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Monte Cristo Sandwich
jmcquown wrote:
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> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
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>> On 19/11/2011 9:55 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>> s, the croque-monsieur with turkey. Except it's not quite that.
>>> The Monte Cristo is a rare item on menus, to be sure. I haven't seen it
>>> on a menu in about 20 years. The distinction between croque-monsieur is
>>> it's ham and turkey with swiss cheese, battered and deep fried. Then
>>> sprinkled lightly with powdered sugar and served with strawberry jam.
>>> (It should probably only be eaten once every twenty years.) These
>>> people
>>> have managed to *******ize it into a ham sandwich with harvarti served
>>> on toasted brioche. Sorry, people, that is *not* a Monte Cristo!
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>> In that case, you could wash it down with a chocolate martini,
>> because that is not a martini. ;-)
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> ROFL! At least my annual dining minimum includes booze 
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> Jill
I've heard that's important to you.
-HB
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