On Saturday, August 1, 2015 at 8:00:12 AM UTC-4, Chatty Cathy 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...)

Ring bologna is stuffed into a narrower casing than regular bologna. Maybe
1.25 inches in diameter.

It's twisted into sections about yay long (sorry, I don't know exactly how
long--maybe 18-20 inches?) and the ends of the sections are brought together
before it is cooked; it stays in a curved shape afterward. Here's a picture
of ring bologna in a package:

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Eckrich-Ri...14-oz/20934730


Cindy Hamilton