It's National Welsh Rarebit Day

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so sit up and take notice. I'd forgotten there even is such a thing. It was what was usually for supper on Sunday nights when my kids were little. (Mommy, do we get to have Welsh Rabbits for supper?)

Now besides wanting a cigarette, I want Welsh Rarebit.

[ArchietheDragon]

I just learned there is no rabbit in Welsh Rabbit.

[Deleted]

Nope. There's probably no Welsh in it, either. Who do we sue for deceptive advertising?

[weltschmerz]

Isn't that just toast and cheese?

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Sept 3, 2020 11:24:23 GMT -5 weltschmerz said:

Isn't that just toast and cheese?

Yup. The cheese sauce is dressed up with Worcestershire sauce and sometimes beer. My superbrain started coagulatin' a la Bugs Bunny, and thought it might be good with the cheese sauce poured over sliced tomatoes and avocadoes.

[Tennesseer]

Disliked it as a kid and no interest ever as an adult.  The same with chipped beef on toast.  Blea.

[irishpad]

So this is basically just another poor persons SOS dish?   

One that was often served in our home was creamed peas and tuna over toast.    I actually liked it.   Tried to find a recipe online and of the recipes I found, none dared to actually post of picture of the dish.   LMAO

[busymom]

Sept 3, 2020 12:26:24 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Disliked it as a kid and no interest ever as an adult.  The same with chipped beef on toast.  Blea.

     Oh my gosh!  Chipped beef on toast.  I haven't had that in years.  Mom used to make it because Dad just LOVED it while serving in the Navy.


      I've never made it.  DH hates anything with anything resembling white sauce on his food.  



      And yes, there were foods that Dad learned to hate while in the Navy.  He never ate orange marmalade again once he got out.  Said it was on the breakfast table every morning he was in.  Every.  Single.  Morning.  

[Tennesseer]

Sept 3, 2020 14:25:01 GMT -5 busymom said:

Sept 3, 2020 12:26:24 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Disliked it as a kid and no interest ever as an adult.  The same with chipped beef on toast.  Blea.

     Oh my gosh!  Chipped beef on toast.  I haven't had that in years.  Mom used to make it because Dad just LOVED it while serving in the Navy.


      I've never made it.  DH hates anything with anything resembling white sauce on his food.  



      And yes, there were foods that Dad learned to hate while in the Navy.  He never ate orange marmalade again once he got out.  Said it was on the breakfast table every morning he was in.  Every.  Single.  Morning.  

Orange marmalade to prevent scurvy?

[busymom]

Sept 3, 2020 12:54:22 GMT -5 irishpad said:

So this is basically just another poor persons SOS dish?   

One that was often served in our home was creamed peas and tuna over toast.    I actually liked it.   Tried to find a recipe online and of the recipes I found, none dared to actually post of picture of the dish.   LMAO

    Mom made something similar.  Cream sauce with tuna over toast.  Peas were on the side.  I kinda liked that too.  

[busymom]

Sept 3, 2020 14:29:33 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Sept 3, 2020 14:25:01 GMT -5 busymom said:

     Oh my gosh!  Chipped beef on toast.  I haven't had that in years.  Mom used to make it because Dad just LOVED it while serving in the Navy.


      I've never made it.  DH hates anything with anything resembling white sauce on his food.  



      And yes, there were foods that Dad learned to hate while in the Navy.  He never ate orange marmalade again once he got out.  Said it was on the breakfast table every morning he was in.  Every.  Single.  Morning.  

Orange marmalade to prevent scurvy?

      I'd wondered about that.  Unfortunately, for those serving in the Philippines, there was no fresh milk for the sailors, so they only had the lovely dried milk that you added water to.  My Dad & his buddies all ended up with bad teeth.  Mom said he could never get enough "real" milk when he got back home.  Being a farm kid, and having access to fresh milk every day was something he really missed.

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I had a friend who couldn't wait to turn 18 and join the Navy. We were 17 when we finished high school, but her parents wouldn't sign for her to join. She loathed carrot/raisin salad. Her dad kept telling her she was going to see a lot of it in the Navy.

First night at boot camp? Carrot/raisin salad.

irishpad, creamed tuna and peas on toast is made the same way as SOS. Make a roux, add milk to create a white sauce. Add tuna, using the kind that comes in a sealed packet because it doesn't have to be drained. Thaw frozen peas in nuke box. Drain. Add to tuna in white sauce. Et voila!

Note that the above recipe is very precise It's because I cook using the by-guess-and-by-golly method.

Actually, melt 2 TBSP butter over med-low heat, add 2 TBSP flour, whisk until bubbly; slowly add 3/4 cup milk a little at a time whisking constantly until it thickens. Then throw in tuna and thawed and drained peas. Stir. Serve over toast. Done.

Don't forget to say grace: "Good God, let's eat."

[skubikky]

I remember learning how to make Welsh rarebit in home economics class in junior high.....that was well before they discovered electricity...

[irishpad]

Sept 3, 2020 16:27:28 GMT -5 skubikky said:

I remember learning how to make Welsh rarebit in home economics class in junior high.....that was well before they discovered electricity...

How old are you?   Ben Franklin knew of electricity!   

[irishpad]

Sept 3, 2020 14:38:25 GMT -5 @missrigby said:

I had a friend who couldn't wait to turn 18 and join the Navy. We were 17 when we finished high school, but her parents wouldn't sign for her to join. She loathed carrot/raisin salad. Her dad kept telling her she was going to see a lot of it in the Navy.

First night at boot camp? Carrot/raisin salad.

irishpad , creamed tuna and peas on toast is made the same way as SOS. Make a roux, add milk to create a white sauce. Add tuna, using the kind that comes in a sealed packet because it doesn't have to be drained. Thaw frozen peas in nuke box. Drain. Add to tuna in white sauce. Et voila!

Note that the above recipe is very precise It's because I cook using the by-guess-and-by-golly method.

Actually, melt 2 TBSP butter over med-low heat, add 2 TBSP flour, whisk until bubbly; slowly add 3/4 cup milk a little at a time whisking constantly until it thickens. Then throw in tuna and thawed and drained peas. Stir. Serve over toast. Done.

Don't forget to say grace: "Good God, let's eat."

I'm actually a damn good cook (just made beef wellington for my most recent auctioned off dinner) but have honestly never even thought of making this.....  I know how to make a good roux, i'm an expert at gravies........... I'm going to do this sometime soon, inflict this dinner on the seminarians living here.  lol

[Tennesseer]

(White) sausage gravy over biscuits.   

[busymom]

It amazes me how many who like sausage gravy over biscuits hate SOS.  Maybe it's the name?  

[Artemis Windsong]

Sept 3, 2020 12:54:22 GMT -5 irishpad said:

So this is basically just another poor persons SOS dish?   

One that was often served in our home was creamed peas and tuna over toast.    I actually liked it.   Tried to find a recipe online and of the recipes I found, none dared to actually post of picture of the dish.   LMAO

allrecipes.com.  I just looked it up.

This is not enough for me to eat.  Of course, the cheese sauce could be put on hamburgers or vegetables.  Then Wow.

[Artemis Windsong]

Sept 3, 2020 17:58:28 GMT -5 busymom said:

It amazes me how many who like sausage gravy over biscuits hate SOS.  Maybe it's the name?  

I love, love, love sausage and biscuits but I quit eating pork products.  I'll try it with turkey or chicken sausage. 

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Tennesseer Pay attention. The secret to dynamite sausage gravy is using coffee for part of the liquid...if using a cup of liquid, make a quarter of it coffee.

Artemis Windsong Double the recipe.

[Tennesseer]

Sept 3, 2020 17:58:28 GMT -5 busymom said:

It amazes me how many who like sausage gravy over biscuits hate SOS.  Maybe it's the name?  

If SOS is an actual food dish I have no idea what it is. I equate SOS with Shit On a Shingle. I will not eat shit let alone a shingle. (An unappetizing, well-done, thin slice of roast beef comes to mind as a shingle).

[Tennesseer]

Sept 3, 2020 18:04:37 GMT -5 @missrigby said:

Tennesseer Pay attention. The secret to dynamite sausage gravy is using coffee for part of the liquid...if using a cup of liquid, make a quarter of it coffee.

Artemis Windsong Double the recipe.

I always add a light shake of crushed red peppers to my sausage gravy for a little heat.

[busymom]

Sept 3, 2020 18:05:01 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Sept 3, 2020 17:58:28 GMT -5 busymom said:

It amazes me how many who like sausage gravy over biscuits hate SOS.  Maybe it's the name?  

If SOS is an actual food dish I have no idea what it is. I equate SOS with Shit On a Shingle. I will not eat shit let alone a shingle. (An unappetizing, well-done, thin slice of roast beef comes to mind as a shingle).

    I was told SOS was the other name for chipped beef on toast.  Maybe it's also a nickname for another dish?