Coke floats

[lucky_bee]

Agree with all your observations gl, i remember Frappes. And to this day, almost all mom and pop sub shops in Ma. sell better subs than i can get almost anywhere on Md. up there subs also called grinders. And yes, seafood everywhere.

Same in CT. We called them grinders too. I complain all the time about how there are no Mom 'n Pop sandwhich shops down here. Up north, you can't drive through ONE town without there being at least 1-2. CT is where Subway got its franchise started, but they've got nothing on those local grinder shops. Wawa is as close as I can get down here

 

[Restless]

I grew up in South Jersey. Hoagies, cheesesteak sandwiches, hotdogs cut up in baked beans, Taylor pork roll sandwiches, Ivins gingersnaps, and small town bakeries are what I miss. How I wish we had a good diner here. Up there are quite a few, and the menus are so large.

I'm sure there are other foods, but I've forgotten after all these years.

This has been a nice thread to read. It's nice to learn what is popular to eat in different parts of the country.

 

[MarieB]

Friggin' jagoffs are taking over!

Turkey devonshire is another

Brick cheese

 

[vraiblonde]

Beef on a weck and a side of Chicken Wings (Hot) / Blue Cheese

Mmmmmm....beef on weck....

So I take it you're from Buffalo?

 

[vraiblonde]

This has been a nice thread to read. It's nice to learn what is popular to eat in different parts of the country.

I think so, too. I'm a huge fan of regional dishes and like to try the local specialties when I travel.

 

[BadGirl]

I think so, too. I'm a huge fan of regional dishes and like to try the local specialties when I travel.

I want to have a dinner party and have everyone bring a dish specific to where they come from.

Would you bring your runza's?

 

[vraiblonde]

I want to have a dinner party and have everyone bring a dish specific to where they come from.

Would you bring your runza's?

Of course! I think that's a great idea!

 

[Merlin99]

In Michigan it's Vernors ginger ale floats and bologna spread sandwiches, I don't think it would go over well here.

Ingredients:
1 ring Koegel's bologna (skin removed)
1 small white onion (peeled and cut into wedges.
2 medium dill pickles
Miracle Whip
Directions:
1. Grind up Koegel's bologna.
2. Grind pickles and onion.
3. Add Miracle Whip to make the mixture spreadable.
3. Make a sandwich, roll-up, or spread it on crackers.

 

[terbear1225]

And now. I want a twin bing. Awesome candy chery nugat center with chocolate and penuts around the outside. Can only get it in the midwest

 

[MarieB]

In Michigan it's Vernors ginger ale floats and bologna spread sandwiches, I don't think it would go over well here.

Ingredients:
1 ring Koegel's bologna (skin removed)
1 small white onion (peeled and cut into wedges.
2 medium dill pickles
Miracle Whip
Directions:
1. Grind up Koegel's bologna.
2. Grind pickles and onion.
3. Add Miracle Whip to make the mixture spreadable.
3. Make a sandwich, roll-up, or spread it on crackers.

My mom used to sometimes make our" ham "salad with bologna instead of ham, but it has relish and not pickles and no onion. You might like ham salad. I think they might sell it at Giant

 

[Merlin99]

My mom used to sometimes make our" ham "salad with bologna instead of ham, but it has relish and not pickles and no onion. You might like ham salad. I think they might sell it at Giant

I figured the Miracle Whip was going to get the comments.

 

[vraiblonde]

And now. I want a twin bing. Awesome candy chery nugat center with chocolate and penuts around the outside. Can only get it in the midwest

They are not the same now that we are adults. Years and years ago a friend happened through the midwest and he brought me back a Cherry Mash because he'd heard me talk about it.

I think I ended up taking two bites before I collapsed in a sugar coma and had to be rushed to the hospital to have all of my blood siphoned out of my body and replaced with a less hyperglycemic version.

My big thing when I go to TX is to eat a big Chick-O-Stick with a diet Dr. Pepper. Gack.

 

[vraiblonde]

Oh, I forgot! Back home we have Dorothy Lynch dressing, which is a poppyseed French. My Mom eats it on everything from burgers to salads to chicken fingers to fruit. My aunt makes killer deviled eggs with it.

It is to Nebraska as ranch dressing is everywhere else.

 

[pelers]

About the only thing I can think of from home is the fry sauce. It's a mix of mayo and ketchup that you dip french fries in.

 

[MarieB]

I figured the Miracle Whip was going to get the comments.

Not from me

We used Miracle Whip and Marzetti Slaw Dressing in my family. When we moved, my mom would send us Marzettis sometimes

We tend to now use a combination of miracle whip, mayo, and cider vinegar. It depends upon what we are making

 

[KDENISE977]

The one thing I really miss from PA is a tuna Stromboli, ugh... they may sound disgusting at first, but tuna with mayo stuffed in a fresh baked crust then served with a side of sauce...DELISH.. my favorite is Vitos in York PA, but other have followed, not the same.

 

[mitzi]

It has come to my attention that Coke floats are not popular everywhere, that it's a midwestern thing.

I did not know that.

The reason I did not know that is because I've never been a big fan of floats, therefore I don't look at that part of the menu at an ice cream place or diner.

So let's talk about where you're from, your native cuisine, and when you realized that it wasn't universal and was in fact a regional specialty.

I don't expect everyone to know what a runza is but it still gets me when someone isn't familiar with a loose meat sandwich. And I just realized not too long ago that pork tenderloin sandwiches aren't a staple on every diner menu.

When I was young and the drug stores used to have food counters with the stools a treat was to go get a coke float or root beer float. This was in the DC area, I don't know about down this way.

 

[MarieB]

The one thing I really miss from PA is a tuna Stromboli, ugh... they may sound disgusting at first, but tuna with mayo stuffed in a fresh baked crust then served with a side of sauce...DELISH.. my favorite is Vitos in York PA, but other have followed, not the same.

My husband just made strombolis the other night, but pepperoni and not tuna.

I've heard of an anchovie stromboli, but never tuna

 

[RoseRed]

Oh, I forgot! Back home we have Dorothy Lynch dressing, which is a poppyseed French. My Mom eats it on everything from burgers to salads to chicken fingers to fruit. My aunt makes killer deviled eggs with it.

It is to Nebraska as ranch dressing is everywhere else.

Considering I don't care much for ranch dressing, I would guess I may not care for that either.

 

[vraiblonde]

The one thing I really miss from PA is a tuna Stromboli, ugh... they may sound disgusting at first, but tuna with mayo stuffed in a fresh baked crust then served with a side of sauce...DELISH.. my favorite is Vitos in York PA, but other have followed, not the same.

I think it sounds delicious. I love tuna salad.

We have cheese frenchees back home. It's a battered and deep fried cheese sandwich. King's used to do a tuna frenchee, too, which was just a battered and fried tuna salad sandwich. They sound gross but they're really good.