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Entry: From Kolbasa to Grits: What's for Dinner in Space? - A87844242
Author: Dmitri Gheorgheni - U1590784

This entry is in response to the Create Challenge relating to Expedition 42.

I was inspired, if you can call it that, by watching Butch Wilmore tossing freeze-dried turkey and cornbread dressing around the ISS. When he said 'grits', I couldn't take it any more...

Another enjoyable entry!

Alas I must admit ignorance of 'Tang' and 'Cool Whip' - unless these have different names in the UK. Perhaps someone knows. Is 'Tang' a canned fizzy drink like 'Tango'? Does 'Cool Whip' have a UK equivalent, or is it a bit like Angel Delight, Bird's Instant Custard or Mr Whippy icecream?

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Oh this is wonderfulthanks for writing it Dmitri. I love the Star Trek references among the historical facts.

My special request would be I reckon, hot, of course, with some treat to remind me of home

GB

Thanks, GB.

BB, Tang is often sold as a powder. It's an orange-flavoured breakfast drink that's kind of like artificial orange juice. It contains Vitamin C and calcium.

Cool Whip is substitute wihpped cream topping. It has advantages, such as its being non-dairy - good for kosher households and the lactose intolerant. It's also good for fast dessert recipes.

I'm suspecting these are not UK products. I should probably add explanations, then - thanks for the tip!

This is a delightful article. <smiley)

Except that it makes me feel ignorant What's Ten Forward?

Grits sound horrid. They'd be better off with porridge, followed by haggis with neeps and tatties.

I know that one!

Ten Forward is the bar/restaurant on board the Enterprise-D, located at the very front of deck ten.

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Right you are, BB! And gagH, of course, are live worms - which are marginally worse than grits. Let's put it this way: I will EAT grits. And, like Butch, I prefer mine with butter rather than sugar. On the other hand, I will NOT eat hominy in its original form. It looks like little teeth, molars actually, and has a rubbery texture. But at least it's not gagH or tube grubs...

MVP, thanks for letting me know that even on h2g2, not everybody knows the way to Ten Forward. I added a link and a footnote. Ten Forward was presided over by Whoopi Goldberg as Guinan, the wisecracking extraterretrial with the funny hat:

http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Guinan

I can't imagine my life if I'd never watched Star Trek

I am currently initiating Ian into the genre and it's a good job they're all repeat episodes 'cos he asks so many questions...

I'm currently enjoying "I'm A Celebrity..." holed up in the Aussie jungle presided over by two impish Geordies, dishing out the Earth equivalent of gagH and tube grubs to the poor contestants in order for them to win proper meals for the camp. Fab TV.

This reminds me:

Whatever aspect of space exploration inspires you - be it 'Star Trek' or the RL adventures of the likes of Chris Hadfield and Butch Wilmore - get it down on virtual paper for us during December.

h2g2 needs us ALL!

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