Comments on: How many grams of fat in a gallinule? http://kateharding.net/2009/02/18/how-many-grams-of-fat-in-a-gallinule/ 2007-2010 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 02:13:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: magpie http://kateharding.net/2009/02/18/how-many-grams-of-fat-in-a-gallinule/#comment-87341 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 02:21:17 +0000 http://kateharding.net/?p=2604#comment-87341 I love the Joy of Cooking, for all of the things you quote and then some.

]]> By: Maya http://kateharding.net/2009/02/18/how-many-grams-of-fat-in-a-gallinule/#comment-86103 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:02:51 +0000 http://kateharding.net/?p=2604#comment-86103 @Franzeska: Candyblog perhaps?

http://www.typetive.com/candyblog/item/loukoumi_artisan_confections/

]]> By: shiloh http://kateharding.net/2009/02/18/how-many-grams-of-fat-in-a-gallinule/#comment-85984 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:56:06 +0000 http://kateharding.net/?p=2604#comment-85984 The texture reminds me more of those sugared fruit gel/jam squares* than of gummy bears.

Yah, I was guessing it was more at the Chuckles end of things. A step or two beyond firm jello (the kind you make with less water so you can cut it into nifty shapes for the kids). I do intend to try Turkish Delight sometime if I run across it, but I’m not going to go to all the effort of making it from scratch. Still doubt it’ll ever be a favorite.

]]> By: Franzeska http://kateharding.net/2009/02/18/how-many-grams-of-fat-in-a-gallinule/#comment-85771 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:00:49 +0000 http://kateharding.net/?p=2604#comment-85771 Turkish Delight certainly sticks in the teeth, but some of the stuff I’ve had was actually fairly firm but extremely sticky (as opposed to being chewy). The texture reminds me more of those sugared fruit gel/jam squares* than of gummy bears. It might still be too chewy for you, but you could try the pistachio kind–lots of nuts held together with just a bit of of goo, very tasty.

* What are those things called? I know I saw a review of them on a candy blog, but I can’t remember when or which one. I think they’re Italian.

]]> By: shiloh http://kateharding.net/2009/02/18/how-many-grams-of-fat-in-a-gallinule/#comment-85765 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:09:40 +0000 http://kateharding.net/?p=2604#comment-85765 What can I say? I’ve never gotten into the texture of gelatin-based stuff much, unless it’s one step away from slurpable. I like chocolate that melts smoothly and chocolate with nuts or toasted puffed rice in it, and I like hard candies and harder chewy stuff like licorice twists or Good and Plenty, but Turkish Delight sounds to be in that soft to kinda-soft, but not truly melty, space inhabitated by Chuckles and gummy bears. I did get Chuckles sometimes up when they were available and real licorice wasn’t, but they were always a second choice.

http://candyaddict.com/blog/2007/11/30/retro-candy-review-chuckles-worth-the-laugh/

]]> By: Franzeska http://kateharding.net/2009/02/18/how-many-grams-of-fat-in-a-gallinule/#comment-85755 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 02:58:05 +0000 http://kateharding.net/?p=2604#comment-85755 Oh, and I have to second the Turkish Delight recommendation. I’d only had the boring stuff from yuppie stores before, but our local grocery in Queens caters to immigrants and they stock the good stuff. I can see how someone could sell his soul for it. Especially the rose flavor!

]]> By: Franzeska http://kateharding.net/2009/02/18/how-many-grams-of-fat-in-a-gallinule/#comment-85754 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 02:47:48 +0000 http://kateharding.net/?p=2604#comment-85754 Oh for the love of…!

When I was little, my mother used to cook out of some ancient, dying Joy of Cooking that she’d gotten from her mother (which does totally have all the stuff about possum and other such culinary delights). She used a quarter of the recommended sugar and half the fat automatically (and sometimes less if she’d tried the recipe before). She wasn’t on a diet–I never heard her mention such a thing–but she just didn’t like the way the recipes tasted in their original form. I’m sure she’s not the only person who ever modified a recipe from a cookbook. Sheesh.

]]> By: CassandraSays http://kateharding.net/2009/02/18/how-many-grams-of-fat-in-a-gallinule/#comment-85743 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:47:10 +0000 http://kateharding.net/?p=2604#comment-85743 Aw, Shiloh, don’t hate on the Turkish Delight! I grew up on that stuff, if you can get it fresh rather than having sat on a dusty shelf for months it’s pretty tasty. I particularly like the mint and apricot versions. Also for the rose to be good it has to have really strong rose flavor, for some reason most of the stuff made for the American market is a bit bland.

(Grew up in the Middle East food geekery, sorry)

Also Lynda, may I suggest platforms as a possible solution to your concert problem? That’s what I do! Or spiky heels for those occasions where foolish men are likely to attempt to use the crowd as an excuse to let their hands wander.

]]> By: Sweet Machine http://kateharding.net/2009/02/18/how-many-grams-of-fat-in-a-gallinule/#comment-85737 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:26:42 +0000 http://kateharding.net/?p=2604#comment-85737 That’s an awesome quote, Muse of Ire. I like those old pithy sots.

]]> By: Muse of Ire http://kateharding.net/2009/02/18/how-many-grams-of-fat-in-a-gallinule/#comment-85735 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:00:34 +0000 http://kateharding.net/?p=2604#comment-85735 Re: the Housman quote — Ben Franklin said, “Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” But I’ll stick to rum and rumination, thanks.

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