Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for October 18, 2015

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    Argythree  about 9 years ago

    Interesting theory about the origin of food trucks. Now what about bay leaves?

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    Wallythe2  about 9 years ago

    This takes me back to the old Twilight Zone “To Serve Man” episode, based on the short story by Damon Knight (pub.1950 Nov. Galaxy Science Fiction Magazine).

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    Bilan  about 9 years ago

    I’d rather learn where chocolate came from. That’s what’s out of this world.

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    Kind&Kinder  about 9 years ago

    Uh oh, there must be something wrong with me. Bay leaf actually enhances the flavor of one of my spaghetti sauces—at least I THOUGHT so!

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    CO Premium Member about 9 years ago

    Hmmm, if bay leaves have no flavor why would that aliens want to marinate us in them?

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    Ida No  about 9 years ago

    Bears!Space bears!Space bears in food trucks!It’s a thing!You can read it on the internet, so it must be true!

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    Charlie Fogwhistle  about 9 years ago

    Bay leaves add subtlety to the dish. Once I didn’t have any whole bay leaves, and tied up some crushed bay leaves in some nylon mesh. Forgot it was in the stew. Bit into it. Ugh. Not quite as bad as the gasoline I got in my mouth when siphoning some gas as a teen ager, but bad enough. Believe me, bay leaves have a flavor to them.

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    redwinger2015  about 9 years ago

    His taste buds have died, that is why he can’t taste it. There is a definite difference when you don’t use bay leaves in sauces.

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    Reppr Premium Member about 9 years ago

    Bay leaves – no taste to humans, nirvana to aliens.

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    dadoctah  about 9 years ago

    The guy who came up with adding bay leaves to soup decided to rest on his laurels.

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    Toonerific  about 9 years ago

    Why do I suddenly feel the urge to play Chicken Invaders?

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    e.groves  about 9 years ago

    I bought a Bay Leaf plant at an herb sale about three years ago. My wife uses the leaves for cooking. The plant is a tree. I bring it inside in winter and it’s doing real well. Even if you don’t cook with it, it is a very nice plant.

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    whiteheron  about 9 years ago

    Sometimes I just add Old Bay seasoning instead of using the leaf.. You taste that .First cold snap of the season, Putting on a crock pot of big dried limas., smoked ham hocks to simmer most of the day.Chop some yellow onion, bake some biscuits, slather them in butter, then just dive face first into the bowl of beans.Now that’s faring !

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    wdgnas  about 9 years ago

    use two bay leaves in the stew or spaghetti sauce. the person that makes a funny face while eating either gets the privilege of doing the dishes.

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    markmoss1  about 9 years ago

    I’ve made pot roast with and without a bay leaf. It only takes one to add a not-so-subtle flavor, but I find I prefer it without the bay leaf. Perhaps Wiley’s scent receptors died (there is a connection between the back of the mouth and the sinuses, and quite a lot of flavor is actually scent). Or do old bay leaves lose their scent/flavor?

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    Varnes  about 9 years ago

    whiteheron, Lima beans? Lima beans? Lima Beans? Lima beans? Lima beans? Lima beans? Lima beans? Lima Beans? Lima beans? Lima beans? Are you mad, man? Seriously, Lima beans?..God’s revenge for being a vegetarian………They’re awful…...

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    Varnes  about 9 years ago

    But of course, I agree with you about what to do when the weather gets cold….STEW….It doesn’t matter what kind!…..Slow cooked, potatoes, carrots, onions, and personal flavorings….Hey, the secret to cooking is to make a normal recipe your own….Bay leaf…..

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    dabugger  about 9 years ago

    Oh, Oh, the main UFO crowd are caught with their conspiracies down. Should someone alert the jerk crowd of carson/trump? Actually might be a good idea. A refreshing new era of fantasies to look forward or backward to.

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    unca jim  about 9 years ago

    Three things I “had to learn” how to eat; 1/ sweet potato pie, 2/ Okra and 3/ Lima beans, but there ain’t nothin’ on the table that can’t be ‘doctored’ with some salt ‘n pepper and a generous dose of Texas Pete’s hot sauce ! The pie? Ain’t NO cure for THAT, save for a trip to the dumpster !!

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    GiantShetlandPony  about 9 years ago

    OK anyone else amused by how many people here seem to think Phil’s explanation is plausible? :P

    That said, perhaps bay leaf adds something to ‘our’ flavor for alien cousine. That said, I’d hope alien people with advanced technology wouldn’t want to eat other people. However, food trailers and roach coaches, that may just be a universal norm.

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    neeeurothrush  about 9 years ago

    for my money – it’s the CIA

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    Fibbermcgee Premium Member about 9 years ago

    During Vietnam they were called MRE’s (meals ready to eat). They came with a small pack of cigs. If you didn’t smoke you could usually trade your cigs and lima bean meal for a better one.

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    pouncingtiger  about 9 years ago

    Phil = Rupert Murdoch

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    tomielm  about 9 years ago

    Love the way Wiley’s mind works! His occasional conspiracy theories always make my day. Plausible? Maybe, maybe not, but always good for a giggle.

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    Seed_drill  about 9 years ago

    My wife got one of those things stuck in her throat when she was young. Had to have it removed at the ER.

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    Tarredandfeathered  about 9 years ago

    Simple reason for using Bay Leaves in the Food Truck: They also Kill the Roaches..

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    Shimmery Mermaid  about 9 years ago

    wonders2self … what does it say about me, that I can taste the bay leaf? :S

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    jonelphick  12 months ago

    It’s “…but by WHOM…”

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