Cindy Fuller wrote:
> In article >,
> Kate Connally > wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> I'm driving from Pittsburgh to Hamilton, MT in a
>> few weeks. Just wondering if there are any local
>> foods I might want to try in the different states
>> that I don't already know about. (For instance, pasties
>> in Michigan and Montana, pork chop sandwiches in Montana,
>> runzas in Nebraska, Cincinnati chili.)
>>
>> I'll be travelling through the following states:
>> Michigan
>> Wisconsin
>> Minnesota
>> North Dakota
>> Montana
>> Washington (eastern)
>> Oregon (eastern)
>> Idaho
>> Wyoming
>> Nebraska
>> Iowa
>> Illinois
>> Indiana
>> Ohio
>> Kentucky
>> West Virginia
>>
>> Have at it.
>>
>> Kate
>
> It's not necessarily local cuisine, but you definitely need to stop at
> the Park Cafe in St. Mary, MT. It's at the eastern edge of Glacier
> National Park. Their specialty is pie, and the motto is "Pie for
> Strength".
>
> Eastern WA (particularly the Palouse area south of Spokane) is the
> lentil capital of the US, and you'll also find barley grown thereabouts.
> The Walla Walla area is known for good wine.
>
> Cindy
>

Thanks, Cindy, but I'm not going to get anywhere near Glacier.
Too bad I didn't know about this place in 85 when I went up there. ;-)
Although maybe they weren't there yet.

Kate

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Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?