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Helen Harrand

"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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> Alan wrote:
> > On Tue, 01 Aug 2006 18:48:26 GMT, "Mordechai Housman"
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> "Andy" <q> wrote in message
> >> ...
> >>> "RSHDiva" > wrote in
> >>> oups.com:
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> >>>> We call American Chop Suey "kuji". Dont ask why.
> >>>
> >>> I heard that chop suey translates into "beggar's hash".
> >>>
> >>> Or was that chow mein?
> >>
> >> I heard somewhere once that chop suey is not a traditional Chinese
> >> dish at all, but something invented in a California restaurant out of
> >> leftovers.
> >>
> > What my mom called "chop suey" was mainly ground pork with chopped
> > celery (and some other 'oriental' stuff) in a thick, brown
> > soy-flavored gravy -- all served over chow mien noodles.
> >
> > How exotic!
> >
> > I loved it!
>
> But we always loved the wierd stuff our Mothers made)
>
>

My mom used to make this KILLER eggplant casserole that came from (I think)
her 1936 cookbook. It went something like this

Fry something like a pound of bacon until crisp, take it out and crumble and
set aside. Fry a large onion in the resulting bacon grease. Add sharp
cheddar and one can of TOMATO SOUP (I remember thinking that I didn't know
they had that then. Add a large eggplant or two that had been cubed and
blanched in boiling water for 4 minutes or so then drained. Mix all
together and top w/buttered crumbs and bake. God, I LOVED that stuff. I
was the only kid in the world who would ask for eggplant casserole for my
b'day dinner.

DAmn, I wish I could find that friggin cookbook. It's somewhere here.

helen