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Default Grandpa's Favorite Foods

On 7/21/2015 5:07 PM, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 21 Jul 2015 16:38:30 -0600, "Dr. Edward Morbius"
> > wrote:
>
>> On 7/21/2015 4:16 PM, sf wrote:
>>> On Tue, 21 Jul 2015 16:16:14 -0500, Moe DeLoughan >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Gravy bread (just bread dipped in gravy, but it was a real treat)
>>>
>>> That made me think of the open faced "sandwiches" we used to get at
>>> diners and lunch counters. It was a slice or two of balloon bread on
>>> a plate, a few slices of roast beef topped with a scoop of mashed
>>> potatoes with a well where the gravy went but there was enough to
>>> overflow and cover everything. I'd probably hate it now, but I sure
>>> did like it back then.

>>
>> Classic diner fare, but something that seems to have surrendered its
>> place on mus today to the near ubiquitous chicken fried steak with cream
>> gravy.
>>
>> But...take a gander at what turned up in a search:
>>
>> http://www.simplysated.com/open-face...ich-casserole/
>>
>> Haven't tried it, but certainly will, soon.
>>

>
> Ha! What's old is new again and all prettied up... thanks.
>

You're welcome.

This is classic cold weather food, should be a fall season go to.