Warning!! Very minor spoiler for last night's The Sopranos.

On last night's Sopranos, Carmella made sandwiches she called Lincoln Logs.
She spread some white stuff onto split sausages that may have been hotdogs.
I thought at first it was mayo, but then she put a container of what I'm
pretty sure was whipped cream cheese in the refrigerator. I suppose it
could have been anything in the container, but Carmella doesn't strike me as
the sort of woman who reuses old cream cheese containers.

The sandwich was served on sliced bread, which was wrapped around the
sausage/whatever filling concoction.

Anyone ever heard of or had a sandwich like that before? It struck me as a
fairly disgusting concoction, and yet Carmella Soprano always seems to be a
pretty good cook. Tony's always rooting around the frig looking for
leftover baked ziti or bracciole or something.

Anny

Anny Middon wrote:
> Warning!! Very minor spoiler for last night's The Sopranos.
>
> On last night's Sopranos, Carmella made sandwiches she called Lincoln
> Logs. She spread some white stuff onto split sausages that may have
> been hotdogs. I thought at first it was mayo, but then she put a
> container of what I'm pretty sure was whipped cream cheese in the
> refrigerator. I suppose it could have been anything in the
> container, but Carmella doesn't strike me as the sort of woman who
> reuses old cream cheese containers.
>
> The sandwich was served on sliced bread, which was wrapped around the
> sausage/whatever filling concoction.
>
> Anyone ever heard of or had a sandwich like that before? It struck
> me as a fairly disgusting concoction, and yet Carmella Soprano always
> seems to be a pretty good cook. Tony's always rooting around the
> frig looking for leftover baked ziti or bracciole or something.
>
> Anny

I thought the sandwiches looked absolutely disgusting myself. And my
husband, who will eat darn near ANYTHING also grimaced. It did look like a
hotdog split down the center with white goop on it. I was wondering if it
was ricotta and then nixed that idea because it didn't seem like it would
fit. Then I wondered if it could be some sort of horseradish sauce? Maybe
a spicy Italian sausage? That's the best I can think of.

kili

"kilikini" > wrote in message
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>
> I thought the sandwiches looked absolutely disgusting myself. And my
> husband, who will eat darn near ANYTHING also grimaced. It did look like
> a
> hotdog split down the center with white goop on it. I was wondering if it
> was ricotta and then nixed that idea because it didn't seem like it would
> fit. Then I wondered if it could be some sort of horseradish sauce?
> Maybe
> a spicy Italian sausage? That's the best I can think of.
>
I wondered whether it was some kind of spicy sausage, but it seemed like it
was served cold. At least it couldn't have been much warmer than room
temperature when Tony started scarfing one down. Plus I thought if it was
hot it would have likely melted whatever that white stuff was.

I suppose this is doomed to be another Sopranos' mystery.

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Maybe AJ took a good look at the Lincoln Logs and decided that if this is
the best life has to offer, may as well off himself.

Anny

Anny Middon wrote:
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> Anny

In a pool, with a brick and a bag over a bad hotdog idea? I dunno about
that one. :~)

kili

In article >,
says...

> Carmella Soprano always seems to be a
> pretty good cook
>


Please borrow a dictionary and look up "fiction."


--
Peter Aitken

"Peter A" > wrote

> says...
>
>> Carmella Soprano always seems to be a
>> pretty good cook

> Please borrow a dictionary and look up "fiction."

Why? Characters have bios that the writers follow, and if she's
a good cook that's what would be noted.

nancy

In article >,
says...
>
> "Peter A" > wrote
>
> > says...
> >
> >> Carmella Soprano always seems to be a
> >> pretty good cook
>
> > Please borrow a dictionary and look up "fiction."
>
> Why? Characters have bios that the writers follow, and if she's
> a good cook that's what would be noted.
>
> nancy
>
>

Because it is a made-up bio and any cooking skills in the bio are also
made up.

Also, do not forget corporate greed. There has already been at least one
Sopranos cookbook, and I would not put it past the corporate money-
grubbers to add elements to the plot that would increase profits from
such spin-offs. They know that there are plenty noodle-heads and
treacle-brains to fall for such tripe.


--
Peter Aitken

"Peter A" > wrote

> says...
>>
>> "Peter A" > wrote
>>
>> > says...
>> >
>> >> Carmella Soprano always seems to be a
>> >> pretty good cook
>>
>> > Please borrow a dictionary and look up "fiction."
>>
>> Why? Characters have bios that the writers follow, and if she's
>> a good cook that's what would be noted.

> Because it is a made-up bio and any cooking skills in the bio are also
> made up.

Yes, but they are usually consistant. The writers are supposed to know
the character. I'm sure the actress does.

nancy

"Nancy Young" > wrote in
:

>
> "Peter A" > wrote
>
>> says...
>>>
>>> "Peter A" > wrote
>>>
>>> > says...
>>> >
>>> >> Carmella Soprano always seems to be a
>>> >> pretty good cook
>>>
>>> > Please borrow a dictionary and look up "fiction."
>>>
>>> Why? Characters have bios that the writers follow, and if she's
>>> a good cook that's what would be noted.
>
>> Because it is a made-up bio and any cooking skills in the bio are also
>> made up.
>
> Yes, but they are usually consistant. The writers are supposed to know
> the character. I'm sure the actress does.
>
> nancy
>
>

How do you get to know a fictional character...It ain't like you can go
for lunch with them.

--

The house of the burning beet-Alan

It'll be a sunny day in August, when the Moon will shine that night-
Elbonian Folklore

In article >,
says...
> >>
> >> > Please borrow a dictionary and look up "fiction."
> >>
> >> Why? Characters have bios that the writers follow, and if she's
> >> a good cook that's what would be noted.
>
> > Because it is a made-up bio and any cooking skills in the bio are also
> > made up.
>
> Yes, but they are usually consistant. The writers are supposed to know
> the character. I'm sure the actress does.
>
> nancy
>
>

What's important for a TV show is that things LOOK good, not that they
actually BE good. My guess is that this cooking scene was carefully
planned to catch people's attention and generate discussion that would
generate more viewers for the show. Or, it was an inside joke, "let's
pull a fast one on the viewers, we'll show a horrid recipe and they'll
be moaning and groaning about it for weeks."


--
Peter Aitken

"Peter A" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> says...
>>
>> "Peter A" > wrote
>>
>> > says...
>> >
>> >> Carmella Soprano always seems to be a
>> >> pretty good cook
>>
>> > Please borrow a dictionary and look up "fiction."
>>
>> Why? Characters have bios that the writers follow, and if she's
>> a good cook that's what would be noted.
>>
>> nancy
>>
>>
>
> Because it is a made-up bio and any cooking skills in the bio are also
> made up.
>
> Also, do not forget corporate greed. There has already been at least one
> Sopranos cookbook, and I would not put it past the corporate money-
> grubbers to add elements to the plot that would increase profits from
> such spin-offs. They know that there are plenty noodle-heads and
> treacle-brains to fall for such tripe.
>
>
> --
> Peter Aitken

Why are you being so facetious?
No one was claiming the character was real, or that her cooking skills were. The
comment was reflecting on how it seemed out of character for Carmella to make
something like that. If you couldn't figure that out without help, then perhaps you
should have asked, rather than make an ass of yourself trying to put up such a
pretentious and asinine stance.

kimberly

--
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCDbWRzbG1M
"I told you this was easy"

Nexis wrote:

> "Peter A" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article >,
> > says...
> >>
> >> "Peter A" > wrote
> >>
> >> > says...
> >> >
> >> >> Carmella Soprano always seems to be a
> >> >> pretty good cook
> >>
> >> > Please borrow a dictionary and look up "fiction."
> >>
> >> Why? Characters have bios that the writers follow, and if she's
> >> a good cook that's what would be noted.
> >>
> >> nancy
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Because it is a made-up bio and any cooking skills in the bio are also
> > made up.
> >
> > Also, do not forget corporate greed. There has already been at least one
> > Sopranos cookbook, and I would not put it past the corporate money-
> > grubbers to add elements to the plot that would increase profits from
> > such spin-offs. They know that there are plenty noodle-heads and
> > treacle-brains to fall for such tripe.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Peter Aitken
>
> Why are you being so facetious?
> No one was claiming the character was real, or that her cooking skills
were. The
> comment was reflecting on how it seemed out of character for Carmella to
make
> something like that. If you couldn't figure that out without help, then
perhaps you
> should have asked, rather than make an ass of yourself trying to put up
such a
> pretentious and asinine stance.


"Pretentious and asinine" is Peter A's SOP...

--
Best
Greg

"Peter A" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> says...
>
>> Carmella Soprano always seems to be a
>> pretty good cook
>>
>
>
> Please borrow a dictionary and look up "fiction."

Huh? I'm totally at a loss with this one.

Yes, Carmella Soprano is a fictional character. But The Sopranos seems to
be better than most television dramas at being internally consistent within
their fictional world. It's somewhat out of character for her to make
something disgusting unless it's a family (as opposed of course to Family)
tradition kind of thing. Which under the fictional circumstances of the
episode did make sense.

But the question still remains -- are Lincoln Log sandwiches something that
others have had? Perhaps it's an item local to New Jersey.

BTW, you may be interested in this:

http://www.amazon.com/Sopranos-Famil...9764542&sr=1-1
or
http://tinyurl.com/33er3g

Anny

In article > ,
says...
> > Please borrow a dictionary and look up "fiction."
>
> Huh? I'm totally at a loss with this one.
>
> Yes, Carmella Soprano is a fictional character. But The Sopranos seems to
> be better than most television dramas at being internally consistent within
> their fictional world. It's somewhat out of character for her to make
> something disgusting unless it's a family (as opposed of course to Family)
> tradition kind of thing. Which under the fictional circumstances of the
> episode did make sense
>

Perhaps you are right. Obviously, you and others follow and are involved
in the Sopranos a lot more than I. Although I really like the show, it
is just a TV show to me and nothing more.


--
Peter Aitken

"Peter A" > wrote in message
...
> In article > ,
> says...
>> > Please borrow a dictionary and look up "fiction."
>>
>> Huh? I'm totally at a loss with this one.
>>
>> Yes, Carmella Soprano is a fictional character. But The Sopranos seems
>> to
>> be better than most television dramas at being internally consistent
>> within
>> their fictional world. It's somewhat out of character for her to make
>> something disgusting unless it's a family (as opposed of course to
>> Family)
>> tradition kind of thing. Which under the fictional circumstances of the
>> episode did make sense
>>
>
> Perhaps you are right. Obviously, you and others follow and are involved
> in the Sopranos a lot more than I. Although I really like the show, it
> is just a TV show to me and nothing more.

To me, part of the fun of watching The Sopranos is dissecting all the
seemingly small things to see how they tie into the whole. Carmella reads a
book in bed or Syl at his desk, and someone is sure to comment on the book
and what it's presence means in terms of the overall show. The music that
plays is analyzed. Episode titles are parsed.

As I said, it's part of the fun.

Anny

On May 21, 11:21 am, Peter A > wrote:
> In article > ,
> says...
>
> > > Please borrow a dictionary and look up "fiction."
>
> > Huh? I'm totally at a loss with this one.
>
> > Yes, Carmella Soprano is a fictional character. But The Sopranos seems to
> > be better than most television dramas at being internally consistent within
> > their fictional world. It's somewhat out of character for her to make
> > something disgusting unless it's a family (as opposed of course to Family)
> > tradition kind of thing. Which under the fictional circumstances of the
> > episode did make sense
>
> Perhaps you are right. Obviously, you and others follow and are involved
> in the Sopranos a lot more than I. Although I really like the show, it
> is just a TV show to me and nothing more.
>
Profit was the best TV show that no one has ever seen.
Do a Netflix search for "profit" and "pasdar" and you'll find it.
The Sopranos was considered groundbreaking, but it wasn't shit.
> --
> Peter Aitken

--Bryan

In article >,
Peter A > wrote:

> In article >,
> says...
>
> > Carmella Soprano always seems to be a
> > pretty good cook
>
> Please borrow a dictionary and look up "fiction."


There was a Fried Green Tomatoes cookbook. Obviously no one ever made
FGT before the movie

Anny Middon wrote:

> Warning!! Very minor spoiler for last night's The Sopranos.
>
> On last night's Sopranos, Carmella made sandwiches she called Lincoln
> Logs. She spread some white stuff onto split sausages that may have
> been hotdogs. I thought at first it was mayo, but then she put a
> container of what I'm pretty sure was whipped cream cheese in the
> refrigerator. I suppose it could have been anything in the
> container, but Carmella doesn't strike me as the sort of woman who
> reuses old cream cheese containers.
>
> The sandwich was served on sliced bread, which was wrapped around the
> sausage/whatever filling concoction.

It puzzled me, too. I looked up Lincoln Logs and I found everything
from chicken croquettes to desserts made from mayple syrup and peanut
butter. I thought Lincoln Logs was a Boy/Girl Scouts treat.

Becca

Becca wrote:
> Anny Middon wrote:
>
>> The sandwich was served on sliced bread, which was wrapped around the
>> sausage/whatever filling concoction.
>
> It puzzled me, too. I looked up Lincoln Logs and I found everything
> from chicken croquettes to desserts made from mayple syrup and peanut
> butter. I thought Lincoln Logs was a Boy/Girl Scouts treat.
>
> Becca

I always thought they were toys for building miniature log cabins

"Becca" > wrote in message
...
> Anny Middon wrote:
>
> > Warning!! Very minor spoiler for last night's The Sopranos.
> >
> > On last night's Sopranos, Carmella made sandwiches she called Lincoln
> > Logs. She spread some white stuff onto split sausages that may have
> > been hotdogs. I thought at first it was mayo, but then she put a
> > container of what I'm pretty sure was whipped cream cheese in the
> > refrigerator. I suppose it could have been anything in the
> > container, but Carmella doesn't strike me as the sort of woman who
> > reuses old cream cheese containers.
> >
> > The sandwich was served on sliced bread, which was wrapped around the
> > sausage/whatever filling concoction.
>
> It puzzled me, too. I looked up Lincoln Logs and I found everything
> from chicken croquettes to desserts made from mayple syrup and peanut
> butter. I thought Lincoln Logs was a Boy/Girl Scouts treat.

To the last reference B?G Scouts....I believe you are confusing with
Ants on a Log...i.e Peanut butter spread inside a stalk of celery and topped
with raisins Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

KW

>
> Becca

KW wrote:

> To the last reference B?G Scouts....I believe you are confusing with
> Ants on a Log...i.e Peanut butter spread inside a stalk of celery and topped
> with raisins Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
>
> KW

Doh! You are right, thanks for straightening me out.

Becca

"Anny Middon" > wrote in message
...
> Warning!! Very minor spoiler for last night's The Sopranos.
>
> On last night's Sopranos, Carmella made sandwiches she called Lincoln Logs.
> She spread some white stuff onto split sausages that may have been hotdogs. I
> thought at first it was mayo, but then she put a container of what I'm pretty
> sure was whipped cream cheese in the refrigerator. I suppose it could have
> been anything in the container, but Carmella doesn't strike me as the sort of
> woman who reuses old cream cheese containers.
>
> The sandwich was served on sliced bread, which was wrapped around the
> sausage/whatever filling concoction.
>
> Anyone ever heard of or had a sandwich like that before? It struck me as a
> fairly disgusting concoction, and yet Carmella Soprano always seems to be a
> pretty good cook. Tony's always rooting around the frig looking for leftover
> baked ziti or bracciole or something.
>
> Anny


I TIVO the sopranos I took a slo-mo look.

2 pieces of bread
2 split hot dogs on each piece of bread ( I could not tell if it was toasted).
She is putting away an 8 ounce container of whipped Philadelphia cream cheese
( color and shape)

Yuk...

Dimitri

Dimitri wrote;

> "Anny Middon" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Warning!! Very minor spoiler for last night's The Sopranos.
> >
> > On last night's Sopranos, Carmella made sandwiches she called Lincoln
Logs.
> > She spread some white stuff onto split sausages that may have been
hotdogs. I
> > thought at first it was mayo, but then she put a container of what I'm
pretty
> > sure was whipped cream cheese in the refrigerator. I suppose it could
have
> > been anything in the container, but Carmella doesn't strike me as the
sort of
> > woman who reuses old cream cheese containers.
> >
> > The sandwich was served on sliced bread, which was wrapped around the
> > sausage/whatever filling concoction.
> >
> > Anyone ever heard of or had a sandwich like that before? It struck me
as a
> > fairly disgusting concoction, and yet Carmella Soprano always seems to
be a
> > pretty good cook. Tony's always rooting around the frig looking for
leftover
> > baked ziti or bracciole or something.
> >
> > Anny
>
>
> I TIVO the sopranos I took a slo-mo look.
>
> 2 pieces of bread
> 2 split hot dogs on each piece of bread ( I could not tell if it was
toasted).
> She is putting away an 8 ounce container of whipped Philadelphia cream
cheese
> ( color and shape)
>
> Yuk...


The kind of hangover food I ate as a poor student...

--
Best
Greg

On Mon, 21 May 2007 19:15:37 GMT, "Gregory Morrow"
> wrote:

>
>Dimitri wrote;
>
>> "Anny Middon" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > Warning!! Very minor spoiler for last night's The Sopranos.
>> >
>> > On last night's Sopranos, Carmella made sandwiches she called Lincoln
>Logs.
>> > She spread some white stuff onto split sausages that may have been
>hotdogs. I
>> > thought at first it was mayo, but then she put a container of what I'm
>pretty
>> > sure was whipped cream cheese in the refrigerator. I suppose it could
>have
>> > been anything in the container, but Carmella doesn't strike me as the
>sort of
>> > woman who reuses old cream cheese containers.
>> >
>> > The sandwich was served on sliced bread, which was wrapped around the
>> > sausage/whatever filling concoction.
>> >
>> > Anyone ever heard of or had a sandwich like that before? It struck me
>as a
>> > fairly disgusting concoction, and yet Carmella Soprano always seems to
>be a
>> > pretty good cook. Tony's always rooting around the frig looking for
>leftover
>> > baked ziti or bracciole or something.
>> >
>> > Anny
>>
>>
>> I TIVO the sopranos I took a slo-mo look.
>>
>> 2 pieces of bread
>> 2 split hot dogs on each piece of bread ( I could not tell if it was
>toasted).
>> She is putting away an 8 ounce container of whipped Philadelphia cream
>cheese
>> ( color and shape)
>>
>> Yuk...
>
>
>The kind of hangover food I ate as a poor student...

and that would make you fell better? or was it after the vomiting?

your pal,
blake

Dimitri wrote:

> I TIVO the sopranos I took a slo-mo look.
>
> 2 pieces of bread
> 2 split hot dogs on each piece of bread ( I could not tell if it was
> toasted).
> She is putting away an 8 ounce container of whipped Philadelphia cream
> cheese ( color and shape)
>
> Yuk...


Presumably the cream cheese between the hot dogs makes the sandwich resemble
a log cabin? Must be a family recipe from someone on the writing staff.
Lin, want to post your family recipe for "saucy dogs"?

Bob

On May 21, 11:55 am, "Dimitri" > wrote:
> 2 split hot dogs on each piece of bread ( I could not tell if it was toasted).
> She is putting away an 8 ounce container of whipped Philadelphia cream cheese
> ( color and shape)
>
> Yuk...

There must be something between the hot dog and the bread, too?

Karen

I have the episode on DVR - it's Philadelphia Cream Cheese. Sausage
and Cream Cheese is actually really good. We usually use hard salami,
but any sort of cured meat is good with it. It's most common on a
bagel or french bread.

Desirea
The Steeping Pot
www.SteepingPot.com