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| | From: REDNECKCA (Original Message) | Sent: 1/21/2005 3:44 PM |
Without the good Earl, we would not have the wonderful sanwiches we now have. Last night my wife and I watched a program on sandwiches, the good the bad , and the ugly. It got us to discussing what are our own personal favorites. I won't tell you hers, as no normal person would eat that. My favorites are Chopped BBQ, East Coast Minimalist Style, just vinegar and pepper. Along with slaw and Hushpuppies. Philadelphia Cheesesteak. Thinly sliced grilled beef, grilled onions and peppers, melted cheddar cheese, on a french roll, with hot, spicy tomato sauce poured over the whole thing. And my top favorite is the 'Slambangatonga'. Crusty Sourdough sliced bread, spread one side with peanut butter (but none of that stuff with added suger), four slices of crisp bacon laid on, sliced dead ripe banana laid on, a few drops of red wine vinegar, a sprinkle of black pepper, and the top bread slice spread with mayonaise, but none of that sickly salad dressing. The whole mess slapped unto the grill until the bread is lightly browned, but the bananas not yet heated up. I don't understand why some people refuse to even look at this, much less, eat it. REDNECKCA |
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So, 1stBook, of the Patriots and the Eagles, which team to you favor? I'd like to see the Eagles win the Super Bowl because it has been so long a haul for them. sunday |
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| | From: usone1 | Sent: 1/24/2005 6:57 PM |
Boiled ham on white toast with a smattering of mustard on both sides, salt and peppered to taste. And chips, or chrisps. usone1 |
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| | From: lstbook | Sent: 1/25/2005 4:31 PM |
Sunday - I will stay loyal to Pennsylvania and hope the Eagles will win. As my best friend who is an Eagle's fan says, "the Patriots have had their turn." |
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So what are 'hushpuppies' and 'hoagies'? hoagies are a sandwich on a french roll, various ingredients, sliced meats, cheese, peppers, olive oil or mayo and sometimes called 'submarines' because they look a little like a submarine shape, a 'grinder' or a 'guinea grinder', or a 'hero'. Hush puppies are cornmeal, mixed with a little milk, egg, finely chopped onion, but no sugar, thank you. Made into small balls about the size of a golf ball, dropped into hot oil and fried until crisp and brown. The origin of the name is the subject of a fierce debate in the South. No one really knows for sure how the name originated. REDNECKCA |
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| | From: -TinCan | Sent: 1/27/2005 10:01 AM |
Here are some interesting stories about the origin of the name Red: -
The oldest story is that hushpuppies originated in the settlement of Nouvell Orleans (later called New Orleans, Louisiana), shortly after 1727. They were created by a group of Ursuline nuns who had come from France. The nuns converted cornmeal into a delicious food that they named croquettes de maise. The making of these croquettes spread rapidly through the southern states. -
An African cook in Atlanta is said to have given the name hushpuppy to this food. When frying a batch of catfish and croquettes, a nearby puppy began to howl. To keep the puppy quiet, she gave it a plateful of the croquettes and said, "hush, puppy." Since the name was cut, it stuck. This same story is also attributed to a Creole cook. -
Hunters and trappers could be on the trail for days at a time. At suppertime the hunting dogs would get hungry, so the hunters would mix a batter out of cornmeal or flour and cook it in grease on the campfire. Then they would throw the fried dough to the pups, telling them to be quiet, shut up, or "hush." -
Confederate soldiers would sit beside a campfire preparing their meals. If they detected Yankee soldiers approaching, they would toss their yapping dogs some of the fried cornmeal cakes with the command "Hush, puppies!" -
In the South, the Salamander was often known as a "water dog" or "water puppy." These were deep-fried with cornmeal and formed into sticks. It is said they were called hushpuppies because eating such lowly food was not something a southern wife would want known to her neighbors. |
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Dear Sunday:
They have hoagies in New
York? I thought that was invented by the Polish community in
Chicago.
Rabbi. |
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Rabbi, I don't know who invented the hoagie, but yeah, they sure do have hoagies in New York. We even have hoagies here in my tiny town in Virginia! sunday |
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PDQuest,
yeah sure. I recall seeing a Roman recipe which called for minced lamb, pine nuts, onions and olive oil to be rolled into a rissole, grilled and served on a bread roll. Basically a hamburgr, but that's just another type of sandwich. |
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YUM. Thanks for all the sandwich suggestions, and the history, of course. Syvester's, a restaurant on Oahu, in Kailua, Hawaii served this special which is among my favorites that you haven't already mentioned: French roll, garlic buttered, and lightly toasted, or grilled. Chicken breast lightly browned Avocado Bacon, crisp Tomato Lettuce Nickel |
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That sounds delicious, Nickel! sunday |
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Dear Sunday:
Whoa! I hadn't realized it
had spread so far. Kind of like lox and bagels, I guess. But what
would I know? I'm only in it for the dough.
Rabbi. |
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I can always count on you for a good comeback, Rabbi! sunday |
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Crunchy or smooth, Tom? sunday |
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