# Food Suggestions for Pirate Themed Party **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 9, 2010, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-suggestions-for-pirate-themed-party/553219 "2010-09-09T20:10:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2010, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-suggestions-for-pirate-themed-party/553219/21 "2010-09-09T22:29:10Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > > [@](#): > > > > Vitamin C is destroyed by cooking. > > Yeah – you should only use lime on your beer. Or as a drink garnish. Or in limeade. Ahem. Margaritas. That is all. ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2010, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-suggestions-for-pirate-themed-party/553219/22 "2010-09-09T22:31:18Z")
[Blue mashed potatoes!](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2230/2061999704_809025894c.jpg?v=0) ---
**Author:** ![antonio107](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ea924/32.png) [@antonio107](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonio107)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2010, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-suggestions-for-pirate-themed-party/553219/23 "2010-09-09T22:31:39Z")
Roast a cornish hen and put it on your shoulder. Show everyone what happens when Polly gives you too much lip-- er, beak. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2010, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-suggestions-for-pirate-themed-party/553219/24 "2010-09-10T00:17:20Z")
If you could find roast (lower) leg of sailor, it would go a long toward explaining all those wooden legs on various pirates. Don’t forget to instruct everyone in the pirate alphabet: A B C D E F G H **AYE!** J K L M N O P Q **AARGH!** S T U … ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2010, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-suggestions-for-pirate-themed-party/553219/25 "2010-09-10T14:28:06Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > > [@jali](#): > > > > To avoid scurvy on the high seas use [lime.](http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/lime-fish-tacos/Detail.aspx) > > > > [Lime](http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/lime-garlic-chicken/Detail.aspx) > > > > [Lime](http://homecooking.about.com/od/seafoodrecipes/r/blsea183.htm) > > Vitamin C is destroyed by cooking. Go with sauerkraut. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Jet\_Jaguar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jet_jaguar/32/3562_2.png) [@Jet\_Jaguar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jet_Jaguar)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2010, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-suggestions-for-pirate-themed-party/553219/26 "2010-09-10T14:44:15Z")
Grog is easy enough to make, it’s a simple concoction that was intended to make the stinky water which had been stored in barrels for months both safe to drink and somewhat palatable. It’s simply 1 part rum diluted with 4 parts water, some lemon or lime juice, and (optionally) a little sugar and/or a spice like cinnamon or black pepper added. Serve at room temperature. ---
**Author:** ![limegreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/82dd89/32.png) [@limegreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/limegreen)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2010, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-suggestions-for-pirate-themed-party/553219/27 "2010-09-10T17:43:35Z")
Make sure you have a roll or two of Bounty paper towels so everyone could have a Bounty on their heads…aarrgghh. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2010, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-suggestions-for-pirate-themed-party/553219/28 "2010-09-10T18:40:12Z")
> [@](#): > > Go with sauerkraut. You put the lime in the sauerkraut, and mix it all up… Wait, no, that’s not right. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2010, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-suggestions-for-pirate-themed-party/553219/29 "2010-09-10T18:43:31Z")
Not a food suggestion, but .. [Ahoy in one: ‘Drunken’ pirates crash into golf course](http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/840578-drunk-pirates-crash-into-golf-course) > [@](#): > > Golf-course workers were surprised to find a 4x4 stuck in a bunker on the fifth green when they arrived one morning - with the passengers allegedly wearing full pirate outfits. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2010, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-suggestions-for-pirate-themed-party/553219/30 "2010-09-10T18:43:50Z")
I had the Cornish hn idea, but after it’s cooked cover it with green feathers. Or pickles. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2010, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-suggestions-for-pirate-themed-party/553219/31 "2010-09-10T19:48:21Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Give 'em authenticity! > > Dried hardtack infested with worms. > > Meat stored in brine for a few weeks/months. > > Dried leather (for when the worms are all gone and there’s nothing else to eat). I suggested corned beef, but nobody else seemed to get it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-suggestions-for-pirate-themed-party/553219.md?page=1)