Walnut surprise?



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D.Currie

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Thinking about old foods we used to eat...

There used to be a mom-and-pop deli that sold something that was called
either walnut surprise or pineapple surprise. I think it was walnut. And,
you guessed it, there was pineapple. Like crushed pineapple, maybe. And it
was mixed in a white creamy substance that was sort of sweet, but not
terribly sweet. Might have been something else in there with the walnut and
pineapple, but the creamy stuff pretty well hid everything.

Anybody know what I'm talking about? Any clue what was really in there? The
creamy stuff didn't break down like whipped cream would, it wasn't
mayo...maybe a mixture of something? I really can't remember it all that
well, except that it was sort of fluffy, and I liked it a lot.

I've googled both walnut surprise and pineapple surprise and I'm getting
hits for cakes or magic tricks.


Oh yeah, and any suggestions on something else to do with the thin-sliced
lamb I've got left from a roast? There's probably enough for one meal. We've
had sandwiches. I'd like to do something interesting with it. Faux gyros
comes to mind, but I'm open to recipes that someone has actually tried
before.


--
Donna
 
Donna wrote:

> There used to be a mom-and-pop deli that sold something that was called
> either walnut surprise or pineapple surprise. I think it was walnut. And,
> you guessed it, there was pineapple. Like crushed pineapple, maybe. And it
> was mixed in a white creamy substance that was sort of sweet, but not
> terribly sweet. Might have been something else in there with the walnut
> and pineapple, but the creamy stuff pretty well hid everything.
>
> Anybody know what I'm talking about? Any clue what was really in there?
> The creamy stuff didn't break down like whipped cream would, it wasn't
> mayo...maybe a mixture of something? I really can't remember it all that
> well, except that it was sort of fluffy, and I liked it a lot.


Whipped cream cheese and Jell-O.

Bob
 
"D.Currie" <[email protected]> wrote

> you guessed it, there was pineapple. Like crushed pineapple, maybe. And it
> was mixed in a white creamy substance that was sort of sweet, but not
> terribly sweet. Might have been something else in there with the walnut
> and pineapple, but the creamy stuff pretty well hid everything.

Are you talking about ambrosia?

nancy
 
On Fri 07 Apr 2006 04:53:59a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Nancy
Young?

>
> "D.Currie" <[email protected]> wrote
>
>> you guessed it, there was pineapple. Like crushed pineapple, maybe. And
>> it was mixed in a white creamy substance that was sort of sweet, but
>> not terribly sweet. Might have been something else in there with the
>> walnut and pineapple, but the creamy stuff pretty well hid everything.
>
> Are you talking about ambrosia?
>
> nancy

I was momentarily confused, but realized you were taking about that gloppy
stuff with coconut, fruit, cookwhip, etc., and not *real* ambrosia which is
made fresh oranges, fresh coconut, sugar, etc., and no "glop". :)

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
_____________________
 
"Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote

> On Fri 07 Apr 2006 04:53:59a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Nancy
> Young?

>> "D.Currie" <[email protected]> wrote
>>
>>> you guessed it, there was pineapple. Like crushed pineapple, maybe. And
>>> it was mixed in a white creamy substance that was sort of sweet, but
>>> not terribly sweet. Might have been something else in there with the
>>> walnut and pineapple, but the creamy stuff pretty well hid everything.
>>
>> Are you talking about ambrosia?
>>
>> nancy
>
> I was momentarily confused, but realized you were taking about that gloppy
> stuff with coconut, fruit, cookwhip, etc., and not *real* ambrosia which
> is
> made fresh oranges, fresh coconut, sugar, etc., and no "glop". :)

(smile) Sorry, I'm probably confused. I didn't grow up with the
stuff, but I have seen it around. And I'm probably calling it the
wrong thing.

nancy
 
On 7 Apr 2006 14:28:57 +0200, Wayne Boatwright
<wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote:

>On Fri 07 Apr 2006 04:53:59a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Nancy
>Young?
>
>>
>> "D.Currie" <[email protected]> wrote
>>
>>> you guessed it, there was pineapple. Like crushed pineapple, maybe. And
>>> it was mixed in a white creamy substance that was sort of sweet, but
>>> not terribly sweet. Might have been something else in there with the
>>> walnut and pineapple, but the creamy stuff pretty well hid everything.
>>
>> Are you talking about ambrosia?
>>
>> nancy
>
>I was momentarily confused, but realized you were taking about that gloppy
>stuff with coconut, fruit, cookwhip, etc., and not *real* ambrosia which is
>made fresh oranges, fresh coconut, sugar, etc., and no "glop". :)


All the ambrosia I have had used mandarin oranges, coconut, pineapple
and sour cream or yogurt. It may have had some other fruits in it
too.
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974
 
On Fri 07 Apr 2006 05:55:05a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Nancy
Young?

>
> "Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote
>
>> On Fri 07 Apr 2006 04:53:59a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Nancy
>> Young?
>
>>> "D.Currie" <[email protected]> wrote
>>>
>>>> you guessed it, there was pineapple. Like crushed pineapple, maybe.
>>>> And it was mixed in a white creamy substance that was sort of sweet,
>>>> but not terribly sweet. Might have been something else in there with
>>>> the walnut and pineapple, but the creamy stuff pretty well hid
>>>> everything.
>>>
>>> Are you talking about ambrosia?
>>>
>>> nancy
>>
>> I was momentarily confused, but realized you were taking about that
>> gloppy stuff with coconut, fruit, cookwhip, etc., and not *real*
>> ambrosia which is made fresh oranges, fresh coconut, sugar, etc., and
>> no "glop". :)
>
> (smile) Sorry, I'm probably confused. I didn't grow up with the
> stuff, but I have seen it around. And I'm probably calling it the
> wrong thing.
>
> nancy

No, nancy you're not the least bit confused. Is seems that outside of the
Southern US, "Ambrosia" has come to mean some variation of this glop
composed of canned fruit (pineapple, fruit salad, etc.), along with
marshmallows, shredded coconut, some sort of whipped topping like
Coolwhip, and sugar. There may be other things, as well. I group up in a
Southern family where Ambrosia was made simply from fresh oranges, freshly
grated coconut, and sugar. I've never been able to wrap my head around
the non-Southern type, but it probably predominates these days.

--
Wayne Boatwright Õ¿Õ¬
________________________________________

Okay, okay, I take it back! UnScrew you!
 
On Fri 07 Apr 2006 06:31:23a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it The Cook?

> On 7 Apr 2006 14:28:57 +0200, Wayne Boatwright
> <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>On Fri 07 Apr 2006 04:53:59a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Nancy
>>Young?
>>
>>>
>>> "D.Currie" <[email protected]> wrote
>>>
>>>> you guessed it, there was pineapple. Like crushed pineapple, maybe.
>>>> And it was mixed in a white creamy substance that was sort of sweet,
>>>> but not terribly sweet. Might have been something else in there with
>>>> the walnut and pineapple, but the creamy stuff pretty well hid
>>>> everything.
>>>
>>> Are you talking about ambrosia?
>>>
>>> nancy
>>
>>I was momentarily confused, but realized you were taking about that
>>gloppy stuff with coconut, fruit, cookwhip, etc., and not *real*
>>ambrosia which is made fresh oranges, fresh coconut, sugar, etc., and no
>>"glop". :)
>
>
> All the ambrosia I have had used mandarin oranges, coconut, pineapple
> and sour cream or yogurt. It may have had some other fruits in it
> too.

Yup, the totally non-Southern type which, BTW, was the original type.

--
Wayne Boatwright Õ¿Õ¬
________________________________________

Okay, okay, I take it back! UnScrew you!
 
"D.Currie" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Thinking about old foods we used to eat...
>
> There used to be a mom-and-pop deli that sold something that was called
> either walnut surprise or pineapple surprise. I think it was walnut. And,
> you guessed it, there was pineapple. Like crushed pineapple, maybe. And it
> was mixed in a white creamy substance that was sort of sweet, but not
> terribly sweet. Might have been something else in there with the walnut
and
> pineapple, but the creamy stuff pretty well hid everything.
>
> Anybody know what I'm talking about? Any clue what was really in there?
The
> creamy stuff didn't break down like whipped cream would, it wasn't
> mayo...maybe a mixture of something? I really can't remember it all that
> well, except that it was sort of fluffy, and I liked it a lot.
>
> I've googled both walnut surprise and pineapple surprise and I'm getting
> hits for cakes or magic tricks.
>
>
> Oh yeah, and any suggestions on something else to do with the thin-sliced
> lamb I've got left from a roast? There's probably enough for one meal.
We've
> had sandwiches. I'd like to do something interesting with it. Faux gyros
> comes to mind, but I'm open to recipes that someone has actually tried
> before.
>
>
> --
> Donna

The pineapple version sounds like a treat that used to be sold in a little
white fluted-cardboard cup when I was a kid. I don't remember a brand or
what it was even called.
--
Lefty

Life is for learning
The worst I ever had was wonderful
>
>
 
D.Currie wrote:

> Thinking about old foods we used to eat...
>
> There used to be a mom-and-pop deli that sold something that was
> called either walnut surprise or pineapple surprise. I think it was
> walnut. And, you guessed it, there was pineapple. Like crushed
> pineapple, maybe. And it was mixed in a white creamy substance that
> was sort of sweet, but not terribly sweet. Might have been something
> else in there with the walnut and pineapple, but the creamy stuff
> pretty well hid everything.
>
> Anybody know what I'm talking about? Any clue what was really in
> there? The creamy stuff didn't break down like whipped cream would,
> it wasn't mayo...maybe a mixture of something? I really can't
> remember it all that well, except that it was sort of fluffy, and I
> liked it a lot.
>
> I've googled both walnut surprise and pineapple surprise and I'm
> getting hits for cakes or magic tricks.

I think I know what you mean. If I remember correctly, the white stuff
is marshmallow fluff. I haven't had any luck googling up a recipe
though.



Brian
--
If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who
won't shut up.
-- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com)
 
"Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Fri 07 Apr 2006 05:55:05a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Nancy
> Young?
>
>>
>> "Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote
>>
>>> On Fri 07 Apr 2006 04:53:59a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Nancy
>>> Young?
>>
>>>> "D.Currie" <[email protected]> wrote
>>>>
>>>>> you guessed it, there was pineapple. Like crushed pineapple, maybe.
>>>>> And it was mixed in a white creamy substance that was sort of sweet,
>>>>> but not terribly sweet. Might have been something else in there with
>>>>> the walnut and pineapple, but the creamy stuff pretty well hid
>>>>> everything.
>>>>
>>>> Are you talking about ambrosia?
>>>>
>>>> nancy
>>>
>>> I was momentarily confused, but realized you were taking about that
>>> gloppy stuff with coconut, fruit, cookwhip, etc., and not *real*
>>> ambrosia which is made fresh oranges, fresh coconut, sugar, etc., and
>>> no "glop". :)
>>
>> (smile) Sorry, I'm probably confused. I didn't grow up with the
>> stuff, but I have seen it around. And I'm probably calling it the
>> wrong thing.
>>
>> nancy
>
> No, nancy you're not the least bit confused. Is seems that outside of the
> Southern US, "Ambrosia" has come to mean some variation of this glop
> composed of canned fruit (pineapple, fruit salad, etc.), along with
> marshmallows, shredded coconut, some sort of whipped topping like
> Coolwhip, and sugar. There may be other things, as well. I group up in a
> Southern family where Ambrosia was made simply from fresh oranges, freshly
> grated coconut, and sugar. I've never been able to wrap my head around
> the non-Southern type, but it probably predominates these days.
>
> --
> Wayne Boatwright Õ¿Õ¬
> ________________________________________
>
> Okay, okay, I take it back! UnScrew you!
>
>

There was no coconut, that I'm sure of. Maybe it was this deli's own
version, but there were no grapes, cherries, oranges, or marshmallows. I
could tell there was pineapple and walnuts, but the "glop" was a mystery. I
suppose it could have been cool whip, since we never had that at home. It
would explain why I didn't know what it was.

Donna
 
"Default User" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> D.Currie wrote:
>
>> Thinking about old foods we used to eat...
>>
>> There used to be a mom-and-pop deli that sold something that was
>> called either walnut surprise or pineapple surprise. I think it was
>> walnut. And, you guessed it, there was pineapple. Like crushed
>> pineapple, maybe. And it was mixed in a white creamy substance that
>> was sort of sweet, but not terribly sweet. Might have been something
>> else in there with the walnut and pineapple, but the creamy stuff
>> pretty well hid everything.
>>
>> Anybody know what I'm talking about? Any clue what was really in
>> there? The creamy stuff didn't break down like whipped cream would,
>> it wasn't mayo...maybe a mixture of something? I really can't
>> remember it all that well, except that it was sort of fluffy, and I
>> liked it a lot.
>>
>> I've googled both walnut surprise and pineapple surprise and I'm
>> getting hits for cakes or magic tricks.
>
> I think I know what you mean. If I remember correctly, the white stuff
> is marshmallow fluff. I haven't had any luck googling up a recipe
> though.
>
>

I've never has marshmallow fluff, that I can recall, so maybe that was it.
All I know, it was a creamy, fluffy white substance that was really good
with the pineapple and walnuts. Maybe I'll put marshmallow fluff on the
shopping list and see what it tastes like.

Donna
 
In article <[email protected]>,
"D.Currie" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Oh yeah, and any suggestions on something else to do with the thin-sliced
> lamb I've got left from a roast? There's probably enough for one meal. We've
> had sandwiches. I'd like to do something interesting with it. Faux gyros
> comes to mind, but I'm open to recipes that someone has actually tried
> before.

We saute some thinly sliced onions, and add the sliced lamb to that.
Then we put in some of the pan sauce we make when we roast lamb (a wine
reduction with some herbs) and moisten everything. We use pita bread or
tortillas if we haven't made pita, and stuff them with the meat and
onions plus juice, feta cheese, kalamata olives, lettuce, tomato and
cucumber. We love them. Lambwiches.

Regards,
Ranee

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On 7 Apr 2006 16:59:52 +0200, Wayne Boatwright
<wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote:

>On Fri 07 Apr 2006 06:31:23a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it The Cook?
>
>> On 7 Apr 2006 14:28:57 +0200, Wayne Boatwright
>> <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>On Fri 07 Apr 2006 04:53:59a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Nancy
>>>Young?
>>>
>>>>
>>>> "D.Currie" <[email protected]> wrote
>>>>
>>>>> you guessed it, there was pineapple. Like crushed pineapple, maybe.
>>>>> And it was mixed in a white creamy substance that was sort of sweet,
>>>>> but not terribly sweet. Might have been something else in there with
>>>>> the walnut and pineapple, but the creamy stuff pretty well hid
>>>>> everything.
>>>>
>>>> Are you talking about ambrosia?
>>>>
>>>> nancy
>>>
>>>I was momentarily confused, but realized you were taking about that
>>>gloppy stuff with coconut, fruit, cookwhip, etc., and not *real*
>>>ambrosia which is made fresh oranges, fresh coconut, sugar, etc., and no
>>>"glop". :)
>>
>>
>> All the ambrosia I have had used mandarin oranges, coconut, pineapple
>> and sour cream or yogurt. It may have had some other fruits in it
>> too.
>
>Yup, the totally non-Southern type which, BTW, was the original type.


Somehow I have always considered Texas and North Carolina to be
Southern and those are the main places that I have had it.
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974
 
On Fri 07 Apr 2006 10:51:01a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it The Cook?

>
> On 7 Apr 2006 16:59:52 +0200, Wayne Boatwright
> <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>On Fri 07 Apr 2006 06:31:23a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it The
>>Cook?
>>
>>> On 7 Apr 2006 14:28:57 +0200, Wayne Boatwright
>>> <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Fri 07 Apr 2006 04:53:59a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Nancy
>>>>Young?
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "D.Currie" <[email protected]> wrote
>>>>>
>>>>>> you guessed it, there was pineapple. Like crushed pineapple, maybe.
>>>>>> And it was mixed in a white creamy substance that was sort of
>>>>>> sweet, but not terribly sweet. Might have been something else in
>>>>>> there with the walnut and pineapple, but the creamy stuff pretty
>>>>>> well hid everything.
>>>>>
>>>>> Are you talking about ambrosia?
>>>>>
>>>>> nancy
>>>>
>>>>I was momentarily confused, but realized you were taking about that
>>>>gloppy stuff with coconut, fruit, cookwhip, etc., and not *real*
>>>>ambrosia which is made fresh oranges, fresh coconut, sugar, etc., and
>>>>no "glop". :)
>>>
>>>
>>> All the ambrosia I have had used mandarin oranges, coconut, pineapple
>>> and sour cream or yogurt. It may have had some other fruits in it
>>> too.
>>
>>Yup, the totally non-Southern type which, BTW, was the original type.
>
>
> Somehow I have always considered Texas and North Carolina to be
> Southern and those are the main places that I have had it.

One usually finds the orange and coconut version in MS, AL, and GA.
Althugh, these versions with other fruits, sour cream, coolwhip, etc., are
generally not an old tradition anywhere, and have cropped up damn near
everywhere during the last half-century, definitely coming about since the
1950s. The earlier orand and coconut version goes back to at least turn
of the century.

--
Wayne Boatwright Õ¿Õ¬
________________________________________

Okay, okay, I take it back! UnScrew you!
 
D.Currie wrote:

>
> "Default User" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...

> > I think I know what you mean. If I remember correctly, the white
> > stuff is marshmallow fluff. I haven't had any luck googling up a
> > recipe though.
> >
> >
>
> I've never has marshmallow fluff, that I can recall, so maybe that
> was it. All I know, it was a creamy, fluffy white substance that was
> really good with the pineapple and walnuts. Maybe I'll put
> marshmallow fluff on the shopping list and see what it tastes like.

It's white marshmallow stuff that comes in a jar. Known by some people
for its role in the "fluffer-nutter" sandwich.



Brian


--
If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who
won't shut up.
-- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com)
 
"D.Currie" <[email protected]> wrote

> I've never has marshmallow fluff, that I can recall, so maybe that was it.
> All I know, it was a creamy, fluffy white substance that was really good
> with the pineapple and walnuts. Maybe I'll put marshmallow fluff on the
> shopping list and see what it tastes like.

Some people put it on ice cream, or make no fail fudge
with it. Weird people.

I recall some stuff that my mil made, it involved pistachio
pudding mix and cool whip, I think. That sounds more like
the type of pineapple/walnut fluffy stuff salad I'm thinking of.

nancy
 
"Ranee Mueller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>,
> "D.Currie" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Oh yeah, and any suggestions on something else to do with the thin-sliced
>> lamb I've got left from a roast? There's probably enough for one meal.
>> We've
>> had sandwiches. I'd like to do something interesting with it. Faux gyros
>> comes to mind, but I'm open to recipes that someone has actually tried
>> before.
>
> We saute some thinly sliced onions, and add the sliced lamb to that.
> Then we put in some of the pan sauce we make when we roast lamb (a wine
> reduction with some herbs) and moisten everything. We use pita bread or
> tortillas if we haven't made pita, and stuff them with the meat and
> onions plus juice, feta cheese, kalamata olives, lettuce, tomato and
> cucumber. We love them. Lambwiches.
>

I made calzone-like things. Inside, I had the lamb, feta cheese, Greek
seasoning from Penzey's, rosemary, onions, and yogurt. Should have stuffed
an olive or two in there, but I didn't think of it. Pretty tasty, and I
managed to use up the rest of the lamb.

Donna
 
"Nancy Young" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "D.Currie" <[email protected]> wrote
>
>> I've never has marshmallow fluff, that I can recall, so maybe that was
>> it. All I know, it was a creamy, fluffy white substance that was really
>> good with the pineapple and walnuts. Maybe I'll put marshmallow fluff on
>> the shopping list and see what it tastes like.
>
> Some people put it on ice cream, or make no fail fudge
> with it. Weird people.
>
> I recall some stuff that my mil made, it involved pistachio
> pudding mix and cool whip, I think. That sounds more like
> the type of pineapple/walnut fluffy stuff salad I'm thinking of.
>

Well, I bought the marshmallow stuff, and I've got a fresh pineapple waiting
to be carved. And I'm pretty sure I've got walnuts. I'm going to give it a
try with a small batch tomorrow and see if it's even close. I'm thinking
Cool Whip is wrong because it seems it would get watery when it's been mixed
with the pineapple for a while. I know when I used to buy that stuff, it
would be fine for the 2-3 days it lasted.
 
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