On 8/1/2015 11:27 AM, Janet B wrote:
> On Sat, 01 Aug 2015 14:00:08 +0200, ChattyCathy
> > wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 20 Jul 2015 15:09:07 -0700, Gregory Morrow wrote:
>>
>>> So seeing Sheldon's garden pix got me all nostalgic about when I was a
>>> kid. A childhood memory was some of the food that my Midwestern small
>>> town grandparents routinely ate in the late 50's and into the 60's, some
>>> now seem a bit "old - fashioned" to me (but grandpa lived 1876 ->
>>> 1965!). Here are some:
>>>
>>> - ring baloney
>>
>> OK, I hafta ask, what's 'ring' baloney? (as opposed to 'normal' baloney -
>> which is known as 'polony' in my neck of the woods...)
> snip
> Ring bologna is approx. 1.5 inches across and the length of it,
> instead of being a straight stick, has both ends tied together.
> http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&key...l_7rjjuw3oif_e
> or
> http://tinyurl.com/pubn4u6
> Janet us
>

Ring baloney, in my experience, is just like a large hot dog in texture
and flavor, with the ends tied together, as mentioned above. It can be
hard to find; I've seen it in SoCal mainly, back in the 60s and 70s, and
in central PA recently. I like it a lot.