walked into the house, I would tell them 715 00:40:20,280 --> 00:40:22,480 Speaker 1: I would give them candy if they gave me dragon 716 00:40:22,560 --> 00:40:25,480 Speaker 1: liver or something of the sort for my Princess stew 717 00:40:26,280 --> 00:40:29,960 Speaker 1: As if on cue they would ask what Princess st was, 718 00:40:30,200 --> 00:40:33,759 Speaker 1: and then the show started. My daughter would let out 719 00:40:33,760 --> 00:40:36,560 Speaker 1: a streak and plaster her face against the steamed up 720 00:40:36,600 --> 00:40:39,600 Speaker 1: windows of the porch, making sure to really hand it 721 00:40:39,680 --> 00:40:43,080 Speaker 1: up with lots of splashing handprints sliding down the windows. 722 00:40:43,239 --> 00:40:46,440 Speaker 1: The works. I would toss the trick or treaters some 723 00:40:46,520 --> 00:40:49,319 Speaker 1: candy and dash up the front steps, making sure to 724 00:40:49,360 --> 00:40:51,840 Speaker 1: grab my giant potato masher along the way and yelling 725 00:40:52,120 --> 00:40:55,400 Speaker 1: get back in the butt. The hot tub sits below 726 00:40:55,440 --> 00:40:57,960 Speaker 1: the window line, and the windows are just steamed up 727 00:40:58,040 --> 00:41:00,000 Speaker 1: enough that from the front yard a kid could own. 728 00:41:00,080 --> 00:41:03,520 Speaker 1: We see our outlines as I mashed the princess back 729 00:41:03,520 --> 00:41:06,480 Speaker 1: into the pot, with more dramatic splashing, yelling, and a 730 00:41:06,520 --> 00:41:10,560 Speaker 1: few gurgles for good measure. This worked even better as 731 00:41:10,600 --> 00:41:13,719 Speaker 1: the evening war on and we perfected our scene and 732 00:41:13,760 --> 00:41:17,600 Speaker 1: the shadows started to really work in our favor. If 733 00:41:17,600 --> 00:41:19,720 Speaker 1: the child had an adult with them, I would ask 734 00:41:19,800 --> 00:41:22,200 Speaker 1: the parent if they wanted to contribute the child to 735 00:41:22,360 --> 00:41:25,520 Speaker 1: the pot for a portion of the stew. Naughty children 736 00:41:25,560 --> 00:41:29,239 Speaker 1: are particularly delicious. Some parents played along and pretended to 737 00:41:29,239 --> 00:41:32,640 Speaker 1: think about it. No other children were added to the pot. 738 00:41:34,200 --> 00:41:37,319 Speaker 1: Over the years, I have threatened to cook and eat 739 00:41:37,440 --> 00:41:40,000 Speaker 1: many a naughty child and have many stories, but sadly 740 00:41:40,040 --> 00:41:42,600 Speaker 1: only a few pictures. My husband has posted this picture 741 00:41:42,640 --> 00:41:45,560 Speaker 1: on social media every Halloween since the ninety ticket. One 742 00:41:45,600 --> 00:41:47,440 Speaker 1: of her friends is it printed out and hanging her 743 00:41:47,480 --> 00:41:50,560 Speaker 1: kitchen as a warning to her own children. She told 744 00:41:50,600 --> 00:41:52,359 Speaker 1: them that if they are naughty, they would be brought 745 00:41:52,400 --> 00:41:55,160 Speaker 1: to my house. Those children are only a little younger 746 00:41:55,160 --> 00:41:57,000 Speaker 1: than my own daughter and taller than I am, so 747 00:41:57,040 --> 00:41:58,920 Speaker 1: that's not much of a threat anymore. But the picture 748 00:41:58,960 --> 00:42:01,520 Speaker 1: remains on their kitchen bowl and board just in case. 749 00:42:02,080 --> 00:42:05,040 Speaker 1: For the record, both of my children, ages twenty three 750 00:42:05,239 --> 00:42:08,440 Speaker 1: nineteen are alive and well. Both are reasonably well addressed 751 00:42:08,600 --> 00:42:18,879 Speaker 1: all things considered. That's so great, that's wonderful. Yes, yes, 752 00:42:19,200 --> 00:42:21,640 Speaker 1: I mean you're not wrong. We do tell children a 753 00:42:21,719 --> 00:42:25,920 Speaker 1: lot of strange stuff. Yeah, he made a Halloween thing 754 00:42:25,960 --> 00:42:27,839 Speaker 1: out of it. That sounds amazing. It would have really 755 00:42:27,840 --> 00:42:31,600 Speaker 1: scared me as a kid, so yeah, I would have been. 756 00:42:31,640 --> 00:42:34,360 Speaker 1: I would have been like a little bit genuinely upset 757 00:42:34,400 --> 00:42:36,640 Speaker 1: by that as a child, which means I love it 758 00:42:36,719 --> 00:42:44,480 Speaker 1: right now. Yes, yes, so thank you. Thanks to everybody 759 00:42:44,520 --> 00:42:47,160 Speaker 1: who wrote in these amazing letters, and we truly they're 760 00:42:47,760 --> 00:42:53,000 Speaker 1: these beacons of lights really bright in our day, yes, 761 00:42:53,080 --> 00:42:55,280 Speaker 1: and we're so happy to share them with all of you. 762 00:42:55,440 --> 00:42:59,120 Speaker 1: And we would love to hear from any listeners about 763 00:42:59,440 --> 00:43:02,040 Speaker 1: any and all things um. You can write to us. 764 00:43:02,080 --> 00:43:04,879 Speaker 1: Our email is Hello at saborpod dot com. You can 765 00:43:04,960 --> 00:43:08,640 Speaker 1: also find us on social media. We are on Twitter, Instagram, 766 00:43:08,640 --> 00:43:11,279 Speaker 1: and Facebook at savor pod and we do hope to 767 00:43:11,320 --> 00:43:13,600 Speaker 1: hear from you. Savor is a production of I Heart 768 00:43:13,680 --> 00:43:16,000 Speaker 1: Radio or more podcasts to my heart Radio. You can 769 00:43:16,120 --> 00:43:18,880 Speaker 1: visit the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever 770 00:43:18,960 --> 00:43:21,440 Speaker 1: you listen to your favorite shows. Thanks it's always to 771 00:43:21,440 --> 00:43:24,400 Speaker 1: our superproducers, Dylan Fagan and Andrew Howard. Thanks to you 772 00:43:24,440 --> 00:43:26,160 Speaker 1: for listening, and we hope that lots more good things 773 00:43:26,200 --> 00:43:34,560 Speaker 1: are coming your way