What to do in Quartzite?

[MyronL]

OK, after we stop-over in Phoenix, on Tuesday the 4th, to take care of some unrelated stuff --we expect to arrive Dome Rock sometime Wednesday. Probably not up on snob hill.

Immediate planning at our spot then begins, for an open to all Taylor-ham-and-egg breakfast-fest cooked on my Weber Baby Q, for Thursday. And, you can bring your own coffee, just in case I forget to bring a big pot. Ron, I will need you to supply the ketchup.

[Ron in BC]

I never leave home without ketchup, it's one of the trailer staples.

Looking forward to it.

Ron

[cpaharley2008]

Originally Posted by Ron in BC

I never leave home without ketchup, it's one of the trailer staples.

Looking forward to it.

Ron

I too am a ketchup fancier, particularly organic without the HFCS, food tastes so much better.Watch out for GMO's in todays ketchup world.

[gbaglo]

I prefer catsup.

[gbaglo]

Originally Posted by cpaharley2008

I too am a ketchup fancier, particularly organic without the HFCS, food tastes so much better.Watch out for GMO's in todays ketchup world.

Almost any tomato you eat today is GMO. Its just it was done the slow way by crossing varieties and waiting to see what happened. Original tomato is about the size of a blueberry.
Good piece on GMO from CBC's Sunday Edition is here: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thesundayed...lost-1.5416827

[Fox hunt]

what is the difference between a ham roll and spam? i like spam with jalapeno.

[Vermilye]

Originally Posted by gbaglo

Almost any tomato you eat today is GMO. Its just it was done the slow way by crossing varieties and waiting to see what happened. Original tomato is about the size of a blueberry.
Good piece on GMO from CBC's Sunday Edition is here: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thesundayed...lost-1.5416827

One thing I miss while away from my hometown & the Price Chopper supermarket is their Canadian Heirloom tomatoes. They are grown in hot houses in Ontario, and, depending on the variety you choose, actually taste like home grown.Some are pretty ugly looking, but that keeps the uninformed away & leaves them for me!

Unfortunately, I haven't seen any of them here in the southwest.

[rubicon327]

Originally Posted by Fox hunt

what is the difference between a ham roll and spam? i like spam with jalapeno.

Oh boy. Don’t even try to compare the two! Spam is a gelatinous mixture of something that is cooked after being canned. Personally never cared for it. Pork roll is a processed pork product made with a mix of spices, salt, a sugar cure, and preservatives that is then smoked before being packaged. For many in this area it replaces bacon or sausage as their choice of breakfast meat.

[gbaglo]

I grew several varieties of heirloom tomatoes. Plants looked terrific and crop was substantial, until overnight they all were attacked by a blight. Never did get a chance to taste them. They went from almost ripe to rot in an instant.

[cpaharley2008]

Originally Posted by Fox hunt

what is the difference between a ham roll and spam? i like spam with jalapeno.

Spam is compressed meat byproducts into a loaf which can be sliced or cubed and eaten. It is a canned meat and does not need refrigeration and has a shelf life of at least a year. Taylor Pork Roll I'm familiar with is refrigerated and maybe a 90 day shelf life. It is like a loaf of bologna, sliced, and perishable. Taylor Pork is only sold on east coast in 4-5 states. Pork Roll is what is sold in the remaining states. It is made of pork and spices whereas Spam has several meat by products. Spam became popular during WWII for the troops overseas needing meat that did not need refrigeration.

[cpaharley2008]

Scrapple is almost a combination of Spam and pork roll. Here is the definition Scrapple, also known by the Pennsylvania Dutch name Pannhaas or "pan rabbit", is traditionally a mush of pork scraps and trimmings combined with cornmeal and wheat flour, often buckwheat flour, and spices. The mush is formed into a semi-solid congealed loaf, and slices of the scrapple are then pan-fried before serving. Scraps of meat left over from butchering, not used or sold elsewhere, were made into scrapple to avoid waste. Scrapple is best known as an American food of the Mid-Atlantic states. Scrapple and panhaas are commonly considered an ethnic food of the Pennsylvania Dutch, including the Mennonites and Amish. Scrapple is found in supermarkets throughout the region in both fresh and frozen refrigerated cases.

[cpaharley2008]

Spam has more than dozen varieties https://www.spam.com/varieties

[cpaharley2008]

It should be noted that scrapple, spam, taylor pork roll should all be cooked on a cast iron skillet or griddle, preferably in bacon grease for flavoring. Thus a pound of uncured bacon needs to be cooked first before throwing the others on the skillet. Scrapple is cut into square cakes and kept in the shape while cooking, the pork roll is round, similar to canadian bacon, Spam can be left in cakes or sliced into thin fries or cubed or any way depending on personal preferences. All should be thoroughly cooked until the fried skin appears on the product.

[rubicon327]

Originally Posted by cpaharley2008

Spam became popular during WWII for the troops overseas needing meat that did not need refrigeration.

Think about that for a moment...

[cpaharley2008]

A lot of items are sold today similarly, mayonnaise, some types of milk and juices sold at room temperature and unless consumed, then refrigerate after opening.

[rubicon327]

Originally Posted by cpaharley2008

It should be noted that scrapple, spam, taylor pork roll should all be cooked on a cast iron skillet or griddle, preferably in bacon grease for flavoring.

Although I suppose it couldn’t hurt in my opinion pork roll needs no such flavoring added. It produces plenty of its own grease and is spiced, sugar cured and smoked. I don’t eat it to often but when I do it is sure is good.

[cpaharley2008]

So, who is bringing the poutine to Quartzite?

[Rossue]

At the opposite end of the spectrum: a soft tostada: basically an avocado burrito with rice, beans, cheese, lettuce & tomato. Got my first one in 1972 at Bill's Paradise in Montebello, CA.

[Greg A]

Originally Posted by MyronL

OK, after we stop-over in Phoenix, on Tuesday the 4th, to take care of some unrelated stuff --we expect to arrive Dome Rock sometime Wednesday. Probably not up on snob hill.

Immediate planning at our spot then begins, for an open to all Taylor-ham-and-egg breakfast-fest cooked on my Weber Baby Q, for Thursday. And, you can bring your own coffee, just in case I forget to bring a big pot. Ron, I will need you to supply the ketchup.

Be careful, Myron, there’s usually close to 500 people attending the gathering. That’s a lot of Pork Roll.

[Iowa Dave]

When crossing southern Minnesota there’s a nice free museum in Austin. It’s the SPAM museum and there you can learn all you ever wanted to know about this venerable delicacy. Like other less well known meat products, SPAM might not be for everybody but in your winter emergency kit you’d be pretty happy to have a couple cans if you had a need for protein. I like a good can of kippered fish or sardines sometimes too. All things in moderation.
Iowa Dave