Americans and Canadians culture Q&A Thread.

[Frozen Canuck]

It sounds like a lot of shortening, but it’s for the base (large cookie base), cake, and frosting. We only eat one slice. I have never made the cake but have made the frosting. I know that not everyone likes it, but it’s a family favourite and a Winnipeg staple.

So, the recipe says that the cake is made as an 8-inch square. How is it sliced to serve? In squares/cubes? Or as a long 8-inch slice?

 

[Nora03]

So, the recipe says that the cake is made as an 8-inch square. How is it sliced to serve? In squares/cubes? Or as a long 8-inch slice?

I’ve never made the cake, only the frosting. I always buy the rectangle/log shaped cake. It has more chocolate curls on it. That’s what I had for my birthday this year. But it it was a square cake I’d cut squares.

 

[ronandannette]

I’ve never made the cake, only the frosting. I always buy the rectangle/log shaped cake. It has more chocolate curls on it. That’s what I had for my birthday this year. But it it was a square cake I’d cut squares.

This is kind of funny but Point #2 is also very touching, in some ways. It's lovely to have little bits of nostalgia like this in our lives.

 

[disneychrista]

Song about the differences between Canada and the US.

 

[ronandannette]

Song about the differences between Canada and the US.

Just FYI - some provinces, including the ones @prairie_girl and I are from have a legal drinking age of 18. It's always been kind of a joke that the US has strong cigarettes and weak beer. And I'd take exception to hockey being the only sport that matters; both the Blue Jays and Raptors have the strongest fan bases in existence because they belong to our entire nation, not just a single city.

 

[prairie_girl]

Just FYI - some provinces, including the ones @prairie_girl and I are from have a legal drinking age of 18. It's always been kind of a joke that the US has strong cigarettes and weak beer. And I'd take exception to hockey being the only sport that matters; both the Blue Jays and Raptors have the strongest fan bases in existence because they belong to our entire nation, not just a single city.

We know if we see a North Dakota license plate in the parking lot of a bar, that someone just turned 18 lol

You should move to Toronto so you can fully immerse yourself in all things sports related.

Now, you’ll have to excuse me, I’m going crazy or something. Not only am I confused as to what month it is, I now have forgotten how to count to one apparently…

 

[ronandannette]

We know if we see a North Dakota license plate in the parking lot of a bar, that someone just turned 18 lol

You should move to Toronto so you can fully immerse yourself in all things sports related.

Now, you’ll have to excuse me, I’m going crazy or something. Not only am I confused as to what month it is, I now have forgotten how to count to one apparently…

Trust me, the Jays and Raps will both move to Calgary (or even Winnipeg) before that happens.

 

[EACarlson]

We know if we see a North Dakota license plate in the parking lot of a bar, that someone just turned 18 lol

You should move to Toronto so you can fully immerse yourself in all things sports related.

Now, you’ll have to excuse me, I’m going crazy or something. Not only am I confused as to what month it is, I now have forgotten how to count to one apparently…

We thought about it and some of our crazier friends did it from Minneapolis. Get out of school, drive to Winnipeg stopping at a gentleman's club and a casino, buying cigarettes and lottery tickets. Go to the bar and get a hotel for the night or nights, then drive back home. Of course I'm old and this was before you needed a passport.

 

[Frozen Canuck]

Now, you’ll have to excuse me, I’m going crazy or something. Not only am I confused as to what month it is, I now have forgotten how to count to one apparently…

It must be all of that strong beer you are drinking in Winterpeg. Or maybe the gin??? Have you been found under your kitchen table, talking about hockey to an old tom cat? Was the cat talking back?

 

[ronandannette]

We thought about it and some of our crazier friends did it from Minneapolis. Get out of school, drive to Winnipeg stopping at a gentleman's club and a casino, buying cigarettes and lottery tickets. Go to the bar and get a hotel for the night or nights, then drive back home. Of course I'm old and this was before you needed a passport.

Ah, yes...the antics of a misspent youth know no borders.

It must be all of that strong beer you are drinking in Winterpeg. Or maybe the gin??? Have you been found under your kitchen table, talking about hockey to an old tom cat? Was the cat talking back?

Nice one!

 

[Frozen Canuck]

Nice one!

I didn't even realize there was a shamrock emoji! I totally would have used that! The next time I need to reference the Irish Rovers, I will definitely try to remember to dig that one out.

 

[SirDuff]

It must be all of that strong beer you are drinking in Winterpeg. Or maybe the gin??? Have you been found under your kitchen table, talking about hockey to an old tom cat? Was the cat talking back?

We’re in trouble when she starts talking tjj on the cat about soccer

 

[Frozen Canuck]

We’re in trouble when she starts talking tjj on the cat about soccer

This is the funniest thing I have read in ages! I literally laughed out loud.

 

[Frozen Canuck]

Okay, so I must be under the kitchen table talking soccer with @prairie_girl and the tom cat, because I went back to see who posted a couple of links to Canadian foods from Wikipedia, that I was sure were posted here, but couldn't find them again after scrolling through recent conversations three times. Apologies to whoever it was (@declansdad? @SirDuff maybe?) as I can't link back to you. Anyway, I am just getting around to reading through the two tabs I had opened and I have a question...

At the Wikipedia page for Canadian Cuisine, in the "Miscellaneous" section, there is an entry for Thunder Bay bon bons, which are described as deep-fried ribs. It then lists this food as originating in Ontario and not being served/found elsewhere in Canada. Can someone tell me how they differ from dry ribs, which I have been eating in Saskatchewan for decades (not sure about their availability elsewhere). Also, I have never seen deep fried ribs/dry ribs on a restaurant menu in the areas I have been in within the US. Are there places that carry dry ribs (whatever they may be called) in the US?

 

[Frozen Canuck]

couldn't find them again after scrolling through recent conversations three times

I am definitely under the kitchen table! The links weren't posted on this thread at all. It was from a Reddit page I was reading on Canadian foods that came along about the same time we were discussing food on here. My question still stands.

 

[prairie_girl]

We’re in trouble when she starts talking tjj on the cat about soccer

Bite your tongue!!!

 

[Frozen Canuck]

Was looking up something completely unrelated and came across this article for "Screamers," which are a different name for the Hurricones that I had mentioned earlier. I have no idea when the Moose Jaw convenience store started selling them, but it has been YEARS. This article claims that someone in Prince George has been selling them since at least 1989, but nobody supposedly knows who really started it. It is, theoretically, a Canadian invention though. Add that to the list of great Canadian inventions along with insulin, Hawaiian pizza, and the zipper.

7-Eleven may help spread the 'Screamer' but drink's origins still a mystery

(Just trying to post as many informative links as I can in order to maintain my quota.)

 

[prairie_girl]

Was looking up something completely unrelated and came across this article for "Screamers," which are a different name for the Hurricones that I had mentioned earlier. I have no idea when the Moose Jaw convenience store started selling them, but it has been YEARS. This article claims that someone in Prince George has been selling them since at least 1989, but nobody supposedly knows who really started it. It is, theoretically, a Canadian invention though. Add that to the list of great Canadian inventions along with insulin, Hawaiian pizza, and the zipper.

7-Eleven may help spread the 'Screamer' but drink's origins still a mystery

(Just trying to post as many informative links as I can in order to maintain my quota.)

I don’t know if they still do, but I know Dairy Queen used to sell a version of their slurpee with ice cream in it too. I can’t remember what they were called either.

 

[ronandannette]

I don’t know if they still do, but I know Dairy Queen used to sell a version of their slurpee with ice cream in it too. I can’t remember what they were called either.

Mr. Misty Float

 

[Frozen Canuck]

Are there activities that you personally enjoy participating in on weekends where you live?

For our family, growing up on the prairies in a farming community, it was usually going to a nearby neighbor's home one evening for the adults to play cards and chat while the kids played together. The assumption was usually that you would alternate host houses each week. In the summers, we had weekly pick-up baseball games where all ages were welcome. We had a guy who used to previously pitch for the Cardinals (later turned farmer), tossing balls across the plate to 10 year-olds or whatever. In the winter, the social scene would move to the skating rink. Kids would skate and adults would curl and drink coffee/visit. As a young adult, I do remember small towns holding dances occasionally, with the whole midnight luncheon that @prairie_girl likes to talk about.

Where we live now, we don't really have anything that we participate in actively. It is much more of a bedroom community, where you would need to travel to get to anything exciting to do. I miss the small town social events.