On Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:29:43 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

> Of course I mentioned the midwest because it does seem to be casserole
> (hot dish) country.

Can't say those things were popular where I lived. Tuna noodle
casseroles might have been popular, but I can't say I ever had one
until I was a lot older and cooked it myself. Then I found out why
mom didn't make it. Ugh. That stuff is vile!

> I can't say I ever ate a lot of casseroles even
> though Mom was from Ohio.

Me either. Mom hated that stuff. She mustered up a lamb or beef stew
on occasion, but we ate our meat roasted or broiled and sometimes
sautéed or do you call it pan frying when it's browned in a pan (no
flour or bread crumb coating) and then a gravy is made with the fond?

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