Gosh, do I even post this, albeit social/casual talk. Vienna Sausages, usually two major, commercial American brands, Armour and Libbey's, come in a small can, Wal-Mart 50 cents or so. Do you eat these? Subjective and objective: What do you think? Any reservations? Pro's, con's, whatever. Many of us grew up with them. A favorite when packing a lunch bucket (along with Suzie Q's and Twinkies and such ... remembering my construction days). OK, let this be the OP. (I am NOT talking about Old World/German Viena sausages here.)
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Vienna Sausages is one of several reasons why my wife hates to take me grocery shopping. One or more cans MUST go into the cart and the first thing I do when we get home is to open a can and enjoy the tasty little dogs.
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you can not live for 50+ years and say you have lived a full life without having quaffed down a few hundred cans of these things .........................
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lol yep, good stuff on a camping or when one has the knoshies and "there is nothing in the (FULL) fridge!" lol
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When I worked construction (labor--hard work), for lunch/breaks, I liked to put 2 on one slice of plain bread, fold it over into a dry sandwich. Doesn't sound good, but it is. (As I recall, there are 7 in a can? Seems I remember an odd one, not enough for another fold-over sandwich!)An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way. Charles BukowskiComment
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ugh. well you asked, so I'll take the negative view. I think they're pretty darn gross. Basically they're mushy wet Spam formed into flesh colored cylindrical shapes. And they come in all that gelatinous fluid.
Sorry, just don't find them very appetizing. Looks like some kind of medical experiment gone wrong.
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Come one, come all. Expound your theory and sentience about the Little Weenie.An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way. Charles BukowskiComment
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LoL well egbert is right.......they are slimey and don't have much taste! lol, but having survived "baby poo" in VietNam, they ain't that bad! lol
Nutrition facts:
Serving Size 3.0 sausages (50 g)
Servings Per Container 4.5
Amount Per Serving
Calories 110 Calories from Fat 90
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10 g 15%
Saturated Fat 3 g 15%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 45 mg 15%
Sodium 490 mg 20%
Potassium — —
Total Carbohydrate 1 g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0 g 0%
Sugars 0 g
Protein 5 g
A "serving" is kinda aboutish 1 and a half of the doggies maybe more or less, so the percentage of stuff is not that great if one sticks with the serving size.
Carbs are low if one is on a low carb diet, Sodium is pretty high, however, there is some arguing going on about the whole salt thing, that the original study was small and involved humongous dosages to mices and that the actual situation is that one would be better off comparing Na and Ca ions.
Total fat and saturated fat is high especially if one strays away from the servng size, one gets up into the total range for the day.
But again, of one really is doing the low carb diet, then having a can now and again is not that bad, given that one has gotten "into the swing of things" about low carb.
If one is OCD about low carb then they are EVIL.......but.......a lot of low carb OCD people look like the celery upon which they obsess! lol
And again, as to flavour.......... Catsup is good for one, and a lot of people that eath the "little weenies" dose them with a large splat of Ketchup on the bread wrap around! lol
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I guess I'll spill the beans. Several astute members have read this or posted, so what the heck.
I'm surprised no one highlighted "mechanically separated chicken" in the ingredients list. I expected a strong WTH reaction here. Which suggest to me the question, Why did I note it?
I've concluded this: MSP (mechanically separated poultry) is probably OK, safe, nutritious (to the extent meat is), BUT I'd rather not see how it is made (and I have seen how it is made--just google around for a vid if you are curious).
So I guess I'll be putting this to rest, though it would be interesting to hear more comments and reactions.
For those who haven't considered the issue, on the pro side:
http://www.snopes.com/food/prepare/msm.asp
http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/m/msm.htm
Very pro, http://www.meatsafety.org/ht/d/sp/i/63266/pid/63266
Labeling, restrictions:
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I just got back from grocery shopping with my wife. Brought home TWO cans of those delicious goodies. One is now history. YUM!
MSP? Don't care. As an omnivore I could have just as easily chewed up the entire chicken (sans head, feathers and feet).
I've seen sausage, apple juice, bread, peanut butter and several other things made. My dad's brother owned an apple orchard in Boise, Idaho. We visited him. He let me follow him up on the boardwalk surrounding the top of the 50,000 gallon tank into which the apple juice flowed when the apples were crushed. He had a fishing net attached to a long pole, which reached more than half way arcross that huge vat. He used to to fish out the floating rats. Most bacteria and yeast won't grow in solutions which are more than 15% sugar (or alcohol) or salt. Salt is easier to come by, which is why food was packed in it before refrigeration was used. My roommate in college had a job at a bread factory. One of his assigned chores was to take a push-broom and sweep up the bread crumbs on the floor beneath the slicing machines. Using dust pan he'd put them into a plastic bag. The crumbs were used to make fillers and such. The broom and dustpan was also used to sweep up the rest of the floor.
The FDA has what they call "defective levels" of food contaminates, like bugs in food and puss in milk. When you eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich you probably eat several bug parts, rat feces etc... as well.
Wikipedia summarizes the levels in various popular foods. And people turn their noses up at Vienna Sausages?Last edited by GreyGeek; Oct 10, 2014, 12:56 PM."A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.”
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Nothing like homemade dishes, with your own insect fragments and chicken bits and pieces.
"As an omnivore I could have just as easily chewed up the entire chicken (sans head, feathers and feet)."
Well, you do have a point there!
And a sense of humor.
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Brilliant ideaOriginally posted by Qqmike View Post
I am going to start on my quest to create these at home and can them too.... Could be tricky. Thanks.
By the way, I still have some cans of the jalapeño flavor I am saving for just the right time, mmmmm.Last edited by anika200; Oct 10, 2014, 01:47 PM.Comment
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Friday evening, in America. Date Night! Remember that? THIS is the night to celebrate with something special ... Vienna Sausages. Your date will love them. Who else joins this party? (And, no, I didn't just buy stock in ConAgra or whoever TH owns these companies (I think Libbey's for sure).)An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way. Charles BukowskiComment
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Chicken, huh? I thought those little buggers were nothing more than leftover parts -- you know, lips and ashholes and such.Comment
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I am suprised at how mainstream the V.S.s are consumed. Ditto for Spam.An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way. Charles BukowskiComment
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