tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660090614793277371.post1788332617398002968..comments2024-03-19T21:14:01.007-07:00Comments on The Compass Rose: My Favorite Breakfast FoodCurtis Favillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06213075853354387634noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660090614793277371.post-67547413972736746352009-04-09T17:29:00.000-07:002009-04-09T17:29:00.000-07:00Yes, that syrup is damn tasty; I do appreciate you...Yes, that syrup is damn tasty; I do appreciate your mentioning it so we could discover it -- one-half tablespoon may be too little...Steven Famahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13733977161680651117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660090614793277371.post-44547442674661002292009-04-09T17:22:00.000-07:002009-04-09T17:22:00.000-07:00Steven:Perhaps I should have qualified my post by ...Steven:<BR/><BR/>Perhaps I should have qualified my post by saying that the measurements should be edited for content.<BR/><BR/>I did mention that heavy whipping cream is probably not healthy for those with cholesterol issues. <BR/><BR/>The syrup is tricky--I often try to cut back, but as I do the cereal begins to seem bland (or "oaty")--you have to flavor it to taste.<BR/><BR/>The Scotch is optional. Some people can taste it with just a few drops. Others might put in two whole shots. Suit yourself.<BR/><BR/>I'm 6'4" and presently somewhere north of 260 lbs. <BR/><BR/>This Fall I plan to knock off about 50 pounds--we'll see how that resolution turns out!Curtis Favillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213075853354387634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660090614793277371.post-528277747718048082009-04-09T15:17:00.000-07:002009-04-09T15:17:00.000-07:00I tried this recipe this past weekend. So too did...I tried this recipe this past weekend. So too did my wife. We followed the recipe closely. <BR/><BR/>I hereby conclude the recipe may work well for someone of Curtis' build (very tall, very large weight wise (not overweight, mind you, but a BIG MAN)), but that for any regular size person the Golden Syrup and the Scotch should be cut back to maybe one-third what is recommended in the recipe. <BR/><BR/>The oatmeal was tasty, but too sweet and the sugar rush was fierce. Also, the alcohol rush was substantial.<BR/><BR/>Curtis's body-type I guess means that consuming what amounts to a shot to a shot and one-half of hard liquor (it's put in the oatmeal at the very end) doesn't "hit" him much. I definitely felt it, at six feet, 170 pounds.<BR/><BR/>Next time, I'm trying a half spoon each of the syrup and the scotch.Steven Famahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13733977161680651117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660090614793277371.post-75332055663381538292009-03-16T13:09:00.000-07:002009-03-16T13:09:00.000-07:00Curtis, thanks for the additional info here. I've...Curtis, thanks for the additional info here. <BR/><BR/>I've been eating the steel cut oats for a while now -- honestly, since you mentioned them I think over in the Silliman comment box -- and now must hunt down the Lyle's. I don't think Safeway stocks it....Steven Famahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13733977161680651117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660090614793277371.post-85645933414823098352009-03-16T12:36:00.000-07:002009-03-16T12:36:00.000-07:00I seem to recall that scotch & porridge (serve...I seem to recall that scotch & porridge (served unblended) are the sole ingredients of a supper offered by Thomas Carlyle in Fowle's French Lieutenant's Woman. Although the guests find it rather grueling fare, apparently the historical TC's affection for his native cuisine was consummated nightly. What risks such may have for the practice of literature I cannot say. "[B]ut what in these dull unimaginative days are the terrors of conscience to the diseases of the liver[?]"Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12714098498354846094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660090614793277371.post-29219658951972117902009-03-16T07:06:00.000-07:002009-03-16T07:06:00.000-07:00I use an old bottle of Tomintoul, with a wide cyli...I use an old bottle of Tomintoul, with a wide cylindrical plastic cap. You're right, I could probably even use a cheap blended scotch, for the purpose.<BR/><BR/>I used also to like cooking up batches of cornmeal, into which I'd put prune preserves, butter, and a little whole milk--another treat. <BR/><BR/>Interesting about the Ryder--it was mislabeled on the site where I found it. I assumed they'd know, but you can't take anything for granted online--there are no watchdogs!Curtis Favillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213075853354387634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660090614793277371.post-40791562171288649192009-03-16T06:47:00.000-07:002009-03-16T06:47:00.000-07:00Sounds delicious Curtis. I'd never think of adding...Sounds delicious Curtis. I'd never think of adding the scotch, and I couldn't imagine using a real good one. Which one do you use - Bowmore, Speyburn? I usually just add a big chunk of good butter, pure maple syrup, and cinnamon; but I must track down Lyle's Golden Syrup...<BR/><BR/>Also, the Ryder painting you put up a few posts back is Siegrfied and the Rhine Maidens, not The Flying Dutchman. Both are in D.C.eddie watkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339600880006987180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660090614793277371.post-55041177684264903712009-03-15T19:13:00.000-07:002009-03-15T19:13:00.000-07:00Actually, there's no sense of alcohol at all. It'...Actually, there's no sense of alcohol at all. It's the taste which counts, not the inebriation. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, the key ingredient is the Lyle's Golden Syrup, which isn't just a "sweet" flavor, but a kind of burnt brown sugar/molasses suggestion.Curtis Favillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213075853354387634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660090614793277371.post-126107458654722832009-03-15T18:06:00.000-07:002009-03-15T18:06:00.000-07:00Man, I'm with you to the cream (can't stomach it, ...Man, I'm with you to the cream (can't stomach it, sadly), and it sounds great even without it but please advise: three tablespoons would be a pretty good shot of whiskey first thing in the morning . . . does the alcohol burn / evaporate off?Steven Famahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13733977161680651117noreply@blogger.com