# Cracker Barrel adds Impossible Sausage to their menu, conservatives lose their minds **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 4, 2022, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracker-barrel-adds-impossible-sausage-to-their-menu-conservatives-lose-their-minds/969101 "2022-08-04T17:11:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracker-barrel-adds-impossible-sausage-to-their-menu-conservatives-lose-their-minds/969101/241 "2022-08-08T17:52:06Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > That’s a good write-up, and it reminds me - on the other side - of a liberal woman who was angry (on Twitter) about Target selling a line of dresses that she described as “blessed be the fruit” clothing - long 1800s-era dresses that looked like they were from The Handmaid’s Tale or some homeschooling/Christian-fundamentalist society. Nothing prevented this woman from buying all the skimpy clothing or lingerie that Target had elsewhere to offer, of course. But she was mad about the cultural implication of Target’s blessed-be-the-fruit dresses, whether Target even intended them to come across that way or not. A cite would be nice. Nothing personal, you can blame Aziz Ansari for my cynicism. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/gYxUnkG8Sic/maxresdefault.jpg "Aziz Ansari Clears Up the Pizza Swastika Story | Netflix Is A Joke") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYxUnkG8Sic) ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracker-barrel-adds-impossible-sausage-to-their-menu-conservatives-lose-their-minds/969101/242 "2022-08-08T17:55:31Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > Even so, they had warnings for the vegetarians that they weren’t necessarily vegan – notably the green beans So, you’re saying they’ve been a liberal stalking horse all along? I knew it! ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracker-barrel-adds-impossible-sausage-to-their-menu-conservatives-lose-their-minds/969101/243 "2022-08-08T17:58:02Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > A cite would be nice. I can’t find actual outrage but a lot of people mocked them. > **[People Are Hilariously Roasting ‘Target’ Fashion Designers By Taking These...](https://www.boredpanda.com/target-dress-challenge/)** > > Meanwhile, in Target headquarters: “these floral dresses are flying off the shelves, does anybody know why?” [https://www.reddit.com/r/BlackPeopleTwitter/comments/s0b3ze/someone\_said\_this\_is\_the\_target\_obey\_thy\_husband/](https://www.reddit.com/r/BlackPeopleTwitter/comments/s0b3ze/someone_said_this_is_the_target_obey_thy_husband/) ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracker-barrel-adds-impossible-sausage-to-their-menu-conservatives-lose-their-minds/969101/244 "2022-08-08T18:04:45Z")
‘We at Cracker Barrel would like to assure everyone that none of our meat or meat substitute is made from horse.’ ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracker-barrel-adds-impossible-sausage-to-their-menu-conservatives-lose-their-minds/969101/245 "2022-08-08T18:29:30Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > I can’t find actual outrage but a lot of people mocked them. That’s a key difference, I think. Everybody’s allowed to make fun of stuff they don’t like and think is stupid. But getting all mad at a commercial establishment for offering other people the opportunity to buy stuff you don’t like and think is stupid, even if it poses no obstacle to your continuing to buy the stuff you do like, seems like a whole different level of reaction. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracker-barrel-adds-impossible-sausage-to-their-menu-conservatives-lose-their-minds/969101/246 "2022-08-08T18:43:17Z")
1. They believe that vegetarian sausage is so appealing that it will drive all other sausage out of the market if it’s allowed to be sold anywhere. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracker-barrel-adds-impossible-sausage-to-their-menu-conservatives-lose-their-minds/969101/247 "2022-08-08T18:43:49Z")
Now that’s the silliest one of all. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracker-barrel-adds-impossible-sausage-to-their-menu-conservatives-lose-their-minds/969101/248 "2022-08-08T18:44:40Z")
Absolutely. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracker-barrel-adds-impossible-sausage-to-their-menu-conservatives-lose-their-minds/969101/249 "2022-08-08T18:50:29Z")
‘No really! It tastes exactly like a burger! I mean, it does need; cheese, ketchup, mustard, mayo, tomato, pickles, onions, lettuce, special sauce, barbecue sauce, hot sauce, sriracha, and bacon… at least… to start… But it tastes exactly like a burger!’ ---
**Author:** ![leahcim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b4bc9f/32.png) [@leahcim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leahcim)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracker-barrel-adds-impossible-sausage-to-their-menu-conservatives-lose-their-minds/969101/250 "2022-08-08T19:04:31Z")
> [@Andy\_L](#): > > 1. They believe that vegetarian sausage is so appealing that it will drive all other sausage out of the market if it’s allowed to be sold anywhere. I like to think that’s the main reason for conservative objection to gay marriage as well. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracker-barrel-adds-impossible-sausage-to-their-menu-conservatives-lose-their-minds/969101/251 "2022-08-08T19:15:06Z")
Let’s check back in a few months and see if there’s actually any hue and cry. I’m seeing a lot of extreme and polarizing language generated by media sites about topics that are actually more moderate than the reporting. Paraphrased example: Headline: Everyone Aghast That Alec Baldwin Sent Good Wishes to Anne Heche. Article: Some commenters on Twitter disapproved of Baldwin’s failure to send additional good wishes to the person whose house Heche hit. ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracker-barrel-adds-impossible-sausage-to-their-menu-conservatives-lose-their-minds/969101/252 "2022-08-08T20:01:38Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > And I would not be surprised if some were thinking, _“the Lord made meat, and vegetables. “Incredible Meats” are the transexuals of the food world.”_ This reminds me of something from the early days of the interwebs: [The wicked spork mocks almighty God.](https://alt.support.personality.narkive.com/4PB7Rntr/by-request-sporks-the-eating-utensil-of-satan) ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracker-barrel-adds-impossible-sausage-to-their-menu-conservatives-lose-their-minds/969101/253 "2022-08-08T20:25:00Z")
I just find it amazing that this is what all these (mostly white) conservatives are offended about by a place called “Cracker Barrell”. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracker-barrel-adds-impossible-sausage-to-their-menu-conservatives-lose-their-minds/969101/254 "2022-08-08T20:46:17Z")
> [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > ‘We at Cracker Barrel would like to assure everyone that none of our meat or meat substitute is made from horse.’ I like horsemeat. IKEA meatballs don’t taste the same now. I think we’ve ground the meat of this argument sufficiently and time to wrap it up. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracker-barrel-adds-impossible-sausage-to-their-menu-conservatives-lose-their-minds/969101/255 "2022-08-08T21:09:46Z")
Do you know how much horse costs? Better off sticking with restaurant grade beef and pass the savings on to your customers. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracker-barrel-adds-impossible-sausage-to-their-menu-conservatives-lose-their-minds/969101/256 "2022-08-08T21:19:08Z")
Speaking of IKEA, they recently added unabashed vegetable balls and also plant-based protein balls. The last couple times there I talked the server into substituting one for a regular one as a meatball. I didn’t care for them. They also have chicken balls and salmon balls, but not in the US. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracker-barrel-adds-impossible-sausage-to-their-menu-conservatives-lose-their-minds/969101/257 "2022-08-08T21:20:49Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > Do you know how much horse costs? Reminds me of the “McDonald’s burgers have worm meat” [rumor](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/worm-meat-used-mcdonalds-hamburgers/). > Ray Kroc, who bought McDonald’s from Mac and Dick McDonald in 1955, added his own assurances: “We couldn’t afford to grind worms into our meat,” he countered. “Hamburger costs a dollar and a half a pound, and night crawlers six dollars.” ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracker-barrel-adds-impossible-sausage-to-their-menu-conservatives-lose-their-minds/969101/258 "2022-08-08T21:47:25Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > There are people who perceive “not-me” as “against-me.” That’s at the bottom of “White Power,” and every other “reverse discrimination,” “wounded majority” movement. See also the anger and fear directed at Black Lives Matter. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracker-barrel-adds-impossible-sausage-to-their-menu-conservatives-lose-their-minds/969101/259 "2022-08-08T23:28:28Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > Speaking of IKEA, they recently added unabashed vegetable balls and also plant-based protein balls. […] > > They also have chicken balls and salmon balls, but not in the US. Reminds me of the old joke! […] “Tell me, my good man, are there any other edible parts of the matzoh?” ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracker-barrel-adds-impossible-sausage-to-their-menu-conservatives-lose-their-minds/969101/260 "2022-08-09T14:11:06Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > They also have chicken balls and salmon balls, but not in the US. That reminds me of a joke I though hilarious when I was 10: What do you have if you have a mothball in each of your hands? A huge moth! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracker-barrel-adds-impossible-sausage-to-their-menu-conservatives-lose-their-minds/969101.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracker-barrel-adds-impossible-sausage-to-their-menu-conservatives-lose-their-minds/969101.md?page=14)