Bad, bad things (and some good ones)

[rj_anderson]

Okay, so I have learned my lesson about using fresh pineapple rings on my cooked ham, because if you leave the rings on overnight to let the juices soak in and then warm the whole thing up again, the ham tastes like it's been partially pre-digested.

EWWWWWW.

In other news, I cannot get this week's House out of my head. I mean, I could have

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[sannalim]

...if you leave the rings on overnight to let the juices soak in and then warm the whole thing up again, the ham tastes like it's been partially pre-digested.

Well, it has been, really. Fresh pineapple is quite acidic, and so is your stomach.

[rj_anderson]

So I see. Next time I shall stick to canned, and save the fresh pineapple for things like fruit salad.

[sollersuk]

Well, of course the ham tastes like it's been partially pre-digested. That's what pineapple juice (fron fresh pineapple) is for. That's the justification for it.

[rj_anderson]

Yes, but canned pineapple isn't nearly so acidic, so that mushy texture on the outside of the ham came as a rather nasty shock. I've often heated up the same dish before with no problem when I used canned, but this time the ham was so disgusting I had to throw it out.

Fortunately, it was only one slice.

[sunsethill]

I don't think it's the acid in the fresh pineapple, though I could be wrong. I think it's the enzyme that it has that keeps jello from jelling if you use fresh pineapple. The canning process kills the enzyme, so canned pineapple is O.K.

[jennifer_j_s]

Yeah, Amber's like a younger, hotter, female version of House. I will not believe it unless it happens.

[rj_anderson]

My rationale for dreading next week's episode is here.

Also, the title of the episode is "Wilson's Heart".

[durayan]

Glad to see you watched this and are walking around with it in your head. I came to Houseobsession late, and haven't seen most of the 4th season everyone hates so much. But this last episode! Wow!! I think I'd have watched it more than twice if I'd had any time.

I can't believe that there's anything to House being involved with Amber--they were together for some other reason. I think it's a red herring that they might have been seeing each other. I just can't sort why he'd be drunk.

And, as a total aside--why do so many Housefen dislike Stacy? I liked her alot!

[durayan]

I'll admit to having the initial impression that this show format would not hold up long-term. (I'm spoiled by ensemble casts, far reaching story arcs and really excellent writers--the repetitive format of this show kinda bugs me). But I LOVE House. And I LOVE his interaction with the other characters. To heck with the puzzle of the week.

Anyway, I'm now speculating as to who is dying--and am not prepared to believe that the "symptom" House saw and is now driven to find was the pole in Amber's leg--that doesn't answer why House was getting plastered so early in the day.

So. Wilson? Is dying? Splains much.

[rj_anderson]

I'm about 90% sure that the "pole" in Amber's leg was House's broken-off cane, which we conspicuously saw fly out of his hand earlier when the bus was smashing around. All the bus fixtures -- poles and seat frames -- seemed to be bent but intact, so that's the only thing it could have been.

The reason I call House/Amber hijinks is that

a) House initially remembered seeing Amber in the bar, standing against the wall and looking amused and slighly seductive;

b) he got so drunk the bartender had to take his keys, at an odd hour in the afternoon, which is unlike House and suggests he was trying to drown either his guilt or his reservations;

c) the entire episode was laden with sexual metaphors and references, including that direct conversation with Wilson in the MRI unit where he reasons out that House is "not objectifying" Amber and in fact has feelings for her;

d) the mystery woman (who represents Amber) looks like a former lover (Stacy) and she caresses House's hand seductively when he's hallucinating her in his apartment

[annamlewis]

Cool, a House discussion! My 16YO DD and I are big fans... DD got me hooked... she loves Hugh Laurie!

My sons TiVoed other shows the last few weeks so we painfully missed a couple weeks. This week was wonderful! Hope you are back discussing next week!

Never done the pineapple thing on ham... sorry!