Strange things we like , or liked as kids ....

[Jen]

[quote=Ian Robinson;391331]Where were you when I was a young single guy ..... ???

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i was proberly hiding in the bathroom all the time trying to get the stains of my fingers from eating jelly crystals straight from the box OMG the Port one was my favourite flavour

[Ian Robinson]

[quote=Jen;391338]

Originally Posted by Ian Robinson

Where were you when I was a young single guy ..... ???

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i was proberly hiding in the bathroom all the time trying to get the stains of my fingers from eating jelly crystals straight from the box OMG the Port one was my favourite flavour

It was !!!! and dambed moreish !!!! and really stuck to spoon and fingers too.

[Dog Star (Phil)]

Great thread Ian!
I'm getting some great ideas as to trying new taste sensations.
Here's one that you probably already know, being a bit of a "sea salt."
I'd been out with a mate on the Shorncliffe jetty jigging for squid many years ago. My aim was to catch bait but my mate reckoned he was going to show me how to REALLY eat squid (sorry, calamari)
He cleaned them, cut off the flukes and lightly scored them with a knife.
He then fried them over a very low heat in a tablespoon of honey, just until the meat curled slightly and then served them up with some finely chopped spring onions. I've never tasted squid so bloody nice, even in expensive restaraunts.
The funny thing is that when he first told me he was going to cook squid in honey, I thought it would be revolting! How wrong I was!
The trick is to use a really low heat and remove the squid from the heat as soon as the meat begins to curl. It's as tender as chicken and far removed from the rubbery crap that they serve up in fish 'n' chips shops and fancy restaraunts.
Damn! I can still taste it now and there ain't many squid to be had in Alice Springs.

[Octane (Humayun)]

Sunnyboys remind me of Corvus.

[Dog Star (Phil)]

Same mate, different fishing trip. (Inskip Point)
We'd caught bugger all and breakfast was looking grim.
Mate (Greg) poured a pancake mix into the fry pan and while it was still runny, added a can of sweet corn niblets.
Once cooked and smothered in salt, pepper and tomato sauce, we had a great tasting energy food to tackle the surf fishing again.
Another mate of mine that I did a few road trips with, used to live on tomato and onion stir fry. It was cheap, easy and probably good for you too, but to be honest, once a day was enough for me.
He used to make it 3-4 times a day!
Loosens the bowells a bit, too.

[Ian Robinson]

Originally Posted by Dog Star

Great thread Ian!
I'm getting some great ideas as to trying new taste sensations.
Here's one that you probably already know, being a bit of a "sea salt."
I'd been out with a mate on the Shorncliffe jetty jigging for squid many years ago. My aim was to catch bait but my mate reckoned he was going to show me how to REALLY eat squid (sorry, calamari)
He cleaned them, cut off the flukes and lightly scored them with a knife.
He then fried them over a very low heat in a tablespoon of honey, just until the meat curled slightly and then served them up with some finely chopped spring onions. I've never tasted squid so bloody nice, even in expensive restaraunts.
The funny thing is that when he first told me he was going to cook squid in honey, I thought it would be revolting! How wrong I was!
The trick is to use a really low heat and remove the squid from the heat as soon as the meat begins to curl. It's as tender as chicken and far removed from the rubbery crap that they serve up in fish 'n' chips shops and fancy restaraunts.
Damn! I can still taste it now and there ain't many squid to be had in Alice Springs.

Yummo !!!!

I too chase the squiddies with jigs (of jettys , and the foreshore at Swansea and Pelican , great jewie baits frozen whole and in individual small freezer bags (OK for squid with tubes up to about 8" which are fab for use whole for jewie in the harbour). This way , you can grab 4 or 5 if you are only planning on fishing a few hours near change of tide or near dusk , and since they are frozen full of salt of water and while they are still going all spotty - super fresh - you can also grab a few and cook them up , the gutz all comes out as a squidy icicle makes cleaning super quick and easy. Sometimes I catch big greeneyes (a kg or more) and they make fine bait stripped , or a great meal (again freeze full of salt water and when partly thawed the guts come out as icicle with the head is pulled off. Those tenticles are great bait to (and good eating) = the snapper aren't dumb and know good food when they see it.

I reckon if the bait doesn't look good enough to eat yourself, don't offer to the fish if you hope to catch anything.

I'm partial to cooked squid , all manner of ways. If it's done right it's very nice.

[Ian Robinson]

Originally Posted by Dog Star

Same mate, different fishing trip. (Inskip Point)
We'd caught bugger all and breakfast was looking grim.
Mate (Greg) poured a pancake mix into the fry pan and while it was still runny, added a can of sweet corn niblets.
Once cooked and smothered in salt, pepper and tomato sauce, we had a great tasting energy food to tackle the surf fishing again.
Another mate of mine that I did a few road trips with, used to live on tomato and onion stir fry. It was cheap, easy and probably good for you too, but to be honest, once a day was enough for me.
He used to make it 3-4 times a day!
Loosens the bowells a bit, too.

I can tell you a story about bream fishing using mullet gut .... some guys got hungry and had decided to make some sandwiches (forgot the filling) , figure they'd play a prank on one of their fishing companions ,and spread some gut a couple of his sandwichs as the filling and offered them to him .... he eat them !!! and came back for more saying this time wash your expletive hands before making , they tasted and smelled a bit like mullet gutz last time .... I'm guessing they were on the port or booze so he wasn't really with it .... YUCK !!! was the what I thought the first time I heard that story !!!

It sounds plausible - as mullet gut smell is damb hard to wash off the hands when you use the stuff and really pongs too.

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Originally Posted by spacezebra

Hi there

I miss Glugs, Razz's and Sunnyboys - now who remembers those and what flavour was which?

Cheers Petra

Glug was green?
Razz was red
Sunnyboys are orange.
We stock Sunnyboys in our IGA.

[Ian Robinson]

Originally Posted by jjjnettie

Glug was green?
Razz was red
Sunnyboys are orange.
We stock Sunnyboys in our IGA.

Razzs were pretty good , only they made kids really hyper !!!!

Who else thinks Wagon Wheels are a lot smaller than they used to be in the good ol days ?

I read somewhere that deep fried Mars Bars are great , and somewhere in the USA you can get deep fried Coke Cola ??!??!

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Originally Posted by Octane

Sunnyboys remind me of Corvus.

I can see that.

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Wagon wheels are definitely not the same size.
Chokito's were/are my favourite choccy bar.
I also liked White Knights, Chew Chew bars and Cobbers because they lasted for ages.
I still love Jupiter Bars and Space Food Sticks.

When we were kids, and had a loose front tooth, Mum would make us red toffee apples. It was the most painless way to pull that tooth out. I fondly remember my newly extracted teeth sticking out at right angles on the apple. You don't notice the blood when you have red toffee all over you.

[Dog Star (Phil)]

Originally Posted by Ian Robinson

I can tell you a story about bream fishing using mullet gut .... some guys got hungry and had decided to make some sandwiches (forgot the filling) , figure they'd play a prank on one of their fishing companions ,and spread some gut a couple of his sandwichs as the filling and offered them to him .... he eat them !!! and came back for more saying this time wash your expletive hands before making , they tasted and smelled a bit like mullet gutz last time .... I'm guessing they were on the port or booze so he wasn't really with it .... YUCK !!! was the what I thought the first time I heard that story !!!

It sounds plausible - as mullet gut smell is damb hard to wash off the hands when you use the stuff and really pongs too.

Mullet guts sangers eh? Now that IS bloody funny.
Maybe not if you're the recipient though.
I'll confess as to eating bait for breakfast when the fishing was off, eg prawns, squid and pippies. Reckon I'll leave the mullet guts and worms to those of a sterner constitution though.
Funny days, simpler days.
Gotta admit that I miss 'em a bit.

[Ian Robinson]

Originally Posted by jjjnettie

Wagon wheels are definitely not the same size.
Chokito's were/are my favourite choccy bar.
I also liked White Knights, Chew Chew bars and Cobbers because they lasted for ages.
I still love Jupiter Bars and Space Food Sticks.

When we were kids, and had a loose front tooth, Mum would make us red toffee apples. It was the most painless way to pull that tooth out. I fondly remember my newly extracted teeth sticking out at right angles on the apple. You don't notice the blood when you have red toffee all over you.

Toffee , and choc crackles , at the school fates .... definitely favourates !!! Could never get enough of those.

[Ric]

As a kid I had a sweet and savoury thing going. My favourite was pancakes with a smear of hot english mustard then rolled up and orange juice poured over it.

I still like them but have dropped the orange juice bit these days.