Very brave or very stupid?

[Perd Hapley]

I notice that Campbell's doesn't stock it anymore, just the New England stuff.  

See, things ARE getting better. 

[cassandra and sara's daddy]

i hope i never get that hungry

[41magsnub]

i hope i never get that hungry

The thing is he is not poor by any stretch of the imagination, he just decided to eat it.

[RocketMan]

What you can get in most of the country is nothing like a real haddock chowder made with fresh-cracked pepper, dairy butter, fresh, sweet fish, and Maine new potatoes from a saltwater farm. Stuff is the food of the gods, consumed with crusty bread.

I was born near the ocean, so I'll always prefer the soups that are best when prepared and consumed close to the shore, I think.

Enough is enough, Maned.  I've got to hit the sack, and now you've got me craving a good chowder.  And it's a craving that can't be satisfied before bed.  Are you happy ruining my sleep tonight?      

[K Frame]

"what's chowder?"

A pale and feeble thing compared to Pennsylvania Dutch chicken corn soup or ham and bean soup.

and that doesn't hold a candle to Catfish Stew

Why not just eat a bowl of bacteria-laden mud? Tastes about the same...

[MicroBalrog]

i hope i never get that hungry

The thing is he is not poor by any stretch of the imagination, he just decided to eat it.

That's clearly stupid, rather than brave.

[LAK]

Seven years in a cool larder would be stupid IMO - unless it was all you had to eat with a projection of days til the next available morsel. Seven years in a vehicle and summer heat - very foolish.

[charby]

"what's chowder?"

A pale and feeble thing compared to Pennsylvania Dutch chicken corn soup or ham and bean soup.

and that doesn't hold a candle to Catfish Stew

Why not just eat a bowl of bacteria-laden mud? Tastes about the same...

Catfish Stew

5 lbs. dressed catfish
5 lbs. potatoes
1 med. can tomato puree
1 1/2 lbs. fat back
Black and red pepper to taste
5 lbs. onions
4 (No. 2) cans tomatoes
Salt to taste
1 can tomato paste

Boil fish in water until meat comes of bones. Pick meat from bones; save water and fish. Discard bones. Slice fat back and cut into small pieces. Fry out in container you are going to cook stew in. Do not fry crisp. Chop onions and potatoes. Add tomatoes, puree and paste. Combine all in pot with fat meat and grease. Add pepper, salt. Bring to boil at first, then cook on simmer for 2 1/2 hours. Do not let stew stick to bottom of pot.

[The Annoyed Man]

A guy at my office just ate a can of New England style clam chowder that expired 7 years ago for lunch.  It had been stored in the emergency box behind the seat of his truck and he didn't want to waste it.  I thought it smelled a little off, but it was also a store brand so who knows what that was.

Think he is going to regret this?

Does your co-worker also sunbathe on train tracks?

[Boomhauer]

Well, 41mag, did the fool show up for work today?

[41magsnub]

Well, 41mag, did the fool show up for work today?

Oh sorry, forgot that.  He did show up today and looks fine.

[Angel Eyes]

Does your co-worker also sunbathe on train tracks?

Uh . . . were you thinking of this?

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2008/05/29/pkg.me.girls.hit.by.train.wcsh

[summary: teenage girls sunbathing on railroad tracks are hit by a train]

[The Annoyed Man]

Does your co-worker also sunbathe on train tracks?

Uh . . . were you thinking of this?

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2008/05/29/pkg.me.girls.hit.by.train.wcsh

[summary: teenage girls sunbathing on railroad tracks are hit by a train]

Yes. Sunbathing on train tracks? Retarded.

[grislyatoms]

Bah. New England is the One True Clam Chowder.

Doesn't compare with Mid-Atlantic clam chowder.

Potatoes, clams, some salt pork. No tomatoes or milk/cream. Maybe a little cornstarch to thicken. Pure clam goodness.

I made a big old pot a couple of weeks ago. Ma and Grandma would make it with nothing but fresh clams, I had to use a couple dozen steamers and the rest were canned. I will have to atone for that, someday.