Foods I don't understand

[CathyCA]

I used to love olives. Perhaps it's a story I shouldn't share, but I don't love them anymore. The Rathskellar on the lower level of the Brian Center was involved.

Oh, now you MUST share!

I got a salad that had been sitting out just a bit too long, or at least the black olive had. It's one of those sense memory things, the three days of, well, you can guess what it was three days of after eating a very bad black olive. I can't stomach the taste of olives anymore. Pun intended.

EWW! And, of course, we called the restaurant there "The Rat."

[CathyCA]

Tomorrow is my annual physical.

Scoot down.

Oops, sorry, hope everything checks out OK!

I intended to post this in the LTE.

[YmoBeThere]

I said in another thread that I'm tired, tired, tired. When I'm tired, tired, tired, my spelling sucks and my Southern accent becomes pronounced.

Brian, wilons, a host of others. So, wilson and DD, no correcting my grammar today, please.

One thing there aren't enough of up here in Mass are Southern accents.

[Bostondevil]

I used to love olives. Perhaps it's a story I shouldn't share, but I don't love them anymore. The Rathskellar on the lower level of the Brian Center was involved.

Oh, now you MUST share!

I got a salad that had been sitting out just a bit too long, or at least the black olive had. It's one of those sense memory things, the three days of, well, you can guess what it was three days of after eating a very bad black olive. I can't stomach the taste of olives anymore. Pun intended.

Quoting myself because, c'mon, I missed something important - this

[Bostondevil]

I said in another thread that I'm tired, tired, tired. When I'm tired, tired, tired, my spelling sucks and my Southern accent becomes pronounced.

Brian, wilons, a host of others. So, wilson and DD, no correcting my grammar today, please.

One thing there aren't enough of up here in Mass are Southern accents.

Sadly, my Southern accent isn't too Southern anymore. I don't know what happened but it is true when I first moved up here, people didn't always understand me. I lost a fair bit of it out of necessity. But I don't sound like I'm from Boston!

And when people tell me I don't have a Southern accent, I always respond with "Yeah, but I have INsurance." Then I say that I'm fixin' to get another drink, can I get you sumthin?

[DukeUsul]

I can't imagine what raw olives taste like. They have to be fermented or cured to taste good. Natural flavor modification, as opposed to using those artificial chemicals.

[CameronBornAndBred]

I can't imagine what raw olives taste like. They have to be fermented or cured to taste good. Natural flavor modification, as opposed to using those artificial chemicals.

I never thought about it, but you're right. I've never had an olive that didn't come out of a jar or can.

[YmoBeThere]

I expect that after I pass on, my body will not decay due to the large amounts of artifical preservatives I have consumed in my lifetime.

[DukieInKansas]

All you tomato haters are crazie :o

We're simply making more tomatoes available for you to eat, thankyouverymuch.

And it is appreciated!

[devildeac]

Not sure if this is right place to post this but I have a date with a friend from Duke for our 80th and 90th birthdays, well, her birthdays, she's 6 months younger. We we turn 80 it's cigarettes and Boston Cream doughnuts. When we turn 90, it's fried Mars Bars. I can't wait!

I've told folks I'm gonna have a couple shots, straight up, of a ~15 year old single batch bourbon and a fine Cuban cigar. Ditto at 85 and 90.

[wilson]

I just had a black olive. What I don't understand are those green olives with the pimento.

They're my least favorite of the olives. But they're nice to have in a Bloody Mary. Stuff em with blue cheese and you might convince me to have a martini.

I prefer green olives to black. Kalamatas stand as an exception among the black ones; I love those. But please don't put any black olives on my pizza or anything...I think they lose any and all flavor once cooked.
And yes, a green olive stuffed with bleu cheese is the preeminent martini garnish.

[bjornolf]

Olives: I like the black ones, not the green ones.

BD: I also love lima beans, frozen, not canned. They're one of my favorite vegetables. Also, did your avoidance of olives involve the Rat's taco salad?

[DukeUsul]

Olives: I like the black ones, not the green ones.

BD: I also love lima beans, frozen, not canned. They're one of my favorite vegetables. Also, did your avoidance of olives involve the Rat's taco salad?

I don't understand.... you LOVE lima beans? I thought at most they could only be tolerated (like in that mix of carrots, peas, corn and lima beans that I can just tolerate eating).

[bjornolf]

Olives: I like the black ones, not the green ones.

BD: I also love lima beans, frozen, not canned. They're one of my favorite vegetables. Also, did your avoidance of olives involve the Rat's taco salad?

I don't understand.... you LOVE lima beans? I thought at most they could only be tolerated (like in that mix of carrots, peas, corn and lima beans that I can just tolerate eating).

I don't like cooked carrots, only raw (except in my chicken noodle veggie soup), and peas are fine. I'm more a fan of fresh corn on the cob than in a succotash. So, of those, limas would by my favorite by a landslide. They're definitely one of my favorite veggies. I like em boiled in the pot with a little salt. I do NOT like them all buttery though. And they have to be "good" limas, with a little firmness to them. I don't like 'em if they're just mushy.

[Miles]

Olives: I like the black ones, not the green ones.

BD: I also love lima beans, frozen, not canned. They're one of my favorite vegetables. Also, did your avoidance of olives involve the Rat's taco salad?

I don't understand.... you LOVE lima beans? I thought at most they could only be tolerated (like in that mix of carrots, peas, corn and lima beans that I can just tolerate eating).

Oh man. Lima beans have a great talent for absorbing and complimenting pork flavors.

[DukeUsul]

Olives: I like the black ones, not the green ones.

BD: I also love lima beans, frozen, not canned. They're one of my favorite vegetables. Also, did your avoidance of olives involve the Rat's taco salad?

I don't understand.... you LOVE lima beans? I thought at most they could only be tolerated (like in that mix of carrots, peas, corn and lima beans that I can just tolerate eating).

I don't like cooked carrots, only raw (except in my chicken noodle veggie soup), and peas are fine. I'm more a fan of fresh corn on the cob than in a succotash. So, of those, limas would by my favorite by a landslide. They're definitely one of my favorite veggies. I like em boiled in the pot with a little salt. I do NOT like them all buttery though. And they have to be "good" limas, with a little firmness to them. I don't like 'em if they're just mushy.

I agree with you on the carrots. My wife only likes carrots cooked, not raw. We have an issue there.

But no butter? That's about the only way I can tolerate lima beans.

[DukeUsul]

I agree with you on the carrots. My wife only likes carrots cooked, not raw. We have an issue there.

But no butter? That's about the only way I can tolerate lima beans.

Or in a brunswick stew

[bjornolf]

Olives: I like the black ones, not the green ones.

BD: I also love lima beans, frozen, not canned. They're one of my favorite vegetables. Also, did your avoidance of olives involve the Rat's taco salad?

I don't understand.... you LOVE lima beans? I thought at most they could only be tolerated (like in that mix of carrots, peas, corn and lima beans that I can just tolerate eating).

Oh man. Lima beans have a great talent for absorbing and complimenting pork flavors.

Definitely. Limas in a ham soup or with pork chops are divine!

[Lavabe]

Olives: I like the black ones, not the green ones.

BD: I also love lima beans, frozen, not canned. They're one of my favorite vegetables. Also, did your avoidance of olives involve the Rat's taco salad?

I don't understand.... you LOVE lima beans? I thought at most they could only be tolerated (like in that mix of carrots, peas, corn and lima beans that I can just tolerate eating).

Oh man. Lima beans have a great talent for absorbing and complimenting pork flavors.

Even Lima beans taste good when served in ramekins.

[windsor]

Even Lima beans taste good when served in ramekins.

Lima Beans do not taste good....ever...neither do olives ( ) of any color!

I don't like butter cream icing or marzipan. Too sweet. I usually leave a little skeleton of icing on my plate when I eat cake...actually come to think of it with the exception of doughnuts I'm not much of a sweets fan...(an exception is made for really good chocolate fudge - with walnuts)

I like spinach raw as a salad (wilted is ok) but not cooked. Carrots I'll eat raw or cooked. I love carrots. Asparagus not so much...if it is fresh and steamed right it is ok.

No liver - don't even like the smell of the stuff (I used to make liver brownies as treats for the dogs - then I discovered they liked tuna brownies just as much and tuna doesn't gross me out)

I am not a fan of any vegetable that is 'creamed' in any way shape for form.