I feel dumb sometimes

[Daniel]

I went to the store today for a produce run and decided to get a few
cans of anchovies.

I got home and realized I bought sardines instead. Now why on earth
would I confuse the two?

https://www.omgwtflol.net/nextcloud/index.php/s/7JWfMZM3bpMkoXg

--
Daniel
Visit me at: gopher://gcpp.world

[Taxed and Spent]

On 7/13/2020 10:36 PM, Daniel wrote:
>
> I went to the store today for a produce run and decided to get a few
> cans of anchovies.
>
> I got home and realized I bought sardines instead. Now why on earth
> would I confuse the two?
>
> https://www.omgwtflol.net/nextcloud/index.php/s/7JWfMZM3bpMkoXg
>

And they say fish is brain food!

[Daniel]

Yeah. Theoretically.

[Cindy Hamilton]

Aw, everybody does that from time to time. Eat the sardines and
put anchovies back on your shopping list.

If you don't want to eat the sardines, you could try to return them.

Cindy Hamilton

[Thomas]

Stick em in the bunker. Gonna need them.

[bruce2...@gmail.com]

Conspiracy theories...

[John Kuthe]

Fish and other seafood are practically pure protein! And your body can make anything needed out of protein.

John Kuthe...

[Daniel]

The sardines lasted about three days. One can a day. They turned out to
be the tastiest I've ever had. So it was a happy accident.

Needless to say, I won't be buying costco sardines anymore. They're good
but no comparison.

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

On Monday, July 20, 2020 at 1:11:14 PM UTC-5, Daniel wrote:
>
> The sardines lasted about three days. One can a day. They turned out to
> be the tastiest I've ever had. So it was a happy accident.
>
> Needless to say, I won't be buying costco sardines anymore. They're good
> but no comparison.
> --
> Daniel
>

I love sardines and no Costco within a reasonable distance. I buy the
King Oscar brand and have no complaints.

[Bruce]

Do you eat them as they are in the can or do you clean them first?

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

There's nothing to clean. They're ready to eat right out of the can with
a stack of crackers is my preferred method. Don't they have ready to eat
right out of the can sardines in Australia?

[Bruce]

On Mon, 20 Jul 2020 12:24:46 -0700 (PDT), "itsjoan...@webtv.net"

<itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:

>On Monday, July 20, 2020 at 2:16:39 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, 20 Jul 2020 11:15:07 -0700 (PDT), "itsjoan...@webtv.net"
>> <itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:
>>
>> >I love sardines and no Costco within a reasonable distance. I buy the
>> >King Oscar brand and have no complaints.
>>
>> Do you eat them as they are in the can or do you clean them first?
>>
>There's nothing to clean. They're ready to eat right out of the can with
>a stack of crackers is my preferred method. Don't they have ready to eat
>right out of the can sardines in Australia?

They always have the bone still in them. And a tiny bit of guts and
fin. Most people just eat that. I have to clean them first, which is
why I never buy canned sardines.

[Hank Rogers]

Too rich for my blood. Aren't those about 3-4 dollars per can now?

[Hank Rogers]

Sniffing sardines now Kruce?

[Hank Rogers]

Bruce wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Jul 2020 12:24:46 -0700 (PDT), "itsjoan...@webtv.net"
> <itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:
>
>> On Monday, July 20, 2020 at 2:16:39 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
>>>
>>> On Mon, 20 Jul 2020 11:15:07 -0700 (PDT), "itsjoan...@webtv.net"
>>> <itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I love sardines and no Costco within a reasonable distance. I buy the
>>>> King Oscar brand and have no complaints.
>>>
>>> Do you eat them as they are in the can or do you clean them first?
>>>
>> There's nothing to clean. They're ready to eat right out of the can with
>> a stack of crackers is my preferred method. Don't they have ready to eat
>> right out of the can sardines in Australia?
>
> They always have the bone still in them. And a tiny bit of guts and
> fin. Most people just eat that. I have to clean them first, which is
> why I never buy canned sardines.
>

And having to sniff each tiny fish is a hell of a burden on you.

[dsi1]

You'll no doubt enjoy some stinkin' Korean anchovy. It's added to kim chee to give it a little "added depth." I'll run it through a screen before adding it to the kim chee to break it up. The fish just disintegrates - thank God!

https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared/6mSG3me6TOKklqcUHqKFYA.HaE1zVa1S8ac9isSBvhbd1

[Bruce]

I wouldn't like to eat the heads, tails, fins and bones of those
either. When the fish get even smaller, I stop worrying. Indonesian
ikan teri:
<https://img.beritasatu.com/cache/beritasatu/600x350-2/1370159915.jpg>

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

EEK!!!!!! No, these are cleaned, gutted, and no bones.

Ain't these yummy looking? You can also buy them skinless if the
skin bothers you. They also offer them with sliced jalapeno peppers
in the can with the little fishes.

https://i.postimg.cc/kGWRKCtd/King-Oscar-Sardines.jpg

Boy, your sardines would put me off eating them forever.

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

On Monday, July 20, 2020 at 2:39:56 PM UTC-5, Hank Rogers wrote:

>
> itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
> >
> > I love sardines and no Costco within a reasonable distance. I buy the
> > King Oscar brand and have no complaints.
> >
>
> Too rich for my blood. Aren't those about 3-4 dollars per can now?
>

I buy when they're on sale for about $1.99 as they are a little pricey.

I can remember when the brand Possum was 10¢ a can. Of course, gasoline
was also 25¢ a gallon, too.

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

On Monday, July 20, 2020 at 4:02:51 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
>
> You'll no doubt enjoy some stinkin' Korean anchovy. It's added to kim chee to give it a little "added depth." I'll run it through a screen before adding it to the kim chee to break it up. The fish just disintegrates - thank God!
>
> https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared/6mSG3me6TOKklqcUHqKFYA.HaE1zVa1S8ac9isSBvhbd1
>

How would anchovy paste in a tube work in your kimchee?

[Bruce]

We have that brand too. They're not filleted. If they were, it would
say so. Maybe you just eat it all. Most people do. Everything has
become mushy from the canning process, even the main bone. I'm just
finicky.

Once, at Aldi, I saw filleted canned sardines. We bought dozens of
cans, because they're a rarity.

>Boy, your sardines would put me off eating them forever.

You have been eating them forever.

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

On Monday, July 20, 2020 at 5:16:51 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
>
> On Mon, 20 Jul 2020 14:53:15 -0700 (PDT), "itsjoan...@webtv.net"
> <itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:
>
> >https://i.postimg.cc/kGWRKCtd/King-Oscar-Sardines.jpg
>
> We have that brand too. They're not filleted. If they were, it would
> say so. Maybe you just eat it all. Most people do. Everything has
> become mushy from the canning process, even the main bone. I'm just
> finicky.
>

I've got two different cans of King Oscar sardines here. One says
skinless & boneless and was about a dollar more than the wild-caught
sardines which do have the tails. Next time I eat a can of the wild
-caught I'll have to examine them closely to see if they're deboned.

The skinless & boneless can though is lower in fat, cholesterol,
sodium, etc.

[Bruce]

On Mon, 20 Jul 2020 15:32:04 -0700 (PDT), "itsjoan...@webtv.net"

<itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:

>On Monday, July 20, 2020 at 5:16:51 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, 20 Jul 2020 14:53:15 -0700 (PDT), "itsjoan...@webtv.net"
>> <itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:
>>
>> >https://i.postimg.cc/kGWRKCtd/King-Oscar-Sardines.jpg
>>
>> We have that brand too. They're not filleted. If they were, it would
>> say so. Maybe you just eat it all. Most people do. Everything has
>> become mushy from the canning process, even the main bone. I'm just
>> finicky.
>>
>I've got two different cans of King Oscar sardines here. One says
>skinless & boneless and was about a dollar more than the wild-caught
>sardines which do have the tails. Next time I eat a can of the wild
>-caught I'll have to examine them closely to see if they're deboned.
>
>The skinless & boneless can though is lower in fat, cholesterol,
>sodium, etc.

Yes, that's what I meant. I'd like to buy and eat "skinless &
boneless". I almost never see it here. Of course, it won't kill me to
buy the regular ones and clean them myself. But there's also canned
mackerel and that's always cleaned, in the small cans at least.

[bruce2...@gmail.com]

I've never tried those before, either.

[dsi1]

I wouldn't use the paste in kim chee. The Korean anchovy is just salt and whole fish. The Mediterranean stuff has the head and guts and bones removed and packed in oil. It's quite different, I think.

[songbird]

Bruce wrote:
...

> They always have the bone still in them. And a tiny bit of guts and
> fin. Most people just eat that. I have to clean them first, which is
> why I never buy canned sardines.

lol

canned sardines can vary by brand, but i don't really
care too much about what they're like because the
canning process turns the bones to mush. what i do not
like in canned fish is salmon with the skin on. i can
eat the bones no problem at all, but i hate the slimy
skin from salmon.

if i ate a lot of salmon i'd have to have a cat.


songbird

[John Kuthe]

Canned sardines are so well cooked the tiny bones melt into the meat flesh.

John Kuthe...

[Bruce]

On Mon, 20 Jul 2020 19:44:28 -0400, songbird <song...@anthive.com>
wrote:

>Bruce wrote:
>...
>> They always have the bone still in them. And a tiny bit of guts and
>> fin. Most people just eat that. I have to clean them first, which is
>> why I never buy canned sardines.
>
> lol
>
> canned sardines can vary by brand, but i don't really
>care too much about what they're like because the
>canning process turns the bones to mush.

Yes, I'm just difficult with this.

>what i do not
>like in canned fish is salmon with the skin on. i can
>eat the bones no problem at all, but i hate the slimy
>skin from salmon.

We only get those small round cans of salmon that have no skin and
aren't recognizable as salmon either. Could be anything.

[Bruce]

So does the sardine poop.

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

On Monday, July 20, 2020 at 5:37:40 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
>
> Yes, that's what I meant. I'd like to buy and eat "skinless &
> boneless". I almost never see it here. Of course, it won't kill me to
> buy the regular ones and clean them myself. But there's also canned
> mackerel and that's always cleaned, in the small cans at least.
>

Do you like the boneless, skinless canned salmon? It's available here
in small 5 ounce cans. What I've been able to buy is the pink salmon
and it's quite good.

When I worked and would take lunch for work for the week I'd sometimes
make salmon patties. My co-worker would get the heebee jeebees about
regular canned salmon so I'd buy the small cans of the skinless bone-
less variety. The regular stuff didn't bother me but I'd accommodate
her to stop the whining.

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

On Monday, July 20, 2020 at 6:44:31 PM UTC-5, bruce2...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> >> >I buy the
> >> >King Oscar brand and have no complaints.
> >>

> I've never tried those before, either.
>

Try them, they are really good if you like sardines.

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

Oh ok. I wasn't sure how it would affect your recipe.

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

On Monday, July 20, 2020 at 7:41:10 PM UTC-5, John Kuthe wrote:
>
> Canned sardines are so well cooked the tiny bones melt into the meat flesh.
>
> John Kuthe...
>

True and you get a little extra calcium!

[Bruce]

On Mon, 20 Jul 2020 18:05:39 -0700 (PDT), "itsjoan...@webtv.net"
<itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:

>On Monday, July 20, 2020 at 5:37:40 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
>>
>> Yes, that's what I meant. I'd like to buy and eat "skinless &
>> boneless". I almost never see it here. Of course, it won't kill me to
>> buy the regular ones and clean them myself. But there's also canned
>> mackerel and that's always cleaned, in the small cans at least.
>>
>Do you like the boneless, skinless canned salmon? It's available here
>in small 5 ounce cans. What I've been able to buy is the pink salmon
>and it's quite good.

We buy little round cans of salmon a lot. I prefer mackerel, but if
you need a quick lunch, they're not bad.

>When I worked and would take lunch for work for the week I'd sometimes
>make salmon patties. My co-worker would get the heebee jeebees about
>regular canned salmon so I'd buy the small cans of the skinless bone-
>less variety. The regular stuff didn't bother me but I'd accommodate
>her to stop the whining.

Yes, salmon patties are nice. We get salmon or mackerel in big cans,
with bones in. But we remove the bones at my request :)

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

On Monday, July 20, 2020 at 8:10:54 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
>
> Yes, salmon patties are nice. We get salmon or mackerel in big cans,
> with bones in. But we remove the bones at my request :)
>

That's what we always had when I was a kid. To feed 5 the large cans were
a must.

[Bruce]

Yes, much more economic than the fancy little cans. I think we started
making them a few years ago after I saw "Auntie Fee" on YouTube.

[dsi1]

To tell the truth, that stuff gives me the heebie-jeebies but I can't do nothing about that. OTOH, I like canned anchovies.

[Janet]

In article <7aa43e27-fc8c-4e9d...@googlegroups.com>,
itsjoan...@webtv.net says...

Mashed sardines spread on hot buttered toast, black pepper and a
squeeze of lemon juice.... healthy tasty snack.


Janet UK

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

On Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at 4:09:36 AM UTC-5, Janet wrote:
>
> Mashed sardines spread on hot buttered toast, black pepper and a
> squeeze of lemon juice.... healthy tasty snack.
>
>
> Janet UK
>

Buttered toast has never occurred to me to be eaten with sardines. Sounds
good though.

At the risk of upsetting Bruce, I do drink a coke with my little fishes
and saltine crackers. Plop a half sardine on a cracker, devour, wash
down with coke. Repeat until the can is empty, finish off coke, burp,
rub belly, and say "that was good."

[Ophelia]

"Bruce" wrote in message news:ngfchf9fam81bf6rf...@4ax.com...

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ewwwwwwwwwwwww



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[Bryan Simmons]

The fat in the skin of sardines is very healthful. The only upside of skinless sardines is if you find the skin aesthetically unappealing.

--Bryan

[Bryan Simmons]

So, tuna is the "chicken of the sea," and sardines are the *possum of the sea*?

--Bryan

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

On Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at 6:15:59 PM UTC-5, Bryan Simmons wrote:
>
> The fat in the skin of sardines is very healthful. The only upside of skinless sardines is if you find the skin aesthetically unappealing.
>
> --Bryan
>

The skin and bones don't bother me; it's all tasty!

[songbird]

Bryan Simmons wrote:
...

> So, tuna is the "chicken of the sea," and sardines are the *possum of the sea*?

tuna is more like the eagle of the sea. the older it
gets the more contaminated it gets like any other apex
predator. sardines are much better for you in terms of
nutrition and lack of contaminants.

certainly for the price too, i'd much rather eat
sardines than tuna unless we're talking sashimi.


songbird

[songbird]

Ophelia wrote:
...
> ewwwwwwwwwwwww

i've never noticed it at all. the canning/cooking
process just turns it all to mush and after what
my stomach and digestive system do to it you wouldn't
like that either.

i'm amazed at how squeamish some people are and then
you ask them if they eat commercially canned products
or things like the various fermented fish sauces or
the like...

note, i don't care to read or smell the details when
they're just making them, but the results can be
pretty tasty. like a good cheese... :)


songbird

[songbird]

Bryan Simmons wrote:
...

> The fat in the skin of sardines is very healthful. The only upside of skinless sardines is if you find the skin aesthetically unappealing.

that doesn't bother me for some reason. i think it
is because it isn't as noticeable a flavor or texture
to me as compared to the salmon skin.


songbird

[Bruce]

On Wed, 22 Jul 2020 20:18:45 -0400, songbird <song...@anthive.com>
wrote:

When we pan fry salmon, which is often, the skin is the best bit, IMO.

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

Hahahahaaaaa, could be but that doesn't stop me from diving into a can of
either.

[dsi1]

I've been cooking a lot of frozen salmon. Getting the skin crispy is important. Mackerel is another fish where the crispy skin is important. I've been cooking a boatload of fish in the air fryer. For salmon, the fish is salted and allowed to sit for 20 minutes. Then it's cooked in the air fryer at high heat for 7-8 minutes.

https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared/zXd0j0FGTS-uwUyn_4gEPw.-JRS9Gp1N_jksyL2vkpfQk

[Ophelia]

"songbird" wrote in message news:ue1nug-...@anthive.com...

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Sounds fair enough to me:)))

[Ophelia]

"Bruce" wrote in message news:okmhhfdlrggf7c7j6...@4ax.com...

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Is that because it is chewy?

[Bruce]

On Thu, 23 Jul 2020 09:44:27 +0100, "Ophelia" <oph...@elsinore.me.uk>
wrote:

>
>
>"Bruce" wrote in message news:okmhhfdlrggf7c7j6...@4ax.com...
>
>On Wed, 22 Jul 2020 20:18:45 -0400, songbird <song...@anthive.com>
>wrote:
>
>>Bryan Simmons wrote:
>>...
>>> The fat in the skin of sardines is very healthful. The only upside of
>>> skinless sardines is if you find the skin aesthetically unappealing.
>>
>> that doesn't bother me for some reason. i think it
>>is because it isn't as noticeable a flavor or texture
>>to me as compared to the salmon skin.
>
>
>When we pan fry salmon, which is often, the skin is the best bit, IMO.
>
>====
>
> Is that because it is chewy?

No, crispy and a little bit salty.

[Ophelia]

"Bruce" wrote in message news:mblihfllt95aj23mt...@4ax.com...

====

Ahh yes! Mine does that but I usually strip it off.. Maybe I ought to
try it:)

[Bruce]

On Thu, 23 Jul 2020 10:22:33 +0100, "Ophelia" <oph...@elsinore.me.uk>

wrote:

>
>
>"Bruce" wrote in message news:mblihfllt95aj23mt...@4ax.com...
>
>On Thu, 23 Jul 2020 09:44:27 +0100, "Ophelia" <oph...@elsinore.me.uk>
>wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>"Bruce" wrote in message
>>news:okmhhfdlrggf7c7j6...@4ax.com...
>>
>>On Wed, 22 Jul 2020 20:18:45 -0400, songbird <song...@anthive.com>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>Bryan Simmons wrote:
>>>...
>>>> The fat in the skin of sardines is very healthful. The only upside of
>>>> skinless sardines is if you find the skin aesthetically unappealing.
>>>
>>> that doesn't bother me for some reason. i think it
>>>is because it isn't as noticeable a flavor or texture
>>>to me as compared to the salmon skin.
>>
>>
>>When we pan fry salmon, which is often, the skin is the best bit, IMO.
>>
>>====
>>
>> Is that because it is chewy?
>
>No, crispy and a little bit salty.
>
>====
>
> Ahh yes! Mine does that but I usually strip it off.. Maybe I ought to
>try it:)

It's full of flavour :)

[Ophelia]

"Bruce" wrote in message news:0amihfdb3fr7m31h4...@4ax.com...

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I will:)))

[jmcquown]

On 7/20/2020 7:44 PM, songbird wrote:
> Bruce wrote:
> ...
>> They always have the bone still in them. And a tiny bit of guts and
>> fin. Most people just eat that. I have to clean them first, which is
>> why I never buy canned sardines.
>
> lol
>
> canned sardines can vary by brand, but i don't really
> care too much about what they're like because the

> canning process turns the bones to mush. what i do not

> like in canned fish is salmon with the skin on. i can
> eat the bones no problem at all, but i hate the slimy
> skin from salmon.
>

> if i ate a lot of salmon i'd have to have a cat.
>
>
> songbird
>
My cat won't eat salmon. Or any fishy cat food, for that matter. :)

Jill

[jmcquown]

On 7/20/2020 5:56 PM, itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
> On Monday, July 20, 2020 at 2:39:56 PM UTC-5, Hank Rogers wrote:
>>
>> itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
>>>
>>> I love sardines and no Costco within a reasonable distance. I buy the
>>> King Oscar brand and have no complaints.
>>>
>>
>> Too rich for my blood. Aren't those about 3-4 dollars per can now?
>>
> I buy when they're on sale for about $1.99 as they are a little pricey.
>

> I can remember when the brand Possum was 10¢ a can. Of course, gasoline
> was also 25¢ a gallon, too.
>

Dang, gal! You're showing your age! ;)

Jill