Ranger's training thread

[bellboy]

Speaking of bacon, that reminds me of this video:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 0359505388#

I fear my commitiment to pork based products has been to the detriment of my erging.

[NavigationHazard]

Straight out of the Sopranos, even if the butcher/owner is really German-American....

[BrianStaff]

Something that has always perplexed me about American bacon is how little meat there actually is on a rasher. Our bacon has far more lean meat on it.

I was once told that in North America the pig is cut primarily for hams, whereas in UK it is cut more for bacon. I'm no expert but maybe there is a butcher amongst us who can chime in.

[Steve G]

Here is a local butchers shop in Havana, Cuba a few weeks back, good fresh produce!


butchers shop in Havana, Cuba May 2011 by wolds_vets, on Flickr

[bellboy]

Here is a local butchers shop in Havana, Cuba a few weeks back, good fresh produce!


butchers shop in Havana, Cuba May 2011 by wolds_vets, on Flickr

And a million jobsworths and Health & Safety Officers have a heart attack!

[bellboy]

A question for the mathematically inclined among us. Now that two more former team mates of Lance Armstrong have accused him of taking drugs what are the odds that he did? Armstrong claims that in twenty years of competition he was tested 500 times and was clean for all of them. Now if he was taking drugs what are the odds of him dodging the bullet for so long?

[Citroen]

A question for the mathematically inclined among us. Now that two more former team mates of Lance Armstrong have accused him of taking drugs what are the odds that he did? Armstrong claims that in twenty years of competition he was tested 500 times and was clean for all of them. Now if he was taking drugs what are the odds of him dodging the bullet for so long?

I suspect it's going to be inversely proportional to the likelyhood that Tyler Hamilton is a) a convicted drugs cheat, b) being paid to appear on 60 Minutes, c) trying to secure a book deal and d) a pathological liar.

Good job the American's don't have super-injunctions or you could be in trouble for an allegation like that about Armstrong.

I am CTB and so is my wife

[bellboy]

A question for the mathematically inclined among us. Now that two more former team mates of Lance Armstrong have accused him of taking drugs what are the odds that he did? Armstrong claims that in twenty years of competition he was tested 500 times and was clean for all of them. Now if he was taking drugs what are the odds of him dodging the bullet for so long?

I suspect it's going to be inversely proportional to the likelyhood that Tyler Hamilton is a) a convicted drugs cheat, b) being paid to appear on 60 Minutes, c) trying to secure a book deal and d) a pathological liar.

Good job the American's don't have super-injunctions or you could be in trouble for an allegation like that about Armstrong.

I am CTB and so is my wife

I have read his book and followed the mans achievements from afar but there seems to be a dripping tap of allegations heading his way. I understand the French hate him so i pay no heed to them but is the Tour so corrupt that they are all on drugs because it is the only way to race well?

[eliotsmith]

Something that has always perplexed me about American bacon is how little meat there actually is on a rasher. Our bacon has far more lean meat on it.

I was once told that in North America the pig is cut primarily for hams, whereas in UK it is cut more for bacon. I'm no expert but maybe there is a butcher amongst us who can chime in.

http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/LD ... m13001.pdf is a USDA publication from 2005. If you look at the description on pages 5 and 6 and Table 2 at the bottom of page 6 you can see that the average American consumed 14.4 lbs of smoked ham per year versus 3.2 lbs of bacon. If you read further, you can see the breakdown by race, age, gender, region, and income.

It also shows that Americans eat far more processed pork than fresh pork. Its a shame really since fresh pork is excellent. I like bacon but my wife hates the smell of it cooking so I don't eat it as much as I would like.

A line from one of my cookbooks says concerning a whole ham, "Eternity is a ham and two people."

Eliot

[Byron Drachman]

Here is a reference to making bacon:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Makin-Bacon/

BTW, the bacon I used in that last dish was without nitrites.

[mikvan52]

the only place in the universe where the rapture has settled in...... ranger's thread

"ranger resurrection" ? Coming right up! "Should"-ing its way into the virtual record books

In the meantime? TSO is building a temple to the goddess of "rowing well"

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Who says that dropping a little fat to make weight doesn't make sense?

[Byron Drachman]

Words cannot describe how delicious this is. Eating this is easily described as rapture. Usually butternut squash is OK but not terribly exciting. I found this recipe in The Big Book of Endurance Training by Maffetone: Cook a squash (I just poke holes and microwave it until I can scrape out the insides.) Add four eggs, four ounces of cream cheese, 1/3 cup of honey, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger and bake at 350 degrees. It is like a cheesecake, pumpkin pie, and quiche all in one.

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Pop quiz: In what movie does the line "Real men don't eat quiche" occur? It is my favorite movie.

Has anyone else read Maffetone's book? I don't believe everything in the book, but I was surprised to find how much I did agree with and how much of his program I have already been doing.

[Citroen]

The special one has been back on his UK blog since Saturday (three new entries, same load of sh*t).

He's just picked up a 1 day ban (next time will be a one week ban) for posting on the main forum (which he's not allowed to do over there).

[jliddil]

The special one has been back on his UK blog since Saturday (three new entries, same load of sh*t).

He's just picked up a 1 day ban (next time will be a one week ban) for posting on the main forum (which he's not allowed to do over there).

I guess you moderators have to ask yourself at what point does the management of one person become more hassle than it is worth? I seems you have to spend an inordinate amount of time banning/unbanning. It seems it would be simpler to be done with him. After all this is a volunteer effort as I understand it. Glutton's for punishment?

[bellboy]

Words cannot describe how delicious this is. Eating this is easily described as rapture. Usually butternut squash is OK but not terribly exciting. I found this recipe in The Big Book of Endurance Training by Maffetone: Cook a squash (I just poke holes and microwave it until I can scrape out the insides.) Add four eggs, four ounces of cream cheese, 1/3 cup of honey, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger and bake at 350 degrees. It is like a cheesecake, pumpkin pie, and quiche all in one.

squash_r.jpg

Pop quiz: In what movie does the line "Real men don't eat quiche" occur? It is my favorite movie.

Has anyone else read Maffetone's book? I don't believe everything in the book, but I was surprised to find how much I did agree with and how much of his program I have already been doing.

I had never tasted butternut squash until a few weeks ago. I had it as part of a spicy soup. Delicious!