What did Wolverine give Rogue to eat?

[bubastis]

Hmm... I just read that back, this could turn out to be a smutty thread... Anyway, in X-Men, when wolvie first meets Rogue, he gives her a lift in his campervan. She asks if he has anything to eat, and he gives her something from the glove compartment, which she eats in like two seconds. What was it? It looks like crap. Just curious.

[Amp]

I always thought it was beef jerky.

[Phnord Prephect]

Hmm... I just read that back, this could turn out to be a smutty thread... Anyway, in X-Men, when wolvie first meets Rogue, he gives her a lift in his campervan. She asks if he has anything to eat, and he gives her something from the glove compartment, which she eats in like two seconds. What was it? It looks like crap. Just curious.

I happen to have this, and just zoomed in on the package. It's rather blurry, but my guess is that it is, in fact, beef jerky. Consider it's in the glove compartment, it's a small flat vacuum-packed something or other with some kinda image on the front, and that it's WOLVERINE we're talking about here.

Mmmm, beef jerky!

[bubastis]

I always thought it was beef jerky.

I thought as much. We dont have beef jerky this side of the pond, so I couldnt be sure. So, a better question would be, what is beef jerky?

[Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor]

I thought as much. We dont have beef jerky this side of the pond, so I couldnt be sure. So, a better question would be, what is beef jerky?

Basically, dried beef, salted or smoked. Usually spiced.

Old frontier survival food, like Mountain Man C-Rations. Still has a odd following among outdoorsy types.

[Laughing Lagomorph]

I thought as much. We dont have beef jerky this side of the pond, so I couldnt be sure. So, a better question would be, what is beef jerky?

Somewhat related data point: I've seen similar packages labeled "kangaroo jerky" for sale in Australia. Maybe only tourists eat the stuff.

No, I didn't try it.

[Hey, It's That Guy!]

Jerky is basically any dried meat, usually marinated and seasoned before the drying or curing process. I love it, personally. It lasts forever, tastes great, and provides a great high-protein snack (despite being very salty). It can be quite expensive, though, so many people make their own at home now, with food dehydrators. Beef jerky is obviously the most common here in the U.S., but I've seen turkey jerky, and I even tried delicious alligator jerky in New Orleans.

[smiling bandit]

I always thought it was one of those little flat cinnamon rolls. Looks like I'm wrong.

[Sublight]

Old frontier survival food, like Mountain Man C-Rations. Still has a odd following among outdoorsy types.
And, oddly, a near fanatical following among Japanese. I have no idea why, but jerky (of any animal) and chocolate are the two standard souvenirs to bring to the office any time one goes overseas. If you're in Australia, go to any shop that gets Japanese tourists and I can almost gurantee you'll see shelves full of it.

[MacTech]

actually, some of the *best* jerky i ever tasted was brought back by a cow-orker who had come back from a vacation in Japan....

squid jerky

MMMMMM.......salty and fishy and *good*, problem is, it's *impossible* to get here in my area.....

[sturmhauke]

My mom used to make jerky in the traditional Native American style. Take a lean cut of meat and slice into thin strips, then hang it outside on a very hot, dry day. The sun dries and cures the meat without the need for smoke or salt (although those things can be tasty). It's good stuff, but a bit of a hassle.

[Salad Fingers]

...And if Wolverine was a "true" mountain man, that might not have been *beef* jerky but something else. I live in Montana and after hunting season, people give us elk jerky, venison jerky, pronghorn (antelope) jerky, etc.

[audiobottle]

And, oddly, a near fanatical following among Japanese. I have no idea why, but jerky (of any animal) and chocolate are the two standard souvenirs to bring to the office any time one goes overseas. If you're in Australia, go to any shop that gets Japanese tourists and I can almost gurantee you'll see shelves full of it.

Koreans too. Korean people love jerky. My parents once spend almost $200 on jerky at the jerky outlet store by Ann Arbor area to send to our cousins. Sadly, they said it wasn't very good.

[ecobuckeye]

Hmm... I just read that back, this could turn out to be a smutty thread...
actually, some of the *best* jerky i ever tasted was brought back by a cow-orker who had come back from a vacation in Japan....

A "cow-orker"? You were right, bubastis. Smutty, indeed.

[Khadaji]

Koreans too. Korean people love jerky. My parents once spend almost $200 on jerky at the jerky outlet store by Ann Arbor area to send to our cousins. Sadly, they said it wasn't very good.
Have them try here (http://www.worldkitchens.net/beef%20jerky%20store.html) I think it is pretty good and have found it to be cheaper than that which I get in local stores.

[rjung]

Speaking of beef jerky, how long can you keep 'em before they go bad? Might be something useful to toss in an emergency kit...

[LiveOnAPlane]

Speaking of beef jerky, how long can you keep 'em before they go bad? Might be something useful to toss in an emergency kit...
I don't really know, doesn't last very long when I make it, but I think they might rival fruitcake.

[silenus]

Alton Brown says that when stored in an air-tight container in a cool dark place, jerky has a shelf life of several months at least. Extra-dry it and vacuum-seal it...ought to be good for a year.

[Cunctator]

If you're in Australia, go to any shop that gets Japanese tourists and I can almost gurantee you'll see shelves full of it.It's a staple in the shops in the international departure lounge at Sydney airport so that the Japanese can make some last minute purchases before getting on their flights home.

[Raguleader]

Beef Jerky is the kind of thing I can usually only eat while I'm hiking, unless it's really good beef jerky. It helps that it's something you can just gnaw on while you walk, so as to distract you from how long you've been walking for.

Beware Beef Jerky's evil 3rd Cousin: Meatless Pemikin.

Pemikin, FYO, is the old name for Beef Jerky. Used to be made from meat and bits of grain and stuff. Meatless Pemikin is basically a really dense, inedible sponge looking thing that weighs a quarter pound and which they stick into our food packs at Philmont. I'm pretty sure we were supposed to throw them at any bears that came apon us.

[Raguleader]

FYI Realized my mistake right after I hit send. :smack:

[Elendil's Heir]

::Scouting geek moment::

Hey, somebody else who hiked around Philmont! I was there in the summer of '83, and still remember it well. Did you climb Baldy? And later put your bull's tail over the shoulder of your jacshirt?

Don't particularly recall eating much jerky there, though....

[Cerowyn]

Basically, dried beef, salted or smoked. Usually spiced.

Old frontier survival food, like Mountain Man C-Rations. Still has a odd following among outdoorsy types.And available in most bars in Tokyo.

[Ethilrist]

Huh. I always figured it was chocolate, due to how fast she ate it. If it was jerky, there'd be a whole lot of chewin' goin' on...

[pravnik]

Huh. I always figured it was chocolate, due to how fast she ate it. If it was jerky, there'd be a whole lot of chewin' goin' on...Right before she ate it, she absorbed the cow's chewing ability.

[Raguleader]

::Scouting geek moment::

Hey, somebody else who hiked around Philmont! I was there in the summer of '83, and still remember it well. Did you climb Baldy? And later put your bull's tail over the shoulder of your jacshirt?

Don't particularly recall eating much jerky there, though....

Nah, we didn't climb Baldy, but one or two of the other groups from our troop did. We hiked up into the Valle Vidal (IIRC), up as far as Whitman Vega, then turned around, went through Ponil (Old Base Camp), went under a highway of some sort down to the Cimmaron River (or what they call a river in that state :rolleyes: ), then cut accross and somehow ended up hiking into Basecamp from the Tooth of Time. I would need a map and a copy of our itinerary to show you exactly how that all worked.

Actually, here's our itinerary right here: http://www.troop520.org/C715D1.htm

If any of you Doperettes are single and looking, I'm the guy in the tan button-up shirt in the top picture. ;)

[Elendil's Heir]

... If any of you Doperettes are single and looking, I'm the guy in the tan button-up shirt in the top picture. ;)

I'm not a Doperette, but come on. Back row? Front row? Third from the right (or left)?

Sounds like you had a pretty good Philmont experience, in any event. I loved it out there.

[bouv]

Hey, I went to Philmont too! Summer of 2000, after my senior yaer of high school.

Didn't go up Baldy, but went up the other big moutain that isn't quite as tall...can't recallt the name though. But I DID get attacked by a grizzly, so, you know...I got that going for me.

And I actually liked the Pemmican bars. The filled you up better than anything else. Take two bites, let it expand in your stomach, and you're good for an hour. The Cliff bars were realyl good, too.

[bouv]

OK, I looked at the Philmont entry in Wikipedia, and I am sure we climbed Black Mountain. It would be far more fitting if we climbed (and were attacked on) Bear Mountain, but alas, it was not to be.