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Bob Terwilliger[_1_] Bob Terwilliger[_1_] is offline
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Default Monte Cristo Sandwich

Jill wrote:

> 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.


A Monte Cristo sandwich doesn't have to be deep-fried; it can be pan-fried.
And it doesn't have to be sprinkled with powdered sugar or served with
strawberry jam, though both are common.


> 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!


It's a martini! Correction: It's an artisan scampi caesar alfredo martini!

Bob