sf wrote:
>
> On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 12:15:14 -0400, "Mike Carvin"
> > wrote:
>
> > In (waaay) upstate New York where I and my wife grew up, that dish was
> > called goulash -- even though it bears absolutely no resemblance to the
> > paprika-laden Hungarian stew. I have never heard of it being called
> > American chop suey until we moved to Massachusetts. We still call it
> > goulash - blame it on upbringing. :-)
>
> Ding, ding, ding!!! Old memories are flooding back....
> that's what tomato sauce, hamburger and noodles was called
> when I was a kid. Goulash - I liked!
>
> AFAIC chop suey is a horrible name for it. Of course, I
> don't like the current name of one of my favorite combos
> either (fluffernutters). If they were called that horrible
> name in my formative days, I wouldn't have gone near them.

I think fluffernutters is a great name! Chop suey is neither
here nor there as far as I am concerned.

Kate


--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?