On Friday, February 12, 2016 at 5:33:14 AM UTC-5, sf wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Feb 2016 09:56:47 -0000, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > "Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 17:31:28 -0600, MaryL
> > > > wrote:
> > >
> > >>On 2/11/2016 9:56 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> > >>> Grilled Cheese and Bacon
> > >>> On Wheat
> > >>> Choice of Side
> > >>> $9.50
> > >>>
> > >>> Pulled Pork BBQ
> > >>> On Kaiser Roll with Sliced Pickle
> > >>> Choice of Side
> > >>> $10.00
> > >>>
> > >>> Blue Plate
> > >>> Smothered Pork Chop
> > >>> With Mashed Potatoes and Steamed Vegetables
> > >>> $11.00
> > >>>
> > >>> Jill
> > >>
> > >>Wow! That's an expensive grilled cheese with bacon. I ate lunch at
> > >>home and had a bowl of tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwich (no
> > >>bacon). There was very little cost and not much work, but it was tasty.
> > >>
> > >>MaryL
> > >
> > > Mayhaps the side at the club was a big bowl of homemade beef barley
> > > with 'shrooms. Thing is "on wheat" means nothing, most all bread is
> > > made with wheat flour... would be meaningful if on 'whole wheat'. I
> > > much prefer grilled Swiss on rye.
> >
> > I've often wondered about the 'wheat' thing. I just figured that most
> > people don't eat regular bread.
>
> Sheldon doesn't get around much. "Wheat" is short for whole wheat.
> It's poor menu authoring to just say wheat, but that's what it is
> often called in conversation. Waitresses will as you if you want
> "white, wheat or rye" and unless you're from another planet (or
> perhaps another country), you'll know she's talking about sliced bread
> vs a roll and that wheat means whole wheat.

And when they mean "whole wheat" what they actually mean is
"white bread with enough whole wheat flour to color it tan".

Cindy Hamilton