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helenish

Sad Realization About Self

Nov 03, 2006 14:50

I would put Rodney missing Stovetop Stuffing in EVERY STORY if I could. Honestly, there is no better food from Earth to miss than stovetop stuffing. Also, I have recently discovered that it is super tasty raw, when eaten as an accompaniment to beer. It's delicious and crunchy and saalllty and herby, and don't JUDGE me ( Read more... )

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emmuzka November 3 2006, 19:55:45 UTC

Uh, enlighten the european? I have never heard of such a food. Is it something you fill a turkey with or what?

darthfox November 3 2006, 20:02:27 UTC

Stuffing is indeed meant to fill a turkey -- it's normally some combination of bread cubes and herbs and celery, and then whatever else you mix in there. Varieties of stuffing are endless. Oyster/sausage/rice? Sure! (Not for me, but it exists.) There are people who insist that if you bake this in the pan and not inside the turkey, it must be called dressing, as it is not actually stuffed anywhere.

So StoveTop is a brand of boxed stuffing mix, for people who choose for whatever reason not to make their own. It is presumably prepared in a pan, see "dressing" above, with chicken broth or something, and then dried, so you can measure it into a baking dish or saucepan and add some water and presto!, you didn't have to make your own croutons.

Man, now I can't wait for Thanksgiving. (note: the stuffing at my parents' house is real.)

emmuzka November 4 2006, 06:56:16 UTC

That actually sounds good, in a "will die at a heart attack when 65"-way. Carbohydrates, salt and natrium glutamate? Sounds like a great seasonal food ;)

helenish November 3 2006, 20:05:08 UTC

okay, sort of

So normally you use stuffing (dried bread, celery, onions, herbs, melted butter) inside a turkey, but then lots of people don't like the stuff inside the turkey and really cook it in big open pans so it is sort of crispy and wonderful and soft inside.

BUT. Stovetop stuffing is this INSTANT stuffing, which you can eat as a starch side dish (like, say, rice or potatoes or couscous or whatever.) and it is made, as you might suspect, on the stove. It's essentially dried up bits of bread and various herbs and scary chemicals to make it be the right consistency and SALT, OH MY GOD, and you just add it to boiling water and then, voila, it is done in five minutes. It is vile yet DELICIOUS.

That was a much more involved explanation than the stuff really warrants.

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lydiabell November 3 2006, 20:06:05 UTC

I'm wondering if there could maybe be a story where the Genii finally corrupt Rodney with their powdered cheese and macaroni survival food.

That would work for me. ::nods solemnly::

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panisdead November 3 2006, 21:10:23 UTC

...is this a bad time to bring up my Stovetop fetish?

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panisdead November 3 2006, 21:16:02 UTC

Nnngggggh, prepackaged convenience foods...

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elbomac November 3 2006, 21:20:39 UTC

Shake 'n Bake chicken and Stovetop Stuffing were like the first two things I cooked for my family when I was a kid. Applesauce (from a jar) is a natural side.

exceptinsects November 3 2006, 21:22:57 UTC

YES, the powdered cheese.

I lived in Japan for a few years, and Kraft Macaroni and Cheese was the only thing I couldn't get that I really missed.
One time I was in Miami on vacation, and I just went out and bought like 10 boxes and took out the cheese packets [since they have macaroni in Japan and the cheese was easier to pack] and just left the boxes of macaroni there in the hotel room.

I always wondered what the housekeeping thought. Marathon runner in desperate need of salt replacement? Artist who ran out of orange paint? Cheese vampire?