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Zyxomma's avatar

I used to make cooked cranberry sauce with hazelnuts. Haven't made it in years; I prefer cranberry-orange relish, which is uncooked and uses dates instead of sugar. It's already in the fridge.

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"M"'s avatar

"slide it in the pyrex"

They really do say that, too

😄

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Stanta Knows's avatar

I don't have any bourbon or cranberries, so I just used tequila and spicy V8 in a glass. Came out pretty good.

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Amelia Anne Cone's avatar

If I could only consume one thing for the rest of my life, it would be spicy V8. With or without booze :))

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aureolamanita's avatar

There is an entire subreddit devoted to this kind of thing. People make godawful substitutions, then give the recipe a negative review when they don't like the result.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ididnthaveeggs/

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Stanta Knows's avatar

I love that subreddit. Maybe some are true.

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Hello_who_dis's avatar

That's a Bloody Maria!

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LarrytheRed's avatar

Oh, and don't take cooking, or Thanksgiving, too seriously. Geez, you guys.

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RefillingThorsBeer's avatar

tell that to Mr Hyde when he takes over my body at 4 o'clock tomorrow morning to start the annual Swearfest Bacchanalia that is Fucking Up Bird All Day and cooking other shitty sides for ingrates...

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Frank Talk, Action Pundit!'s avatar

OT: So, it's It's open season for witness intimidation, then...

𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗮 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗰𝗼-𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀

https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/21/politics/harrison-floyd-georgia-election-bond-hearing/index.html

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Mavenmaven's avatar

no doubt that if Trump comes to power there will be round ups and mass arrests

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Frank Talk, Action Pundit!'s avatar

He's already publicly stated the same.

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SkeptiKC's avatar

I remain profoundly concerned regarding the safety and well-being of these witnesses. It's only a matter of time before someone else is injured or killed in response to Drumpfuck's less than veiled commands.

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tempusfugit's avatar

Half of me thinks that is what will be required to get ANY judicial action to shut PAB up. The other half thinks that too many people love the Eschaton Extravaganza (rather like Ammosexual AmurriKKKa) for anything ever to be done.

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Cryny's avatar

I doubt anything short of him personally assaulting a witness, judge, or clerk will result in any consequences. Even then I'd be doubtful. It's absurd to see how much he keeps getting away with.

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Frank Talk, Action Pundit!'s avatar

The judges sure don't seem to be remotely concerned.

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"M"'s avatar

Well ... first, that GA judge is the White dude judge.

You remember DA Fani Willis asked for that protective order back in September, but he didn't grant it until after defense counsel leaked those videos (and then had the nerve to confess).

Relatively well-off White / White-presenting male cis straight dudes don't have the same sense of urgency about some of the messes that could befall us all as the rest of us (except for the science-y AI dudes, who loudly hand-wring over a hypothetical "end of world omg" scenario in an effort not to grapple with the equity mess AI has already made because of the GIGO assumptions they pump in it).

So - yep. There you go

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"M"'s avatar

I always have some help

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRWtmjLHFZI

I wish Amy had pushed back on these boys as hard as she left her guest to do

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Edith Prickly's avatar

This is still my favourite Wonkette headline ever.

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RefillingThorsBeer's avatar

but... but....

RUSH LIMBAUGH'S MUMS JELLO NIGHTMARE WITH OLIVES!!

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Edith Prickly's avatar

That one's just gross. For whatever reason my brain thinks "Real Cranberry Business" is hilarious.

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"M"'s avatar

😄😄

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onedollarjuana's avatar

You know, Jeebus makes plants that are bad for you taste bad. Maybe we should pay attention to the fact that natural fresh-from-the-Creator cranberries taste bad.

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Zyxomma's avatar

I must disagree. I love them in salads with vinaigrette.

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Mateo del Sol's avatar

So do potatoes and eggplant, and you'll pry those from my well-fed hands. :p

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"M"'s avatar

Eggplant tastes bad?

Nobody told me

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Mateo del Sol's avatar

I wouldn't recommend eating one raw.

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"M"'s avatar

If you shred it with some other veggies (softer onions, red & green cabbage, yellow peppers) and dress w/a wine vinegar-based dressing w/shallots & let that joker marinate overnight in that, it can be kind of nice

When I've served that as a summer salad, nobody has ever told me they didn't like it -- and though my friends are extraordinarily polite, my family isn't, but if people don't like what I cook they don't eat it, and not a lot of that is left when I serve it (alongside whatever meat/fish is getting grilled, ofc)

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Mateo del Sol's avatar

That sounds interesting. Usually I roast it for babaganous, stir fry or eggplant parm.

I hadn't thought about a salad.

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IAmArlo's avatar

Wait, where’s the pineapple?

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ReSister For Life Callyson's avatar

"Do not ruin everything, okay? Using not-so-much sugar produces a tart but still sweet-enough relish that is to be served with savory dishes like turkey and dressing, right?"

UGH...that gives me a flashback to what I think was my worst Thanksgiving ever...

Went to a potluck with my now ex-boyfriend's friends. Brought a cranberry dish. Someone bitched loudly enough for me to hear (and I was in plain sight, so it's not as if she thought I wouldn't notice) that they hadn't brought *their* cranberry dish since I signed up to bring mine, and they apparently didn't like mine because it wasn't sweet enough.

Yeah...Julia Child says fuck you, sweetie...

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1st light's avatar

I could make this. I have the bourbon.

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Edith Prickly's avatar

It’s good. Do eet. (It does need more sugar than Ken calls for though.)

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Frank Talk, Action Pundit!'s avatar

OT: This preening Republican fuckwit...

𝗦𝗲𝗻. 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘄𝗮𝘆𝗻𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝘀 '𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗻' 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗸

https://www.rawstory.com/markwayne-mullin-big-truck/

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Daniel O'Riordan's avatar

I'm shorter than anybody in the world, and I find these fuckshits' boxes and lifts and heels hilarious. It's gotten to the point that I've started looking up Republican men's heights whenever antics arise. It always seems to be a lie.

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Frank Talk, Action Pundit!'s avatar

Self-loathing, over-compensating wusses, all.

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tempusfugit's avatar

Gas prices ain't the only thing MarQUAYNE lies about.

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SkeptiKC's avatar

While it's an awfully small target to attempt to impact I'd be delighted to make Mullin whine in the soprano range via a swift, sharp knee to his tiny tackle.

Presuming his wee testes haven't already fled back up behind his prostate.

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Daniel O'Riordan's avatar

I think that's when you get the F350.

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tempusfugit's avatar

Now Skepti you know how hard it is to hit *tiny* moving targets...:P

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onedollarjuana's avatar

Wait, isn't it MULLIN'S party that is in total thrall to the petroleum industry, you know, that industry that sets the prices for his precious diesel fuel?

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Frank Talk, Action Pundit!'s avatar

"That's different."

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ReSister For Life Callyson's avatar

"Mullin complained Tuesday about the price of gas for his diesel F-250 truck being $4.68 a gallon — despite GasBuddy showing the fuel selling for much less in his home state...

Congress, not the president, can usher in price controls on fuel. When such a measure came up for a vote, Mullin voted against it."

OFFS...

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Rosy red ASS's avatar

$4.68 a gallon....its $4.99 a gallon here for regular here and its come DOWN 20 cents this month

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Amelia Anne Cone's avatar

$6.99 in Cali. Fortunately I drive a '79 Beetle and my commute is 6 miles a day (thank you, agoraphobia!)

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RefillingThorsBeer's avatar

wee bee lucky... I saw $2.97 for regular this a.m.

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CafeenMan's avatar

Little man who has never done any physical labor in his entire life and has no use for a pick-up truck has the biggest pick-up imaginable.

That's an even more obvious sign of insecurity in his manhood than guns are.

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Frank Talk, Action Pundit!'s avatar

"Sorry to hear about your dick, bro."

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tempusfugit's avatar

"But, but, but, I have a *yuuuuuuge* penis substitute. You're not supposed to notice!"

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Frank Talk, Action Pundit!'s avatar

"Um, that's what *makes* me notice, dumbass."

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Hemp Dogbane's avatar

Time to get the focus group back together. Sen. Markwayne "Powerstroke" Mullen? Or Sen. Markwayne "Big Truck" Mullen?

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Frank Talk, Action Pundit!'s avatar

His friends call him "Tonka".

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Amelia Anne Cone's avatar

He has friends??? They should have a word

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Frank Talk, Action Pundit!'s avatar

"Acquaintances".

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Daniel O'Riordan's avatar

Not so much friends as people who will tolerate his presence for various reasons.

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Edith Prickly's avatar

Trade it in for something smaller then, TwoNames.

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MRK's avatar

What I'm tired of is people buying horsepower and not using it. You've bought a big truck, you inched the whole damn thing over the line while the light was red because you're in a hurry, so why are we doing 5 mph through the intersection?

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RefillingThorsBeer's avatar

Hot sportscars that do 5 mph below the limit....

drives me batshit.

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MRK's avatar

I'd temper that depending on the traffic conditions around them, but if there's open road in front of them, yeah.

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tempusfugit's avatar

Good point. Why indeed?

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Frank Talk, Action Pundit!'s avatar

I always laff at the clowns driving off-the-road vehicles who have obviously never driven off the road in their lives...

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Notorious J.I.M.'s avatar

It's telling when those very aggressive tires are worn to highway tread in the middle from only being driven on pavement.

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CafeenMan's avatar

You can hear those tires from a mile away.

Don't complain about gas prices or gas mileage.

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Frank Talk, Action Pundit!'s avatar

"NOT MANLY ENUFF!," says GOP caricature

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Zap's avatar

I'll bet he has truck nutz.

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Daniel O'Riordan's avatar

At least then he can say he has a pair.

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Arachne's avatar

Or at least duallys

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Hemp Dogbane's avatar

Sen. Markwayne "Dually" Mullen.

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Zap's avatar

Matches his two first names...

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OneYieldRegular's avatar

Our is tasty and simple. Just cranberries and orange marmalade and a bit of simple syrup..

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Carstonio's avatar

I didn’t know until my 30s that gelatin is not vegetarian. I had assumed it was powered sugar bolstered with something akin to baking powder.

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Carstonio's avatar

My understanding of its actual source? Neigh!

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MRK's avatar

I doubt I'd like cranberries anyway, but the only cranberry anything I was introduced to as a kid was the cranberry sauce in a can, which my mom's parents would heat up and then slice. You could still see the shape of the can on the slices. That was definitely not a good first impression.

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Notorious J.I.M.'s avatar

My brother in law claims that the indentations from the can enhance the flavor. Mechanical engineer for ya.

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RefillingThorsBeer's avatar

she served the canned stuff HOT?!?!?

that MONSTER!

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tempusfugit's avatar

Desserts with real cranberries are sublime. I make Cranberry Tassies and Cranberry Upside-Down Cake to die for.

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dave in texas's avatar

There's actually a good use for cranberry sauce in a can - as a spread for turkey sandwiches.

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1st light's avatar

Heat up? No, fresh from the can is best.

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MRK's avatar

It has been a very long time, so I may be misremembering the heat.

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Christine's avatar

See, and for me it’s not thanksgiving without that. I discovered how much better turkey is with cranberry sauce than gravy a decade ago. Now I could probably eat the whole can myself.

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OneYieldRegular's avatar

"Now drizzle a couple-five shots of bourbon on the berries."

Aha, alcohol!

This reminds of that "health remedy" that's been going around for years to treat arthritis and other rheumatoid problems, which consists of drinking a glass of gin with NINE raisins soaking in it. My mom swore by it, as I discovered on one visit home. I told her I was pretty sure she could skip the raisins.

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MRK's avatar

Why nine? Has anyone ever been able to explain that?

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Frank Talk, Action Pundit!'s avatar

My Granddad (and now my Dad) drank a tot of rum every morning of his adult life, except for when he was serving in WWII. Per him, so did his father and grandfather.

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Daniel O'Riordan's avatar

Were they pirates?

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Frank Talk, Action Pundit!'s avatar

No, though Great-Granddad was a moon-cusser (rum-runner) in his youth.

Rum is just a thing in Florida, I guess...

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Christine's avatar

This actually does sound good.

And easier than the stovetop version.

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