On 12/30/2014 4:29 PM, MaryL wrote:
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> On Tuesday, December 30, 2014 8:17:18 AM UTC-8, jmcquown wrote:
>> Here they go again.
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>> Grilled Ham and Cheese
>> Served on Wheat
>> Choice of Side
>> $7.50
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>> French Dip
>> Hot Roast Beef with Au jus on a Kaiser Roll
>> Choice of Side
>> $9.75
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>> Blue Plate
>> Omelet
>> Ham and Cheese Omelet
>> Choice of Side
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>> $9.00
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>> Who ever interpreted a "blue plate"[special] as an omelet?
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> An omelet is a tasty and satisfying meal. Americans ate egg dishes for
> dinner all the time, until the heart attack panic set in. Omelets were
> a regular part of our Friday night rotation when I was a child.
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> I still eat omelets or scrambled eggs fairly often. But I would not
> consider them "blue plate specials." I think of that as meat and
> several vegetables arranged on a platter.
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> MaryL
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Exactly! I eat omelets from time to time but it isn't what most
Americans think of as a blue plate special.

Jill