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Lets face it. 99% of us may become zombies. Hopefully that made up number is wrong but really people are going to start eating brains and there’s really nothing you can do about it.
So why don’t you start getting used to the taste now? Below I have 4 recipes for brains that are actually consumed by humans every day. Dig in.
NOTE: We do not condone the eating of human brain, please use lamb, calve, pig, goat, or whatever the recipe calls for.
HEALTH WARNING:
Brain consumption can result in contracting fatal transmissible spongiform encephalopathies such as Variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease and other prion diseases in humans and mad cow disease in cattle. It is also well known in the hunting community that the brains of North American wild animals should not be consumed, due to the risk of chronic wasting disease. (Copied and abbreviated from Wikipedia)
If you decide to use these recipes it’s AT YOUR OWN RISK. Please cook all meats and other ingredients to proper temperatures and according to recipe.
Note: This is not the sandwich below, it’s the closest I could find {1}
Brain Sandwiches
– Found on http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1726,145179-230204,00.html
Ingredients –
1 set of calves brains ● 1 qt. water ● 1 tbsp. vinegar ● 1 c. all-purpose flour ● 1 tsp. baking powder
¼ tsp. salt ● 2 egg yolks ● 1 tbsp. melted butter ● 1 tsp. lemon rind ● ½ c. milk
2 stiffly beaten egg whites ● Lard for deep frying
Directions –
Soak brains in cold acidulated water (1 qt. water and 1 tbsp. vinegar) for about 3 hours. Skin them and soak in lukewarm water to free them from all traces of blood.
Firm the brains by again blanching in acidulated water to cover for about 20 min. (DO NOT BOIL)
Dry brains and pull into small pieces.
Sift flour, baking powder and salt. Beat egg yolks and blend dry ingredients into them. Beat in 1 tbsp. melted butter and 1 tsp. lemon rind (optional) and ½ c. milk.
Beat until stiff but not dry, 2 egg whites. Fold them into batter.
Add brains then fry in hot fat (lard) until golden on both sides. Dry on paper towel.
Serve on bun with pickle, onion and mustard.
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Deep-fried Brains
– Found on http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2011/05/deep-fried-brains-recipe.html
Ingredients –
1 head of garlic, skin on ● Black peppercorns in a cheesecloth ● 1 bay leaf ● Bundle of fresh herbs
1 lb. brains (lamb, pork, or calf) ● All purpose flour ● 2 eggs ● 1/2 c. milk
1 c. panko bread crumbs ● 1 qt. vegetable oil for deep-frying
Green Sauce –
1 bunch parsley, leaves only ● 1/2 bunch dill ● 1 small can of anchovy fillets, finely chopped
12 cloves of garlic, finely minced or grated ● 1 tbsp. capers, minced
1/4 c. extra virgin olive oil, or to taste ● Freshly ground black pepper
Directions –
Bring to simmer 2 qt. of water and add in the garlic, peppercorns, and herbs. Simmer for 15 min.
Gently lower brains into pot and simmer for 6 min. Remove brains with slotted spoon and let cool.
When the brains are cold and firm, separate the lobes into 2 inch chunks.
Prepare 3 bowls with flour, egg whisked with milk, and breadcrumbs.
Heat oil to 350°F.
Roll each brain segment in flour, coat it in egg mix, then coat in breadcrumbs.
Deep-fry brain until golden brown and crispy, about 3 minutes.
Drain on paper towels and serve immediately with green sauce.
To make green sauce: Finely chop herbs and mix with anchovies, garlic, and capers. Add enough olive oil so that the mixture is spoonable but not runny. Season with black pepper.
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Scrambled Brains
– Found on http://www.pcq.es/en_receptes_detall.html?Id=22
Ingredients –
4 lamb brains ● 4 eggs ● 2 cloves of garlic ● Parsley ● Oil
Directions –
In a deep stew, boil plenty of water. Add brains and remove after 10 min. Reserve.
Cut garlic into thin slices and chop parsley. Cut brains into pieces. Heat oil in a frying pen. Fry brains with garlic and parsley.
Beat eggs and add brains in the same frying pan. Mix well until the eggs curdle. Serve hot.
Note: This may not be the salad described below, it was the closest I could find {4}
Calf’s Brain Salad
– Found on http://www.ifood.tv/recipe/calfs-brain-salad
Ingredients –
Calf’s brains – 2 pairs ● Vinegar – 2 Tbsp. ● Lemon – 2, thick, unpeeled slices ● Salt – 1 Tsp.
Lemon juice – 1 Tbsp. (Salad oil – 3 tbsp.) ● Dill – 2 Tbsp, minced (Salad oil – 3 tbsp.) ● Lettuce
Salt – To Taste ● Pepper – To Taste
Directions –
Prep -
1. Pour vinegar and lukewarm water over the brains (cover it) and keep it aside for about an hour.
2. Cut out the darkened small membranes on the top of brain.
Cook -
3. Take a saucepan, and add cleaned brains into it along with salt and lemon slices.
4. Cover it with water and cook uncovered for about half an hour on stovetop.
5. Drain and spread on absorbent paper to dry the brains.
6. Keep brains in a bowl and refrigerate. Keep it covered until ready to use.
7. Slice the brains, when it is ready to serve.
8. Take a small bowl and combine lemon juice, oil, and dill and spoon it over the brains.
9. Season the brains with salt and pepper and toss them lightly.
SERV -
10. Serve each brain portion on shredded lettuce or on lettuce leaves.
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Till Fate brings our Future,
Daniel Palmer
A.K.A. Penguin Prince
Image sources:
{1} Still from video at http://www.courierpress.com/videos/detail/brain-nota/
{2} http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2011/05/deep-fried-brains-recipe.html
{3} http://www.pcq.es/en_receptes_detall.html?Id=22
{4} http://www.anothermag.com/current/gallery.aspx?id=1637&image=49502&modal=false
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I talk a lot in these zombie blogs about protection from the zombies, but a lot of surviving the apocalypse is going to be about surviving from your fellow man. As we all know, people suck. People now are a bunch of jack asses who would just as soon step on you as walk over you. Take away social structure and there is nothing preventing them from getting exactly what they want no matter what they have to do.
And admit it, you would do the same.
So how do you protect yourself from the not so zombie attackers? You have three options. You can go on the run, never staying around long enough to let someone else get the best of you. You could become the fat cat, you know the biggest bully who is so powerful no one would dream of messing with him (good luck with that). Or you can hide. You’re already hiding from zombies, why not hide from everyone else too?
It’s instinctual for us as a human race to hide in the bushes and only come out or attack when we are at the advantage. Naturally this is because we don’t have a lot of natural armor, like a rhino, or natural weapons, like a bear or lion. So as a race we have always hidden in caves or in the bushes until our prey had made a mistake and left itself vulnerable to our pitiful weapons. We can apply the same principles here too.
Take a look at some of these awesome camouflaged dwellings. From 100 yards out, you wouldn’t know the dwelling was around at all.
Hidden partial underground and well camouflaged, you would have to be right in front of the entrance to see it. {1}
I kind of like this idea. Make the house a decoy and use an under ground bunker as your dwelling. You could make the visible part of your home undesirable for squatters or scavengers by making it look derelict and unsafe.{2}
Even better hidden than the previous stone home. You would literally have to be facing the window and standing right in front of it to spot it! {3}
Passers by on the other side of the hill would know nothing about your chic abode entrance. {4}
This is another one not noticeable from the other side, but this lets in more natural light. {5}
Some methods of deterrence would be to make it insanely difficult to get to you. Although this also makes it difficult to leave for supplies as well.
Hidden in plain site. Camouflage from the clouds and inaccessible. Win Win! {6}
Hidden on one side by trees, the other, well they had better have a good bullet proof boat! {7}
If you decide to do this, make sure you keep your trail marked map, and watch for zombies that get trapped in the maze. Although the smart thing would be to have a hidden underground passage allowing you quick entrance and exit. {8}
Any other options you can think about? Post your links in the comments below. Don’t forget you can always email me your questions or comments at penguinprince@grimcrew.com. Don’t forget to check out our Facebook, and Google +for more paranormal goodness!
Till Fate brings our Future
Daniel Palmer
A.K.A. Penguin Prince
Image Sources:
{1} http://lonerwolf.com/introvert-dream-homes/
{2} http://schoolofnewearth.wordpress.com/the-under-ground-ing/
{3} http://www.noordinaryhomes.com/house2682/
{4} http://money.ca.msn.com/savings-debt/gallery/forbes/10-cool-camouflage-homes?page=5#image=5
{6} http://lonerwolf.com/introvert-dream-homes/
{7} http://lonerwolf.com/introvert-dream-homes/
{8} http://homevoyeurs.com/2009/03/06/unusual-homes/maze-cordes-sur-ciel-france-with-a-house-inside/
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WARNING SHAMELESS PLUG IMMINENT…
This weekend is our first and biggest show of the year. Awesome Con DC. Just as a last minute reminder, you can still get tickets online at awesomecondc.com. Tickets will still be available at the door but buying them in advance will probably be a shorter line. And you will want to get in early if you want to catch the Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse 101 panel hosted by yours truly. Show starts at 12 PM on Saturday. I have been told by good sources that the number of attendees to this convention is massive, so if you want a seat get there early!
AND NOW BACK TO OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED BLOG…
When people think of zombie apocalypse preparation they think of supplies, safe houses, weapons, etc. Not everyone thinks about being in shape. Hopefully, you already are already fit and you have nothing to worry about. If you’re like me however, you could stand to lose a few pounds.
Yea I want to be a loser, what’s it to you? {1}
I made a resolution to get in shape. I am proud to say with the help of my friends I am on my way there. We changed eating habits. We eat more vegetables, less meat (leaner too), and watch our portions. I haven’t had McDonalds in 3 months. I am proud to say I have lost over 40 lbs.
But I realize this is not enough. I want to be in great physical condition as well. For that I’m making the next life change by exercising regularly. How? I’ll tell you that next week (let’s just say I have an app review to do that’s LONG overdue). But this is where I’m turning to my readers for help.
To motivate me to keep up a good workout schedule I have decided to enter my first 5K race. But you know me, being the zombie freak I am I can’t just run ANY race. I signed up for Run For Your Lives. My event will be taking place on October 5th. I have signed up for the 8:00 AM wave and I want as many Dead Future fans as I can get to join me.
If you want to join, head on over to www.runforyourlives.com and sign yourself up for the Maryland Race on October 5th. When you sign up, make sure you use the team name Dead Futureto join my cause. Then join me at the starting line at 8:00 AM to have one hell of a good time! If you can’t run for whatever reason, or you get into a different wave, meet me afterwards at the Apocalypse Party for great music, great food, and an awesome time sharing awesome stories of the run!
If you have any questions feel free to email me at penguinprince@grimcrew.com. I will also be posting my updates on our Facebook, and Google + pages. I’ll see you there!
Till Fate brings our Future…
Daniel Palmer
A.K.A. Penguin Prince
Image Source
{1} http://kemphe02.blogspot.com/2013/01/pop-culture-artifact-biggest-loser.html
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Remember a while ago when I reported that a certain children’s block company refused to create a replica of the Winchester Pub from Shawn of the Dead? Although that company will not be named in this post, let’s call them “Overly Priced Blocks R Us,” I have found a company that has made my dreams come a little bit closer to reality.
Citizen Brick is a Minifig fabricator out of Chicago that makes short run toys that are compatible with Overly Priced Blocks R Us. And they have taken up our plight brother’s and sisters. I can honestly say that these are the toys my childhood was missing.
So many choices, so very few zombie minifig’s to decapitate. {1}
Although they don’t have Shawn of the dead, they certainly have zombies gruesome enough to be cool. And would you just take a look at that Zombie Hunting Enthusiast? Nothing says bad ass zombie hunter more than a crossbow and a goatee. Now only if I could place why he looks so familiar?
I know where I saw him now! Must have been that Harley Davidson convention I was at last week! {2}
Oh and back to that whole Winchester Pub problem (or lack thereof). If you head on over to their website (citizenbrick.com) they have that covered too. I was most excited to find out that they have custom printing available. Now I’m sure you would have to do some negotiating to get them to design a whole playset, but let’s say you needed zombie heads that look suspiciously like the latest bad guy that was turned into a zombie on that popular tv show everyone is watching. These are your guys! You know, so you can have your newly acquired Zombie Hunting Enthusiast stab it through the skull 6-8 times then cry like a girl.
Not only do they do Minifigs, but check out their line of custom blocks. And if they don’t have your “If I only had a Brain” plate that you wanted, you can request it! {3}
Isn’t imagination fun?
If you have something you would like me to talk about in a post, email me at penguinprince@grimcrew.com, or leave comments in the comment section below. Don’t forget to check out our Facebook, and Google + pages for more zombie goodness. As always be safe and I’ll see you Friday for Zombie Current Events!
Till Fate brings our Future…
Penguin Prince
Image Sources
{1}, {2}, {3}, all provided by and used with permission from Citizen Brick
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I read an article yesterday that blew my mind and I want to share it with you. I summarizes it below, but I encourage you to read original, because it’s FACINATING.
How Do Zombies Help Us Cope With The Future by Angela Becerra Vidergar
(Summarized by Penguin Prince)
In the last century, events happened that shape the way we see, think, and feel about apocalyptic situations. Events like the world wars, the nuking of Hiroshima & Nagasaki, the Holocaust, etc., all have helped change our fears. Instead of worrying about a spiritual day of reckoning, we worry about war, disease, nuclear fallout, etc.
OK this pic is actually from the movie Gorjira, but it illustrates my point none the less. {1}
Even productive advancements have shaped these fears. TV, movies, air travel, and the internet have changed our way of thinking. Disease can now travel from continent to continent with the simple purchase of a plane ticket. We see ideas spread faster through the internet, movies, and TV. This helps us as a society build similar ideas to one another.
Zombies are a form of entertainment, but they also create a world that represents these fears. This pretend world allows us to substitute ourselves for characters that go through unthinkable situations and lets us explore sides of humanity that we normally avoid. Could you kill your mother if she got infected? Would you take someone’s life if they were threatening you? We get to reflect on tough situations and make decisions, preparing us for what may lie ahead.
Zombies are a safe way to play these “what if” games, and they get you to think about survival. Nuclear war may too unpleasant to consider but zombies are fun. That is why we are fascinated by them.
Why Zombies? Because they are the new acceptable form of D & D, that’s why. Did I mention they also kick ass? That too. {2}
Let me know what you think! Leave comments in the comment section below, or email me at penguinprince@grimcrew.com. Don’t forget to check out our Facebook, and Google + pages for more zombie goodness. As always be safe and I’ll see you Wednesday for more zombie goodness!
Till Fate brings our Future…
Penguin Prince
Image Sources
{1} http://www.littleblackstar.com/blog/2009/01/28/gojira-the-original-godzilla-movie/
{2} http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dungeons_%26_Dragons_Miniatures_tournament.jpg
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