On Wed 23 Jan 2008 02:40:54p, Dee.Dee told us...

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> "blake murphy" > wrote in message
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>> On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 06:55:11 GMT, "Julie Bove" >
>> wrote:
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>>>
>>>"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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>>>> Stuckey's used to have "Only --- miles to Stuckey's" on local small
>>>> highways.
>>>
>>>I loved Stuckey's as a kid.
>>>
>>
>> i think that was what the signs were for - to get the kids agitated.
>> their big thing was pralines, no?
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
>
> Yes, the kids were probably less agitated 'back then.'
>
> I have a thing for New Orleans pralines, but haven't had one in 20 years
> -- living on memories.
> But I still remember those soft chewey chocolate ones -- I'll bet they
> had plenty of corn syrup and would pull a tooth for you if you ate a
> steady diet of them.
> Dee Dee
>
>

I always preferred the brittle pralines. I have a very old ~1940s New
Orleans cookbook that was written by a woman who headed restaurants at
aseveral of the country clubs in the area. The recipe I use is from that.
Equally sweet to the chewy variety, but different texture altogether.

--
Wayne Boatwright

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