So what will today bring

Thanks. We're still learning about some of the foods made in America, but
not Canadian delicacies. I don't know a funnel cake, other than a cake made
in a tube pan, which isn't fried.

I must try to make beaver tails sometime - The mixture must be a lot thicker
than for a pancake, or it would be fried crumbs! Obviously not good for the
figure - luckily I don't have one!

Joyce in RSA.

"MargW" wrote in message
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F.James Cripwell wrote:
"Joyce" ) writes:
What's a beaver tail, other than the appendage of a beaver?

Joyce in RSA.

It is made from basic pancake batter, and is deep fried and made thick.
It is served with things like maple syrup and sugar. Jim.



Just as Jim said - a fried dough much like a funnel cake you get at a fall
fair in lots of places in the US. They were even served at the Canadian
embassy in Washington during Obama's inauguration.

http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/200...bama-tail.html


MargW

Joyce wrote:
Thanks. We're still learning about some of the foods made in America, but
not Canadian delicacies. I don't know a funnel cake, other than a cake made
in a tube pan, which isn't fried.

I must try to make beaver tails sometime - The mixture must be a lot thicker
than for a pancake, or it would be fried crumbs! Obviously not good for the
figure - luckily I don't have one!

Joyce in RSA.

"MargW" wrote in message
...
F.James Cripwell wrote:
"Joyce" ) writes:
What's a beaver tail, other than the appendage of a beaver?

Joyce in RSA.
It is made from basic pancake batter, and is deep fried and made thick.
It is served with things like maple syrup and sugar. Jim.


Just as Jim said - a fried dough much like a funnel cake you get at a fall
fair in lots of places in the US. They were even served at the Canadian
embassy in Washington during Obama's inauguration.

http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/200...bama-tail.html


MargW




It's a Pennsylvania 'Dutch' (German) tradition and that's where I first
had them. The batter is thin enough to pour through a funnel so that's
where the name comes from. As it is poured into the hot fat in the
fryer, the cook moves the funnel around making a big circle of dough.
They are often served with powdered sugar or cinnamon sugar. They are
wonderful but very fattening.

Here's u-tube video of funnel cakes being made. As you can see, one of
them is enough for several people.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xyplVdOGoI

MargW

"lucretia borgia" wrote in message
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On Sun, 01 Feb 2009 13:33:59 -0500, MargW
opined:




It's a Pennsylvania 'Dutch' (German) tradition and that's where I first
had them. The batter is thin enough to pour through a funnel so that's
where the name comes from. As it is poured into the hot fat in the
fryer, the cook moves the funnel around making a big circle of dough.
They are often served with powdered sugar or cinnamon sugar. They are
wonderful but very fattening.

Here's u-tube video of funnel cakes being made. As you can see, one of
them is enough for several people.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xyplVdOGoI

MargW

Thankfully they are not available around here, I watched the youtube
clip and felt I could just taste it !



I do like them a lot. They're greasy and sweet and murder on your stomach,
but in a fun way. Fortunately it's something you can't usually find unless
you're at a street fair or a carnival so when I do have a little piece I
don't feel particularly guilty for eating something so unhealthy.

Lucille