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"If you're trying to change minds and influence people it's probably not a good idea to say that virtually all elected Democrats are liars, but what the hell."
About 1967, I drew KP at a huge Army mess where they fed 6,000 troops a meal, and to my wonderment, they had a potato peeler that functioned similarly. Only problem was that all the nice 4-5 inch potatoes ended up golf ball size. Good for boiing though. Didn't need to cut them up. Lt. Col. Gen. Tailgunner dick
That vid and anon's post remind me of the Warner Bros cartoon where the squirrel visits the sawmill because his acorn stash tree was stolen by loggers. When he gets there he sees, among other things, a huge tree trunk placed on a lathe and reduced to a toothpick. And the soundtrack is Raymond Scott's fabulous track "Powerhouse". One of the greatest cartoons ever, and not one word of dialog.
Laurence .... allow me to expand on that: you're absolutely right - they are better for you and taste delicious. However, when RRKOF is at the throttle of the B-52 headed for San Francisco, and I'm in the galley, the side dish FTM (for the mission) is Potatoes Anna. I honestly gotta peel 'em or the presentation is negative. Now the Black & Decker rides along. Also, old habits die hard: my Mama told me we gotta peel 'em to make sure all the pig shit is off of them. Angus Barn Army Sous Chef
Yep...I remember that. There was "Inside Man", "Outside Man", DRO (Dining Room Orderly), "Line Man", "Pots and Pans Man", and I forget whatever else there was.
Forget who did what, but the potato peeler was outside the mess hall, and looked almost like a cement mixer...and what L.T.G. Tailgunner said is true: Take a regular sized potato (actually a couple of bags of them.... throw them into the gizmo with a water jacket running through it, and you'd wind up with a ready-to-be cooked potato a little larger than a golf ball.
I got to ride along on one of the wife's trips (for a change) to Scotland a few years ago to some conference. Lot's of dinners with various groups and agencies, all of whom insisted on serving haggis to give us all a "taste of the real Scotland". Gawd-a-mighty. You can bet yer sweet bippy there's a really good reason they serve it with whiskey.
About 1967, I drew KP at a huge Army mess where they fed 6,000 troops a meal, and to my wonderment, they had a potato peeler that functioned similarly. Only problem was that all the nice 4-5 inch potatoes ended up golf ball size. Good for boiing though. Didn't need to cut them up.
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ReplyDeleteThat vid and anon's post remind me of the Warner Bros cartoon where the squirrel visits the sawmill because his acorn stash tree was stolen by loggers. When he gets there he sees, among other things, a huge tree trunk placed on a lathe and reduced to a toothpick. And the soundtrack is Raymond Scott's fabulous track "Powerhouse". One of the greatest cartoons ever, and not one word of dialog.
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I seldom feel the needs to peel potatoes. They are good for you and taste good too.
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Laurence .... allow me to expand on that: you're absolutely right - they are better for you and taste delicious. However, when RRKOF is at the throttle of the B-52 headed for San Francisco, and I'm in the galley, the side dish FTM (for the mission) is Potatoes Anna. I honestly gotta peel 'em or the presentation is negative. Now the Black & Decker rides along.
ReplyDeleteAlso, old habits die hard: my Mama told me we gotta peel 'em to make sure all the pig shit is off of them.
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Might use this to justify to the wife that new wood-turning lathe you've had your eye on.
ReplyDeleteYep...I remember that. There was "Inside Man", "Outside Man", DRO (Dining Room Orderly), "Line Man", "Pots and Pans Man", and I forget whatever else there was.
ReplyDeleteForget who did what, but the potato peeler was outside the mess hall, and looked almost like a cement mixer...and what L.T.G. Tailgunner said is true: Take a regular sized potato (actually a couple of bags of them.... throw them into the gizmo with a water jacket running through it, and you'd wind up with a ready-to-be cooked potato a little larger than a golf ball.
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Alton Brown uses a drill attached to a pepper mill.. I would have thought that this would fall under "Why we win".
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Hoot mon, Angus is in the galley. Haggis for dinner.
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Casca .... I wouldn't do that to the crew .... especially the pilot. We'd end up nose down in the Bay.
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I got to ride along on one of the wife's trips (for a change) to Scotland a few years ago to some conference. Lot's of dinners with various groups and agencies, all of whom insisted on serving haggis to give us all a "taste of the real Scotland". Gawd-a-mighty. You can bet yer sweet bippy there's a really good reason they serve it with whiskey.
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Always go 'skins-on'; just cut the eyes and iffy spots out.
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The "eyes" can be replanted and then you have more taters too!
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Thicker peels equals more vodka.
ReplyDeleteConsider yourself lucky you got a golfball potato to eat.