Subj : Re: Road Food To : Ruth Haffly From : Dave Drum Date : Fri Jun 20 2025 05:55:00 -=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=- RH> But, at least you can eat it. Steve likes corn, and with corn on the RH> cob season starting soon, there will be lots of temptation. I don't buy RH> it for myself, tho he says I can, knowing how much he likes it but DD> I'm sure you've checked but surely there must be something Steve can DD> take to combat the allergic reaction. My mother waqs allergice to both DD> strawberries and bananas. Both of which she really liked. For her a DD> 50mg Benadryl dose blocked the allergic reaction. Hopefully Steve can DD> find a similar aid. RH> We do the simple thing--avoidance. A migraine isn't as easy to handle RH> as an allergic reaction such as a rash or hives. Not eating corn avoids RH> the migraine and the need for stronger measures. Especially helpful if RH> we're any place but home and he can't go into a dark room to sleep it RH> off. Never had a migrane headache AFAIK. Beck in my younger years when I was carousing with my pals I had some memorable hangovers with their head aching and general malaise. But no migraines, thank oyu very much. RH> doesn't like the migraines it gives him. One night on our recent trip RH> we boondocked at a Cracker Barrel and went in for supper (usual plan RH> when boondocking at a CB). Steve ordered a Campfire Meal, which came RH> with 2 half ears of corn; I forget what I ordered but ended up taking RH> about half of it, plus Steve's corn (for me, later) to go. Not the best RH> corn I've ever had, nor the worst. DD> I'm more likely to have breakfast at Cracker Barrel than lench or DD> supper. My favourite is Mama's Pancake Breakfast. I liked it even DD> better when I could get the blackberry topping. Currently they're DD> offering only peach or apple topping. But the pancakes are good, and DD> of a generous size. And it's hard to hurt the eggs and meaat. Bv)= RH> I try to avoid heavy carbs like pancakes or syrup. The one night at a RH> CB neither of us felt like eating much so the waitress brought out a RH> kid's menu. We both found something we wanted with small portions that RH> sat just right. I leave the syrup where found. Not a fan of maple flavour. If I put any liquid on my pancake/waffle it will be sorghum molasses or honey. Byt, for rhe most I use jams/preserves or jellies to sweeten things up. DD> OTOH - I loke regular corn just fine. Niblets, on the ear, popped, DD> etc. RH> Same here. I picked up a bag of Beaver Nuggets at a Buc-ees stop while RH> on this last trip. They're flavored corn puffs; I got the cinnamon RH> sugar. Will post my opinion of them when I try them. DD> We don't have any Buc-ees locations here. But they are being DD> threatened. As if we don't have plenty other fats food choices. RH> Tried them last night, won't buy them again. They're sort of a hybrid, RH> corn nuts and puffed corn--not as dense as corn nuts but denser than RH> Cheetos or any of the other puffed corn snacks. OK cinnamon taste, RH> definate sugar. Good for folks who like that kind of stuff but I'll RH> have something else, thank you. So I had to go look up Bub ees on my search engine. Mostly in Texas (home to much strangeness) as Gas Station/C-Stor or Truvk Stops. Their "mascot" is cute and just enough different from the original Ipana toothpaste Bucky Beaver mascot to forestall a lawsuit. Bv)= RH> Agreed, but this thread has some kick to it. Just got back Wed. RH> afternoon from a 7,200 (+/-) mile trip. For the most part food was RH> good, some was great, some was meh but that's travel. RH> Saw ortho dr yesterday as follow up from fall on trip. New x-rays RH> showed no bone fractures (Utah ER thought possible hairline fracture of RH> elbow) but stitches to stay in at least another week. Also treated that RH> area & scraped up knee with menuca honey/copper mix for better healing, RH> back next week and hopefully stitches will come out. One thing I have learned as I get older. We don't heal up as quickly as we used to did when we wore a younger person's clothes. MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Beavertails (Queues De Castor) Categories: Breads, Snacks Yield: 20 servings 1/2 c Warm water (110oF/43oC) 5 ts Active dry yeast pn White sugar 1 c Warm milk (110oF/43oC) 1/3 c White sugar 1 1/2 ts Salt 1 ts Vanilla extract 3 lg Eggs; beaten 1/3 c Oil 5 c Whole-wheat flour; divided 1 qt Oil; for frying 2 c White sugar 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon; to taste Mix warm water, yeast, and 1 pinch of sugar in a large bowl, and let stand until the yeast begins to foam and form a creamy layer, about 5 minutes. Stir in milk, 1/3 cup sugar, salt, vanilla extract, eggs, and 1/3 cup vegetable oil until the sugar has dissolved. Mix in about half the whole-wheat flour, and stir until the dough is too stiff to add more flour. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface, and knead in more flour until the dough is no longer sticky. Knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes. Form the dough into a ball, place into an oiled bowl, and cover. Let rise until the dough has doubled in size, about 1 hour. Punch down the dough, knead a few times to reshape it, and pinch off a piece of dough about the size of an egg. Roll the dough ball out into an oval shape about 1/4 inch thick. Place finished fried dough on a cloth and cover while you finish rolling out the pastries. Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large, deep skillet to 375oF/190oC. Oil should be at least 4" deep. Combine 2 cups of sugar with cinnamon to taste in a shallow dish or pie plate, and set aside. Gently lower the pastries, one at a time, into the hot oil, and fry 1 to 2 minutes per side until golden brown. Blot excess oil from fried pastries with paper towels; gently press each pastry into the cinnamon sugar while still warm. Shake off excess sugar. COOK'S NOTES: A good trick to help the dough along is to place a hot tea towel on the top of the bowl while rising. TIPS: Don't forget to try a little lemon, or try spreading some garlic butter and shredded sharp cheese on top -- or if you can find it, get some maple spread and spread it on and then drizzle chocolate over the top! By Thera Holmes RECIPE FROM: https://www.allrecipes.com Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM .... "We, um, we, um, we married." Picard/Kamin --- MultiMail/Win v0.52 * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105) .