Am I the first to hit this?

I left our state motto next to my name- LOL

Susan

Hey Susan,
I think you are! I am trying to figure out this new blog stuff…kind of confusing!

Hi Becky—

LOL– this is different– I see new people on the threads here but not posted on the old blog!

project is still on– I will be sending out a picture next week of what I plan to use for the you know whats–

xxxx

LDG–

TRIVIA? HERE?

Becky–

cool video ( I clicked on your name)

Trivia: What German food has a history as a soldier’s food but has now gained popularity as a snack during activities such as hiking?

Bonus: And why was it popular among hikers and soldiers?

This might be a tricky one, but i made sure you could find the answer doing a search using only words from the original question.

I might have the answer, so I’ll try my usual indirect reply to it first.

Might this food be named after the ideas of “country(or countryside)” and “hunter”?

boo, that was fast!
what about the bonus?

here’s a harder one. How much did i pay in the store for each pair?

You can find this one online.

*L* i was going to say spam, since you like to throw that in now and then.
but i guess the “pair” wouldnt apply!

I don’t know what LDG’s the indirect reply means. What’s the answer?
I was going to say Jerky (again. lol) or trail mix.

patty: SPAM is an American invention.

jen: the name translates as ‘country hunter’

Landjäger,

Popular as a snack food during activities such as hiking and treeplanting. They also have a history as soldier’s food because they keep without refrigeration and come in single-meal portions.

2 packages–$13.95

Typically a good sausage will cost around £3 per pound

Literally,

landjager means Land Hunter in German. A landjager in Germany was similar to

our National Gaurd or Army Reserve. It seems this sausage was used by the

field troops, as our armed forces use K or C rations…

£3 per pound or 300 pences– Max how much is this in dollars?

((quick visit))

@Max

“Boo,… what about the bonus?” — I love Landjaeger, so this one was a walk for me. I just hope I hid it long enough to let others enjoy.

bonus would be (as by others, above) that it is basically the South German version of dry-cured salami (or you could claim the reverse) … It it spectaular food value, and keeps un-refrigerated very well, which was pretty important before all the modern sealing/drying techniques came along. Yes, the link size is traditionally portioned.

followup Q: — Hm well, I think I saw it listed at a 2-pack at £2.99, which would be about right for Susan’s guess of £3 per pound… so I’ll defer to her answer.

Another of my favorite meat fieldpreps was Biltong, BTW. Can you get any of that around your part of the world, Max?

@Susan-AZ

£1 = US$1.96 as of today.

aren’t both what we would call jerky?
either links or flat strips, spices, and dried

@Patty

Dry (hard) Salami sticks in the U.S. would be close to Landjaeger, although you can get Landjaeger in a lot of places there. Both are sausages rather than just meat strips.

If you were asking about Biltong, it is vinegar cure, not just salt cure, but it is very much like jerky in many ways.

@All

see you on the ‘morrow.
((departs))

Thanks for the trivia Max - U so smart!

Patty–
A fancy word for Slim Jim.

Jerky is good! My husband makes it all the time - venison. He has lots of friends!

Here too jen….we dont anymore, the guys at work keep us supplied
Pays to know the right people!

https://www.germandeli.co.uk/sess/utn;jsessionid=154828f795dae74/shopdata/0035_Sausages=2C+Ham+=26amp=3Bamp=3B+Meats/0027_Slicing+Sausages+=26amp=3Bamp=3B+Salamis/product_details.shopscript?article=0170_Landj%3D26auml%3D3Bger%2B%3D28SSS001%3D29

i went to the actual physical stores for this place. So £1.50 a pair, idk how much a pair weighed, since all the ones i bought are gone.

Patty: it’s very different from jerky, since it’s a blend of beef and pork in a dried sausage, and includes so animal fat.

I wish we had a proper working oven, we have a microwave oven, but that can’t be used to make jerky. Otherwise i’d be buying loads of cheap beef and having a endless supply of jerky

LDG: I’ve not seen Biltong here, but jerky isn’t overly popular here. We don’t have jerky stores like in Asia. Though the Chinese food store near here sells many different types of jerky, though they are always sold out of the beef one now. I bought swordfish jerky there by mistake instead of beef, it was alright, but i liked the beef one more. Cuttle fish jerky was pretty weird though, not going toeat that again.

You guys are funny! I am the odd ball here– I don’t do jerky– reason– I think when I am playing tug of war with it while eating it, one of my crowns are going to fly out my mouth! LOL

Susan..i hear that! A tortilla chip got the better of my filling last saturday

Patty–

I was eating a chocolate with some carmel and my back crown fell off a few weeks ago– Back to the dentist I went– It hurts when the air hits the exposed area– did it bother you too?

oh ya it hurts…left a real sharp place. i cant get in to the dentist until tomorrow.

You girls…
Jerky used to be tough for me to eat, but since i started eatting so many steaks it’s seems so soft. When i had my friend over to eat chicken fried steaks he had trouble chewing his, but mine was almost as easy as eatting butter.

Max–

call me when you are at the dentist! LOL

Patty–

did you get the package?

*happy dancing*
Yes Susan…i’ll mail tomorrow tho.

Susan: I like going to the dentist because he always says what great teeth i have see?

Cool Patty–

the flower was taken by someone I know who is a photographer and the message we picked out for Kat and you!

sent to you with love! LOL

Max–

You have great teeth and try to always keep great teeth!!! Floss and brush! LOL

Floss is number one!!! Preventive gum disease!!! Trust me– bone loss is what happens when people don’t take care of their gums– (ask me– the Periodontist and I are great friends. As much time I spend with him, for being stupid, to try to maintain bone loss — as now it would be implants– Floss, floss, floss!

Your mom in AZ!

Susan: I floss most days. I will normally brush without paste, clean my tongue, floss, brush with paste, then mouth wash. But if i’m in a hurry i will skip the floss and sometimes the wash. My teeth are nicely spaced so flossing doesn’t do so much for me as little gets stuck.