"Victor Sack" > wrote in message
.. .
> TammyM > wrote:
>
>> Oh my god. The last time I had a croque monsieur, I was in Bayeux on
>> my way to Paris. Like many Americans, I've dreamed of going to Paris
>> a great deal over the years. The croque nearly croaked ME, we tried
>> to go from our hotel in Paris to see the Eiffel Tower, but I was so
>> ill I spent much of the night with my arms wrapped around the toilet.
>> My companion ate Life Savers for dinner. In Paris. Fortunately, the
>> rest of the trip was as wonderful as I've always dreamed.
>>
>> No croque for me, ever again.
>
> Hmm... sounds like it was caused by something other than
> croque-monsieur, considering its ingredients...
>
> Victor

In pre-cholesterol days, I frequented a restaurant in Bedford Hills (NY)
that served a croque napped -- nay, smothered -- in hollandaise sauce. A
gilded lily if I ever ate one.

Felice