"Goomba" > wrote in message
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> On 11/20/11 12:51 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> Well, Barbie, maybe it was a mid-southern affectation. I ate a Monte
>> Cristo in a couple of restaurants in west TN and it was always made this
>> way. I'd ask them to hold the sugar and simply set the souffle cup of
>> jam to the side. Now I'm in what is known as the deep south. I was
>> surprised to find it on the menu. And then they got it wrong, in my
>> experience.
>>
>> Jill
>
> South Carolina isn't "deep south"....just south.
> I've always heard and read of Monte Cristo sandwiches being served with
> jam, but never heard or read of a sprinkling of sugar.


South Carolina in general may not be "deep south". But it's a big state.
I'm nowhere near the capitol. I'm not even close to Charleston. I'm on a
barrier island off the southernmost tip of SC. The trees are dripping with
Spanish moss and it's about 70F degrees outside. Trust me, this is the deep
south.

Jill