All departed this world in a shovel of fat

[sovay]

At my family's annual Hanukkah party tonight, my brother deep-fried: Golden Oreos, a Crunchie bar, two kinds of marzipan (chocolate-dipped and plain), a peeled clementine, candied orange peel, candied ginger, a chocolate marshmallow, and Great Cthulhu. There were calls for him to deep-fry some grapes, but by that point the exercise was mostly theoretical: I'm not sure anyone's cardiovascular system could have stood further experimentation. We may have achieved both excellence and serious injury.

But oh, my God. Deep-fried candied orange peel and deep-fried candied ginger. That may be all you need.

And hope.

Comments

[rosefox]

We may have achieved both excellence and serious injury.

Only one way to know!

[ap-aelfwine.livejournal.com]

I'm glad there were good things. I hope nobody was seriously injured by the excellence, or even in addition to. I hope even Great Cthulhu was tasty.

...Deep-fried candied orange peel and deep-fried candied ginger.

And hope.

Yes. Needed things, all of them. Especially the last, especially right now. Especially here.

[selidor]

my brother deep-fried [...] Great Cthulhu.

While I did have to read that sentence twice, this has got me thinking, given the sheer number of excellent calamari recipes that exist.
Also, the world should contain a story titled 'Great Cthulhu, Tasty when Deep-Fried'.

[nineweaving.livejournal.com]

Fabulous party--and hilarious!

Nine

[rose-lemberg.livejournal.com]

I'll take the deep-fried hope and the unfried candied orange peel! (that's one of my favorite things in the world).

It all sounds awesome.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

I must say, it was the deep-fried orange peel that attracted me! Having just spent time making jars and jars of yummy Seville marmalade...

So... your brother has a deep frier? And is not afraid of very hot fat!

What did he use for a batter?

[ajodasso.livejournal.com]

...that ginger sounds kind of extraordinary.