1 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:10,600 Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome to Savor production of iHeart Radio. I'm 2 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:13,200 Speaker 1: Annie Reese and I'm Lauren Vocal Bam and today we 3 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:17,680 Speaker 1: have another listener mail episode for you. Yes, yes, we 4 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:22,360 Speaker 1: love you so much. Oh yeah, heck, they're so good, y'all. 5 00:00:22,480 --> 00:00:26,080 Speaker 1: Y'll send us the nicest things you do. And uh, 6 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:29,200 Speaker 1: we have a lot of listener mail. We've got a flux. 7 00:00:29,520 --> 00:00:31,960 Speaker 1: I think we've hit some topics that have really resonated 8 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:35,159 Speaker 1: with people lately. All Right, So if you don't hear 9 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:38,640 Speaker 1: yours in this, don't worry it will it will pop 10 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:42,600 Speaker 1: up in future episodes. Um, but we had a lot. 11 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:45,240 Speaker 1: We had a lot. And also, as we mentioned in 12 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:46,879 Speaker 1: the last one, we are now kind of in the 13 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:49,560 Speaker 1: wild West of Star Wars funds for the titles we've 14 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:53,040 Speaker 1: already got. I've got some ideas and it's perfect timing 15 00:00:53,120 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 1: because we're approaching May the Fourth be with you in 16 00:00:55,920 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 1: Revenge of the Fifth. And do you know what today is? Lauren? Now? 17 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:10,400 Speaker 1: What is today? All right? Yeah? Yeah, as as we 18 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:17,960 Speaker 1: record this on Tuesday, April, yeah, there you go, yeah, 19 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:22,480 Speaker 1: right right right, yeah right? And uh yeah, this is 20 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:33,200 Speaker 1: our eleventh listener mail episode. Yes, yes, eleven. Heck it's awesome. Well, um, 21 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:37,680 Speaker 1: let's kick it off with one from Kelsey. Kelsey wrote, 22 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 1: I'm listening to your episode on instant coffee and wanted 23 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:43,600 Speaker 1: to write in about how I've started using it. I'm 24 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:47,160 Speaker 1: not a big coffee drinker, but instant coffee is excellent 25 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:49,600 Speaker 1: in baked goods if you want to create a really 26 00:01:49,720 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 1: rich chocolate flavor or of course, coffee flavor. I recently 27 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 1: bought a jar of Cafee Bostello instant coffee. Thank you sponsor. 28 00:01:57,320 --> 00:02:00,559 Speaker 1: To make espresso cookies recipe attached Curtis of my neighbor. 29 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 1: You just dissolve a bit into water and use that 30 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:06,640 Speaker 1: as the liquid part of the dough. That, combined with 31 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:09,640 Speaker 1: cocoa powder, makes for a very good and not too 32 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 1: sweet cookie. A few weeks ago, I used the same 33 00:02:12,639 --> 00:02:16,640 Speaker 1: technique when making a brigadierro uh for the first time, 34 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:19,040 Speaker 1: and my friend who lived in Brazil approved, So they 35 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:21,920 Speaker 1: must have been good. I don't have much to compare to, 36 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 1: but they were pretty heck and delicious. Yes, yeah, yeah, 37 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:30,959 Speaker 1: those are right, like a little like a like chocolate 38 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 1: ball candies. Yeah, um oh heck um yeah. My I 39 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:39,639 Speaker 1: can't remember if it was instant or not, but definitely 40 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:43,760 Speaker 1: my dad's trick for making chocolate mouse was adding coffee. 41 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:49,520 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, it's delicious. Oh yeah, yeah, just really really 42 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 1: uh brings depth to the flame. Yeah, I used to have. 43 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 1: I'm glad Kelsey you wrote in about this because I 44 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:00,400 Speaker 1: used to have a cookie recipe that I loved. Head. 45 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:03,400 Speaker 1: I also can't remember. It was instant coffee. I think 46 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:06,600 Speaker 1: it was um and it was kind of a chocolate 47 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:10,720 Speaker 1: instant or coffee cookie and it was really good. It 48 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 1: was kind of like a subtle, deep and kind of 49 00:03:13,639 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 1: spicy almost cookie, and there salt on the top. Ah. Oh, 50 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:20,480 Speaker 1: I love a little bit of salt on a cookie. 51 00:03:20,680 --> 00:03:23,079 Speaker 1: M m m m m m m m mmm. And 52 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:26,840 Speaker 1: I'm also I've been on a kick lately of recipes 53 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:31,000 Speaker 1: of just like people sharing recipes, and I've been like, 54 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:32,519 Speaker 1: you know what, I'm just gonna try this. It's not 55 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:37,440 Speaker 1: normally how I find recipes weirdly, and it was normally 56 00:03:37,440 --> 00:03:38,880 Speaker 1: I'm like, oh, I have this ingredient, I have to 57 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:41,760 Speaker 1: go find something. Um, But lately I've been kind of 58 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:46,760 Speaker 1: like just soliciting recipes and flipping through books and magazines 59 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:52,760 Speaker 1: and it's been nice. Oh yeah, absolutely m hm. Heid 60 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 1: wrote have you heard of city chicken. There's no chicken 61 00:03:56,880 --> 00:04:00,480 Speaker 1: in it. I think it's cork if I have the 62 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 1: story right. My in laws got it sometimes in Cleveland, 63 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:06,240 Speaker 1: then they moved to St. Louis, where no one had 64 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:09,160 Speaker 1: ever heard of city chicken. I grew up in Minnesota, 65 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:11,440 Speaker 1: and I've never heard of it either, so it's a 66 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:15,960 Speaker 1: pretty local thing. Just thought you might enjoy that. I 67 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:17,920 Speaker 1: just listened to the story about the ice luge. I 68 00:04:17,960 --> 00:04:20,120 Speaker 1: can't remember which episode because I'm catching up on a 69 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:22,400 Speaker 1: bunch of them. I have never before heard of a 70 00:04:22,440 --> 00:04:25,039 Speaker 1: luge for alcohol, so I would have assumed the same 71 00:04:25,080 --> 00:04:27,200 Speaker 1: thing as Annie, and I would have shown up ready 72 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:31,839 Speaker 1: for action just like she did. And I was glad 73 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 1: to hear I'm not the only one who gets mad 74 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:38,360 Speaker 1: about zucchini masquerading as pasta. I love zucchini and I 75 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:41,719 Speaker 1: love pasta, and they are just not the same. Zucchini 76 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:43,800 Speaker 1: is delicious and people should just let it be the 77 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:47,239 Speaker 1: wonderful vegetable that it is. I think zucchini is best 78 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:51,120 Speaker 1: eaten with pasta, and this is my favorite recipe for that. 79 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:55,520 Speaker 1: One medium zucchini coarsely graded cooked pasta shells are rottini. 80 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:58,679 Speaker 1: The same amount by volume as the zucchini. Lots of mint, 81 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:01,839 Speaker 1: washed and chopped Salteate the zucchini in butter for two 82 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:04,880 Speaker 1: minutes on medium high heat. Add the pasta and salt 83 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:07,600 Speaker 1: it until hot about one minute. Stir in the mint 84 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:10,359 Speaker 1: serve hot. The zucchini is only cooked for three to 85 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:12,720 Speaker 1: four minutes so it doesn't get mushy. I think this 86 00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:18,880 Speaker 1: is one or two servings. Oh that does sound good. Yeah, 87 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:21,880 Speaker 1: I never think about cooking with mint, and I really 88 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:24,279 Speaker 1: need to a because I have like a great deal 89 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:27,680 Speaker 1: of spearmint in my garden um and so it could 90 00:05:27,839 --> 00:05:32,680 Speaker 1: the plant would thank me, please Lorden? Yeah, yeah, but 91 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:34,600 Speaker 1: be all that sounds so nice and like and like 92 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:38,840 Speaker 1: and bright and yeah. I'm definitely feeling the spring and 93 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:44,080 Speaker 1: summer ingredients and dishes right now, so that sounds amazing. Absolutely. Also, 94 00:05:44,120 --> 00:05:46,920 Speaker 1: I have not heard of city chicken. I can't wait 95 00:05:46,960 --> 00:05:49,200 Speaker 1: to learn more about it. If it is in fact 96 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:52,320 Speaker 1: called city chicken, it has no chicken in it. To 97 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:55,520 Speaker 1: learn more. That's so good. That's my favorite. I love 98 00:05:55,560 --> 00:06:00,839 Speaker 1: that all right suit chicken. Okay, yeah, I have not 99 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:05,400 Speaker 1: heard of it either, looking forward to it. Um Uh, 100 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:09,800 Speaker 1: Shannon wrote, I just listened to the Reasoning episode, and 101 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:13,200 Speaker 1: as a part time wine pro and full time wine nerd, 102 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 1: I have to say you did great. It can be 103 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:18,120 Speaker 1: super easy to get bogged down in the terminology, but 104 00:06:18,200 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 1: I feel you successfully conveyed the useful parts of the 105 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:25,839 Speaker 1: German labeling system, harvest time, potential, alcohol, and sweetness without 106 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:34,719 Speaker 1: ever having to say oh, heck you uh no, oh, 107 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:36,800 Speaker 1: I didn't look it up, and I'm not gonna um 108 00:06:37,720 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 1: beer barren now this mm hmmm or anything like that. 109 00:06:45,120 --> 00:06:54,640 Speaker 1: Shannon continues, You're right, I didn't say any of those worries, okay, 110 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:58,440 Speaker 1: Shannon continues. As someone who works in a wine store, 111 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:01,360 Speaker 1: I must say there are a lot of wine nerds 112 00:07:01,360 --> 00:07:04,760 Speaker 1: and professionals who totally geek out on reasoning. The incredible 113 00:07:04,839 --> 00:07:07,480 Speaker 1: variety of flavors and age ability may get a great 114 00:07:07,520 --> 00:07:11,640 Speaker 1: place to dive deep. In fact, when stereotypically browy dudes 115 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 1: walk into the store, more than half the time they 116 00:07:14,080 --> 00:07:16,520 Speaker 1: end up lingering in the German wine section of the store. 117 00:07:16,920 --> 00:07:21,080 Speaker 1: The other chunk it gravitates towards natural wines. Another tip 118 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:23,480 Speaker 1: for knowing if a reasoning is dry or not a 119 00:07:23,560 --> 00:07:27,000 Speaker 1: checkout the alcohol level. It's not a perfect determination because 120 00:07:27,040 --> 00:07:30,320 Speaker 1: of the sister sizing relationship between acid and sweetness, but 121 00:07:30,520 --> 00:07:34,600 Speaker 1: in general, the higher the alcohol, the lower the sweetness. 122 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:36,880 Speaker 1: And this is because one of the ways to preserve 123 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:40,600 Speaker 1: sweetness and wines is to halt the fermentation process. Since 124 00:07:40,640 --> 00:07:43,080 Speaker 1: those grape juice sugars never get eaten up by the yeast, 125 00:07:43,160 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 1: they never turn into alcohol. Typically, wines in the nine 126 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:50,240 Speaker 1: percent ABV range will be sweet, while winds closer to 127 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:54,840 Speaker 1: twelve percent ABV will feel dry. I also encourage people 128 00:07:54,880 --> 00:07:58,040 Speaker 1: to not shy away from off dry reasoning. They're often 129 00:07:58,120 --> 00:08:02,760 Speaker 1: labeled as a help, tooken or fine herb, and they 130 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:06,480 Speaker 1: are great, particularly with spicy food. That little smidge of 131 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:09,120 Speaker 1: sweetness helps cut some of the burn from chili heat, 132 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:11,720 Speaker 1: and the flavors of reasoning go amazing with stuff like 133 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:14,800 Speaker 1: Thai food and curry. Give it a try. If either 134 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:17,120 Speaker 1: of you ever has questions about wine, I'm happy to help. 135 00:08:17,320 --> 00:08:19,240 Speaker 1: I have a Level two diploma and wine from the 136 00:08:19,360 --> 00:08:22,040 Speaker 1: Wine Spirits and Education Trust, work at a wine store, 137 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:25,440 Speaker 1: and lead wine tastings online. Each country has its own 138 00:08:25,480 --> 00:08:28,400 Speaker 1: labeling system, but they're not entirely dissimilar once you get 139 00:08:28,440 --> 00:08:30,840 Speaker 1: the hang of it. I really pride myself on helping 140 00:08:30,840 --> 00:08:34,360 Speaker 1: people feel confident buying wine for themselves. So Annie, let 141 00:08:34,400 --> 00:08:39,200 Speaker 1: me know your grocery store. White wine needs ps as 142 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:43,040 Speaker 1: a dungeon master, I once had a character wander off 143 00:08:43,040 --> 00:08:46,160 Speaker 1: on his own and almost get killed by a black pudding. 144 00:08:46,640 --> 00:08:50,800 Speaker 1: Friends shouldn't let friends fight oozes alone. You're gonna have 145 00:08:50,840 --> 00:08:57,760 Speaker 1: an accountability buddy. I never split the party. Never, never, 146 00:08:57,880 --> 00:09:10,200 Speaker 1: especially when there could be is foot jeez. Oh heck, 147 00:09:10,280 --> 00:09:17,640 Speaker 1: that's delightful. Um, well, uh, they thank you. I'm glad. 148 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:20,160 Speaker 1: I'm glad the reasoning episode went well. It was really 149 00:09:20,679 --> 00:09:23,000 Speaker 1: it was really quite a headache. But it's it's always 150 00:09:23,040 --> 00:09:25,480 Speaker 1: it's always like the literal best to hear and from 151 00:09:25,480 --> 00:09:28,360 Speaker 1: people who have any kind of expertise in these areas, 152 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:31,040 Speaker 1: because we don't, as we often say, like we're just 153 00:09:31,520 --> 00:09:41,560 Speaker 1: we're just fans food. Yes, um uh yeah, we're like 154 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:46,320 Speaker 1: writers and media weirdos um and so so right. It's 155 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:48,319 Speaker 1: it's really good to hear when we get stuff right. 156 00:09:48,360 --> 00:09:51,960 Speaker 1: And also oh good, good, good pairing, good pairing. I 157 00:09:52,040 --> 00:09:55,640 Speaker 1: know that sounds so good, right, I want that right now, 158 00:09:55,880 --> 00:09:59,920 Speaker 1: oh my god. And yeah, I always appreciate tips like 159 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:04,840 Speaker 1: this that makes the wine buying process easier where you're like, Okay, 160 00:10:04,880 --> 00:10:07,960 Speaker 1: I can kind of get a good estimate on what 161 00:10:08,080 --> 00:10:09,520 Speaker 1: this will taste like and whether or not I will 162 00:10:09,559 --> 00:10:14,000 Speaker 1: like it, So very much appreciate that as well. Yes 163 00:10:14,640 --> 00:10:19,920 Speaker 1: Um Dana wrote, I had an American Girl cookbook Samantha 164 00:10:20,080 --> 00:10:22,599 Speaker 1: as a child, and have been thinking about suggesting that 165 00:10:22,640 --> 00:10:24,440 Speaker 1: you do an episode on food written about in the 166 00:10:24,440 --> 00:10:27,560 Speaker 1: American Girl series for a while, I happen to pond 167 00:10:27,600 --> 00:10:30,680 Speaker 1: the TikTok sent a link um and which the creator 168 00:10:30,760 --> 00:10:33,600 Speaker 1: is cooking the foods which I love. Side note, A 169 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:37,480 Speaker 1: particularly memorable food related scene for me years later is 170 00:10:37,520 --> 00:10:40,160 Speaker 1: from Molly's series, and which she refuses to eat the 171 00:10:40,200 --> 00:10:43,480 Speaker 1: turnips their family's housekeeper serves, but when her mother gets 172 00:10:43,480 --> 00:10:45,880 Speaker 1: home from what I remember to be a factory job 173 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:48,439 Speaker 1: during World War Two, she breaks into their butter and 174 00:10:48,480 --> 00:10:51,240 Speaker 1: sugar rashions and doctors up the turnups and gives Molly 175 00:10:51,320 --> 00:10:57,319 Speaker 1: a comforting word or two. Oh yeah, yeah, I had 176 00:10:57,320 --> 00:10:59,400 Speaker 1: the American Girl books too when I was a kid. 177 00:11:00,200 --> 00:11:02,280 Speaker 1: I don't really remember. I remember really liking them, but 178 00:11:02,320 --> 00:11:04,959 Speaker 1: I don't remember any food thing in particular, but I 179 00:11:05,040 --> 00:11:09,040 Speaker 1: would love to research that for sure. Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, 180 00:11:09,200 --> 00:11:12,280 Speaker 1: I right, it's not bringing anything to mind specifically for 181 00:11:12,360 --> 00:11:15,240 Speaker 1: me either. But um but oh yeah, I loved those books. 182 00:11:15,520 --> 00:11:19,280 Speaker 1: M m m. Definitely added to our list. You know 183 00:11:19,320 --> 00:11:23,400 Speaker 1: we love a good fictional foods episodes are in this case. 184 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:30,080 Speaker 1: Yeah sure, yeah. Well we have a lot more a 185 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:33,400 Speaker 1: listener mail for you, all, we do. But first we've 186 00:11:33,440 --> 00:11:35,199 Speaker 1: got a quick break for a word from our sponsor. 187 00:11:44,160 --> 00:11:48,280 Speaker 1: We're back, Thank you sponsor, Yes, thank you. Uh Felicia wrote, 188 00:11:48,840 --> 00:11:51,760 Speaker 1: I live a block from the old Pillsbury A mill 189 00:11:52,080 --> 00:11:54,520 Speaker 1: and can see the ruins of the Washburn mill across 190 00:11:54,559 --> 00:11:56,959 Speaker 1: the river as I type this with my cat Brisket 191 00:11:57,040 --> 00:11:59,800 Speaker 1: on my lap. Included because I sent you pictures of 192 00:11:59,840 --> 00:12:01,719 Speaker 1: him years ago and I'm forever trying to grow his 193 00:12:01,800 --> 00:12:05,560 Speaker 1: fan base. I wanted to provide a little context for 194 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:09,440 Speaker 1: the Saint Anthony Falls area itself, though I'm not native, 195 00:12:09,520 --> 00:12:11,679 Speaker 1: and I didn't learn this in school or ever here 196 00:12:11,760 --> 00:12:14,520 Speaker 1: until a few years ago, but the waterfall that the 197 00:12:14,559 --> 00:12:18,319 Speaker 1: mills destroyed is the only waterfall on the Mississippi River 198 00:12:18,559 --> 00:12:20,920 Speaker 1: and a very sacred place to the original inhabitants of 199 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:24,120 Speaker 1: this land. It's just one of so many examples of 200 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:28,240 Speaker 1: industry being complicit in the genocide against native Americans, and 201 00:12:28,480 --> 00:12:31,520 Speaker 1: of course Minneapolis wouldn't exist without it, so it's a 202 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:36,400 Speaker 1: complicated thing to live here. Recently, this amazing indigenous restaurant 203 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:38,959 Speaker 1: has opened in the Mill Ruins Park. Um. I can 204 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:42,480 Speaker 1: personally attest that it's both delicious and a really powerful experience. 205 00:12:42,920 --> 00:12:46,400 Speaker 1: You need to eat there when you come to Minneapolis. Also, 206 00:12:46,520 --> 00:12:50,000 Speaker 1: please enjoy this picture Brisket helping me organize my Ramen drawer. 207 00:12:53,240 --> 00:12:57,760 Speaker 1: It's adorable. It's a really key picture. Oh animals with 208 00:12:57,840 --> 00:13:02,840 Speaker 1: food names for skit. Thank you Brisket, you're helping so much. 209 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:09,959 Speaker 1: Um yes, uh yeah, and the the restaurant in question 210 00:13:10,280 --> 00:13:14,080 Speaker 1: is by um Sean Sherman Um, also known as the 211 00:13:14,240 --> 00:13:18,920 Speaker 1: Sioux Chef. Yeah yeah, um and right, oh it sounds 212 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:24,560 Speaker 1: delightful um uh and powerful right so um how more 213 00:13:24,600 --> 00:13:28,280 Speaker 1: places we need to go? Yes and um. We love 214 00:13:28,320 --> 00:13:33,760 Speaker 1: hearing these like personal details and the context you listeners 215 00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:36,560 Speaker 1: can give us from where you are, because again, yeah, 216 00:13:36,600 --> 00:13:40,480 Speaker 1: we're kind of depended on the Internet and our curiosity, 217 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:44,000 Speaker 1: so it's great to hear from people, um, who live 218 00:13:44,080 --> 00:13:46,160 Speaker 1: in these places that we talked about. So thank you. 219 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:50,360 Speaker 1: M hmm, Gin wrote I had to write in as 220 00:13:50,360 --> 00:13:53,040 Speaker 1: soon as Annie mentioned eating raw pills very cookie dough. 221 00:13:53,559 --> 00:13:55,760 Speaker 1: This was a time honored tradition for me and my 222 00:13:55,840 --> 00:14:00,199 Speaker 1: crew and junior high. No sleepover was complete with out 223 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:03,120 Speaker 1: as hacking chunks of cookie dough off that squishy tube, 224 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:05,720 Speaker 1: and it was easy to obtain with our piddling allowances. 225 00:14:05,760 --> 00:14:12,679 Speaker 1: Since it's supposed non prepared food for shaw, it wasn't taxed. However, somehow, 226 00:14:12,840 --> 00:14:15,800 Speaker 1: despite the absolute inhuman amounts of raw cookie dough we 227 00:14:15,880 --> 00:14:19,160 Speaker 1: consumed between us over the years, we never contracted salmonella. 228 00:14:19,200 --> 00:14:21,840 Speaker 1: Are you Coli? Even the time I decided to keep 229 00:14:21,840 --> 00:14:23,760 Speaker 1: a tube in my hot walker which we would sneak 230 00:14:23,800 --> 00:14:26,760 Speaker 1: spoonfuls of as it became softer and greasier over a 231 00:14:26,840 --> 00:14:31,320 Speaker 1: number of days, I shuddered to even admit, though a 232 00:14:31,400 --> 00:14:34,240 Speaker 1: tummy ache was not an uncommon consequence. I'm still a 233 00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:36,320 Speaker 1: fan of cookie dough to this day. Although I mostly 234 00:14:36,360 --> 00:14:39,240 Speaker 1: choose to partake in tasteful food safe forms these days, 235 00:14:39,600 --> 00:14:41,440 Speaker 1: I have to admit that I will sneak a spoonful 236 00:14:41,520 --> 00:14:44,120 Speaker 1: or two of dough or batter when baking, despite knowing 237 00:14:44,200 --> 00:14:47,200 Speaker 1: it's not advisable. I've still never gotten sick from it. 238 00:14:47,200 --> 00:14:48,920 Speaker 1: But if eating raw dough is going to kill me 239 00:14:49,080 --> 00:14:55,880 Speaker 1: at least all have died the way I lived. Oh heck, 240 00:14:56,520 --> 00:15:01,120 Speaker 1: um over a number of days. That's a lot. So 241 00:15:01,320 --> 00:15:07,120 Speaker 1: I also I didn't do that. Um, but there was 242 00:15:07,200 --> 00:15:10,080 Speaker 1: a pleasurable texture difference if you let it get a 243 00:15:10,160 --> 00:15:15,120 Speaker 1: little warm. Sure. Yeah, outside, absolutely it was kind of 244 00:15:15,360 --> 00:15:17,480 Speaker 1: like a whole different thing. You just get your cold 245 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:20,160 Speaker 1: slice and it was delicious how it was. But if 246 00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:22,320 Speaker 1: you wanted something a little different with a bit of 247 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:26,200 Speaker 1: a texture variation and kind of a grainy sugar thing, yeah, 248 00:15:26,520 --> 00:15:29,320 Speaker 1: get a little warmer up the on nail side. I 249 00:15:29,320 --> 00:15:33,040 Speaker 1: know right now. Absolutely it's a different thing. It is. 250 00:15:33,640 --> 00:15:40,680 Speaker 1: It is delicious. Yeah. I I feel like every time 251 00:15:40,680 --> 00:15:43,440 Speaker 1: I baked, there's no question I'm gonna some of the dough. 252 00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:45,160 Speaker 1: I'm going to try because I have to try it 253 00:15:45,200 --> 00:15:48,480 Speaker 1: to make sure it's okay. Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, trying 254 00:15:48,600 --> 00:15:51,520 Speaker 1: the batter is important. I mean also right like, I'm 255 00:15:51,560 --> 00:15:55,640 Speaker 1: just I'm just gonna m that's it. That's it. I 256 00:15:55,720 --> 00:15:59,840 Speaker 1: want to it's gonna happen. Cleaning the bowl a little bit. 257 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:02,880 Speaker 1: My mom used to do that with brownie battery. You 258 00:16:02,960 --> 00:16:06,000 Speaker 1: like to clean the bowl, Yes, yes, of course I do. 259 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:11,760 Speaker 1: I I would like to eat this, yeah, I will 260 00:16:11,800 --> 00:16:15,240 Speaker 1: do it. I always regret it afterwards. I'm always like, 261 00:16:15,280 --> 00:16:19,280 Speaker 1: why did I just eat RAWD? That wasn't But at 262 00:16:19,320 --> 00:16:23,640 Speaker 1: the time, Oh, it's so worthwhile for right until right 263 00:16:23,720 --> 00:16:28,320 Speaker 1: until your body kicks in and it's like, hey, I 264 00:16:28,360 --> 00:16:34,480 Speaker 1: remember me, you should be nice under me. Sorry I 265 00:16:34,480 --> 00:16:40,840 Speaker 1: thought I was trying. Um uh, Andrew wrote, I was 266 00:16:40,920 --> 00:16:45,200 Speaker 1: listening to your current episode yesterday and thought two things. Uh. One, 267 00:16:45,320 --> 00:16:47,120 Speaker 1: I was able to take a trip to Ireland a 268 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:50,680 Speaker 1: few years ago, and current flavored things are absolutely everywhere. 269 00:16:51,040 --> 00:16:55,320 Speaker 1: There's current candy, ice cream, tea, and jam galore. Everything 270 00:16:55,360 --> 00:16:58,320 Speaker 1: I tried was fantastic. It was especially nice since this 271 00:16:58,400 --> 00:17:02,080 Speaker 1: isn't something we tend to see around these parts. Two. Um, 272 00:17:02,120 --> 00:17:05,920 Speaker 1: there is a craft metery here in Indianapolis that makes 273 00:17:05,960 --> 00:17:10,600 Speaker 1: a terrific current mead uh funally named Live Current and 274 00:17:10,720 --> 00:17:13,720 Speaker 1: featuring a mad scientist on the label. It's bright in 275 00:17:13,800 --> 00:17:16,760 Speaker 1: color and flavor. It's light and fizzy, perfect for a 276 00:17:16,760 --> 00:17:19,919 Speaker 1: warm spring day in the out of doors. Thanks for 277 00:17:19,920 --> 00:17:27,560 Speaker 1: all the esoteric food and Seinfeld facts. Try my try gosh. 278 00:17:27,720 --> 00:17:32,959 Speaker 1: I love this metery. Sounds amazing. Yeah that that sounds 279 00:17:32,960 --> 00:17:38,280 Speaker 1: really dear. I want yes, the fun The label I'm 280 00:17:38,320 --> 00:17:41,520 Speaker 1: already like in love with that um. And then yeah, 281 00:17:41,520 --> 00:17:43,679 Speaker 1: as we mentioned in a recent episode, we got a 282 00:17:43,720 --> 00:17:48,000 Speaker 1: lot of messages about currents UM and all of the 283 00:17:48,520 --> 00:17:51,879 Speaker 1: flavors that Currents is all of the things Currents have 284 00:17:51,960 --> 00:17:56,840 Speaker 1: flavored UM, which again I've got to try some of this. 285 00:17:56,920 --> 00:17:58,680 Speaker 1: But yeah, we need we need to get like a 286 00:17:58,720 --> 00:18:00,920 Speaker 1: whole spread. We need to have like a current day 287 00:18:01,359 --> 00:18:03,520 Speaker 1: and have like yeah, like a like a like a 288 00:18:03,560 --> 00:18:08,439 Speaker 1: current current meal, like yeah, multi course, different forms. You know, 289 00:18:08,560 --> 00:18:16,280 Speaker 1: I love a theme, um, Jared wrote, is quite a 290 00:18:16,359 --> 00:18:18,359 Speaker 1: long message that we're gonna split this one up a 291 00:18:18,359 --> 00:18:23,080 Speaker 1: little bit um, which is no dig we love longest, Yeah, 292 00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:28,159 Speaker 1: Jared wrote. Due to a confluence of circumstances in my 293 00:18:28,200 --> 00:18:30,920 Speaker 1: personal life, I was fair ways behind on listening, but 294 00:18:31,040 --> 00:18:32,720 Speaker 1: was able to catch up on a bunch of episodes 295 00:18:32,840 --> 00:18:39,359 Speaker 1: this past weekend. Apologies for the lengthy email. No w kumquats. 296 00:18:39,960 --> 00:18:42,359 Speaker 1: A few years ago, I was working as an install 297 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:45,199 Speaker 1: repair technician for the cable company in my area. I 298 00:18:45,240 --> 00:18:47,080 Speaker 1: was on a service call in a mobile home park 299 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:49,720 Speaker 1: and spotted a tree with a strange fruit I had 300 00:18:49,800 --> 00:18:52,439 Speaker 1: never seen before, roughly the size and shape of a 301 00:18:52,520 --> 00:18:56,120 Speaker 1: large green olive. The color of sunny delight. I did 302 00:18:56,119 --> 00:18:58,439 Speaker 1: a quick Google to figure out what they were and 303 00:18:58,520 --> 00:19:01,320 Speaker 1: found out they were come uts. I helped myself to 304 00:19:01,359 --> 00:19:04,160 Speaker 1: a couple and was delighted by the combination of bitterness 305 00:19:04,200 --> 00:19:07,240 Speaker 1: of the peel and the citrus sweetness from the juice 306 00:19:07,359 --> 00:19:11,320 Speaker 1: and the tartness of the pulp. I didn't look into 307 00:19:11,359 --> 00:19:13,560 Speaker 1: them further, but imagined they would make a pretty good 308 00:19:13,600 --> 00:19:17,640 Speaker 1: compote marmalade or chetney. Last night, when I stopped into 309 00:19:17,680 --> 00:19:19,600 Speaker 1: a grocery store on my way home from work, at 310 00:19:19,600 --> 00:19:22,119 Speaker 1: the front of the produced display inside the front doors 311 00:19:22,240 --> 00:19:25,960 Speaker 1: were a bag of kumquats on sale for four pound. 312 00:19:26,680 --> 00:19:29,760 Speaker 1: Oh the little bonuses of living in southern California that 313 00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:38,960 Speaker 1: helped ease the sting of the downside. Oh yeah, Jared continues. 314 00:19:39,320 --> 00:19:41,520 Speaker 1: On a recent visit home to visit my parents and 315 00:19:41,560 --> 00:19:44,760 Speaker 1: most of my siblings, someone mentioned in arboretum. I mentioned 316 00:19:44,760 --> 00:19:47,960 Speaker 1: that I used to think it was pronounced LABORATORI um. 317 00:19:48,040 --> 00:19:50,119 Speaker 1: My mom replied with the same sentiment that one of 318 00:19:50,160 --> 00:19:53,119 Speaker 1: you expressed. No one should feel bad about mispronouncing a 319 00:19:53,200 --> 00:19:55,360 Speaker 1: word because it just means you learned the word from 320 00:19:55,359 --> 00:20:05,639 Speaker 1: reading it instead of hearing it. Moms are great cheerleaders. Uh, toothpicks, 321 00:20:05,800 --> 00:20:08,879 Speaker 1: you referenced anthropologists finally figuring out that the grooves and 322 00:20:08,920 --> 00:20:11,479 Speaker 1: the teeth of Neanderthal remains may very likely have been 323 00:20:11,520 --> 00:20:15,440 Speaker 1: caused by toothpick or similar device usage. It reminded me 324 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:17,320 Speaker 1: of the keyboard I had for the majority of my 325 00:20:17,400 --> 00:20:19,760 Speaker 1: five year tenure. At one of my first full time jobs, 326 00:20:20,040 --> 00:20:22,320 Speaker 1: one day, I noticed there were grooves in the tab 327 00:20:22,400 --> 00:20:24,440 Speaker 1: and all keys on the left side of my keyboard. 328 00:20:24,720 --> 00:20:28,200 Speaker 1: They were not small either. As I examined them and such, 329 00:20:28,359 --> 00:20:30,640 Speaker 1: I realized that they matched up with my hand position 330 00:20:30,680 --> 00:20:34,200 Speaker 1: for operating the windows keyboard shortcut of all plus tab 331 00:20:34,280 --> 00:20:37,800 Speaker 1: for app switching, which I used early constantly. As I 332 00:20:37,840 --> 00:20:40,520 Speaker 1: went through my daily task, I figured out that my 333 00:20:40,560 --> 00:20:44,000 Speaker 1: fingernails had slowly created indentations every time I used the 334 00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:46,120 Speaker 1: keys like that when my nails had grown long enough 335 00:20:46,240 --> 00:20:49,960 Speaker 1: from the previous grim. Eventually the grooves would become part 336 00:20:50,119 --> 00:20:53,080 Speaker 1: of the continuing cycle of formation, as my fingers would 337 00:20:53,080 --> 00:20:54,600 Speaker 1: be more and more likely to end up in the 338 00:20:54,600 --> 00:20:58,840 Speaker 1: same positions because they would slide into the grooves. Also 339 00:20:58,880 --> 00:21:00,959 Speaker 1: on toothpicks. When I was in junior high in the 340 00:21:00,960 --> 00:21:03,680 Speaker 1: early nineties, there was a brief fad around our school 341 00:21:03,680 --> 00:21:05,879 Speaker 1: where kids were buying cinnamon or mint oil from the 342 00:21:05,880 --> 00:21:08,840 Speaker 1: pharmacy and soaking toothpicks in them to chew on during 343 00:21:08,880 --> 00:21:11,360 Speaker 1: the school day. A couple of the more savvy kids 344 00:21:11,400 --> 00:21:15,080 Speaker 1: would sell their picks to others. Somehow, the faculty felt 345 00:21:15,080 --> 00:21:16,880 Speaker 1: like it had gotten out of hand enough that they 346 00:21:17,040 --> 00:21:25,840 Speaker 1: became fanned. Oh yeah, uh huh. And lastly, I was 347 00:21:25,880 --> 00:21:28,600 Speaker 1: given a Swiss army knife for my fifteenth birthday. I 348 00:21:28,640 --> 00:21:30,359 Speaker 1: took pretty good care of it, but at some point 349 00:21:30,400 --> 00:21:32,560 Speaker 1: it went missing for a year or so, then again 350 00:21:32,640 --> 00:21:35,320 Speaker 1: for even longer. When I moved to California thirty plus 351 00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:39,520 Speaker 1: years later, it still has the original toothpick and tweezers, 352 00:21:39,560 --> 00:21:42,840 Speaker 1: a significant feat for this guy, especially since from my perspective, 353 00:21:42,840 --> 00:21:45,080 Speaker 1: almost every time I encountered a Swiss Army knife of 354 00:21:45,119 --> 00:21:48,280 Speaker 1: someone else's, one or both of those implements was missing. 355 00:21:49,200 --> 00:21:59,720 Speaker 1: Uh yes um. Continuing sunflowers, My oldest brother planted sunflowers 356 00:21:59,720 --> 00:22:01,679 Speaker 1: and our parent's garden when he was living there for 357 00:22:01,800 --> 00:22:05,439 Speaker 1: the express purpose of attracting deer into the back garden. 358 00:22:05,960 --> 00:22:09,159 Speaker 1: They live in a small rural Idaho town, and the 359 00:22:09,240 --> 00:22:12,119 Speaker 1: back of the lot is basically open to farmland. He 360 00:22:12,280 --> 00:22:14,080 Speaker 1: somehow had the idea that he would be able to 361 00:22:14,160 --> 00:22:18,000 Speaker 1: hunt from home. Shrug. I know my mom thought they 362 00:22:18,040 --> 00:22:20,680 Speaker 1: were awfully ugly and a big mess once they went 363 00:22:20,720 --> 00:22:24,200 Speaker 1: to seed, and I can confirm we have Spits brand 364 00:22:24,280 --> 00:22:27,720 Speaker 1: sunflower seeds in southern California, so they have migrated out 365 00:22:27,720 --> 00:22:31,320 Speaker 1: of Canada. The meme of a man taking off his 366 00:22:31,400 --> 00:22:36,040 Speaker 1: sunglasses to a rock music slash scream sting after saying 367 00:22:36,119 --> 00:22:41,160 Speaker 1: something cheesy or pretentiously poignant is David Carusoe's character from 368 00:22:41,200 --> 00:22:45,440 Speaker 1: c S I Miami, Yes there you go, thank you, 369 00:22:46,359 --> 00:22:51,000 Speaker 1: thank you. We asked, you answered um. Black pudding. My 370 00:22:51,040 --> 00:22:53,440 Speaker 1: only experience with black pudding is from the two trips 371 00:22:53,520 --> 00:22:56,840 Speaker 1: we took to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Universal Orlando, 372 00:22:57,400 --> 00:23:00,280 Speaker 1: a full English breakfast at the Three Broomsticks in July 373 00:23:01,560 --> 00:23:05,280 Speaker 1: and another one at the Leaky Cauldron in September as 374 00:23:05,320 --> 00:23:09,399 Speaker 1: part of our respective vacation packages. I remembered being a 375 00:23:09,400 --> 00:23:11,840 Speaker 1: little apprehensive on my first bite because I had a 376 00:23:11,880 --> 00:23:14,320 Speaker 1: feeling I knew what they were. I never asked if 377 00:23:14,320 --> 00:23:16,800 Speaker 1: they were authentic or not, but they were definitely way 378 00:23:16,840 --> 00:23:22,680 Speaker 1: more tasty than the name or ingredients list suggests. Shopping 379 00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:26,159 Speaker 1: and cooking for one. As referenced at the top of 380 00:23:26,160 --> 00:23:28,720 Speaker 1: my email, I recently had to start learning how to 381 00:23:28,840 --> 00:23:31,639 Speaker 1: shop and cook for one. That's a harder adjustment than 382 00:23:31,680 --> 00:23:35,000 Speaker 1: I expected, even without the emotional elements involved in being 383 00:23:35,040 --> 00:23:38,560 Speaker 1: a forty five year old widower not food related. And 384 00:23:38,640 --> 00:23:40,280 Speaker 1: it's okay with me. If you don't feel like this part, 385 00:23:40,280 --> 00:23:42,360 Speaker 1: merit's reading on the podcast. But I'm on a bit 386 00:23:42,400 --> 00:23:46,000 Speaker 1: of a crusade. If you or anyone you know experienced 387 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:50,040 Speaker 1: menstoration or even just has the plumbing for it, please 388 00:23:50,320 --> 00:23:53,639 Speaker 1: if you or they haven't already, learn what's normal for 389 00:23:53,800 --> 00:23:57,320 Speaker 1: your or their body, and then for everyone at any 390 00:23:57,359 --> 00:24:01,120 Speaker 1: time you experience anything outside of why it's normal, go 391 00:24:01,640 --> 00:24:05,600 Speaker 1: get it checked. It might be nothing, but it might 392 00:24:05,720 --> 00:24:09,080 Speaker 1: be everything. Earlier detection is the only thing that would 393 00:24:09,080 --> 00:24:14,800 Speaker 1: have saved my wife's life. Yeah, well, sorry for your loss, 394 00:24:14,840 --> 00:24:17,760 Speaker 1: first of all, so sorry, oh my goodness. Yeah. Um, 395 00:24:17,880 --> 00:24:21,840 Speaker 1: and absolutely y'all if I mean I know that, I 396 00:24:21,880 --> 00:24:25,240 Speaker 1: know that health insurance and health care in general in 397 00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:30,840 Speaker 1: the United States is very tricky. Um. But but if 398 00:24:30,880 --> 00:24:33,919 Speaker 1: you have any scrap of that or have other ways 399 00:24:33,960 --> 00:24:39,080 Speaker 1: to access, certainly preventive care, um, it is so important 400 00:24:39,119 --> 00:24:44,439 Speaker 1: and critical um to to get those words mean very 401 00:24:44,520 --> 00:24:47,840 Speaker 1: much the same thing. But but the cinnamon is the same. Yes, yeah, 402 00:24:47,920 --> 00:24:51,040 Speaker 1: go if something feels off, it might be so go 403 00:24:51,160 --> 00:24:54,679 Speaker 1: get it looked at, um because it might be expensive. 404 00:24:54,920 --> 00:24:58,960 Speaker 1: But um, but it's more expensive to lose you because 405 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:06,080 Speaker 1: you're important. So yeah yeah, yeah, and that's a great Uh. 406 00:25:06,119 --> 00:25:11,520 Speaker 1: You're right about the adjustment of like shopping for one. Um. Yeah, 407 00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:14,800 Speaker 1: and just thank you for sharing that for all of 408 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:19,399 Speaker 1: all of these points, uh, taking the time to to 409 00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:25,080 Speaker 1: give us this delight by writing yeah, yes, absolutely. Oh heck, 410 00:25:25,119 --> 00:25:27,320 Speaker 1: I'm trying to think of of any any of the 411 00:25:27,359 --> 00:25:31,159 Speaker 1: little things that I was trying to remember for the 412 00:25:31,280 --> 00:25:36,280 Speaker 1: end of this well come thoughts. I gotta try and 413 00:25:36,320 --> 00:25:39,720 Speaker 1: still haven't tried him. Oh oh heck, I did I 414 00:25:39,760 --> 00:25:42,000 Speaker 1: tell you this, Anny, I like bought some. I bought 415 00:25:42,040 --> 00:25:43,679 Speaker 1: some and intended to bring some to you, and then 416 00:25:43,680 --> 00:25:51,159 Speaker 1: I just ate them. I didn't I know, I know, 417 00:25:51,280 --> 00:25:53,959 Speaker 1: I didn't buy like that many, and I didn't realize 418 00:25:53,960 --> 00:25:57,119 Speaker 1: that everyone else who was visiting my home, which is 419 00:25:57,160 --> 00:26:01,000 Speaker 1: like three people, would want I under to keep them 420 00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:04,880 Speaker 1: as well. So yeah, I just it they went quickly. Yes, 421 00:26:05,280 --> 00:26:10,280 Speaker 1: the thought that counts Apparently they're very popular, so next time, Lauren, 422 00:26:10,600 --> 00:26:16,080 Speaker 1: next time. Oh no, Yeah, I love this about the 423 00:26:16,080 --> 00:26:18,960 Speaker 1: pronunciation as well as very sweet, because I was telling 424 00:26:19,040 --> 00:26:21,000 Speaker 1: Lauren I actually struggled with that part because I used 425 00:26:21,040 --> 00:26:24,480 Speaker 1: to say it. I said it how you used to say. 426 00:26:24,960 --> 00:26:29,520 Speaker 1: So I've also learned something that day. I used to 427 00:26:29,520 --> 00:26:33,679 Speaker 1: say aboratorium. Yeah, okay, yeah, I'm positive that that's how 428 00:26:33,720 --> 00:26:35,280 Speaker 1: I said it in my head. And then the first 429 00:26:35,280 --> 00:26:39,840 Speaker 1: time I heard arboretum, I was like, yeah, okay, yeah, okay, 430 00:26:40,240 --> 00:26:42,879 Speaker 1: that makes sense. It was definitely adding a syllable in 431 00:26:42,920 --> 00:26:46,360 Speaker 1: there that's not there now that you mentioned it. Uh. 432 00:26:46,440 --> 00:26:48,800 Speaker 1: I love this thing about the toothpicks on the keyboard. 433 00:26:49,040 --> 00:26:55,720 Speaker 1: That's great. And yes, yes to the c s I Miami, 434 00:26:56,280 --> 00:27:02,160 Speaker 1: I finally know. I finally know what it is. Yeah, 435 00:27:02,160 --> 00:27:04,560 Speaker 1: it could have been anything. They're they're like twenty nine 436 00:27:04,600 --> 00:27:07,480 Speaker 1: million of those shows and uh and I can't tell 437 00:27:07,520 --> 00:27:09,720 Speaker 1: them apart and I haven't watched any of them and 438 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:15,960 Speaker 1: uh so right, thanks for narrowing it down. Yes, it's wonderful. 439 00:27:16,800 --> 00:27:22,440 Speaker 1: Um the black putting specifically at Universal Orlando. UM, I 440 00:27:22,480 --> 00:27:26,520 Speaker 1: am so entertained by this is like the flip side 441 00:27:26,560 --> 00:27:29,639 Speaker 1: of that, but I um, I've I've twice now encountered 442 00:27:29,840 --> 00:27:36,240 Speaker 1: um human beings from the UK being excited to be 443 00:27:36,400 --> 00:27:39,199 Speaker 1: there and then having this moment where they kind of 444 00:27:39,240 --> 00:27:42,520 Speaker 1: stop and go like it is this supposed to be 445 00:27:42,520 --> 00:27:52,879 Speaker 1: British food, right, yeah, which you know, so I'm not 446 00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:55,399 Speaker 1: positive that it's authentic either, but to be fair, I 447 00:27:55,400 --> 00:28:00,240 Speaker 1: have not had the breakfast. So yeah, well, listeners, you 448 00:28:00,240 --> 00:28:03,040 Speaker 1: can let us know. We were very interested to know. 449 00:28:03,920 --> 00:28:05,720 Speaker 1: Uh And speaking of we do have a little bit 450 00:28:05,720 --> 00:28:08,600 Speaker 1: more lestener mail for you, we do, but first we've 451 00:28:08,640 --> 00:28:10,040 Speaker 1: got one more quick break for a word from our 452 00:28:10,080 --> 00:28:22,080 Speaker 1: sponsors and we're back. Thank you sponsoring, Yes, thank you. 453 00:28:22,760 --> 00:28:24,679 Speaker 1: So we wanted to wrap this one up with a 454 00:28:24,720 --> 00:28:31,960 Speaker 1: couple of like in person messages, yeah, like physical letters, yeah, 455 00:28:32,280 --> 00:28:37,159 Speaker 1: physical letters. Uh. So I'm holding one right now from Rose, 456 00:28:37,760 --> 00:28:41,720 Speaker 1: who has sent us stuff in the past, frequently kicked 457 00:28:41,760 --> 00:28:46,600 Speaker 1: cats which she ye, yes, thank you, Yes, they were 458 00:28:46,720 --> 00:28:49,800 Speaker 1: much enjoyed at our last Dungeons and Dragons hang out 459 00:28:51,320 --> 00:28:55,080 Speaker 1: quite a hit. Oh yeah. And also some Marzapan so 460 00:28:55,240 --> 00:28:58,720 Speaker 1: I'm going to right, And then we had a follow 461 00:28:58,800 --> 00:29:03,760 Speaker 1: up that's Lauren old Eat so Rose rights here is 462 00:29:03,800 --> 00:29:06,800 Speaker 1: a quality box of Japanese kit cats. They are all 463 00:29:06,800 --> 00:29:10,960 Speaker 1: pretty self explanatory, except maybe the Save the Ocean is 464 00:29:11,040 --> 00:29:15,200 Speaker 1: a sea salt flavor made with Japanese sea salt. Since 465 00:29:15,280 --> 00:29:17,880 Speaker 1: Neslie is such a huge international company, it might be 466 00:29:17,920 --> 00:29:20,720 Speaker 1: cool to hear a podcast on it. I also included 467 00:29:20,760 --> 00:29:23,680 Speaker 1: some marzipan quality. Marzipan is difficult to find in the 468 00:29:23,760 --> 00:29:25,600 Speaker 1: United States, and I can only get it here in 469 00:29:25,640 --> 00:29:30,960 Speaker 1: Seattle during Christmas and Easter. Personally, I love and there's 470 00:29:31,000 --> 00:29:37,200 Speaker 1: a word that I cannot quite make it out, but 471 00:29:37,800 --> 00:29:41,240 Speaker 1: it looks like a German words. So if Rose, if 472 00:29:41,280 --> 00:29:45,120 Speaker 1: you want to write it and glarify, that'd be great. Okay, yeah, yeah, 473 00:29:45,720 --> 00:29:49,200 Speaker 1: But I thought this cherry one from Nita Egga would 474 00:29:49,240 --> 00:29:52,000 Speaker 1: be good too. The apple is not common, and personally 475 00:29:52,040 --> 00:29:54,440 Speaker 1: I prefer cherry or apricot, but I thought it would 476 00:29:54,440 --> 00:29:58,120 Speaker 1: be fun to try to. I hope someone else beat 477 00:29:58,160 --> 00:30:00,920 Speaker 1: me to the marzipan, but I hope you enjoy good 478 00:30:00,960 --> 00:30:09,480 Speaker 1: marzipan should give your mouth a slight tingle sensation. Happy spring. Oh, 479 00:30:09,520 --> 00:30:12,760 Speaker 1: I love it. I love it. Yes. We did have 480 00:30:12,760 --> 00:30:17,560 Speaker 1: a little confusion on the sea salts Save the Ocean. Yeah, yeah, 481 00:30:17,680 --> 00:30:21,600 Speaker 1: we were like, is this whale flavored? Yes? Is it 482 00:30:21,800 --> 00:30:24,920 Speaker 1: the turtle flavor. Um, it was not. It was sea 483 00:30:24,960 --> 00:30:27,600 Speaker 1: salt flavored and very nice. It was very nice. It 484 00:30:27,720 --> 00:30:32,800 Speaker 1: was very nice. Uh. But so I got this. I 485 00:30:32,840 --> 00:30:35,720 Speaker 1: went and got this package and had this and we 486 00:30:35,760 --> 00:30:38,840 Speaker 1: brought it to Dungeons and Dragons and with the marzipan 487 00:30:39,280 --> 00:30:41,800 Speaker 1: cats and we had like a nice little table set out. 488 00:30:41,840 --> 00:30:45,480 Speaker 1: And then Rose followed up with an email that very day. 489 00:30:45,720 --> 00:30:49,320 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, yeah, okay. I have been dutifully enjoying your 490 00:30:49,360 --> 00:30:53,240 Speaker 1: podcast as I drive around Seattle visiting cats. Recently you 491 00:30:53,280 --> 00:30:56,040 Speaker 1: had an episode on marzipan, and even though in following 492 00:30:56,040 --> 00:30:58,920 Speaker 1: episodes others have already sent you some, I wanted to 493 00:30:58,920 --> 00:31:01,920 Speaker 1: be sure you got some good German mars pan as well. 494 00:31:02,440 --> 00:31:05,960 Speaker 1: Makes your tongue feel fuzzy or tingle when you eat it. Sadly, 495 00:31:06,000 --> 00:31:09,480 Speaker 1: I did not send you the good stuff. Recently, at 496 00:31:09,480 --> 00:31:12,200 Speaker 1: my local grocery store, they got in their annual supply 497 00:31:12,320 --> 00:31:15,880 Speaker 1: of Easter candies, including a spring line of German mars pan. 498 00:31:16,320 --> 00:31:20,000 Speaker 1: Among them was an apple flavor never tried, and cherry. 499 00:31:20,640 --> 00:31:23,320 Speaker 1: It is the cherry I must now apologize for. It 500 00:31:23,440 --> 00:31:26,280 Speaker 1: is absolutely awful and I should have tried it before 501 00:31:26,320 --> 00:31:28,800 Speaker 1: sending you a bar. The mars pan is of good 502 00:31:28,880 --> 00:31:32,120 Speaker 1: quality and gives your tongue the right amount of tingle feeling. However, 503 00:31:32,800 --> 00:31:35,600 Speaker 1: the cherry flavor is that of cherry flavored cough syrup. 504 00:31:36,200 --> 00:31:39,000 Speaker 1: I literally just left the post office after shipping your 505 00:31:39,000 --> 00:31:41,840 Speaker 1: box when I tucked into my own cherry marsipan bar. 506 00:31:42,440 --> 00:31:44,320 Speaker 1: I had been looking high and low for a kind 507 00:31:44,400 --> 00:31:47,880 Speaker 1: called mozart made by reaver Um, but they have been 508 00:31:47,960 --> 00:31:51,360 Speaker 1: hard to come by. Instead of bars, their bond bonds 509 00:31:51,560 --> 00:31:55,560 Speaker 1: made with various combinations of marzipan, pistachio, hazelnut cream, and 510 00:31:55,840 --> 00:32:00,280 Speaker 1: liquid sour cherries. So I thought this cherry more Japan 511 00:32:00,400 --> 00:32:05,360 Speaker 1: bar would be along those lines. Nope. So still please 512 00:32:05,440 --> 00:32:08,040 Speaker 1: try it, but I understand if it is not for you. 513 00:32:08,640 --> 00:32:11,000 Speaker 1: It was not meant as a prank or hate mail. 514 00:32:11,480 --> 00:32:14,360 Speaker 1: I still love you and your food, fawning. If you're 515 00:32:14,360 --> 00:32:17,120 Speaker 1: in Seattle someday and have decided this has not put 516 00:32:17,160 --> 00:32:19,720 Speaker 1: you off marzipan, I will treat you to a small 517 00:32:20,040 --> 00:32:24,520 Speaker 1: marzipan potato. Yes, a potato made of marzipan, which is 518 00:32:24,640 --> 00:32:30,040 Speaker 1: quite the thing at the Scandinavian bakeries here. Yes. Okay, 519 00:32:30,040 --> 00:32:36,120 Speaker 1: First of all, we would never think it was hate mail. No, no, no, no, 520 00:32:37,120 --> 00:32:40,920 Speaker 1: I would definitely like continue eating it and be like 521 00:32:41,000 --> 00:32:45,320 Speaker 1: how interesting I hate this? Um, what an experience I 522 00:32:45,360 --> 00:32:48,800 Speaker 1: have witnessed Lauren do recently. So yeah, at at the 523 00:32:48,840 --> 00:32:51,440 Speaker 1: aforementioned D and D. Yeah, not not any of the 524 00:32:51,480 --> 00:32:53,960 Speaker 1: kick cats or we we actually didn't open up that 525 00:32:54,080 --> 00:33:00,280 Speaker 1: cherry bar having Annie having read this email before, brought 526 00:33:00,280 --> 00:33:03,400 Speaker 1: all this stuff to um to our event. Uh. But 527 00:33:03,440 --> 00:33:07,520 Speaker 1: it's really interesting because it's being i don't know, like 528 00:33:07,720 --> 00:33:12,120 Speaker 1: very German. Um. Uh. It definitely looks like a like 529 00:33:12,120 --> 00:33:16,040 Speaker 1: a salami. Like the concept is that, Like it looks 530 00:33:16,080 --> 00:33:18,400 Speaker 1: like a little like mortadella roll or something like that, 531 00:33:18,640 --> 00:33:22,520 Speaker 1: and like it's got it's really cute. Yeah, I'm pretty 532 00:33:22,560 --> 00:33:25,120 Speaker 1: I'm pretty into it. I did eat the apple one 533 00:33:25,200 --> 00:33:27,320 Speaker 1: and it was really good, Like the apple was nice 534 00:33:27,320 --> 00:33:32,280 Speaker 1: and tart um and uh but right, apricot and marzipan 535 00:33:32,440 --> 00:33:37,600 Speaker 1: is my more, um usual go to go to. Yeah, 536 00:33:38,000 --> 00:33:40,280 Speaker 1: I mean, even though we did not try it at 537 00:33:40,360 --> 00:33:43,720 Speaker 1: this particular event, it was the talk of it because 538 00:33:44,040 --> 00:33:49,920 Speaker 1: the looks the cherry one. Yeah. But yeah, we enjoyed everything, 539 00:33:49,960 --> 00:33:52,000 Speaker 1: whether it is just talking about it or trying it. 540 00:33:52,240 --> 00:33:56,880 Speaker 1: The kit Cats as always, Yeah, thank you so much, yes, 541 00:33:57,120 --> 00:34:00,560 Speaker 1: thank you. Um. And then also we heard from Shelly, 542 00:34:01,040 --> 00:34:06,520 Speaker 1: who sent us some coffee from roasters um. Shelly writes, 543 00:34:06,840 --> 00:34:09,480 Speaker 1: I happened to be roasting coffee and packaging subscription orders 544 00:34:09,480 --> 00:34:11,640 Speaker 1: on my podcast playlist brought me to your episode and 545 00:34:11,719 --> 00:34:14,080 Speaker 1: instant coffee. I sent you some coffee a while ago. 546 00:34:14,239 --> 00:34:17,719 Speaker 1: Honestly no clue how long that was, just time even 547 00:34:17,760 --> 00:34:20,719 Speaker 1: am meeting, and recently I've been wanting to send you more. 548 00:34:21,640 --> 00:34:24,360 Speaker 1: We started roasting some new single origins and have upgraded 549 00:34:24,360 --> 00:34:26,960 Speaker 1: our packaging with the help of some incredible local designers 550 00:34:27,040 --> 00:34:29,400 Speaker 1: who are amazing at what they do. As it seemed 551 00:34:29,440 --> 00:34:31,840 Speaker 1: like the universe was speaking to me, I paused packaging 552 00:34:31,840 --> 00:34:34,200 Speaker 1: subscriptions and put this package together for the two of you. 553 00:34:34,600 --> 00:34:37,080 Speaker 1: Thank you for what you do. I always enjoy listening 554 00:34:37,120 --> 00:34:39,600 Speaker 1: to each episode, finding out things I didn't know before, 555 00:34:39,640 --> 00:34:41,839 Speaker 1: are learning about a food I never knew existed. If 556 00:34:41,880 --> 00:34:43,919 Speaker 1: only I lived in Atlanta, I'm pretty sure I would 557 00:34:43,920 --> 00:34:46,120 Speaker 1: be friends with you both if I could be so lucky. 558 00:34:46,120 --> 00:34:51,320 Speaker 1: Thanks again, and I hope you enjoy ah well. First 559 00:34:51,320 --> 00:34:54,440 Speaker 1: of all, thank you, because I actually ran out of coffee. 560 00:34:55,160 --> 00:34:57,239 Speaker 1: I think the day I picked up that package and 561 00:34:57,280 --> 00:34:59,840 Speaker 1: I it was like the universe opened up that angels 562 00:34:59,840 --> 00:35:06,120 Speaker 1: were singing so good, Oh my goodness, that is that 563 00:35:06,200 --> 00:35:09,680 Speaker 1: is wonderful and important. Yes, yes, um, and I've been 564 00:35:09,920 --> 00:35:14,680 Speaker 1: much enjoying it. And thank you yes for keeping us supplied. 565 00:35:15,360 --> 00:35:20,040 Speaker 1: M m m m yes. And then Jan sent as 566 00:35:20,040 --> 00:35:23,040 Speaker 1: a book called Three Squares The Introduction of the American 567 00:35:23,080 --> 00:35:27,959 Speaker 1: Meal by Abigail Carol, Yes, which I have been meaning 568 00:35:28,000 --> 00:35:30,040 Speaker 1: to read and we I think we mentioned it because 569 00:35:30,040 --> 00:35:32,120 Speaker 1: I was so curious about the idea of where this, 570 00:35:32,120 --> 00:35:34,920 Speaker 1: this whole thing came from. Of three meals a day 571 00:35:35,680 --> 00:35:38,960 Speaker 1: and like what and like times of like breakfast, lunch, 572 00:35:39,000 --> 00:35:42,120 Speaker 1: and dinner. M so can't wait to check that out. 573 00:35:42,320 --> 00:35:46,000 Speaker 1: And uh, happy birthday, late birthday to Jan. Oh yes, yes, 574 00:35:46,040 --> 00:35:52,480 Speaker 1: happy birthday. Yes. And as always clearly I hope no 575 00:35:52,600 --> 00:35:56,319 Speaker 1: obligation to send as anything, oh no at all, but 576 00:35:56,760 --> 00:36:01,000 Speaker 1: thank you very much. It's very good, always always appreciated, 577 00:36:01,160 --> 00:36:05,720 Speaker 1: never necessary, yes, exactly um, and always appreciated. Just hearing 578 00:36:05,960 --> 00:36:08,879 Speaker 1: from all of you, all of these stories, these anecdotes 579 00:36:08,920 --> 00:36:12,720 Speaker 1: and fun quips and cultural notes. It's so great, UM, 580 00:36:12,760 --> 00:36:17,080 Speaker 1: so please keep those messages coming. Thanks to all of 581 00:36:17,120 --> 00:36:20,600 Speaker 1: these listeners for writing in. 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