> > > In my whole existence I've only encountered one
> > > person who openly self-identified as Scotch-Irish.
> > > Most give themselves some other label.
> > Swamp Yankee, this far north!  
> 
> They're behind every outhouse.
> 
Real Swamp Yankees don't need no stinkin' outhouse. 

> > > They're not called G-D- apples for nothing.
> > I'm not even sure they're apples.
> 
> Oh, yes, g-d- apples. Took me a while to
> figure that out. How old is this thread, anyway?

I think it's rotten by now.
 
> > > Fat. Garlic. The penicillin and bandages of 
> > > the food world.
> > Especially the garlic.  
> 
> Especially the fat.

I'd go for chocolate, but chocolate works better with fat. 
 
> > > >  > At the Flyfest people experienced my concession
> > > >  > that zucchini could be rendered edible by 
> > > >  > contact with sufficient hot fat.
> > > > That's true of almost anything.
> > > That being sort of the point.
> > It's a bit of a waste of hot fat of course. 
> 
> You can reuse the fat.

After it's been in contact with the soul-killing zucchini?