"Janet" > wrote in message
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> jmcquown wrote:
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>> Ah, yes, the croque-monsieur with turkey. Except it's not quite
>> that. The Monte Cristo is a rare item on menus, to be sure. I
>> haven't seen it on a menu in about 20 years. The distinction between
>> croque-monsieur is it's ham and turkey with swiss cheese, battered
>> and deep fried. Then sprinkled lightly with powdered sugar and
>> served with strawberry jam. (It should probably only be eaten once
>> every twenty years.) These people have managed to *******ize it into
>> a ham sandwich with harvarti served on toasted brioche. Sorry,
>> people, that is *not* a Monte Cristo!
>> Jill
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> Yes, but it sounds a lot better than a Monte Cristo to me.
>
Oh, a true Monte Cristo is delicious! But as previously stated, you
probagbly should only have one once every 20 years or so

Jill