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January 7, 2005
One Case Where Callalillie is Not Freezing
Is it just me or do thawed baked goods taste funny? I have very distinct memories of my mother freezing bread. When we reheated it for dinner, I always felt as though I was chowing on freezer breath-- you know, that slightly stale smell that freezers get as the ice ages. Is that just my freezer? I hope not.
Granted, I have not tasted any thawed baked goods since childhood. This could be a case of childhood perspective, like the time I thought our butter tasted funny and my father succeeded in convincing me that it was moose butter. I believed him (though the image in my head was always of a hairy yak) and wouldn't eat butter for a long time. Lord knows what explanation he used for why frozen bread tasted strange.
Posted by callalillie at January 7, 2005 2:38 AM | Food
you've got it wrong... it was MOUSE butter. Milking those little buggers was a real PITA - tiny little teats, tweezers, thimbles to catch the flow, churning with a swizzle stick...
boy, I'm glad we decided to switch back to the cow version.
Posted by: bobtrancho at January 7, 2005 7:52 AM
no, it was MOOSE. and i believe that you explained your knowledge of such subject via your participation in the navy.
Posted by: corie at January 7, 2005 7:59 AM
i don't know, the tiny little teats sounds pretty convincing.
Posted by: tien at January 7, 2005 8:11 AM
Did you eat the frozen cake?
Posted by: alexis at January 7, 2005 8:11 AM
If your dad was in the Navy mouse butter makes more sense. There's just not all that much room on a ship to keep a herd of moose but, mice, well...
Posted by: joe at January 7, 2005 8:46 AM
I was once pretty convincing to a 6 year old, but time and the big city have hardened our once innocent callalillie.
Actually, the freezer will make most everything taste funky after a while unless it is really sealed well. I recently read that stuff needs to be tightly wrapped in foil, then placed in a ziploc bag with as much air as possible removed. Even then, it starts to change after a couple of weeks. Vacuum sealing is the best solution (after just eating everything completely as soon as you make/buy it).
BTW, now that I'm in a postition to actually get near a moose, do you want to see if I can come up with the real thing? Just for old times sake?
Posted by: bobtrancho at January 7, 2005 8:51 AM
WAIT !!!
I just looked at the photo carefully. YOU PUT MY HOME ROASTED COFFEE IN THE FREEZER!!!!! - despite the label that clearly states "Do Not Freeze - EVER".
Why not just store it under your armpit? Maybe tuck into the kitty litter? Perhap drop a clove of garlic or two into the bag???
I'm bitterly disappointed.......
Posted by: bobtrancho at January 7, 2005 8:58 AM
WAIT !!!
I just looked at the photo carefully. YOU PUT MY HOME ROASTED COFFEE IN THE FREEZER!!!!! - despite the label that clearly states "Do Not Freeze - EVER".
Why not just store it under your armpit? Maybe tuck into the kitty litter? Perhap drop a clove of garlic or two into the bag???
I'm bitterly disappointed.......
Now THATS comedy! ROTFLMAO!
Posted by: ccs178 (Chris) at January 7, 2005 9:41 AM
I don't have any space in my cupboards to hold all of that coffee!! And who reads labels from parents, anyway?
Posted by: corie at January 7, 2005 12:02 PM
Posted by: rachelle at January 7, 2005 12:16 PM
crack addicts, you're all crack addicts.
Posted by: tien at January 7, 2005 12:19 PM
home roasted coffee means that my father, the ultimate coffee snob, has his own coffee roaster. he orders the beans unroasted and does it himself. though i must say it pays to have a coffee snob as a father-- it's the best coffee i've ever had.
Posted by: corie at January 7, 2005 12:54 PM
