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poor man's snack (no PB)

17 June, 2006 12:47

Once in a while a man has to take a break from his peanut butter, even if for just one day. Yes, I know, the fried PB sandwich is a hard one to let go of.

Being the poor man that I am, I contemplated what I could make as a tasty snack with the few staples of food I have available at this moment. Thinking long and hard, and with that, coming up with some unusual and rather gross inspirational snacks, I fell upon a no brain-er.

What did I have in my cuberts you may ask? Potatoes, oil, and salt! Wala! Potato chips!

Slicing ever so carefully, with my mouth watering and my excitement blaring, I carved out the perfect potato chips.

My first stop along this journey was to soak the cut potatoes in ice water for an hour. Gearing up for the gut busting experience of deep frying, which at first is a healthy vegetable, I heated the oil to roughly 350 degrees.

With shades of perfectly cut, curiously circular potato pieces floating through my head, I dropped each unique, rounded potato piece into the frying pan, one by one.

My Internet searches all announced to me to remove the pieces once they have turned into a beautiful deep brown, fatty - in all its characteristics, nuggets of nourishment. I was not a fool though. I quickly realized you should remove the wedges on its slightest hint of turning brown. Once the pieces set to cool, you really start to notice how well done they have become. If you leave them in the oil until they turn to the coloration you prefer, they become overcooked and taste like char.

Mmmmm, they are good. This truly is a poor man's potato chip. You can't beat the price for a couple pounds of potatoes, cooking oil, and salt compared to a five dollar supermarket bag of sludge. Bon-apa-tique (how the hell do you spell THAT)!

Note to self: DO NOT STORE IN FRIDGE

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Main Entry: spew
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English spIwan; akin to Old High German spIwan to spit, Latin spuere, Greek ptyein intransitive verb
1 : VOMIT
2 : to come forth in a flood or gush
3 : to ooze out as if under pressure : EXUDE transitive verb
1 : VOMIT
2 : to send or cast forth with vigor or violence or in great quantity -- often used with out - spew-er noun
-- Merriam-Webster

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