On Jul 27, 10:05*pm, "gloria.p" > wrote:
> On 7/27/2011 6:13 PM, Pete C. wrote:
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> > Actually, while we're on the CT / New England thing, how about Grape Nut
> > pudding and Grape Nut ice cream? Both are great and I've not seen them
> > outside the northeast.
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> Born and raised in Massachusetts, I've never had Grape Nut ice cream
> but my mother used to make Grape Nut custard (pudding) often. I remember
> liking it.
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> My late mother-in-law ate Grape Nuts for breakfast so we usually had a
> box of it available for her visits. *Our kids called it "Grandma's
> Gerbil Food." * (Yeah, we are a very irreverent bunch.)
>
> gloria p

Way out here in fly-over country, I've had custard pie in several
places, where the baker sprinkles Grape-Nuts on the crust before
pouring in the custard mix. About half of them float to the top and
add to the custardy crust - pretty darn tasty.

N.