Yesterday I saw a meme on Facebook. It was a picture of someone holding a package of ground pork in the sunshine with the caption “6 more weeks of winter”.
Ground hog. Salami, pepperoni, other sausage? Pepperoni has a tendency to curl up from the edges in the heat of a pizza oven; historically all pepperonis showed at least some of this tendency to curl in the oven because of their natural casings.As commercial suppliers became the main suppliers to pizza shops, they developed a fibrous casing which was intended to be stripped from the pepperoni before it was sliced. This resulted in a pepperoni that did not curl. One benefit of non-curling pepperoni was that it eliminated the small deposits of hot grease that formed in the cupped pepperoni, therefore also eliminating any possible liability for customers who burnt themselves on it. The original style became known as “cup and char” pepperoni. That old style was reintroduced as new style by the big pork processors like Hormel and Swift.
Filet? I always thought that Groundhog Day is the day we celebrate the invention of sausage. To see where I get my information, look up Non Sequitur for February 2, 2009 (for extra fun, I refer you to 2015 and 2018 as well).
mokspr Premium Member 3 months ago
Yesterday I saw a meme on Facebook. It was a picture of someone holding a package of ground pork in the sunshine with the caption “6 more weeks of winter”.
marilynnbyerly 3 months ago
I once saw a dead groundhog as I was driving on February 3rd. I figured someone didn’t like the groundhog’s prediction.
Teto85 Premium Member 3 months ago
Ground hog. Salami, pepperoni, other sausage? Pepperoni has a tendency to curl up from the edges in the heat of a pizza oven; historically all pepperonis showed at least some of this tendency to curl in the oven because of their natural casings.As commercial suppliers became the main suppliers to pizza shops, they developed a fibrous casing which was intended to be stripped from the pepperoni before it was sliced. This resulted in a pepperoni that did not curl. One benefit of non-curling pepperoni was that it eliminated the small deposits of hot grease that formed in the cupped pepperoni, therefore also eliminating any possible liability for customers who burnt themselves on it. The original style became known as “cup and char” pepperoni. That old style was reintroduced as new style by the big pork processors like Hormel and Swift.
Stolen from Wikipedia.
T... 3 months ago
The original Philly Steak…
paullp Premium Member 3 months ago
Filet? I always thought that Groundhog Day is the day we celebrate the invention of sausage. To see where I get my information, look up Non Sequitur for February 2, 2009 (for extra fun, I refer you to 2015 and 2018 as well).