On Fri, 10 May 2013 10:39:45 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

> Monte Cristo
> Thinly sliced ham, turkey & Swiss cheese
> dipped in a cinnamon batter and grilled on
> a Texas toast topped with powered sugar
> and served with your choice of side
> 8.00
>
> They got the ham & turkey right, but cinnamon batter?

Maybe it's a brunch item. <ducking and running>

> Not in my
> experience. No mention of currant jelly (or any sort of jelly or jam)
> for dipping, either, which is traditional.
>
I haven't had a Monte Cristo sandwich since I was a kid (which is when
I decided battered and fried sandwiches weren't my piece o' cake) but
I don't remember a dipping sauce of any kind... jam makes it sound
more like breakfast than lunch to me. Maybe that's why they thought
cinnamon batter and powdered sugar would be okay.

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