On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:59:56 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:

On Jul 15, 10:04*pm, Jim wrote:
Captain Zombie of Woodstock wrote:



On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:53:16 -0400, H the K
wrote:

Tim wrote:

Cracker Barrel used to have a baked potato coated in pine resin. Lots
of people liked it, so I ordered it.

I will say that it was good, different and well.... good.

the waitress came by and said , how was your potato? I said, it was
really good but the skin was a bit tough, but I finally got it.

She said "Sir!You're not supposed to eat the skin!"

I have noticed that they've taken it off their menu. *Probably got
sued.

Cracker Barrel...our alternative to Waffle House when rolling down I-95...

There's so much really bad food offered at the "just off the Interstate"
restaurants, it's really nice to come across a Cracker Barrel at dinner
time.

Many years ago, soon after you crossed into South Carolina (I think it
was SC) heading south, there was an enclave of shops and restaurants on
the east side of the highway, the biggest being a well-advertised place
that sold cigars. I don't remember the name of that enterprise.

JR's - it's in North Carolina just a little north of the border with
South Carolina. *There's one along 77 too.

If you want to find a microcosm of "what is wrong with America," look at
the just terrible food available along the interstates. There are a
couple of exceptions, such as Waffle House and Cracker Barrel, but
generally...what's offered is just the worst of the worst.

We agree all around. Waffle House is the best greasy spoon chain in
the world and the food ain't half bad.

We never tried Cracker Barrel until last summer - Tim mentioned it and
we tried it out. *Not bad at all.

Love their chicken fried steak - it's doesn't like me unfortunately.

I'm in California, no Waffle House, no Cracker Barrel.

We do have In n Out Burger.

Turnip greens, collard greens and mustard greens, I like em all with
plenty of fatback and hot sauce. Unfortunately, my wife is a yankee
and my kids do not like em so I either have to visit my parents or go
to Cracker Barell (cracker barell only has kinda weak turnip greens,
not the stronger flavored collards).
I never liked chitterlins, kinda a nasty taste.
One southern thing I like but cannot get much of is real cane syrup on
biscuits. True cane syrup is very strong flavored and slightly
greenish tinge, definitely a taste you have to grow up with to like.
Real southern cooked vegies always have bacon or fat pork cooked with
em and they are cooked till soft, not just steamed.
I do hate Okra (except in Gumbo) but I haveta pretend to like it cuz
friends give me so much of it...

I'm not an 'okree' (correct pronounciation) fan either if they're
cooked. Too snotty.

But, rolled in corn meal and fried they are great.
--

John H