"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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> "Cheri" wrote in message ...
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> "sf" > wrote in message
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>> On Sat, 5 Nov 2016 23:30:45 -0700, "Cheri" >
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>>> You can get those where I am too in CA, not as popular as they were a
>>> few
>>> years ago, but one of our local diners still have them. I used to love
>>> them.
>>>
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>> Now I need to know the name of that diner, so we can eat there the
>> next time we're in the area.
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> The Hollywood Cafe on Cherokee Lane. I haven't been there for a long time
> because of the crime in the area these days, but they had great food, and
> really good hot roast beef sandwiches with mashed potatoes and brown
> gravy.
>
> Cheri
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> I noticed it said a 'dipper' of mashed potato! My husband who has spent
> quite a lot of time in the US says they serve very small portions of
> mashed
> potato (in his terms <g>) How much is a 'dipper'?

It's about the size of a # 8 scooper/dipper, but you could always ask for an
extra scoop of potatoes if desired.

Cheri