Vienna Sausage

[JohnRich 4]

I buy Vienna Sausage in the little cans as a good lunch for when I'm hiking or canoeing. They don't taste so great to me, but they're compact, need no refrigeration, provide the needed protein, and require no utensils to eat. The only problem is that those seven little sausages are crammed into that tin can so tight that you can't get them out. If you grab the end of one, it just breaks off. If you try and push a finger down to the bottom to get underneath one to pop it out, it turns them into mush. It's only the first one that is a problem, for once one is removed, there is enough space to make the remainder easy to extract.

So what techniques do you folks use to get that first darned sausage out of the can?

[LisaH 0]

Toothpick.

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[BillyVance 35]

corkscrew? Don't your swiss army knife have one?

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[JohnMitchell 16]

Tongue.

[FlyingJ 0]

Spear 'em with a toothpick (or tiny screwdriver, awl, etc. on a multi-tool).

When I used to do extended kayak trips I swear half my food weight was those little cans. I start to gag just smelling them now after eating as many as I did at one time, but as you mention they get the job done.

I miss the long distance kayak trips. No better way to go long distance as it's a lot easier to pack what you need in a boat than in a backpack (as long as you don't have to do too many portages!

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[amstalder 0]

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I buy Vienna Sausage in the little cans as a good lunch for when I'm hiking or canoeing. They don't taste so great to me, but they're compact, need no refrigeration, provide the needed protein, and require no utensils to eat. The only problem is that those seven little sausages are crammed into that tin can so tight that you can't get them out. If you grab the end of one, it just breaks off. If you try and push a finger down to the bottom to get underneath one to pop it out, it turns them into mush. It's only the first one that is a problem, for once one is removed, there is enough space to make the remainder easy to extract.

So what techniques do you folks use to get that first darned sausage out of the can?

I havent been able to eat vienna sausages since my early teen years... My mom decided as punishment that she would tell me about how my sperm donor loved to wear speedos. And that if I ever popped a vienna sausage and two grapes into my bikini, that was exactly what it looked like

But I always used a fork back when I still could eat the little things.

[The_Don 0]

Just buy potted meat & eat it right out of can.

Tastes the same.

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[JohnMitchell 16]

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My mom decided as punishment that she would tell me about how my sperm donor loved to wear speedos. And that if I ever popped a vienna sausage and two grapes into my bikini, that was exactly what it looked like

LOL, that is twistedly hilarious. Thanks for the laugh.

[muff528 3]

I owe my existence to 'em. They saved my dad's life during WW2. A flak burst destroyed the top turret of his B-17 where his head would have been. But at that moment he was below puking up half a case of vienna sausages. Personally, I don't eat them.....too squishy.

[popsjumper 2]

John,
It's mush before it was pressed into cylinders...returning it to mush state shouldn't be a problem, right?

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[usedtajump 1]

Bought a few cans at the Dollar General thinking they would be good for cheap dog treats. Not one of the three dogs would touch 'em even though they will eat wild turkey and deer droopings, and the occasional dead fish at the pond.

The older I get the less I care who I piss off.

[jumpwally 0]

Those are terrible, next time get yourself some quality jerky,,,you'll be much happier.

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[Misternatural 0]

>I owe my existence to 'em. They saved my dad's life during WW2. A flak burst destroyed the top turret of his B-17 where his head would have been. But at that moment he was below puking up half a case of vienna sausages. Personally, I don't eat them.....too squishy.

AHAHAHHA! Thats ripe with humor


and John.....If you are going to eat those wretched things, for Gods sake man, use a bowie knife so at least you look cool eating them -Skydivers have to keep up appearances you know

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[warpedskydiver 0]

Try Salmon in the foil package, tasty and high protein with Omega 3 oil.

Bring some crackers like Carrs.

Peanut butter in the tube is good, so are zone or cliff bars.

[kkeenan 14]

Get a liplock on that center one and suck it out.

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[FreeFlyer2100 0]

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Get a liplock on that center one and suck it out.

I gave that same advice to my ex-girlfriend, didn't work out so well

[micduran 0]

Be patient with the faults of others; they have to be patient with yours.

[headoverheels 334]

I like this meat better.

[BillyVance 35]

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I like this meat better.

Ditto!

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[cocheese 0]

Little weiners ...from Vienna.

[muff528 3]

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AHAHAHHA! Thats ripe with humor.....

Yes, some of his stories, in all their seriousness, did have an element of humor. Some probably weren't very funny while they were happening. Just for accuracy, he had already unloaded the sausages and was standing back up in the turret when he knocked his helmet off. He leaned down to retrieve it when the flak hit. He said a friend had brought a case of vienna sausages into the hut the night before the mission and they were the only two that ate them. He was sick when he woke up the next morning and could have skipped that mission. He decided to go because he would have had to make up that missed day with a strange crew at a later date.

[happythoughts 0]

The new white meat.