On 29 Jul 2011 15:52:34 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:


>Decades ago when Burger King was relatively new I really liked their
>burgers, especially the Whopper. Nowadays, at least in this area,
>they are just short of disgusting.

Someone in another group mentioned you can specify you want a fresh
one and it takes awhile but they'll do it. He said it makes a big
difference.

Lou

> In various cities I've visited -- Denver, Portland OR, Houston,
> Galveston -- I've seen Coney Island hot dogs. (In some places, they're
> called foot-longs.) At Coney Island, they're called Texas Wieners. Go
> figure!

Detroit is famous for their own version of the Coney Island hot dog.
It consists of a hot dog bun with a slice of cheese laid on it, then a
hotdog that had been cooked on a flat-top surface, topped with loose
seasoned browned ground beef, then a layer of chili without beans, and
finally topped with onions and mustard.

sf wrote:

> The reason why people like In n Out is the price. It's as simple as that.
> The burger is higher quality meat than most fast food joints, so it always
> good and it has real toppings that you can recognize - real slices of
> onion and tomato and a real lettuce leaf, plus you can have as much as you
> want and order your burger in different styles. The fries (although not my
> favorite) are made from real potatoes that were cut in house and their
> milkshakes are made with real ice cream. They don't over salt, so some
> people might think their food is bland. You know what that means? More
> for the rest of us! They also know how to move the line along quickly and
> there are often lines out the door.

So the reason people like In-n-Out is *more* than just the price.

Bob

When I lived in Cincinnati they had a popular breakfast dish called
Goetta (pronounced Get-ta) which was ground pork mixed with oatmeal
and cooked up in patties. I tried it once and it was not to my liking.

On Fri, 29 Jul 2011 17:42:58 -0700, "Bob Terwilliger"
> wrote:

> sf wrote:
>
> > The reason why people like In n Out is the price. It's as simple as that.
> > The burger is higher quality meat than most fast food joints, so it always
> > good and it has real toppings that you can recognize - real slices of
> > onion and tomato and a real lettuce leaf, plus you can have as much as you
> > want and order your burger in different styles. The fries (although not my
> > favorite) are made from real potatoes that were cut in house and their
> > milkshakes are made with real ice cream. They don't over salt, so some
> > people might think their food is bland. You know what that means? More
> > for the rest of us! They also know how to move the line along quickly and
> > there are often lines out the door.
>
> So the reason people like In-n-Out is *more* than just the price.
>
Okay you got me there. They go for the price and they return because
there are other positives too.

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.

"Pete C." wrote:
>
> Andy wrote:
> >
> > Pete C,
> >
> > Actually, allow me to backtrack enough to say, I think McD does keep parts
> > separate. I remember them using tongs to pluck from over the counter
> > warming draws to build sandwiches how you described. It's been a long while
> > and I never got a close look at that process.
> >
> > That's not a bad idea!
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Andy
>
> I don't do fast food very often, and when I do it's often the drive
> through, so I may well be commingling the processes of McD and BK. I
> believe I will skip lunch and swing by BK for a Whopper on my way out to
> do errands this afternoon and see what I find.

So, I stopped at BK and got a Whopper with onion rings and a drink. The
whopper was freshly assembled, the bun coming down the chute from a
toaster separate from the burner broiler. The onion rings were the
chopped and formed variety, but still fairly tasty, and the burger
itself was tasty as always, with crisp lettuce and a nice ripe tomato.
This was well outside peak hours of course, and I'd say that BK is still
quite decent.

"Andy" > wrote in message ...
> Pete C,
>
> Actually, allow me to backtrack enough to say, I think McD does keep parts
> separate. I remember them using tongs to pluck from over the counter
> warming draws to build sandwiches how you described. It's been a long
> while
> and I never got a close look at that process.
>
> That's not a bad idea!
>
> Best,
>
> Andy

McD isn't food.

On Jul 27, 7:13*pm, "Pete C." > wrote:
> "Pete C." wrote:
>
> > blake murphy wrote:
>
> > > On Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:48:53 -0400, Christopher M. wrote:
>
> > > > "Jean B." > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > >> Michael OConnor wrote:
> > > >>> In South Carolina it is the chili cheeseburger, which is a
> > > >>> cheeseburger topped with meat chili (no beans) and mustard and diced
> > > >>> onion, pickles are optional. *The other thing that restaurants here do
> > > >>> that they do not do in other parts of the country is called half and
> > > >>> half, which is half fries and half onion rings.
>
> > > >> It is sure true I can't do that half-and-half thing up here in Boston's
> > > >> 'burbs. *I have tried. *I've also tried to get small servings of onion
> > > >> rings, saying I'd pay the normal price, but not many restaurants want to
> > > >> do that.
>
> > > > I guess onion rings aren't very popular in MA. Maybe Burger King has
> > > > something to do with that.
>
> > > > W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)
>
> > > their chopped and formed onion rings are kind of nasty.
>
> > Kind of, but their burgers are tasty (if incredibly unhealthy) for a
> > fast food burger.
>
> Actually, while we're on the CT / New England thing, how about Grape Nut
> pudding and Grape Nut ice cream? Both are great and I've not seen them
> outside the northeast.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

The makers of Grape-Nut products will gladly send you a whole recipe
book with recipes that use Grape-Nuts.

N.

On Jul 27, 10:05*pm, "gloria.p" > wrote:
> On 7/27/2011 6:13 PM, Pete C. wrote:
>
>
>
> > Actually, while we're on the CT / New England thing, how about Grape Nut
> > pudding and Grape Nut ice cream? Both are great and I've not seen them
> > outside the northeast.
>
> Born and raised in Massachusetts, I've never had Grape Nut ice cream
> but my mother used to make Grape Nut custard (pudding) often. I remember
> liking it.
>
> My late mother-in-law ate Grape Nuts for breakfast so we usually had a
> box of it available for her visits. *Our kids called it "Grandma's
> Gerbil Food." * (Yeah, we are a very irreverent bunch.)
>
> gloria p

Way out here in fly-over country, I've had custard pie in several
places, where the baker sprinkles Grape-Nuts on the crust before
pouring in the custard mix. About half of them float to the top and
add to the custardy crust - pretty darn tasty.

N.

On Jul 25, 4:05*pm, "Christopher M." > wrote:
> Hoboken Ice Cream Sodahttp://www.floras-hideout.com/drrecipes/recipes.php?page=drrecipes&da...
>
> St. Louis Pizzahttp://www.food.com/recipe/imos-pizza-recipe-st-louis-style-pizza-380004
>
> W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

Out here in the northern midwest, we have Maid-Rite (i.e., loose meat)
sandwich shops - and the pork tenderloin sandwich is common here also
in central/northern midwest.

N.

"Nancy2" > ha scritto nel messaggio

The makers of Grape-Nut products will gladly send you a whole recipe
book with recipes that use Grape-Nuts.

I wish they would send me the Grapenuts. I miss them and I loved Grapenuts
ice cream.

Sout Side of Milwaukee, you can find Hungarian sausages (grilled, like brats). No restaurant carries them; gotta grill your own. The best grilled sausage on earth, IMHO.

Friday fish fry is religion in all of WI. Fish boils are also pretty popular. Love 'em both.

gloria.p wrote:
> On 7/27/2011 6:13 PM, Pete C. wrote:
>
>>
>> Actually, while we're on the CT / New England thing, how about Grape Nut
>> pudding and Grape Nut ice cream? Both are great and I've not seen them
>> outside the northeast.
>
>
> Born and raised in Massachusetts, I've never had Grape Nut ice cream
> but my mother used to make Grape Nut custard (pudding) often. I remember
> liking it.
>
> My late mother-in-law ate Grape Nuts for breakfast so we usually had a
> box of it available for her visits. Our kids called it "Grandma's
> Gerbil Food." (Yeah, we are a very irreverent bunch.)
>
> gloria p
>
Well, since you are not in Massachusetts now, I won't tell you
about Toscanini's Grapenut ice cream.

Grapenuts are about the only normal cereal I eat. I am not much
of a cereal person, and I am apt to eat it at night, maybe for
dessert, instead of breakfast. The draw is that they don't get
mushy very fast--probably an understatement.

--
Jean B.

Tracy wrote:
>
>
> On 7/27/2011 11:05 PM, gloria.p wrote:
>> On 7/27/2011 6:13 PM, Pete C. wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Actually, while we're on the CT / New England thing, how about
>>> Grape Nut
>>> pudding and Grape Nut ice cream? Both are great and I've not seen
>>> them
>>> outside the northeast.
>>
>>
>> Born and raised in Massachusetts, I've never had Grape Nut ice cream
>> but my mother used to make Grape Nut custard (pudding) often. I
>> remember liking it.
>>
>
> Peaceful Meadows makes Grape Nut ice cream. They have locations in
> Whitman, Middleboro, and Plymouth. Worked there many, many, many years ago.
>
> Tracy

Oh, too bad. I had to go back to this post, thinking it said
Waltham. If you have a craving, Toscanini's (near MIT) usually
has it. (I am not there frequently enough to say whether they
always have it.)

--
Jean B.

blake murphy wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Jul 2011 21:05:15 -0600, gloria.p wrote:
>
>> On 7/27/2011 6:13 PM, Pete C. wrote:
>>
>>> Actually, while we're on the CT / New England thing, how about Grape Nut
>>> pudding and Grape Nut ice cream? Both are great and I've not seen them
>>> outside the northeast.
>> Born and raised in Massachusetts, I've never had Grape Nut ice cream
>> but my mother used to make Grape Nut custard (pudding) often. I remember
>> liking it.
>>
>> My late mother-in-law ate Grape Nuts for breakfast so we usually had a
>> box of it available for her visits. Our kids called it "Grandma's
>> Gerbil Food." (Yeah, we are a very irreverent bunch.)
>>
>> gloria p
>
> lately i've had inexplicable cravings for the stuff - i only ate it once or
> twice before.
>
> your pal,
> blake

LOL! It is an acquired taste?

--
Jean B.

sf wrote:
> On 29 Jul 2011 05:27:18 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> > wrote:
>
>> I like Fudrucker's on occasion, but I wouldn't put them in quite the
>> same category as McDonald's, Wendy's, Burger King, In and Out Burger,
>> et. al.
>
> I haven't ever been to a Fuddrucker's. We had one next to a movie
> theater for years, but it closed a couple of years ago. Would you say
> it's in the Red Robin restaurant category?
>
I went to Fuddrucker's with my daughter because they have some
exotic burgers. BUT they were tough and uninteresting. I figure
they are not handled gently during processing and making them into
uniform patties. Very disappointing.

--
Jean B.

"Jean B." > wrote in message
...
> gloria.p wrote:
>> On 7/27/2011 6:13 PM, Pete C. wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Actually, while we're on the CT / New England thing, how about Grape Nut
>>> pudding and Grape Nut ice cream? Both are great and I've not seen them
>>> outside the northeast.
>>
>>
>> Born and raised in Massachusetts, I've never had Grape Nut ice cream
>> but my mother used to make Grape Nut custard (pudding) often. I remember
>> liking it.
>>
>> My late mother-in-law ate Grape Nuts for breakfast so we usually had a
>> box of it available for her visits. Our kids called it "Grandma's Gerbil
>> Food." (Yeah, we are a very irreverent bunch.)
>>
>> gloria p
>>
> Well, since you are not in Massachusetts now, I won't tell you about
> Toscanini's Grapenut ice cream.
>
> Grapenuts are about the only normal cereal I eat. I am not much of a
> cereal person, and I am apt to eat it at night, maybe for dessert, instead
> of breakfast. The draw is that they don't get mushy very fast--probably
> an understatement.

I LOVE grapenuts but they are not kind to my teeth. I don't like milk or
any liquid on my cereal. I just ate them as is.

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Fri 29 Jul 2011 06:21:07a, Pete C. told us...
>
>> sf wrote:
>>> On 29 Jul 2011 05:27:18 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> I like Fudrucker's on occasion, but I wouldn't put them in
>>>> quite the same category as McDonald's, Wendy's, Burger King, In
>>>> and Out Burger, et. al.
>>> I haven't ever been to a Fuddrucker's. We had one next to a
>>> movie theater for years, but it closed a couple of years ago.
>>> Would you say it's in the Red Robin restaurant category?
>> I haven't been to a Red Robbin.
>>
>> Fudruckers isn't "fast" food, but it isn't quite slow food either.
>> Fudruckers has exotic burgers available (buffalo, venison, elk,
>> etc.) and has a well stocked self serve topping bar. I usually go
>> for the buffalo burger.
>>
>> As for In and Out, I'd put them in the Wendy's category, decent
>> fried burgers, but still not as tasty as a fat laden flame broiled
>> Whopper.
>>
>
> Decades ago when Burger King was relatively new I really liked their
> burgers, especially the Whopper. Nowadays, at least in this area,
> they are just short of disgusting.
>
Oh sure, back when these entities were small, they were much
better. There was a fast food chicken place over near Boston
University that specialized in fried chicken served with honey.
Oh yum. I guess it's just as well that place is long gone.

--
Jean B.

Michael OConnor wrote:
> When I lived in Cincinnati they had a popular breakfast dish called
> Goetta (pronounced Get-ta) which was ground pork mixed with oatmeal
> and cooked up in patties. I tried it once and it was not to my liking.

Oh, you make me think of scrapple and similar things, which I
LOVE. Gotta make some someday (not with the esoteric parts of pig
though).

--
Jean B.

"Jean B." > wrote in message
...
> Michael OConnor wrote:
>> When I lived in Cincinnati they had a popular breakfast dish called
>> Goetta (pronounced Get-ta) which was ground pork mixed with oatmeal
>> and cooked up in patties. I tried it once and it was not to my liking.
>
> Oh, you make me think of scrapple and similar things, which I LOVE. Gotta
> make some someday (not with the esoteric parts of pig though).

Reminds me of haggis.


W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

"Jean B." > wrote in message
...
> blake murphy wrote:
>> On Wed, 27 Jul 2011 21:05:15 -0600, gloria.p wrote:
>>
>>> On 7/27/2011 6:13 PM, Pete C. wrote:
>>>
>>>> Actually, while we're on the CT / New England thing, how about Grape
>>>> Nut
>>>> pudding and Grape Nut ice cream? Both are great and I've not seen them
>>>> outside the northeast.
>>> Born and raised in Massachusetts, I've never had Grape Nut ice cream
>>> but my mother used to make Grape Nut custard (pudding) often. I remember
>>> liking it.
>>>
>>> My late mother-in-law ate Grape Nuts for breakfast so we usually had a
>>> box of it available for her visits. Our kids called it "Grandma's
>>> Gerbil Food." (Yeah, we are a very irreverent bunch.)
>>>
>>> gloria p
>>
>> lately i've had inexplicable cravings for the stuff - i only ate it once
>> or
>> twice before.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
> LOL! It is an acquired taste?

Grapenut ice cream is surprisingly popular.


W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Jean B." > wrote in message
> ...
>> gloria.p wrote:
>>> On 7/27/2011 6:13 PM, Pete C. wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Actually, while we're on the CT / New England thing, how about Grape
>>>> Nut
>>>> pudding and Grape Nut ice cream? Both are great and I've not seen them
>>>> outside the northeast.
>>>
>>>
>>> Born and raised in Massachusetts, I've never had Grape Nut ice cream
>>> but my mother used to make Grape Nut custard (pudding) often. I remember
>>> liking it.
>>>
>>> My late mother-in-law ate Grape Nuts for breakfast so we usually had a
>>> box of it available for her visits. Our kids called it "Grandma's
>>> Gerbil Food." (Yeah, we are a very irreverent bunch.)
>>>
>>> gloria p
>>>
>> Well, since you are not in Massachusetts now, I won't tell you about
>> Toscanini's Grapenut ice cream.
>>
>> Grapenuts are about the only normal cereal I eat. I am not much of a
>> cereal person, and I am apt to eat it at night, maybe for dessert,
>> instead of breakfast. The draw is that they don't get mushy very
>> fast--probably an understatement.
>
> I LOVE grapenuts but they are not kind to my teeth. I don't like milk or
> any liquid on my cereal. I just ate them as is.

Sometimes I eat blueberries in milk.


W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

On 8/2/2011 7:07 PM, Jean B. wrote:
> Tracy wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 7/27/2011 11:05 PM, gloria.p wrote:
>>> On 7/27/2011 6:13 PM, Pete C. wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Actually, while we're on the CT / New England thing, how about
>>>> Grape Nut
>>>> pudding and Grape Nut ice cream? Both are great and I've not seen
>>>> them
>>>> outside the northeast.
>>>
>>>
>>> Born and raised in Massachusetts, I've never had Grape Nut ice cream
>>> but my mother used to make Grape Nut custard (pudding) often. I
>>> remember liking it.
>>>
>>
>> Peaceful Meadows makes Grape Nut ice cream. They have locations in
>> Whitman, Middleboro, and Plymouth. Worked there many, many, many
>> years ago.
>>
>> Tracy
>
> Oh, too bad. I had to go back to this post, thinking it said
> Waltham. If you have a craving, Toscanini's (near MIT) usually has
> it. (I am not there frequently enough to say whether they always
> have it.)
>



I have been to Toscanini's, but not for Grape Nut ice cream. I don't
remember what I had actually, and it wasn't too long ago either.

Now, I really want ice cream. Have been trying to stay away all
summer. I think I will splurge on something good soon.

There's a White Mountain Creamery nearby.....

Tracy

On 8/2/2011 7:09 PM, Jean B. wrote:
> sf wrote:
>> On 29 Jul 2011 05:27:18 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> I like Fudrucker's on occasion, but I wouldn't put them in quite
>>> the same category as McDonald's, Wendy's, Burger King, In and Out
>>> Burger, et. al.
>>
>> I haven't ever been to a Fuddrucker's. We had one next to a movie
>> theater for years, but it closed a couple of years ago. Would you say
>> it's in the Red Robin restaurant category?
>>
> I went to Fuddrucker's with my daughter because they have some
> exotic burgers. BUT they were tough and uninteresting. I figure they
> are not handled gently during processing and making them into
> uniform patties. Very disappointing.
>

I have never liked Fuddruckers. Overrated, in my opinion.

Tracy

On 8/3/2011 11:04 AM, Tracy wrote:
>>
>
> I have never liked Fuddruckers. Overrated, in my opinion.

And OTOH, I really like Fudruckers. The burgers at the local place are
always juicy and not over-cooked into hockey-puck status. I like the
rolls and the ability to dress my burger the way I want it. As usual,
what tastes good to me might taste like crap to someone else, but all in
all, I like Fud's pretty well.

Now Red Robin... blech. Although I only ate at one so maybe I should
try them again to see if the dreck I was served was a one-of-a-kind
aberration... or the way they really do things.

George L

On Wed, 03 Aug 2011 11:38:27 -0500, George Leppla
> wrote:

>On 8/3/2011 11:04 AM, Tracy wrote:
>>>
>>
>> I have never liked Fuddruckers. Overrated, in my opinion.
>
>And OTOH, I really like Fudruckers. The burgers at the local place are
>always juicy and not over-cooked into hockey-puck status. I like the
>rolls and the ability to dress my burger the way I want it. As usual,
>what tastes good to me might taste like crap to someone else, but all in
>all, I like Fud's pretty well.
>
>Now Red Robin... blech. Although I only ate at one so maybe I should
>try them again to see if the dreck I was served was a one-of-a-kind
>aberration... or the way they really do things.

I think it depends on the other options you have in your area. There's
many far better burger places around here. Even some dives with a
walkup window and a far better burger.

Lou

"George Leppla" > wrote in message
...
> On 8/3/2011 11:04 AM, Tracy wrote:
>>>
>>
>> I have never liked Fuddruckers. Overrated, in my opinion.
>
> And OTOH, I really like Fudruckers. The burgers at the local place are
> always juicy and not over-cooked into hockey-puck status. I like the
> rolls and the ability to dress my burger the way I want it. As usual,
> what tastes good to me might taste like crap to someone else, but all in
> all, I like Fud's pretty well.
>
> Now Red Robin... blech. Although I only ate at one so maybe I should try
> them again to see if the dreck I was served was a one-of-a-kind
> aberration... or the way they really do things.

I don't like Red Robin, but I'd go there to try one of their many burger
recipes.


W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

On Wed, 3 Aug 2011 16:34:57 -0400, "Christopher M."
> wrote:

> I don't like Red Robin, but I'd go there to try one of their many burger
> recipes.

That didn't make any sense. Either you've eaten there and you don't
like it or you haven't. You sound like a little kid looking at
something new on the plate and saying "Whatever that is, I don't like
it".

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.

"l, not -l" > wrote in message
...
>
> On 25-Jul-2011, "Christopher M." > wrote:
>
>> St. Louis Pizza
>> http://www.food.com/recipe/imos-pizz...e-pizza-380004
>
> Other St. Louis local favorites for some folk:
> St. Paul sandwich http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Paul_sandwich

Chow mein sandwich from Fall River, MA:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chow_mein_sandwich


W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

On 8/3/2011 7:42 PM, Christopher M. wrote:

>
> Chow mein sandwich from Fall River, MA:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chow_mein_sandwich
>
>
>
>

OMG, those were my early exposure to "Chinese" food
growing up in New Bedford.

I can't begin to tell you how awful they were. The only thing worse was
when they were eaten as take-out food, in soggy wrappers.

gloria p

Julie Bove wrote:
> "Jean B." > wrote in message
> ...
>> gloria.p wrote:
>>> On 7/27/2011 6:13 PM, Pete C. wrote:
>>>
>>>> Actually, while we're on the CT / New England thing, how about Grape Nut
>>>> pudding and Grape Nut ice cream? Both are great and I've not seen them
>>>> outside the northeast.
>>>
>>> Born and raised in Massachusetts, I've never had Grape Nut ice cream
>>> but my mother used to make Grape Nut custard (pudding) often. I remember
>>> liking it.
>>>
>>> My late mother-in-law ate Grape Nuts for breakfast so we usually had a
>>> box of it available for her visits. Our kids called it "Grandma's Gerbil
>>> Food." (Yeah, we are a very irreverent bunch.)
>>>
>>> gloria p
>>>
>> Well, since you are not in Massachusetts now, I won't tell you about
>> Toscanini's Grapenut ice cream.
>>
>> Grapenuts are about the only normal cereal I eat. I am not much of a
>> cereal person, and I am apt to eat it at night, maybe for dessert, instead
>> of breakfast. The draw is that they don't get mushy very fast--probably
>> an understatement.
>
> I LOVE grapenuts but they are not kind to my teeth. I don't like milk or
> any liquid on my cereal. I just ate them as is.
>
>
True re the teeth. I don't eat those dry, but I do consume some
other cereals that way.

--
Jean B.

Christopher M. wrote:
> "Jean B." > wrote in message
> ...
>> Michael OConnor wrote:
>>> When I lived in Cincinnati they had a popular breakfast dish called
>>> Goetta (pronounced Get-ta) which was ground pork mixed with oatmeal
>>> and cooked up in patties. I tried it once and it was not to my liking.
>> Oh, you make me think of scrapple and similar things, which I LOVE. Gotta
>> make some someday (not with the esoteric parts of pig though).
>
> Reminds me of haggis.
>
>
> W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)
>
>
Eerm, I don't think I want haggis--at least not with all of the
offal. But then... I eat all sorts of things, so I guess if I
had the opportunity, I'd try it.

--
Jean B.

On Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:16:17 -0600, "gloria.p" >
wrote:

> On 8/3/2011 7:42 PM, Christopher M. wrote:
>
> >
> > Chow mein sandwich from Fall River, MA:
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chow_mein_sandwich
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> OMG, those were my early exposure to "Chinese" food
> growing up in New Bedford.
>
> I can't begin to tell you how awful they were. The only thing worse was
> when they were eaten as take-out food, in soggy wrappers.
>
Were you smoking funny cigarettes at the time?


--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.

Tracy wrote:
>
>
> On 8/2/2011 7:07 PM, Jean B. wrote:
>> Tracy wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> On 7/27/2011 11:05 PM, gloria.p wrote:
>>>> On 7/27/2011 6:13 PM, Pete C. wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Actually, while we're on the CT / New England thing, how about
>>>>> Grape Nut
>>>>> pudding and Grape Nut ice cream? Both are great and I've not seen
>>>>> them
>>>>> outside the northeast.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Born and raised in Massachusetts, I've never had Grape Nut ice cream
>>>> but my mother used to make Grape Nut custard (pudding) often. I
>>>> remember liking it.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Peaceful Meadows makes Grape Nut ice cream. They have locations in
>>> Whitman, Middleboro, and Plymouth. Worked there many, many, many
>>> years ago.
>>>
>>> Tracy
>>
>> Oh, too bad. I had to go back to this post, thinking it said
>> Waltham. If you have a craving, Toscanini's (near MIT) usually has
>> it. (I am not there frequently enough to say whether they always
>> have it.)
>>
>
>
>
> I have been to Toscanini's, but not for Grape Nut ice cream. I don't
> remember what I had actually, and it wasn't too long ago either.
>
> Now, I really want ice cream. Have been trying to stay away all summer.
> I think I will splurge on something good soon.
>
> There's a White Mountain Creamery nearby.....
>
> Tracy
>
I usually look for kulfi at Toscanini's, but then they will
probably have burnt caramel or some other divine thing too. (I
think the burnt caramel in the stores is not the same.) If you
are a fan of pistachio, I recommend that you go to Kimball's
someday. I usually treat myself once a year. If you ever do go
there for anything, get the kiddie cup, which is still too big.

--
Jean B.

Tracy wrote:
>
>
> On 8/2/2011 7:09 PM, Jean B. wrote:
>> sf wrote:
>>> On 29 Jul 2011 05:27:18 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> I like Fudrucker's on occasion, but I wouldn't put them in quite
>>>> the same category as McDonald's, Wendy's, Burger King, In and Out
>>>> Burger, et. al.
>>>
>>> I haven't ever been to a Fuddrucker's. We had one next to a movie
>>> theater for years, but it closed a couple of years ago. Would you say
>>> it's in the Red Robin restaurant category?
>>>
>> I went to Fuddrucker's with my daughter because they have some
>> exotic burgers. BUT they were tough and uninteresting. I figure they
>> are not handled gently during processing and making them into
>> uniform patties. Very disappointing.
>>
>
> I have never liked Fuddruckers. Overrated, in my opinion.
>
> Tracy

Well, I satisfied my curiosity and have NO desire to return. If I
want an esoteric burger, I'd rather do it myself and not have it
be compressed, rubbery, and almost tasteless. What is the point?

--
Jean B.

Christopher M. wrote:
> "l, not -l" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 25-Jul-2011, "Christopher M." > wrote:
>>
>>> St. Louis Pizza
>>> http://www.food.com/recipe/imos-pizz...e-pizza-380004
>> Other St. Louis local favorites for some folk:
>> St. Paul sandwich http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Paul_sandwich
>
> Chow mein sandwich from Fall River, MA:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chow_mein_sandwich
>
>
> W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)
>
>
Never heard of it, but then I am not in Fall River. That is near
Bridgewater, right? If so, I'll ask my friend who emanates from
Bridgewater.

--
Jean B.

gloria.p wrote:
> On 8/3/2011 7:42 PM, Christopher M. wrote:
>
>>
>> Chow mein sandwich from Fall River, MA:
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chow_mein_sandwich
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> OMG, those were my early exposure to "Chinese" food
> growing up in New Bedford.
>
> I can't begin to tell you how awful they were. The only thing worse was
> when they were eaten as take-out food, in soggy wrappers.
>
> gloria p


Gag! I think I'm glad I had never heard of them before!

--
Jean B.

On Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:17:12 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:

>Tracy wrote:

>> I have never liked Fuddruckers. Overrated, in my opinion.
>>
>> Tracy
>
>Well, I satisfied my curiosity and have NO desire to return. If I
>want an esoteric burger, I'd rather do it myself and not have it
>be compressed, rubbery, and almost tasteless. What is the point?

Check out the weird burger menu at this place!

http://www.kumascorner.com/about/

"Jean B." > wrote in message
...
> Christopher M. wrote:
>> "l, not -l" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 25-Jul-2011, "Christopher M." > wrote:
>>>
>>>> St. Louis Pizza
>>>> http://www.food.com/recipe/imos-pizz...e-pizza-380004
>>> Other St. Louis local favorites for some folk:
>>> St. Paul sandwich http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Paul_sandwich
>>
>> Chow mein sandwich from Fall River, MA:
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chow_mein_sandwich
>>
>>
>> W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)
> Never heard of it, but then I am not in Fall River. That is near
> Bridgewater, right? If so, I'll ask my friend who emanates from
> Bridgewater.

Yes, it's near Bridgewater. It's popular on the South Coast, and in
northeast Rhode Island.


W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

Christopher M. wrote:
> "Jean B." > wrote in message
> ...
>> Christopher M. wrote:
>>> "l, not -l" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On 25-Jul-2011, "Christopher M." > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> St. Louis Pizza
>>>>> http://www.food.com/recipe/imos-pizz...e-pizza-380004
>>>> Other St. Louis local favorites for some folk:
>>>> St. Paul sandwich http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Paul_sandwich
>>> Chow mein sandwich from Fall River, MA:
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chow_mein_sandwich
>>>
>>>
>>> W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)
>> Never heard of it, but then I am not in Fall River. That is near
>> Bridgewater, right? If so, I'll ask my friend who emanates from
>> Bridgewater.
>
> Yes, it's near Bridgewater. It's popular on the South Coast, and in
> northeast Rhode Island.
>
>
> W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)
>
>
On would THINK I might have heard of it.

--
Jean B.