If moving to the South

[Allen]

I've eaten a few rare items except snake and that's on the list. I've killed snakes, I'd like to eat some.

Smother it with Cajun spices and guess what it will taste like?

[PWC]

The government finally realized that tobacco enhances (kills the taste of....) many indig foods. That's why the rations have a bottle included.

[Vern Humphrey]

The government finally realized that tobacco enhances (kills the taste of....) many indig foods. That's why the rations have a bottle included.

You mean Tabasco Sauce. That's there because in WWII and again in Viet Nam, members of the MacIlhenny Clan (who make Tabasco Sauce) wrote up little cookbooks for troops in the field -- each recipe containing Tabasco Sauce -- and the company sent out little bottles given to the troops for free. Tabasco Sauce is included in MREs in recognition of what the MacIlhennys did for the troops.

[Allen]

Per the History Channel Tabasco Sauce and other forms of spicy coatings were used to cover up the taste of spoiled rotten meat due to lack of refrigeration back in the early 1900's.

[Vern Humphrey]

Per the History Channel Tabasco Sauce and other forms of spicy coatings were used to cover up the taste of spoiled rotten meat due to lack of refrigeration back in the early 1900's.

I'm not arguing that, but today's military uses it in thanks for what the MacIlhennys did.

[Phloating Phlasher]

I'm not so sure about the distribution of Cajun food.
I have friends living 70 miles West & a little South of NOLA & they are the epicenter for all the Cajun food I've been introduced to.

[PWC]

wrote up little cookbooks for troops in the field --

And I still have my little green cookbook

[Vern Humphrey]

wrote up little cookbooks for troops in the field --

And I still have my little green cookbook

Hang on to it -- it's valuable!

[PWC]

Hang on to it -- it's valuable!

To whom? Only in memories.....

[Vern Humphrey]

To whom? Only in memories.....

Have you tried to buy one lately?

[Merc]

Here’s a cool story. Most of you guys know what “jumbo” is. The name refers to the size of a roll of bologna that was a common lunch meat for many years. A 4” wide roll was regular bologna and anything that exceeded that width was called jumbo.

During WW2, the steel mills around Pittsburgh were working continuously cranking out record amounts of steel for ships, tanks, etc. for the war. The company back then was J&L Steel. They discouraged the steel workers from leaving the mill for lunch so they set up canteens throughout the mill to serve good meals at really reasonable prices. The blast furnace area didn’t have room for a canteen. Somehow, a guy named the “Greek” was allowed to operate his little lunch business inside the mill out of a simple lean-to shed for the blast furnace workers. He served one item only. You guessed it - jumbo 8” wide bologna about 1/2 - 3/4” thick fried to a crisp in big cast iron frying pans, served between two big slices of Italian bread. He cooked with hot plates and had a big cooler full of quarts of milk or ice tea. He’d sell you a huge sandwich and a quart of ice tea for a couple bucks. I used to service electrical equipment in the blast furnace power house and I still remember how good that sandwich tasted in the 1970s without any mayo, etc. and how I struggled to finish one due to the size. Ah, the memories.

[Allen]

8” wide bologna about 1/2 - 3/4” thick fried to a crisp in big cast iron frying pans, served between two big slices of Italian bread.

I've done that myself but added an equally thick slice of cedar cheese. Like you said, nothing else, no mayo, etc.

Grocery store deli's will slice meats and cheese to any thickness you want.

[lyman]

yum,

a fried bologna sandwich, 1/4 inch or more thick, a slice or 2 of whatever cheese , fried onions and mayo, on white bread or a hamburger bun,,,


damn good eatz