tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post1905549883573218928..comments2024-03-28T16:53:39.313-05:00Comments on PawPaw's House: Say What?Pawpawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14959820068377494313noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post-69118167493492651152013-07-14T08:37:36.393-05:002013-07-14T08:37:36.393-05:00Did you know Canola oil actually comes from Rape s...Did you know Canola oil actually comes from Rape seed?<br /><br />I discovered miles of fields in England covered with pretty yellow flowers and asked what they were.<br /><br />They're Rape flowers. Seriously. I had to ask a couple different people because I thought they were pulling my leg.<br /><br />In America, we call it Canola oil because...really...Who wants to see supermarket shelves stocked with gallons of Rape oil?MSgt Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00035771485514432736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post-62383858390528776912013-07-14T08:34:10.912-05:002013-07-14T08:34:10.912-05:00Pickles to pique your palate before the main cours...Pickles to pique your palate before the main courses.<br /><br />It should be "ante" (before) pasti, not "anti" (against) pasti.<br /><br />Traditionally, Italians have large and complex main meals. They are also used to drinking a digestif afterwards (and before any brandy), to settle the stomach after eating. My father adopted that habit, and after he died 20 years ago, I inherited a bottle of it. It is Fernet Branca, and I've never opened it.Rivrdoghttp://rivrdog.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post-33969886678139150712013-07-14T07:16:41.771-05:002013-07-14T07:16:41.771-05:00Sort of like Third World Pizza (hot sauce on a cra...Sort of like Third World Pizza (hot sauce on a cracker). Soon to featured in a tailgate lunch post.David aka True Blue Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06221281748612938132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post-27980169912460784922013-07-13T22:30:18.023-05:002013-07-13T22:30:18.023-05:00It is actually antipasto and has different meaning...It is actually antipasto and has different meanings, from plates of different types of salami, sausages, cheeses, fish and breads etc..<br />There is a canned version has generally been made with the end of the garden vegetables so you get a little bit of everything and if it is done even halfway right it is very good.<br />Most of the non-canned antipasto is a first course to get the meal started or as a snack / lunch.<br />There are just as many versions of antipasto as there are of gumbo. <br />jon spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10886632644249920124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post-28112193825716360322013-07-13T19:13:12.765-05:002013-07-13T19:13:12.765-05:00You left that link, and I clicked on it. I hope yo...You left that link, and I clicked on it. I hope you can live with yourself! Bleah.Dave O.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post-27082231997136646702013-07-13T18:28:01.070-05:002013-07-13T18:28:01.070-05:00Well, if it's only gonna be hors d'oeuvres...Well, if it's only gonna be hors d'oeuvres, then I can forgive her. She did say they were going out to a local restaurant for the main course.Termitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post-12528693106007263822013-07-13T17:45:15.921-05:002013-07-13T17:45:15.921-05:00Antipasta is Italian for "before the pasta&qu...Antipasta is Italian for "before the pasta". It is derived from Latin ante-before and pasta-food.<br /><br />Gerry N.<br /><br />Gerry N.noreply@blogger.com