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Yahoo
03-08-2025
- General
- Yahoo
The Vintage Breakfast Dish That Became A US Army Staple
When you think about Army food, there are a few things that probably come to mind. Maybe you imagine Frank Costanza accidentally poisoning his troop in the Korean War and never cooking again. Maybe you think of the popularization of instant coffee, or of David Schwimmer's Herbert Sobel in "Band of Brothers" forcing his platoon to run on bellies stuffed to the brim with spaghetti. Or maybe you think of ... chipped beef? A staple of military eating since at least 1910, chipped beef on toast has been designated as S.O.S., or "same old slop" (among other, more colorful appellations), partly out of affection and partly out of abhorrence. But what exactly is it? Chipped beef is, essentially, a "by any means necessary" version of biscuits and gravy. The meat in question is highly salted, dried beef, traditionally requiring no refrigeration before opening. How salty is it? A single serving often contributes over 40% of the recommended daily value for sodium. Different makers of dried beef use different types of beef, with one company using beef knuckles, while others use beef rounds. To make the iconic dish, you just need to make a white gravy out of butter, flour, and milk, then add the dried beef and serve the whole sloppy meal on toast. Onions, peas, and herbs or spices like parsley or cayenne can be added depending on personal preference. While the gravy originally included beef stock, that practice seems to have been phased out for a creamier result. Read more: 6 Canned Meats You Should Buy And 4 You Should Avoid How To Use Chipped Beef At Home The first recipes for chipped beef on toast might have come from the Army, but the meat itself actually originated with the Pennsylvania Amish, along with other iconic dishes like Pennsylvania-style chicken pot pie. It began being sold in local supermarkets in the area, and from there, became the Army staple we know it as today. While chipped beef on toast is the most common application of the dried beef, it's far from the only one. Scrambled eggs and chipped beef is a salt-packed, quick-preparation breakfast that anyone can whip up in a flash, and dried beef can make itself at home in an Italian sandwich or charcuterie board. There's also the Midwestern classic dried beef cheeseball, an all-purpose appetizer made by taking a ball of cream cheese, rolling it in the dried beef slices, and eating it with Ritz crackers, with the beef adding a powerful punch to the more mild cheese. If you are planning on adding dried beef to your larder and experimenting with the wartime ration, one common piece of advice is to taste it first so you can get a proper gauge on its saltiness. Don't be afraid to rinse it off in the sink to remove some of the sodium and keep it from overpowering your other ingredients. Want more food knowledge? Sign up to our free newsletter where we're helping thousands of foodies, like you, become culinary masters, one email at a time. Read the original article on Food Republic. Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
31-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Neal McDonough recalls Hollywood backlash after refusing to kiss his costars onscreen
When it comes to his relationship with Hollywood, Neal McDonough is all for kissing and telling. During a July 30 interview on the "Nothing Left Unsaid" podcast, McDonough, known for his roles on series such as "Band of Brothers," "Boomtown" and "Desperate Housewives," opened up about his rocky experience in the entertainment industry due to his longstanding refusal to perform intimate scenes with his female costars. "Sometimes you need to be crucified in life to realize what life is really about," said McDonough, who is a devout Catholic. "It's about family. It's about God. It's about what you can do to make the world a better place while you're here for that finite amount of time." In a January 2019 interview with Closer Weekly, McDonough claimed he was fired from the ABC dramedy "Scoundrels" for refusing to kiss his costar and perform sex scenes. "I won't kiss any other woman because these lips are meant for one woman," said McDonough, who has been married to wife Ruvé since 2003. Star-studded smooching: Justin and Hailey Bieber brush off split rumors with passionate kiss pic McDonough, who was cast as Wolfgang West opposite Virginia Madsen and Patrick Flueger, was reportedly fired three days into production on "Scoundrels." He was later replaced by "JAG" alum David James Elliott. "I'd always had in my contracts that I wouldn't kiss another woman onscreen," McDonough said on "Nothing Left Unsaid." "My wife didn't have any problem with it. It was me, really, who had a problem with it. ... When I couldn't do it, and they couldn't understand it, Hollywood just completely turned on me. They wouldn't let me be part of the show anymore." From 2010 to 2011, McDonough had a low profile in film and TV, largely appearing in voiceover roles and minor performances in "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" and "Captain America: The First Avenger," according to the actor's IMDb page. In early 2012, McDonough made a showbiz comeback with a recurring role on the neo-Western series "Justified." "For two years, I couldn't get a job, and I lost everything you could possibly imagine," McDonough said. "Not just houses and material things, but your swagger, your cool, who you are, your identity — everything. My identity was an actor, and a really good one. And once you don't have that identity, you're kind of lost in a tailspin." 'Are you two an item?' Pamela Anderson, Liam Neeson dodge dating rumors on 'Today' show Neal McDonough reveals the role that made him break his no-kissing rule Although McDonough struggled professionally and personally after the alleged firing, including a bout with alcoholism, "The Last Rodeo" star said he doesn't regret taking a moral stance in his career. He credited his spouse Ruvé and his renewed faith with helping him overcome the ordeal. "When I stopped drinking, everything just kind of changed. Literally, the clouds parted," McDonough said. "I was like, 'Oh, I don't need this crutch. Oh, people are calling me. Oh, I am successful. Oh, I do like myself again. OK, I am God's child, and I have a job to do. Stop wallowing in self-pity. Dust yourself off and go hit it hard." He added: "At 59 years old, I'm more busy than I've ever been in my whole because I have this clarity, I have a goal and I have a vision. I have one boss, and it's God, and I'm going to do whatever it takes to make my boss happy." McDonough has also found a healthy middle ground for navigating intimate scenes onscreen. The actor, who plays retired rodeo star Joe Wainwright in "The Last Rodeo," said he convinced his wife — who is not an actress — to play his love interest in the film. "She was so great in the movie, and to kiss my wife, my real-life wife, in a movie that I wrote and produced and gave glory to (God) in," McDonough said. "I can't imagine anything really better than that in my life when it comes to my career because it's finally one of those things where I made it, and I did it our way." This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Neal McDonough talks Hollywood backlash after refusing to kiss costars
Yahoo
30-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'Yellowstone' actor Neal McDonough says Hollywood turned on him for refusing to kiss costars: 'I lost everything'
The "Suits" alum, who won't lock lips with anyone other than his wife, also recalled being fired from a TV show for refusing to film a sex scene. Neal McDonough says he was shut out of Hollywood for refusing to kiss anyone other than his wife, Ruvé McDonough, for his projects. "I always had in my contracts that I wouldn't kiss another woman on screen," McDonough said on Wednesday's episode of the Nothing Left Unsaid podcast. "My wife didn't have any problem with it. It was me, really, who had a problem. I was like, 'Yeah, I don't want to put you through it. I know we're going to start having kids, and I don't want to put my kids through it.'" But McDonough — a veteran character actor known for his roles in Yellowstone, Band of Brothers, Arrow, Suits, Desperate Housewives, and more — says it wasn't long before he ran into trouble over his 'no kissing' rule. "When I wouldn't do it, and they couldn't understand it, Hollywood just completely turned on me," he said. "They wouldn't let me be part of the show anymore. And for two years, I couldn't get a job, and I lost everything you could possibly imagine. Not just houses and material things, but your swagger, your cool, who you are, your identity, everything." Adding that he was in "a big, ugly tailspin for a couple of years," McDonough said it wasn't just an issue of him struggling to find jobs. He claims that, at one point, he was fired from a TV show after declining to shoot an intimate scene. "They came to my trailer and the wardrobe lady says, 'Excuse me, would you like to be wearing a sock for the scene?'" McDonough recalled. "I remember, I said, 'I'm from Cape Cod and I don't wear socks. I've never worn socks. I'm a loafer and no socks guy.' She's like, 'What?' And she closed the door and she walks away." The actor said a producer arrived a few minutes later to clarify that they needed him to wear a modesty sock for a simulated sex scene. McDonough immediately pushed back, leading to an ultimatum: "They said, 'Well, unless you do it, we're gonna have to replace you,'" he recalled. "I'm like, 'Well, then replace me because I'm not gonna do it.' And they fired me." He continued, "I remember flying home from Albuquerque and flying over the desert in New Mexico and realizing, 'Okay, I just got fired from a TV show. I'd have a better chance of surviving in that desert than surviving when I land in Hollywood.' And I was right." According to McDonough, the fallout included a rough patch in his career in addition to "a very painful, costly ordeal" caused by the show suing him. Still, the actor maintains that he would do it all again. "I knew I did the right thing for my marriage," he said in the interview. "I knew I did the right thing for [God]. And I knew I did the right thing for me." While McDonough did not name the show he was fired from on the podcast, he told Closer Weekly in 2019 that he was dropped from the short-lived ABC series Scoundrels in 2010 for refusing to film intimate scenes, claiming, "Everybody thought I was this religious zealot." He added that getting a call from his Band of Brothers producer Graham Yost about a role in Justified marked his has since had a full circle moment courtesy of his new movie, The Last Rodeo, which McDonough wrote, directed, and stars in. The film, about a former bull rider making a comeback, called for more than one onscreen kiss for his character — so McDonough solved the problem by casting his wife in the movie. "Well, my wife is really hot. She is a good-looking woman, and everything else can pale as compared to my wife, Ruvé," he joked, before explaining, "It was financed. It was ready to go and I said, 'I am not doing the movie unless you play my wife. Because I am not going to kiss some other woman on screen.' And she's like, 'Well, I am not an actor.' I'm like, 'Well, you are now. So let's go.'" Listen to McDonough look back on his career highs and lows in the full podcast episode above. Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly Solve the daily Crossword
Daily Mail
13-06-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
Lord Nelson's fateful words written just three days before his death at the Battle of Trafalgar... revealed in unseen letter
A previously unpublished letter by Admiral Lord Nelson sent three days before the Battle of Trafalgar has emerged 220 years on. The British naval hero is primed for action as he writes from on board HMS Victory that he 'hopes for a good battle which God of his infinite mercy grant us very soon'. He adds that he 'hopes the result will be for the general benefit of Europe and little England in particular'. Nelson had his wish on October 21, 1805, masterminding his greatest triumph over the combined French and Spanish fleets. But it would be his last stand as he was fatally shot by a French sniper after urging his men to 'do their duty'. He died below deck on HMS Victory about three hours later having been told his fleet had been triumphant. The three-page letter, signed Nelson & Bronte, was penned to Admiral Sir Thomas Foley, one of his 'Band of Brothers', from Victory on October 18, 1805. It is one of the last letters he wrote as he put down his quill to get into battle-mode ahead of the epic sea confrontation. The letter has remained in the Foley family for over two centuries but is now tipped to sell for between £15,000 to £20,000 at London-based auctioneers Christie's. Thomas Venning, head of books and manuscripts at Christie's, said: 'The letter is apparently unpublished and according to our research is the latest letter by Nelson to have appeared at auction in recent decades. 'We know of one other letter he wrote on October 18 but from the day after he completely focused his attention on the upcoming battle. 'At the time he wrote it he would not have known he would be going into battle three days later, but the delightful weather he mentions is what encourages the French and Spanish fleets to leave Cadiz. 'The recipient was one of his 'Band of Brothers' and the content is extraordinary.' Just before he left Portsmouth for Cadiz on September 18, Nelson received correspondence from Foley and the letter now for sale was the naval commander's reply. Nelson wrote on October 18 off Cadiz: 'I see no prospect even with this Large fleet of getting thro' them with[ou]t a good battle which God of his infinite mercy grant us very soon and I hope that the result will be for the general benefit of Europe and little England in particular.' He adds that 'our weather is delightful' which was prescient as the favourable conditions enticed the Franco-Spanish fleet out of the safety of Cadiz, prompting the battle. He signs off by complimenting Sir Foley's wife and remarking 'I wish her Ladyship would produce you a Boy'. Sir Foley had led the British attack in HMS Goliath at the Battle of the Nile and was Nelson's flag captain on board HMS Elephant at the Battle of Copenhagen. The sale takes place on July 9. It comes as the Union Jack flag that was flown at the front of HMS Royal Sovereign during the Battle of Trafalgar goes on sale at a separate auction. Sovereign, commanded by Admiral Collingwood, was first into action against the French and Spanish fleets as Lord Nelson watched on admiringly from HMS Victory. The British naval hero reputedly said: 'See how that noble fellow Collingwood carries his ship into action.' The 100-gun first rate ship cut the enemy line and engaged the Spanish three decker Santa Ana in a titanic duel. Over the course of the battle 183ft-long Sovereign suffered huge damage, with most of her masts and rigging shot away. The 5ft by 9ft flag, which until it was restored still had wood splinters in it, was salvaged from the vessel when the fighting ended. It has been preserved for 220 years and is now being offered for sale by antique dealers Greens of Cheltenham. Battle of Trafalgar: Epic sea clash that laid foundations for Britain's global power - and claimed the life of Lord Admiral Nelson Fought on October 21, 1805, the Battle of Trafalgar is one of history's most epic sea clashes. Not only did it see Britain eliminate the most serious threat to security in 200 years, but it also saw the death of British naval hero Admiral Lord Nelson. This was not before his high-risk, but acutely brave strategy won arguably the most decisive victory in the Napoleonic wars. Nelson's triumph gave Britain control of the seas and laid the foundation for Britain's global power for more than a century. Despite signing a peace treaty in 1803, the two nations were at war and fought each other in seas around the world. After Spain allied with France in 1804, the newly-crowned French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte had enough ships to challenge Britain. In October 1805, French Admiral Pierre-Charles Villeneuve led a Combined French and Spanish fleet of 33 ships from the Spanish port of Cadiz to face Nelson and Vice Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood. Nelson, fresh from chasing Villeneuve in the Caribbean, led the 27-ship fleet charge in HMS Victory, while Vice Admiral Collingwood sailed in Royal Sovereign. Battles at sea had until then been mainly inconclusive, as to fire upon the opposing ship, each vessel had to pull up along side one another (broadside) which often resulted in equal damage. Nelson bucked this trend by attacking the Combined Fleet line head on - and sailed perpendicular towards the fleet, exposing the British to heavy fire. He attacked in two columns to split the Combined Fleet's line to target the flagship of Admiral Villneuve. 11. 30am Lord Nelson famously declared that 'England expects that every man will do his duty', in reference to the command that the ships were instructed to think for themselves. The captains had been briefed on the battle plan three weeks before, and were trusted to bravely act on their own initiative and adapt to changing circumstances - unlike their opponents who stuck to their command. Vice Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood led the first column and attacked the rear of the line, and broke through. Nelson sailed directly for the head of the Combined Fleet to dissuade them from doubling back to defend the rear. But before he reached them, he changed course to attack the middle of the line - and Villeneuve's flagship. Speeding toward the centre of the line, HMS Victory found no space to break through as Villeneuve's flagship was being tightly followed - forcing Nelson to ram through at close quarters. In the heat of battle, and surrounded on three sides, Nelson was fatally shot in the chest by a well-drilled French musketeer. The Combined Fleet's vanguard finally began to come to the aid of Admiral Villeneuve, but British ships launch a counter-attack. Admiral Villeneuve struck his colours along with many other ships in the Combined Fleet and surrendered. 4.14pm HMS Victory Captain Thomas Masterman Hardy dropped below deck to congratulate Nelson on his victory. 4.30pm With the knowledge he has secured victory, but before the battle had officially concluded, Lord Nelson died. 5.30pm French ship Achille blew up signalling the end of the battle - in all 17 Combined Fleet ships surrendered. ... so did Nelson really say 'Kiss me, Hardy' with his dying words? By RICHARD CREASY for the Daily Mail (in an article from 2007) It was Britain's greatest naval victory and for more than 200 years historians have analysed every detail. Now, amazingly, a new eye-witness account of the Battle of Trafalgar has emerged during a house clear-out. It gives not only a first-hand view of proceedings from the lower decks but also a different interpretation of one of history's most enduring arguments - Admiral Lord Nelson's dying words. Robert Hilton was a 21-year-old surgeon's mate on HMS Swiftsure, a 74-gun ship that played its part in the destruction of the French and Spanish fleets and of Napoleon's dream of invading England. It was 13 days later, after Swiftsure had made it through gales to Gibraltar for repairs that Hilton took up his pen and wrote a nine-page letter home on November 3, 1805. In it he says Nelson's last words, relayed to his ship's company from Nelson's flag captain, Captain Hardy, were: 'I have then lived long enough.' Many people believe Nelson said: 'Kiss me Hardy.'
