"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