# I Pit "Cafe Society" people **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 8, 2025, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051 "2025-02-08T15:52:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 31
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/601 "2025-06-10T20:03:05Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > Based on the linked recipe (which, like many, hides the actual recipe part) Here’s the recipe. ## Bacon Jam Prep Time10 mins Cook Time68 mins Total Time78 mins Servings16 servings Yield2 cups This sauce is chunky, but if you want a smoother sauce either chop the bacon into smaller pieces or pulse the finished jam it in your food processor to reach the desired consistency. ### Ingredients - 1 pound thick sliced bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces (see Recipe Note) - 1 large yellow onion, diced small - 2 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed - 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar - 1/3 cup packed brown sugar ### Method 1. Cook the bacon: In a large skillet over medium heat, cook the bacon in two batches so as not to crowd the pan. (If your pan is large enough, it’s fine to cook all the bacon at once.)Stir occasionally, until the fat is rendered and the bacon is browned, but not burned or overly crispy. Scoop out the first batch of cooked bacon with a slotted spoon, and drain it on a paper towel-lined plate. Cook the remaining batch.This should take about 25 to 30 minutes total for both batches. 2. Cook the onions and garlic: Drain all but 2 tablespoons of fat from the pan. You can eyeball it. Add all the bacon back to the skillet.Add the onion and garlic to the skillet and cook until the onions are translucent, about 6 minutes. 3. Reduce the jam: Add the vinegar and brown sugar to the skillet, and bring to a boil. Cook stirring and scraping up browned bits from the skillet for 2 minutesReduce the heat to medium low, and simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the liquid turns syrupy and almost completely evaporates—this should take about 30 minutes. 4. Store and reheat if needed: Use immediately, or spoon it into an airtight jar and refrigerate for up to four weeks. Serve warm.To reheat, zap it in the microwave for about 45 seconds or warm it in a small saucepan on the stove over medium heat, stirring occasionally until heated through, about 10 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2025, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/602 "2025-06-14T23:41:17Z")
This bacon jam recipe appeared in my email today. > **[Bacon Jam](https://leitesculinaria.com/82690/recipes-bacon-jam.html)** > > Maybe what the world needs is a single currency. Like jars of this sweet, rich, intense bacon jam that makes everything better. ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2025, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/603 "2025-06-14T23:53:04Z")
Another question please ( and this one w/o Stephen King’s help ) First, this can be stored in a jar, yes? Between uses, is the jar to be refrigerated? After refrigeration… when it is time to be used again… do you microwave the jar or serve it cold? Lastly, is this a product that can be (or is) commercially produced and sold at stores? ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2025, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/604 "2025-06-15T00:24:09Z")
The recipe I linked says “Spoon the bacon lusciousness into individual jars or other resealable containers and refrigerate for up to 4 weeks. Spoon into a pan and rewarm gently over low heat prior to indulging.” I’m sure it tastes better not cold. I’ve seen it in stores, but not often. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2025, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/605 "2025-06-15T00:25:39Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > This bacon jam recipe appeared in my email today. If that’s not a direct message from God, then I don’t know what is. ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2025, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/606 "2025-06-15T00:31:23Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > If that’s not a direct message from God, then I don’t know what is. ( Rain on Trump..? ) ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2025, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/607 "2025-06-15T00:32:27Z")
Rain bacon jam on Trump? ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2025, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/608 "2025-06-15T00:34:03Z")
> [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](#): > > Lastly, is this a product that can be (or is) commercially produced and sold at stores? Can and is; search for bacon jam in shopping on google. ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2025, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/609 "2025-06-15T00:36:30Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Rain bacon jam on Trump? That seems like a terrible waste of bacon jam. Could I rain used bacon grease on him instead ( along with several sacks full of angry wolverines ) ? I’m sure he could make them a deal… ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2025, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/610 "2025-06-15T02:53:43Z")
> [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](#): > > is this a product that can be (or is) commercially produced and sold at stores? I just had this today, slathered on a liverwurst and cheese sandwich. Delicious! > **[Maple Bacon Onion Jam - Jams & Jellies | Stonewall Kitchen](https://www.stonewallkitchen.com/maple-bacon-onion-jam-101368.html?srsltid=AfmBOorOH1vbrOPXRfcvbuivVKLj98AU9Gc7aRMm8XL1GFXaZpHVJUJL)** > > Our Maple Bacon Onion Jam combines sweet maple syrup, savory bacon, and caramelized onions, perfect for enhancing burgers, cheese boards, and appetizers. ETA: Stonewall Kitchen also offers Bourbon bacon jam (haven’t tried it yet) and maple bacon aioli (fabulous). They also offer a bacon gift set: > **[Bacon Gift Set - Gift Set | Stonewall Kitchen](https://www.stonewallkitchen.com/bacon-gift-set-191079.html)** > > Savor the flavor with Stonewall Kitchen's Bacon Gift Set. Featuring gourmet bacon-infused products, it's the perfect gift for any bacon lover! ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2025, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/611 "2025-06-20T16:44:44Z")
> [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > Hellman’s . . . on a Rueben??? It sure beats putting [Cool Whip](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfVEvgWd4ek) on it. I’m much more perturbed to find that people are calling it a Rueben instead of a Reuben. For God’s sake. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2025, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/612 "2025-07-06T15:51:28Z")
> [@Cartooniverse](#): > > I’m much more perturbed to find that people are calling it a Rueben instead of a Reuben. I was about to ask what a “Rueben” is. So apparently it’s either a typo or a misspelling of Reuben? ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2025, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/613 "2025-07-06T16:42:09Z")
That would be a pretty safe assumption. Much like “wiener” is typed out as “weiner.” Do you really think there’s another sandwich out there called a “Rueben” that is distinct from a “Reuben”? Nah, it’s a common character swap. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2025, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/614 "2025-07-06T18:36:49Z")
You type it wrong often enough and not only does it start to look right, but your spell check will helpfully “learn” that it _is_ right. Just this morning I noticed my phone had helpfully learned the words “peice”, “peices”, “peice’s”, “peicing”, and “peicemeal” as legit spellings all by itself with no awareness from/by me. I wonder how many texts & posts I’ve sent with that wrong spelling unhighlighted. unnoticed, and hence uncorrected? No doubt lots. ETA: posts in 27 threads not counting this one. Gee thanks Google! ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2025, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/615 "2025-07-06T18:59:27Z")
A good friend of mine used to always mistype the word “suites” as “suties” – pronounced _SOO-tees_. So my whimsical late husband started calling me “Sootee” (rhymes with cutie), instead of “Sweetie.” ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2025, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/616 "2025-07-06T19:28:24Z")
I think that sutes you to a T. 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2025, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/617 "2025-07-06T20:31:02Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > “Sootee” (rhymes with cutie) [Cinderelli…!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNdDZgD7jmU) ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2025, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/618 "2025-07-06T22:21:10Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > I was about to ask what a “Rueben” is. So apparently it’s either a typo or a misspelling of Reuben? A Rueben is a Reuben you rue eating. ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2025, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/619 "2025-07-06T22:56:39Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > A Rueben is a Reuben you rue eating. It could be A Mimic that looks like a sandwich. Has it started eating your face? ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2025, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/620 "2025-07-10T04:49:32Z")
ive never tried cooking liverwurst or braunschweiger … does it do anything for the occasional too irony taste that happens ? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051.md?page=30) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051.md?page=32)