Happy Fat Tuesday.....

[coppertales]

Martini in hand, gumbo on the stove, and a king cake on the counter.........chris

[mriddick]

Happy Fat Tuesday to you as well. Be careful of biting into the cake, every time I hear of King Cake I always wonder how many people swallow the trinket or break a tooth biting into it...

[Tx Dogblaster]

I'm fat 7 days a week. Not just on Tuesdays. I'm relatively happy on most of them as well. I guess I don't know what fat Tuesday is. I know it has something to do with Mardi Gras but that's about it. It sounds like a frat house term...

[mriddick]

I think it's a religious thing (or maybe more likely because of a religious event), if I remember right it's the feast you do before lent.

[aliceinchains]

Damn that sounds good.

[JVD]

I've heard of king cake but I'm still not sure what it is.:gruebel:

[Tx Dogblaster]

I've heard of king cake but I'm still not sure what it is.:gruebel:

A couple of weeks ago was the first time I had ever heard of it. Somebody brought one to work. It's basically a GIANT cinnamon roll with different colored icing. That's exactly what it tasted like at least.

[mriddick]

I've heard of king cake but I'm still not sure what it is.:gruebel:

If I'm right it should have a trinket baked in it that one person is suppose to find.

[RJ Shooter]

Crazy Catholics... :p

[O.S.O.K.]

French Catholics.... actually.

And the "trinket" is a baby. The symbol of the baby Jesus. This is a Lenten festival after all. And they no longer bake them into the cake but rather include them in a little plastic bag for the purchaser to place them in the cake if desired (liability issue don't you know). The cake is in a round shape and has the three colors of Mardi Gras (green, purple and gold). It is called "King Cake" after the three Kings in the New Testament.

The colors represent justice, faith and power = purple, green and gold.

Ayeeee!

[mriddick]

Being neither French or Catholic I have to get my cake knowledge from the Food Network....

[RJ Shooter]

Being neither French or Catholic I have to get my cake knowledge from the Food Network....+17

[El Duce]

And I was going to smoke some baby backs tonight! Made the mistake and had grilled salmon and mahi last night!

[O.S.O.K.]

I had smoked St. Louis ribs last night. They was good!

[cciota]

So what are you giving up for Lent?

[El Duce]

So what are you giving up for Lent?

Deserts and sweets.

[nfa1934]

Had an oyster po' boy and about five sazeracs. Surprisingly, woke up feeling fine this morning.

[O.S.O.K.]

Ayeeee!

[coppertales]

I am cutting down my martini olives from two to one........chris3

[cciota]

I am cutting down my martini olives from two to one........chris3

I can appreciate such sacrifice!