tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post4943534584175197859..comments2024-03-28T19:36:39.783-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Celebrating Nora's Salmon MousseJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-74736087851286566042012-07-22T22:06:31.154-04:002012-07-22T22:06:31.154-04:00The recipe was from me, posting anonymously becaus...The recipe was from me, posting anonymously because my Nook apparently hiccuped. <br /><br />I think it was a 50's dish, since it seems to have been a diet staple in so many others' childhoods, too.Karen in Ohionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-27806408276209269522012-07-22T16:18:06.884-04:002012-07-22T16:18:06.884-04:00This sounds so good! When using the canned salmon...This sounds so good! When using the canned salmon, we always left the bones in.Harbingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12319367899008436848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-82239889820616805002012-07-22T15:36:58.837-04:002012-07-22T15:36:58.837-04:00(Hope it's legal to comment twice in a day.) S...(Hope it's legal to comment twice in a day.) Speaking of ancient family recipes: Every Christmas I make each of my grandmother's versions of sugar cookies (varying amounts of sugar, butter, and in one, a cooked egg yolk), and my great-grandmother's pumpkin pie recipe (think half the milk and twice the spices - yum).<br /><br />When I was a child, my mother and I were the only two in the family of six who liked creamed tuna on toast. I LOVED creamed tuna on toast, which involved the oil from the tuna can, peas, careful stirring and so on. When I was maybe 10 and working on populating my own (new) recipe box, I asked her for the recipe, assuming it was a long-passed-down family secret. I was crushed when she said, "Go look it up in Joy of Cooking." ;^) It was only later that I realized she really never enjoyed cooking other than sweet baking.Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-38305692244421925752012-07-22T15:34:23.568-04:002012-07-22T15:34:23.568-04:00I still have the little recipe box that I got as a...I still have the little recipe box that I got as a young bride, filled with cards from both our families. Most of the recipe cards were written by people who are now gone yet continue to nourish us with their love in this beautiful way.Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-24738575016553199352012-07-22T14:26:04.551-04:002012-07-22T14:26:04.551-04:00Hallie, a cast iron spider is a cast iron skillet ...Hallie, a cast iron spider is a cast iron skillet with little cast iron legs.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-24763705616243814432012-07-22T13:37:44.745-04:002012-07-22T13:37:44.745-04:00Cast iron spider?? I have cast iron cornbread mold...Cast iron spider?? I have cast iron cornbread molds that I recently de-rusted. Cast iron makes the best crust.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-59487237437905168422012-07-22T13:35:52.561-04:002012-07-22T13:35:52.561-04:00That's so sad, Kate Flora ... but I know how o...That's so sad, Kate Flora ... but I know how overwhelming it can be dealing with so much "stuff."Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-88530966956320916272012-07-22T13:35:15.552-04:002012-07-22T13:35:15.552-04:00Edith if you tried to use leftover grilled salmon ...Edith if you tried to use leftover grilled salmon you'd have to do something to substitute for all the liquid in with the canned salmon. Some white wine would probably work... but getting the proportions right could be dicey.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-20481682767872602052012-07-22T13:13:08.046-04:002012-07-22T13:13:08.046-04:00When I was cleaning out my mother's house, I t...When I was cleaning out my mother's house, I threw away some of her recipe files because I was so overwhelmed with "stuff." I've always regretted it. Making someone's special recipes is such a great way to remember them.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing this, Hallie.Kate Florahttp://kateflora.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-40699027935604789902012-07-22T13:11:52.542-04:002012-07-22T13:11:52.542-04:00Deb, I grew up with salmon loaf and salmon cakes, ...Deb, I grew up with salmon loaf and salmon cakes, too. Maybe it was a 50s/60s thing. I can't stand salmon now. On a trip to Ireland we were served salmon at almost every meal. Yuck! I considered the Guinness to be my sustenance.<br /><br />And I'm in the camp that anchovies (furry fish) are vile.<br /><br />We have a recipe that's now into its fourth generation. It's an Irish Bread that HAS to be made in a cast iron "spider" which has also been passed down. Family recipes are awesome!Marianne in Mainenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-34387455903401933122012-07-22T12:49:40.794-04:002012-07-22T12:49:40.794-04:00Family recipes equal yummy food and fantastic memo...Family recipes equal yummy food and fantastic memories! Thanks for sharing Nora's wonderful-sounding recipe [which I can't wait to try]. I am fortunate enough to have many favorite recipes from my mom, my grandmother, and my great-grandmother . . . treasures all.Joan Emersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-39596103201976983172012-07-22T12:49:14.017-04:002012-07-22T12:49:14.017-04:00I grew up on salmon fishcakes made with canned sal...I grew up on salmon fishcakes made with canned salmon--was this a fifties and sixties thing? And I still make them occasionally, but Edith, I have recently discovered a great and easy recipe for fresh salmon cakes from the fab Robin Ellis: http://robin-ellis.net/2012/02/14/no-potato-fishcakes-winter-and-summer-a-reprise/ I use the summer version, substituting a little regular flour for the chickpea. My husband doesn't like salmon, but loves these, so it's a win-win.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing Nora's mousse with us, Hallie. It sounds delicious. Will get a mold and try it next time I have more than two people to feed.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11519514786198185277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-69757885153150822892012-07-22T12:45:06.078-04:002012-07-22T12:45:06.078-04:00I never thought Salmon Mousse would make me cry, b...I never thought Salmon Mousse would make me cry, but I am sitting here in tears of joy. First you made me laugh. As I prepared for the AAW that you taught at last week, I started your book "Never Tell a Lie", to see how your wrote. I then wondered how Nora would be different from you so I downloaded her book. All week, I kept thinking, Hallie doesn't carry a bag. What's up with that. But I have a sister, so I know how sister's can be. Then I read on. Salmon after death? After my mother died, I decided to make a cookbook of my mother's favorite recipes for the grandchildren. I called my sister to find out what she thought was a "had to have recipe". <br />Salmon soup. Were we raised by the same mother? I had never ate salmon soup in my life. Seems when she was young, there is 13 years difference in our ages, Mother would if Mother would make salmon patties for dinner, Dad would say, "There are mighty good, but I think you salmon soup is better." Then when she made the soup, "I think this soup is mighty good but your salmon patties are better." By the time, I came along salmon patties were history. <br />One of my favorite traditions in life, is inviting our loved ones who have passed over to our table by sharing with others the foods that we shared with them. But just the thought of it makes me cry.Miami Valley Emancipationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06020099715017714433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-91449576155837707272012-07-22T12:43:31.085-04:002012-07-22T12:43:31.085-04:00You're right, Hallie. I also used squid for ba...You're right, Hallie. I also used squid for bait, but fried up in yummy batter, I don't recognize the smell when I'm served Fried Calamari. In Rome my wife said the same thing as you about anchovies -- while she was plunking them down like candy -- but the smell was the same to me.<br /><br />With an appropriate substitute, however, the recipe sounds delicious. Didn't mean to start a brigade of cold-water throwers. :)Jack Getzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09516237388744739669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-86460709862155208022012-07-22T12:19:05.267-04:002012-07-22T12:19:05.267-04:00Thanks, Hallie. We have another heat wave predict...Thanks, Hallie. We have another heat wave predicted for this week and now I know what's for dinner!cttigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00707845229199038938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-61599749078970562942012-07-22T12:13:30.307-04:002012-07-22T12:13:30.307-04:00Joining Hank, Jack and Linda--they do taste like h...Joining Hank, Jack and Linda--they do taste like hairy fish bait!<br /><br />Such fun to have a batch of old family recipes--hope we'll see more Hallie! I have a recipe card for chocolate cake from my namesake grandmother, Lucille Burdette, but I haven't been able to get past the big wad of Crisco it calls for...Lucy Burdettehttp://www.lucyburdette.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-56074935876664973782012-07-22T11:58:04.682-04:002012-07-22T11:58:04.682-04:00I'm with Jack and Hank on the anchovies. I use...I'm with Jack and Hank on the anchovies. I use dilled garlic in their place in lots of things. Think it would work in this?<br /><br />Also, no salmon bones. Pick them out of the canned stuff. It's too easy to get calcium from other yummy things. Salmon patties are one of the easiest things in the world to make. My grandmother always served them with creamed peas.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-39030095798756363582012-07-22T11:56:35.168-04:002012-07-22T11:56:35.168-04:00It sounds delightful and wonderful to read this to...It sounds delightful and wonderful to read this today as I happen to find the movie Sleepless in Seattle playing this morning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-79723039555844263002012-07-22T11:41:41.360-04:002012-07-22T11:41:41.360-04:00That sounds superb, Hallie, and thanks for sharing...That sounds superb, Hallie, and thanks for sharing Nora's recipe. But could you also use, say, leftover grilled salmon?<br /><br />Salmon bones, anchovy spines, great stuff. Hey, I even munch on chicken bones. Learned it in West Africa - yum, sucking the marrow out. Most people think it's kind of an awful habit, though, including the one I live with.Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-19881878016231973602012-07-22T11:16:36.025-04:002012-07-22T11:16:36.025-04:00omGOSH!! i have heard about NoraEphron's reci...omGOSH!! i have heard about NoraEphron's recipes & i will treasure this one!!<br /><br />thank you for the share & also thank you for the giveaway!!!<br /><br />cyn209 at juno dot comcyn209https://www.blogger.com/profile/15389416408969526333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-30198140795346445582012-07-22T11:01:13.173-04:002012-07-22T11:01:13.173-04:00Indeed this recipe work GREAT molded in one of tho...Indeed this recipe work GREAT molded in one of those fancy, fish-shaped dishes? It just won't have the crisp detail of say a Jell-O mould.<br /><br />Copying down that recipe for salmon patties. Sounds like something we used to eat when I was little, on parents' night out. It's been years since I bought saltines.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-56145091742879685582012-07-22T10:58:12.613-04:002012-07-22T10:58:12.613-04:00Hank (Yes, Virginia...), there are bones in canned...Hank (Yes, Virginia...), there are bones in canned salmon. Usually you pick them out before you prepare whatever you're making. Not surprising, they are a great source of calcium should you wish to eat them, which I do not. Please, put them over there with Jack's anchovies.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-79208445048420512822012-07-22T10:57:40.469-04:002012-07-22T10:57:40.469-04:00Hank, the bones in canned salmon are edible, and c...Hank, the bones in canned salmon are edible, and contain a ton of calcium.<br /><br />Hallie, would this recipe work as one of those fancy, fish-shaped dishes? With scales made of cucumber slices? <br /><br />The recipe for salmon patties is very easy. One can of salmon per four servings, one egg, and enough crushed saltines to bind it when mixed together, probably about a half cup or so. This depends on how juicy the salmon is, and whether you drained it or not. I have made it both ways, well drained and not so well, and I think I like it better with less liquid.<br /><br />Form into patties about 3 inches across; cook on medium low heat on each side until lightly browned. Our family always preferred to have these with baked macaroni and cheese. Yum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-69385373958926055162012-07-22T10:55:37.440-04:002012-07-22T10:55:37.440-04:00Hank, salmon bones in the can are little round thi...Hank, salmon bones in the can are little round things that would be crunchy if you don't remove them or if you don't crush them. I always remove them since I don't have a food processor and it messes up the texture in my opinion.Tina Swiftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-74658075509678853762012-07-22T10:27:06.831-04:002012-07-22T10:27:06.831-04:00Salmon has such great nutrients, protein, and love...Salmon has such great nutrients, protein, and love the recipe for the summer. Many thanks. Ate salmon patties all my life.petitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05326383614079568432noreply@blogger.com