In article >, "Jack
Schidt®" > wrote:

> "notbob" > wrote in message
> news:fe45d.360724$8_6.38460@attbi_s04...
> > On 2004-09-24, Jessica V. > wrote:
> >>
> >> At most restaurants in Maine a lobster roll is knuckle and claw
> >> lobster
> >> meat mixed with a tiny amount of mayo, served on a toasted hot dog
> >> roll
> >> and a wee bit of iceburg lettuce.
> >
> > Stop, for the lovagawd! Lobster meat on a hotdog bun? Geez, you gotta
> > eat
> > an awful lot of lobster meat to become so jaded you'd eat cold lobster
> > on
> > a
> > piece of bread. A Craby Patty, maybe. Lobster? Barbarians!
> >
> > nb
>
> It's not as awkward as you think, nb. A, good lobster is plentiful
> around
> here, so it's not some rare delicacy, and B, the NE hotdog bun is a step
> up
> from the normal squishy bun. Oh, and C, together, they make for a
> fantastic
> treat. Yeah, if the lobster boat showed up once a year and we all
> received
> one lobster each for some 20 bucks a pound, I'd probably say same. But
> tain't so round here.
>
> The same hot dog bun is used to make clam rolls, using fried clams,
> either
> strips (cheaper) or whole clams (the real deal).
>
> Jack Abbots
>
>

Ya know - I don't know why, but I really don't care for either the NE
hotdog bun (of course, I grew up in Michigan) or lobster. Like shrimp a
lot, and crab, but not lobstah.

Ah, well - more for you. :-)

Oh, and whole clams are just odd to me. They taste like fishy liver,
which in essence, they probably are. I love liver, but not whole clams.

--
Nancy Howells (don't forget to switch it, and replace the to send mail).