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cybercat wrote:
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>>Wayne Boatwright wrote:
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>>>On Tue 11 Aug 2009 09:17:42p, Mr. Joseph Littleshoes Esq. told us...
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>>>>Serene Vannoy wrote:
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>>>>>George Leppla wrote:
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>>>>>>Tonight for supper we had BLT's using fresh tomatoes from the backyard.
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>>>>>>Question...
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>>>>>>Bread, bacon, lettuce, tomato, salt, pepper and........
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>>>>>>Mayo or Mustard?
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>>>>>Oh, gotta be mayo. And in my house, we don't salt and pepper BLTs, but
>>>>>that's not wrong, the way mustard would be. :-)
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>>>>>Serene
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>>>>Toasted or not? whole wheat? rye? personally i like a BLT on pumpernickel
>>>>and toss the lettuce & tomato with a vinaigrette, on buttered, toasted
>>>>bread.
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>>>That would be overkill for me, and constitute a totally different
>>>sandwich that I'm sure is good. Just not a BLT to me.
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>>Your definition of a BLT depends on the condiments used? IMO a BST
>>(bacon, sprouts & tomato) sandwich is just as good.
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>>Course, i should say, im quite fond of a couple of eggs over easy on bread
>>with just a smear of ketchup.
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>>If it weren't for the elderly relative i would probly live on sandwiches.
>>I use toast for my "grilled cheese" and give it just enough time in a pan
>>for the cheese to melt.
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>>I picked up an old book press cheap at an auction just so i could try
>>"Book Makers Sandwiches."
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>>Sort of an antique English BLT Beef steak, Lettuce & Tomato.
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> I love sprouts. Joseph, do you remember those sandwiches in the 70s lunch
> places, the ones that served herbal teas and had tie died stuff ? The were
> on heavy coarse grain bread, very thick, with muenster cheese, tomato, and
> sprouts. In Baltimore they were called "Powerhouse" sandwiches, maybe after
> the restaurant. They were good.
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"Remember"? come on over to Berkeley some time and i can take you to
places that still
do the same type of sandwich and hugh salad, all the herbal tea you can
drink served by tie dyed clad waiters and the grateful dead playing on
the 8 track

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