I blame whole wheat

[BegintheBeguine]

I started it, I live there, and I know Lincsong. Me, I'm not offended. I would like to see more healthful choices for us at the convenience store and the neighborhood store, without having to drive or take the bus or walk a few miles to the suburban supermarket.
My favorite store-bought white bread is Monk's. I like wheat bread toasted, but I had to throw out both of the toasters in the house when I discovered mouse poo in the bottom of them! I haven't been to the store since to buy a new one.

 

[Jovan]

Wonder bread isn't lazy or idle. Well I guess it is idle in Southern Cal now.

I blame the lack of education for the reason of the poor health of Americans Citizens.

Oh, and fwi... the smiley face really doesn't make your "off color" comment any better. frankly I'm surprised you even said that? Million of working families would probably find that comment quite offensive.

How doesn't it? If he was clearly joking, there's no reason for you to get offended.

 

[Flivver]

I'm another fan of good 'ol white bread! My friends think I'm nuts when I order white bread in a restaurant.

When I was a kid, I always wanted Wonder Bread (Builds strong bodies 12 ways), but we always bought the local brand...Town Talk. We used to go to the Town Talk store in Worcester to get fresh bread and wonderful Table Talk Pies. The aroma of fresh bread and pies in that store was great.

 

[LizzieMaine]

Table Talk Pies!!!!!!!!!!! Even though my grandmother's home baked pies were always better than anything store bought, when she didn't feel like baking we always had Table Talks for dessert. Somewhere I still have a couple of the "Return For Deposit" tin pans that they came in. I also used to take the little single-serving pies to school in my lunch box -- lots of times I'd ignore the baloney sandwich and just eat the pie.

It was a sad day when my father went to work for Cushman's, and we weren't allowed to have Table Talks anymore. Cushman's Pies weren't even close.

 

[Feraud]

Table Talk Pies!!!!!!!!!!! Even though my grandmother's home baked pies were always better than anything store bought, when she didn't feel like baking we always had Table Talks for dessert. Somewhere I still have a couple of the "Return For Deposit" tin pans that they came in. I also used to take the little single-serving pies to school in my lunch box -- lots of times I'd ignore the baloney sandwich and just eat the pie.

It was a sad day when my father went to work for Cushman's, and we weren't allowed to have Table Talks anymore. Cushman's Pies weren't even close.

Oh I love these.. especially when November rolls around and the stores carry the pumpkin pie! :essen:

 

[Flivver]

It was a sad day when my father went to work for Cushman's, and we weren't allowed to have Table Talks anymore. Cushman's Pies weren't even close.

I remember the black and white Cushman's trucks quite vividly!

In my pre-school years, the bi-weekly arrival of the Cushman man was a big event. I particularly liked the Cushman's tea cakes. Their frosting was delicious.

 

[Dr Doran]

In probably one of my most insane acts ever, I made myself a patty melt at 11:30 last night. Marble rye bread from the supermarket bakery, ground chuck with A1 steak sauce, and white American with grilled onions and "special" sauce (the usual mixture of ketchup, mayo, and mustard).

Hey, I was hungry.

killing me.

 

[carter]

Originally Posted by Jovan
In probably one of my most insane acts ever, I made myself a patty melt at 11:30 last night. Marble rye bread from the supermarket bakery, ground chuck with A1 steak sauce, and white American with grilled onions and "special" sauce (the usual mixture of ketchup, mayo, and mustard).

Hey, I was hungry.

Not bad. Rye Bread is supposedly the most healthy of the full-grain breads. Ground Chuck is far more flavorful than hamburger. A1 beats Heinz 57 hands down! White American...I'd like more sharpness. Grilled onions, yummmm. Special Sauce...well, OK.
BUT, as that guy from the Big Easy says, YA GOTTA KICK IT UP A NOTCH! So give, where are the secret herbs and spices? I gotta know!

You didn't wash this down with Cream Soda, did you?

If not, what did you drink? If that's not too personal?

 

[Diamondback]

If I were cookin' the chuck'd be replaced with 90+%-lean ground sirloin, +1 on A1 vs. Heinz, and I'd replace any American with Tillamook 2-year Vintage White cheddar, or better yet even-longer-aged...

 

[carter]

I'm with you on the cheese but the 90% lean doesn't have enough flavor to my way of thinking. Same reason that marbeling is important in the flavor of a steak.

 

[Jovan]

I will try that sometime, but I was mostly going for something classic and American. I don't know if a sharper cheese would have been wise... I used some dijon in the sauce which was already quite strong.

 

[dhermann1]

It's the fat!

It's the fat in the ground chuck that makes it ideal for burgers. That marble rye is great stuff. In Boston the call it Cissell bread (spelling???) There was a little luncheonette I used to frequent in Cambridge called "Elsie's Lunch" where I'd get turkey and swiss with Russian dressing on Cissell. Once I was chowing down on a gigantic Elsie's sandwich at the counter, washing it down with a frappe (Bostonese for milkshake) made with chocolate syrup and coffee ice cream, when Derek Sanderson (of the Bruins, Jeter's namesake) sat down next to me and had a big sandwich too. Cool moment.
In the old days (Middle Ages) rye was considered the poor peoples' food, with wheat, and especially white bread, reserved for the wealthy. Supposedly it was a mold that grew only on rye flour that had some form of LSD in it, and gave the poor folks hallucinations, sparking the great witch hunts of the middle ages.
Can't blame whole wheat for that.
BTW, speaking of steak sauce, if you can get Peter Luger's try it. I don't know what the secret ingredients are (one has to be horse radish), but it has to be refrigerated even in the store. Super stuff.

 

[Jovan]

Thanks, I will check that out sometime if it's as good as you say.

 

[carter]

This is NOT the thread for me to close out the evening with!

I hate going to bed hungry!

Cucumber sandwich anyone?

 

[Jovan]

I always look at this thread and always feel like going out to eat. My wallet will eat my hand if I do, though. lol