Andy wrote:
> Jen wrote:
>
> >>
> >> I can only eat a sloppy joe openfaced on a bun with provalone then
> >> slop on top.
> >>
> >> Andy
> >
> >
> >
> > I hate to sound really ignorant, but I don't even know what a sloppy
> > joe is. But from what I just read I get the general idea. I'll have
> > to try it one day.
> >
> > Jen
>
>
> Jen,
>
> It's probably similar in lore to the origin of Australia's meatpie. But
> WHO thought up the floater?!!! I'd like to shake their hand!!! ))
>
> Andy
> http://tinyurl.com/dzl7h

What's a floater?

"salgud" > wrote in
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>
> Andy wrote:

>>
>> It's probably similar in lore to the origin of Australia's meatpie.
>> But WHO thought up the floater?!!! I'd like to shake their hand!!!
>> ))
>>
>> Andy
>> http://tinyurl.com/dzl7h
>
> What's a floater?
>

A uniquely South Australian culinary delight (which I have not
personally tried).

Firstly, in case you don't know about the Aussie love of meat pies -
here's an intro <g>. A hot meat pie is a favourite Australian food -
individual pies with a flaky pastry crust, and a meat and gravy filling
(although you can get hundreds of variations on the filling, with
different sorts of meat, vegies, spices etc. the basic is steak). The
plain sort is usually eaten with tomato sauce (like ketchup). You can
see images here http://tinyurl.com/dg68b

In South Australia they like to take one of these pies and place it
upside down in a bowl of pea soup - that's a pie floater. You'll find
out more about it here

http://www.nationaltrustsa.org.au/he...s_2003.htm#Pie


Rhonda Anderson
Cranebrook, NSW, Australia