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the groceries left behind .... does she say 'cornish hens' ?

posted 16 years ago by gc7234
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well, first of all, if anyone knows a list of everything they said, please provide here 'cuz it all sounded yummy, and i'm totally gonna go out and buy all that! i know that Carr's crackers go good with brie cheese, and some other kind (forgot name) similar to brie, so if that's what he means by St. Andre's cheese, i'm getting it? but if not, where would i pick up some saint andre's cheese? okay, and where does one acquire cornish hens? it must have been canned cornish hens, right? or jarred or something instant form, right? never had cornish hens b4, but used in the context of that list of yummy-sounding gourmet stuff, its GOT to be good! what i don't get is: he never said in his initial list, anything about cornish hens, did he? I rewound it twice and i didn't hear any indication of that. so why does she repeat in cornfirmation, "cornish hens?"

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[–] Lofotr 16 years ago

Canned hens? Is there such a thing... Jesus, I hope not. Cornish game hens are very tasty, and can be found in the poultry section of many grocery stores. They are essentially petite chickens, but taste more succulent, are much easier to cook, and one of them makes a great meal for just one person. Sometimes you'll have to remove the giblets, depending on the brand, but often they've already been removed. Pop one in at 375 degrees and cook for about three quarters of an hour, basting with butter a few times while waiting. Bon appetit!

[–] gc7234 16 years ago

god that sounds delicious. Lofotr, my friend, I think u just may have inspired me to go get one for tonight! Thanks so much! They truly do sound mouth-watering. Right now I'm chompin' down on Carr's wheat crackers with Philly Cream Cheese (Chive 'n Onion flavor!) deeee-licious! but the hens sound better. i'll try it. are they much more expensive than chicken. hey, wtf IS a hen, anyway? Isn't it a female rooster, but like a "little people" version (or, in this case a "little bird" version of a bird/poultry thing) ????.......

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[–] Lofotr 16 years ago

I'm glad I could help! Technically a "hen" a a girl bird, but I'm pretty sure that Cornish game hens can be either gender--so it's a bit of a misnomer. Go to Answers.com and search "Cornish hen", I'm sure there's more info there. I do hope you enjoyed your meal.

[–] gc7234 16 years ago

instead, I settled for Water Crackers by Carr's, and then I did Multigrain by Dare, and I was happy. Had 'em with Alouette (Garlic Herb), and then as I got poorer, it moved to Philly Herb 'n Garlic, and then finally to Safeway brand of the same, and it was cheapest, but it excelled above the others! So alas, I've yet to enjoy my hens:o) I'll let ya know.

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[–] rrpostal 16 years ago

When it was just my Mom, my Brother and Myself we would always cook Cornish Hens for Thanksgiving. I think I may do that for myself this year if I don't go to family's. Or I might just do it tomorrow for the hey of it. Good stuff.

[–] Betty_Beatzer 16 years ago

Canned hens? Is there such a thing... Jesus, I hope not.

Hehe that made me laugh. I actually can't eat cornish hens. It just sits there on a plate, waiting for you to eat it... It looks too much like it did when it was alive for me to eat it. I don't feel the same way about chickens because I don't have a whole chicken sitting on my plate to look at while I'm eating.

[–] ColoradoLady 16 years ago

Actually, the Girl pronounced "cornishons" quite clearly. They are tiny, crisp French pickles that are both acidic and sweet, flavored with Tarragon, and packed in a vinegar brine.

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[–] ColoradoLady 16 years ago

"Cornishons" are not cornish hens. Cornishons are small, crisp, sweet (as well as acidic) French pickles flavored with Tarragon and packed in vinegar brine. The actors clearly stated that the item to which they were referring were pickles, and the Girl enunciated the name clearly several times as well. Pickles are not birds. Yet, now we have a thread, replete with recipes, about poultry. Sheesh.

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[–] littlefish78uk 16 years ago

This thread made me chuckle.
She says cornichons, cornichon (pronounced cor-ni-shon) is french for gherkin, they're the same thing although cornichons are eaten when they're smaller. The guy even says "those little french pickles you like" or something similar.

[–] aristadrive84 16 years ago

Yesh, it never made sense to me that she said "Cornish hens" because it wouldn't have been pronounced the same.

[–] LurkingFigure 15 years ago

lol, i thought she said cornish hens too and i was wondering what kind of gas station had cornish hens...at least this didn't look like the cornish hen kind of place

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[–] catgarvin 15 years ago

This is why I like watching with the close caption, even though I can hear.

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[–] EibhlinnSavage 15 years ago

She says "cornichons", it's French and they're kinda like pickles.

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[–] CrazyDave67 10 years ago

She doesn't say "Cornish hens", she said "cornichons" which are French pickles.

[–] elena-28 10 years ago

And they are very good. As are gherkins, sour pickles, half-sour pickles, untouched cucumber, and pretty much anything you can do do a cucumber.

The olives they talk about are nice too, though my favorites are the Spanish Manzanilla, stuffed with pimento. But it might be an overload of salt to each both the cornichons and the olives. I'd pick one and eat the other later in the evening.

The Carrs crackers are also nice. In fact, it sounds like a nice roadie picnic. Ah well.

[–] GravityCakes 9 years ago

St. Andre's triple creme Brie is just about the best Brie there is -- you definitely want to eat the Brie, which should be served at room temperature so that it is very spreadable, on Carr's water crackers (the cracked pepper ones are especially good)

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