A chilly and moist morning greeted me today as I headed out to join my BK brothers at Bobby's for breakfast. At 7:30 AM, the area was clear, the tables were in place and I was able to #SecureThePorch. We are in the first week of October, the leaves are changing and Rutgers is facing Ohio State today on the gridiron. But not even the Buckeyes could dampen the mood at the BK club. We had close to a full house today with only Rick absent due to his road trip to Ohio to attend the Rutgers game. We had the usual chatter of sports, family and work with only a smattering of talk about the debate between Hillary & Trump. This political season will not go down as America's finest moment. I thought brother Hank captured the climate perfectly when after being asked "Are you watching the debate?", he responded, "I can't watch the debate, I have to clean the litter box."
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We are all Rutgers football fans in the BK club to varying degrees but certainly Rick B. sets himself apart. He knows the Rutgers fight song, RU Rah Rah, and has their schedule memorized a year in advance. Rutgers Football trivia questions are answered with the same ease and confidence of a Jeopardy game show champion.
"College football history for $500 Alex."
"Who played in the 1st College Football game?"
"Rutgers defeated Princeton by a score of 6-4 on Nov 6, 1869. Who is Rutgers and Princeton."
He hasn’t missed a home game in years and is a host to the best tailgate in Piscataway. We don’t always have a great deal to cheer about but that has never dampened the mood at the tailgate. As Rick likes to say, “We may not have a winning record on the field but we’re undefeated at the tailgate.” However, not all food items at the tailgate are touchdowns.
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We are all Rutgers football fans in the BK club to varying degrees but certainly Rick B. sets himself apart. He knows the Rutgers fight song, RU Rah Rah, and has their schedule memorized a year in advance. Rutgers Football trivia questions are answered with the same ease and confidence of a Jeopardy game show champion.
"College football history for $500 Alex."
"Who played in the 1st College Football game?"
"Rutgers defeated Princeton by a score of 6-4 on Nov 6, 1869. Who is Rutgers and Princeton."
He hasn’t missed a home game in years and is a host to the best tailgate in Piscataway. We don’t always have a great deal to cheer about but that has never dampened the mood at the tailgate. As Rick likes to say, “We may not have a winning record on the field but we’re undefeated at the tailgate.” However, not all food items at the tailgate are touchdowns.
One food item worth mentioning from last week’s tailgate is Scrapple. What is scrapple you may ask? Here is a conversation that was overheard at the grill.
“What is that on the grill?”
“There are a lot of things on the grill. We have hamburgers, hot dogs, sausages, ribs, grilled vegetables. What can I get you?”
“There is something on the grill that I have never seen before. It’s gray. What is it?”
“Huh!’
“What is the gray matter on the grill? It looks like something Cousin Eddie from National Lampoons Christmas Vacation was pouring(emptying the shitter – as Cousin Eddie says) out of his RV into the storm drain outside the Griswold’s house.”
“Oh! That’s Scrapple. Don’t tell me you have never had Scrapple before."
“What is Scrapple?”
“Scrapple is pork based and is very popular in Eastern Pennsylvania.”
“Pork! I love pork. Serve me up some.”
A quick search will reveal that Pork is used in the making of many foods and non-food based products. For instance, pork is used in the production of pork ribs, pork butt, pork chops, pork loin, sausages, chemical weapons testing, ice cream, fertilizer, paint brushes, shampoo, tambourines, soup, corks, et all.
Scrapple is made of hog offal, such as the head, heart, liver, and other trimmings, which are boiled with any bones attached (often the entire head) to make a broth. Once cooked, bones and fat are removed, the meat is reserved, and dry cornmeal is boiled in the broth to make a mush. Scrapple is typically pan fried or grilled and served hot with or without maple syrup.
So, if I have this right, after all the meat is cut up, and all the elements used in the making of said food and non-food products like paint brushes and tambourines are extracted, whatever is left over is boiled down and molded into a loaf called Scrapple.
“That Scrapple was pretty good. If there is any left, I'll have another slice.”
The BK/Rutgers tailgate remains undefeated!
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Rutgers went down in a hard fought battle to TOSO(THE Ohio State University) by a score of 58-0.
Rick, you will not bring a victory home this week but I am sure you represented Jersey well.
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Rick, you will not bring a victory home this week but I am sure you represented Jersey well.
Jersey Strong!!! Just not this week.
Happy Birthday Katie!
Happy Anniversary to Pat & Jim, and Beverly and Al.
What about a BK seating chart??
ReplyDeleteIf you like scrapple. You will love chip beef on toast. My father used to call it SOS or shit on a shingle
ReplyDeleteJust a reminder Ed and Jim will be planning a BK fishing trip next spring. Mike B and Al will be in Ed''s boat because they don't want to touch worms or fish so Ed has to bait thier hooks and take off thier fish if they catch one Mike H is only coming if he can drink beer. Tom wants a golf trip to Maryland first Steve is just happy he can now relax after Katie's wedding
ReplyDeleteGreat information on Scrapple. For me there is something unappealing about using boiling, molding and meat in the same sentence. Also I see your use of the oxford comma in your congratulatory shout out to Bev and Al as well as Jim and I on our anniversaries. Thank You. Personally I rarely use the Oxford comma but the information in your previous blog on its use is most helpful.
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