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On Sat, 19 Nov 2011 15:15:11 -0900, (Judy Haffner)
wrote:

>
> Jill wrote:
>
> >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!
>
> You're right, Jill....that is NOT a Monte Cristo sandwich. It is on most
> lunch menus in our local restaurants and a sandwich I have always
> enjoyed....French bread with ham, turkey and Swiss cheese between the
> slices and then put in a egg batter and deep fried and sprinkled with
> powdered sugar. I don't care to eat it with any kind of jam on it
> though. If it's made right, it's delicious!
>
Sprinkled with powdered sugar? ICK! No wonder they serve it with
jam. Do you have to throw up after you eat it?

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