# Ham cake! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 2, 2016, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ham-cake/747705 "2016-03-02T03:59:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2016, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ham-cake/747705/21 "2016-03-03T20:22:53Z")
This may sound crazy, but I’m throwing it out there–In the [Duncan Hines Brownie Mix recipe](https://www.duncanhines.com/products/brownies/chewy-fudge-premium-brownie-mix/), if you want “cake-y” brownies, you use 3 eggs. If you want “fudgy” brownies,\* you use two eggs. Everything else (veg. oil and water) is the same. **Ukulele Ike** said upthread it seemed like a lotta egg and he may be closest to the problem. Where’s a chemist when you need one? Great, now I gotta go make some brownies. \*I assume that equals moister. Short Ham Story (feel free to skip): some years back, my mother found a big chunk of ham way back in the freezer. Computation revealed it had been there 2 years, +/-. Appeared to have nothing wrong with it. She crocked a huge pot of Navy Pea-Bean soup (it’s my favorite) using said ham. Am-freakin’-brosia, I kid you not. Would _ **5** _ years in the deep-freeze make it even better? 😉 ---
**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:** [March 3, 2016, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ham-cake/747705/22 "2016-03-03T21:03:30Z")
Too much food aside: When just a youngster, my mother got a deal on banana’s from the local supermarket. Either one or two boxes (40 lbs each?). At any rate, an extraordinary number of bananas, even with five boys (and a sister) to eat them. We of course got sick of bananas (and banana bread and whatever else mom could cram them into). Trickery was attempted: Eat some fruit - it’s good for you. I don’t want another banana. How about a plum? Sure - I love plums! Here is a plumb, ripe banana. -or- How about a pear? Here is a pair of bananas! (alternatively, a pair of plumb ripe bananas). ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2016, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ham-cake/747705/23 "2016-03-03T21:26:01Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > Too much food aside: > > When just a youngster, my mother got a deal on banana’s from the local supermarket. Either one or two boxes (40 lbs each?). At any rate, an extraordinary number of bananas, even with five boys (and a sister) to eat them. > > We of course got sick of bananas (and banana bread and whatever else mom could cram them into). Trickery was attempted: > > Eat some fruit - it’s good for you. > > I don’t want another banana. > > How about a plum? > > Sure - I love plums! > > Here is a plumb, ripe banana. > > -or- > > How about a pear? Here is a pair of bananas! (alternatively, a pair of plumb ripe bananas). Knock knock Who’s there? Orange Orange who? Orange you glad I can offer you this pear of plum ripe bananas? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![BrassyPhrase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea666f/32.png) [@BrassyPhrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrassyPhrase)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2016, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ham-cake/747705/24 "2016-03-03T23:34:47Z")
I love every response on this thread. (For real, I still have more of the ham that I didn’t freeze looking at me in the fridge.) (That doesn’t include the bone plus meat (crockpot) I’m talking about the other two bags o’ ham.) (In the freezer) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ham-cake/747705.md?page=1)