Hmmm, I don't remember YS ever saying that other than Roger Rabbit but you never know. If you could tell me the name of Quick Draw McGraw's DOG though, I'd be mighty obliged. That seems to be the "Holy Grail" of cartoon trivia cause nobody knows and neither do I. I can still remember him getting a biscuit (of all things
) for a reward and doing a big yummy dance and floating off into the air to flutter down to the ground in sheer ecstasy. It is NOT Babalouie (that was his donkey sidekick) and CERTAINLY not BabaBooie.
Yeah, it's hard to believe such a simple bread could have such a great taste.
+1 I was going to ask you if a little salt went in there but I'd say not.
BTW, I was talking to granny last night and picked her brain on the lard thing. She says you have to get "leaf lard" and melt it down yourself. I told her I bought the stuff in the store and she says, "Ooooh noooo, that's not lard." (granny always says, "Ohhhh noooo". "Grandma, you want me to get a little shotgun for you in case someone tries to break in?" "Ohhhh nooooo"...) Granny's neighborhood ain't the best anymore. She's holding out though.
Back to lard, I noticed things like"hydrogenated lard", BHA, Propyl Gallate and citric acid (to "preserve flavor"
) in mine.
I don't think granny put any of that stuff in hers. This might be the cause of your not quite getting that old flavor / texture. As a matter of fact, we have a thing around here we call "chickle (sp?) bread". When you melt down the leaf lard little bits of meat or whatever are left over. These are called chickles. You take the chickles and mix them in bread dough and bake it. Very yummy as well. Not many people make it themselves these days. You have to get it at the bakery. I went to the butcher yesterday and asked for lard there. They have it but you have to buy 50 POUNDS!! I passed.
Just FYI. Granny is 96. she probably didn't stop using lard til she was ~70. If lard and the like is so bad, HOW DID SHE MAKE IT TO 96?? She takes NO pills except the occasional "Anacin", she swears by it.