It has come to my attention in the previous post’s comments that today is National Hamburger Day. As the self-appointed original Stinkinator, I am a bite cheesed at mysesame-seed bun for lettucing that onion slider patty me.
What did I just say? I don’t know, either.
Anyhoo…in other fewd news, there was a little story that the Washington Examiner reported earlier this week regarding a recipe for s’mores that appears on the USDA’s website.
In this case, the recipe that the USDA recommended isn’t the same recipe as the traditional campfire favorite. It’s not the graham cracker, marshmallow, and chocolate combo that people without certain food allergies have come to know and love. Instead, the USDA’s recipe replaces the chocolate with strawberries and the marshmallows with low-fat vanilla yogurt. I’m surprised they still allowed graham crackers to be used.
From the Washington Examiner article:
“Kids will love that they can make it themselves, and parents will love that it’s an inexpensive and healthy treat!” USDA said on its recipe page.
The absence of marshmallows is something of a twist for USDA, since just last August, USDA celebrated National Roasted Marshmallow Day by publishing a lengthy essay on exactly how to roast your marshmallows.
So here we have Exhibit #Umpteeneleventygazillionseventy-three of the smarter-than-yous attempting to redefine words. That isn’t a s’more (which is short for “some more”). It’s a strawberry-and-yogurt graham cracker sandwich. I’m not knocking the treat itself, really. It doesn’t sound half-bad. And it is a healthier alternative to your typical s’more, if that’s what you’re looking for. But the distinction should be made that these really are not s’mores. I’d suggest calling them the somewhat less enthusiastic “s’mehs.”
And so much for considering this new version a campfire favorite. Imagine trying to put a yogurt, strawberry, and graham cracker concoction on a stick and roasting that over a fire. I don’t see it working out too well. But that’s typical of government, always wanting to kill people’s fun. Not even kids and their parents out camping and wanting a little entertainment with their desserts are safe.
Oh by the way, National S’mores Day is August 10th, so mark your calendars.
One more food-related story: Ed Morrissey at Hot Air has an interesting piece regarding another estupido business-thwopping regulation of Obamacare, one of which forces restaurateurs with 20 locations or more to have nutritional information of their consumable wares openly displayed and readily accessible to customers. Morrissey includes a video interview with a vice president of a pizza chain that just exceeds the threshold of 20 locations to get his thoughts on this mandate. Recommended viewing.
(Hat tip for the s’mores story: EAG News)
