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On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:28:31 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote:

"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:59:44 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote:

Actually it's I-94 and Wisconsin 50, just a couple of miles north of
the
border. I haven't been there in probably 25 years but we started
eating
there in the '60s. Hwy 50 is the route we took to Camp Lake where we
had
a
home on the lake.

Just for fun I Goggled it, low and behold, it's still there after 46
years.

Three things I miss since leaving Chicago area are brats, good pizza
and
Italian beef sandwiches.

http://www.bratstop.com/contact.htm

If you do stop there, have a couple for me.

Thanks, I saved it. You've given me the idea to go to Kenosha
and maybe visit the waterfront. Real quick trip compared to going out
on I-90 to see farms.
You got that right about pizza and Italian beef. I hardly ate brats
until I moved to the suburbs. 'Cause I can't find decent pizza or
Italian beef nearby!

A couple of years ago my 90 year old Aunt in Arlington Hts became
terminally
ill. My brother, from Michigan and I both traveled there to be with her
as
she had no other family. The three weeks I was there much of our dining
was
on pizza and Italian beef. When I arrived home in Florida I jumped on
the
scale only to find I had gained 13 pounds.

Haven't found a decent pizza joint here. There have been a couple of
places
that opened and served pretty good Chicago style Italian beef but
neither
of
them lasted very long.

When I first moved to Florida I walked into a "Italian" pizza restaurant
and
ordered an Italian beef to go. They looked at me like I just fell out of
tree, they had never heard of such a thing. I didn't realize it's a
thing
pretty much unique to Chicago.

Yep.

Another "thing" is ordering pickle on your hot dog. Nice big fat
slice of pickle. And real mustard, not the crap mustard most hot dog
places have. Properly chunked spanish onions.

mmmmmm.....

You forgot the celery salt and tomato and sweet pickle relish and poppy
seed
bun and....- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -


There's plenty of authentic ethnic foods in Florida. It's a whole
industry catering to snowbirds.

I don't know what type of ethnic food you are referring to, but other than
Latin food stuffs in South Florida I haven't found a wide variety in my
time here. I'm referring to the raw material to prepare for yourself at
home.

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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in
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On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:28:31 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote:

"Vic Smith" wrote in message
. ..
On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:59:44 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote:

Actually it's I-94 and Wisconsin 50, just a couple of miles north of
the
border. I haven't been there in probably 25 years but we started
eating
there in the '60s. Hwy 50 is the route we took to Camp Lake where we
had
a
home on the lake.

Just for fun I Goggled it, low and behold, it's still there after 46
years.

Three things I miss since leaving Chicago area are brats, good pizza
and
Italian beef sandwiches.

http://www.bratstop.com/contact.htm

If you do stop there, have a couple for me.

Thanks, I saved it. You've given me the idea to go to Kenosha
and maybe visit the waterfront. Real quick trip compared to going out
on I-90 to see farms.
You got that right about pizza and Italian beef. I hardly ate brats
until I moved to the suburbs. 'Cause I can't find decent pizza or
Italian beef nearby!

A couple of years ago my 90 year old Aunt in Arlington Hts became
terminally
ill. My brother, from Michigan and I both traveled there to be with her
as
she had no other family. The three weeks I was there much of our dining
was
on pizza and Italian beef. When I arrived home in Florida I jumped on
the
scale only to find I had gained 13 pounds.

Haven't found a decent pizza joint here. There have been a couple of
places
that opened and served pretty good Chicago style Italian beef but
neither
of
them lasted very long.

When I first moved to Florida I walked into a "Italian" pizza restaurant
and
ordered an Italian beef to go. They looked at me like I just fell out of
tree, they had never heard of such a thing. I didn't realize it's a
thing
pretty much unique to Chicago.

Yep.

Another "thing" is ordering pickle on your hot dog. Nice big fat
slice of pickle. And real mustard, not the crap mustard most hot dog
places have. Properly chunked spanish onions.

mmmmmm.....

You forgot the celery salt and tomato and sweet pickle relish and poppy
seed
bun and....- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

There's plenty of authentic ethnic foods in Florida. It's a whole
industry catering to snowbirds.

I don't know what type of ethnic food you are referring to, but other than
Latin *food stuffs in South Florida I haven't found a wide variety in my
time here. * I'm referring to the raw material to prepare for yourself at
home.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Uh, Florida is one of the largest beef cattle producing states there
is, for one thing. So if you can't get good beef there, I don't know
where you'd get it!

Here's a good place:
http://www.wrightsgourmet.com/Menus/Menus.asp

Toojay's is pretty decent too.

in Dunedin, FL is a great Italian beef place at Tampa Road and U.S.
Hwy 19. It's called Hott Dogg Heaven of all things, but has great
Chicago style dogs and Italian Beef

It sounds like you aren't in the Tampa area, but if you ever get up
there, there's some suggestions for you to try!

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On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:28:31 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote:

"Vic Smith" wrote in message
. ..
On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:59:44 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote:

Actually it's I-94 and Wisconsin 50, just a couple of miles north of
the
border. I haven't been there in probably 25 years but we started
eating
there in the '60s. Hwy 50 is the route we took to Camp Lake where we
had
a
home on the lake.

Just for fun I Goggled it, low and behold, it's still there after 46
years.

Three things I miss since leaving Chicago area are brats, good pizza
and
Italian beef sandwiches.

http://www.bratstop.com/contact.htm

If you do stop there, have a couple for me.

Thanks, I saved it. You've given me the idea to go to Kenosha
and maybe visit the waterfront. Real quick trip compared to going
out
on I-90 to see farms.
You got that right about pizza and Italian beef. I hardly ate brats
until I moved to the suburbs. 'Cause I can't find decent pizza or
Italian beef nearby!

A couple of years ago my 90 year old Aunt in Arlington Hts became
terminally
ill. My brother, from Michigan and I both traveled there to be with
her
as
she had no other family. The three weeks I was there much of our
dining
was
on pizza and Italian beef. When I arrived home in Florida I jumped on
the
scale only to find I had gained 13 pounds.

Haven't found a decent pizza joint here. There have been a couple of
places
that opened and served pretty good Chicago style Italian beef but
neither
of
them lasted very long.

When I first moved to Florida I walked into a "Italian" pizza
restaurant
and
ordered an Italian beef to go. They looked at me like I just fell out
of
tree, they had never heard of such a thing. I didn't realize it's a
thing
pretty much unique to Chicago.

Yep.

Another "thing" is ordering pickle on your hot dog. Nice big fat
slice of pickle. And real mustard, not the crap mustard most hot dog
places have. Properly chunked spanish onions.

mmmmmm.....

You forgot the celery salt and tomato and sweet pickle relish and poppy
seed
bun and....- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

There's plenty of authentic ethnic foods in Florida. It's a whole
industry catering to snowbirds.

I don't know what type of ethnic food you are referring to, but other than
Latin food stuffs in South Florida I haven't found a wide variety in my
time here. I'm referring to the raw material to prepare for yourself at
home.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Uh, Florida is one of the largest beef cattle producing states there
is, for one thing. So if you can't get good beef there, I don't know
where you'd get it!

Here's a good place:
http://www.wrightsgourmet.com/Menus/Menus.asp

Toojay's is pretty decent too.

in Dunedin, FL is a great Italian beef place at Tampa Road and U.S.
Hwy 19. It's called Hott Dogg Heaven of all things, but has great
Chicago style dogs and Italian Beef

It sounds like you aren't in the Tampa area, but if you ever get up
there, there's some suggestions for you to try!

=================================

I get over to the Tampa area (Dunedin) on occasion. I'll make a note Hot
Dog Heaven in my GPS. Next time over there I'll try to remember to stop and
give it a try.

All beef is not created equal. I think the feeding schedule of Florida
cattle is different that up North. It takes lots of corn to get good
marbling for the most tender and tasty cuts.

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On Jan 23, 2:54 pm, "D.Duck" wrote:

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On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:28:31 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote:

"Vic Smith" wrote in message
. ..
On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:59:44 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote:

Actually it's I-94 and Wisconsin 50, just a couple of miles north of
the
border. I haven't been there in probably 25 years but we started
eating
there in the '60s. Hwy 50 is the route we took to Camp Lake where we
had
a
home on the lake.

Just for fun I Goggled it, low and behold, it's still there after 46
years.

Three things I miss since leaving Chicago area are brats, good pizza
and
Italian beef sandwiches.

http://www.bratstop.com/contact.htm

If you do stop there, have a couple for me.

Thanks, I saved it. You've given me the idea to go to Kenosha
and maybe visit the waterfront. Real quick trip compared to going
out
on I-90 to see farms.
You got that right about pizza and Italian beef. I hardly ate brats
until I moved to the suburbs. 'Cause I can't find decent pizza or
Italian beef nearby!

A couple of years ago my 90 year old Aunt in Arlington Hts became
terminally
ill. My brother, from Michigan and I both traveled there to be with
her
as
she had no other family. The three weeks I was there much of our
dining
was
on pizza and Italian beef. When I arrived home in Florida I jumped on
the
scale only to find I had gained 13 pounds.

Haven't found a decent pizza joint here. There have been a couple of
places
that opened and served pretty good Chicago style Italian beef but
neither
of
them lasted very long.

When I first moved to Florida I walked into a "Italian" pizza
restaurant
and
ordered an Italian beef to go. They looked at me like I just fell out
of
tree, they had never heard of such a thing. I didn't realize it's a
thing
pretty much unique to Chicago.

Yep.

Another "thing" is ordering pickle on your hot dog. Nice big fat
slice of pickle. And real mustard, not the crap mustard most hot dog
places have. Properly chunked spanish onions.

mmmmmm.....

You forgot the celery salt and tomato and sweet pickle relish and poppy
seed
bun and....- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

There's plenty of authentic ethnic foods in Florida. It's a whole
industry catering to snowbirds.

I don't know what type of ethnic food you are referring to, but other than
Latin food stuffs in South Florida I haven't found a wide variety in my
time here. I'm referring to the raw material to prepare for yourself at
home.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Uh, Florida is one of the largest beef cattle producing states there
is, for one thing. So if you can't get good beef there, I don't know
where you'd get it!

Here's a good place:http://www.wrightsgourmet.com/Menus/Menus.asp

Toojay's is pretty decent too.

in Dunedin, FL is a great Italian beef place at Tampa Road and U.S.
Hwy 19. It's called Hott Dogg Heaven of all things, but has great
Chicago style dogs and Italian Beef

It sounds like you aren't in the Tampa area, but if you ever get up
there, there's some suggestions for you to try!

=================================

I get over to the Tampa area (Dunedin) on occasion. *I'll make a note Hot
Dog Heaven in my GPS. *Next time over there I'll try to remember to stop and
give it a try.

I think you'll like it.

All beef is not created equal. *I think the feeding schedule of Florida
cattle is different that up North. *It takes lots of corn to get good
marbling for the most tender and tasty cuts.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Oh, I agree. But there are some really good cattle PRODUCERS (for JimH
that doesn't have a clue!) in Florida that use older tactics. Used to
be a nice butcher shop in New Port Richey, FL that had great beef and
pork, although the best pork I've ever set fire to was from a friend
of mine. He raised two or three every year.

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On Jan 23, 3:33*pm, "D.Duck" wrote:
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On Jan 23, 2:54 pm, "D.Duck" wrote:





"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in
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On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:28:31 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote:

"Vic Smith" wrote in message
. ..
On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:59:44 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote:

Actually it's I-94 and Wisconsin 50, just a couple of miles north of
the
border. I haven't been there in probably 25 years but we started
eating
there in the '60s. Hwy 50 is the route we took to Camp Lake where we
had
a
home on the lake.

Just for fun I Goggled it, low and behold, it's still there after 46
years.

Three things I miss since leaving Chicago area are brats, good pizza
and
Italian beef sandwiches.

http://www.bratstop.com/contact.htm

If you do stop there, have a couple for me.

Thanks, I saved it. You've given me the idea to go to Kenosha
and maybe visit the waterfront. Real quick trip compared to going out
on I-90 to see farms.
You got that right about pizza and Italian beef. I hardly ate brats
until I moved to the suburbs. 'Cause I can't find decent pizza or
Italian beef nearby!

A couple of years ago my 90 year old Aunt in Arlington Hts became
terminally
ill. My brother, from Michigan and I both traveled there to be with her
as
she had no other family. The three weeks I was there much of our dining
was
on pizza and Italian beef. When I arrived home in Florida I jumped on
the
scale only to find I had gained 13 pounds.

Haven't found a decent pizza joint here. There have been a couple of
places
that opened and served pretty good Chicago style Italian beef but
neither
of
them lasted very long.

When I first moved to Florida I walked into a "Italian" pizza restaurant
and
ordered an Italian beef to go. They looked at me like I just fell out of
tree, they had never heard of such a thing. I didn't realize it's a
thing
pretty much unique to Chicago.

Yep.

Another "thing" is ordering pickle on your hot dog. Nice big fat
slice of pickle. And real mustard, not the crap mustard most hot dog
places have. Properly chunked spanish onions.

mmmmmm.....

You forgot the celery salt and tomato and sweet pickle relish and poppy
seed
bun and....- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

There's plenty of authentic ethnic foods in Florida. It's a whole
industry catering to snowbirds.

I don't know what type of ethnic food you are referring to, but other than
Latin *food stuffs in South Florida I haven't found a wide variety in my
time here. * I'm referring to the raw material to prepare for yourself at
home.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Uh, Florida is one of the largest beef cattle producing states there
is, for one thing. So if you can't get good beef there, I don't know
where you'd get it!

Here's a good place:
http://www.wrightsgourmet.com/Menus/Menus.asp

Toojay's is pretty decent too.

in Dunedin, FL is a great Italian beef place at Tampa Road and U.S.
Hwy 19. It's called Hott Dogg Heaven of all things, but has great
Chicago style dogs and Italian Beef

It sounds like you aren't in the Tampa area, but if you ever get up
there, there's some suggestions for you to try!

'Scuse me for buttin' in.

The catfish place I was talking about in Columbus was 'Pritchett's
Kitchen'. It came to me today.
--
Red Herring

On Jan 23, 6:55*pm, Salmon Bait
wrote:
On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:25:39 -0800 (PST), wrote:
On Jan 23, 3:33*pm, "D.Duck" wrote:
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On Jan 23, 2:54 pm, "D.Duck" wrote:

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in
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On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:28:31 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote:

"Vic Smith" wrote in message
. ..
On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:59:44 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote:

Actually it's I-94 and Wisconsin 50, just a couple of miles north of
the
border. I haven't been there in probably 25 years but we started
eating
there in the '60s. Hwy 50 is the route we took to Camp Lake where we
had
a
home on the lake.

Just for fun I Goggled it, low and behold, it's still there after 46
years.

Three things I miss since leaving Chicago area are brats, good pizza
and
Italian beef sandwiches.

http://www.bratstop.com/contact.htm

If you do stop there, have a couple for me.

Thanks, I saved it. You've given me the idea to go to Kenosha
and maybe visit the waterfront. Real quick trip compared to going out
on I-90 to see farms.
You got that right about pizza and Italian beef. I hardly ate brats
until I moved to the suburbs. 'Cause I can't find decent pizza or
Italian beef nearby!

A couple of years ago my 90 year old Aunt in Arlington Hts became
terminally
ill. My brother, from Michigan and I both traveled there to be with her
as
she had no other family. The three weeks I was there much of our dining
was
on pizza and Italian beef. When I arrived home in Florida I jumped on
the
scale only to find I had gained 13 pounds.

Haven't found a decent pizza joint here. There have been a couple of
places
that opened and served pretty good Chicago style Italian beef but
neither
of
them lasted very long.

When I first moved to Florida I walked into a "Italian" pizza restaurant
and
ordered an Italian beef to go. They looked at me like I just fell out of
tree, they had never heard of such a thing. I didn't realize it's a
thing
pretty much unique to Chicago.

Yep.

Another "thing" is ordering pickle on your hot dog. Nice big fat
slice of pickle. And real mustard, not the crap mustard most hot dog
places have. Properly chunked spanish onions.

mmmmmm.....

You forgot the celery salt and tomato and sweet pickle relish and poppy
seed
bun and....- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

There's plenty of authentic ethnic foods in Florida. It's a whole
industry catering to snowbirds.

I don't know what type of ethnic food you are referring to, but other than
Latin *food stuffs in South Florida I haven't found a wide variety in my
time here. * I'm referring to the raw material to prepare for yourself at
home.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Uh, Florida is one of the largest beef cattle producing states there
is, for one thing. So if you can't get good beef there, I don't know
where you'd get it!

Here's a good place:
http://www.wrightsgourmet.com/Menus/Menus.asp

Toojay's is pretty decent too.

in Dunedin, FL is a great Italian beef place at Tampa Road and U.S.
Hwy 19. It's called Hott Dogg Heaven of all things, but has great
Chicago style dogs and Italian Beef

It sounds like you aren't in the Tampa area, but if you ever get up
there, there's some suggestions for you to try!

'Scuse me for buttin' in.

The catfish place I was talking about in Columbus was 'Pritchett's
Kitchen'. It came to me today.
--
Red Herring- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Are you sure? Because when I was in my teens there was a Pritchett's
Kitchen in Jacksonville, FL.

On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:33:47 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Jan 23, 6:55*pm, Salmon Bait
wrote:
On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:25:39 -0800 (PST), wrote:
On Jan 23, 3:33*pm, "D.Duck" wrote:
wrote in message

...
On Jan 23, 2:54 pm, "D.Duck" wrote:

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in
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On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:28:31 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote:

"Vic Smith" wrote in message
. ..
On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:59:44 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote:

Actually it's I-94 and Wisconsin 50, just a couple of miles north of
the
border. I haven't been there in probably 25 years but we started
eating
there in the '60s. Hwy 50 is the route we took to Camp Lake where we
had
a
home on the lake.

Just for fun I Goggled it, low and behold, it's still there after 46
years.

Three things I miss since leaving Chicago area are brats, good pizza
and
Italian beef sandwiches.

http://www.bratstop.com/contact.htm

If you do stop there, have a couple for me.

Thanks, I saved it. You've given me the idea to go to Kenosha
and maybe visit the waterfront. Real quick trip compared to going out
on I-90 to see farms.
You got that right about pizza and Italian beef. I hardly ate brats
until I moved to the suburbs. 'Cause I can't find decent pizza or
Italian beef nearby!

A couple of years ago my 90 year old Aunt in Arlington Hts became
terminally
ill. My brother, from Michigan and I both traveled there to be with her
as
she had no other family. The three weeks I was there much of our dining
was
on pizza and Italian beef. When I arrived home in Florida I jumped on
the
scale only to find I had gained 13 pounds.

Haven't found a decent pizza joint here. There have been a couple of
places
that opened and served pretty good Chicago style Italian beef but
neither
of
them lasted very long.

When I first moved to Florida I walked into a "Italian" pizza restaurant
and
ordered an Italian beef to go. They looked at me like I just fell out of
tree, they had never heard of such a thing. I didn't realize it's a
thing
pretty much unique to Chicago.

Yep.

Another "thing" is ordering pickle on your hot dog. Nice big fat
slice of pickle. And real mustard, not the crap mustard most hot dog
places have. Properly chunked spanish onions.

mmmmmm.....

You forgot the celery salt and tomato and sweet pickle relish and poppy
seed
bun and....- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

There's plenty of authentic ethnic foods in Florida. It's a whole
industry catering to snowbirds.

I don't know what type of ethnic food you are referring to, but other than
Latin *food stuffs in South Florida I haven't found a wide variety in my
time here. * I'm referring to the raw material to prepare for yourself at
home.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Uh, Florida is one of the largest beef cattle producing states there
is, for one thing. So if you can't get good beef there, I don't know
where you'd get it!

Here's a good place:
http://www.wrightsgourmet.com/Menus/Menus.asp

Toojay's is pretty decent too.

in Dunedin, FL is a great Italian beef place at Tampa Road and U.S.
Hwy 19. It's called Hott Dogg Heaven of all things, but has great
Chicago style dogs and Italian Beef

It sounds like you aren't in the Tampa area, but if you ever get up
there, there's some suggestions for you to try!

'Scuse me for buttin' in.

The catfish place I was talking about in Columbus was 'Pritchett's
Kitchen'. It came to me today.
--
Red Herring- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Are you sure? Because when I was in my teens there was a Pritchett's
Kitchen in Jacksonville, FL.

I'm talking early 1970, but I'm sure of the name.

I was last working in Jacksonville in 1964-65, and our favorite place to
eat was 'The Chicken Shack' south of town. All you could eat for about
$4.95, and great turnip greens.
--
Red Herring

On Jan 24, 5:44*pm, Salmon Bait
wrote:
On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:33:47 -0800 (PST), wrote:
On Jan 23, 6:55*pm, Salmon Bait
wrote:
On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:25:39 -0800 (PST), wrote:
On Jan 23, 3:33*pm, "D.Duck" wrote:
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On Jan 23, 2:54 pm, "D.Duck" wrote:

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in
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On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:28:31 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote:

"Vic Smith" wrote in message
. ..
On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:59:44 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote:

Actually it's I-94 and Wisconsin 50, just a couple of miles north of
the
border. I haven't been there in probably 25 years but we started
eating
there in the '60s. Hwy 50 is the route we took to Camp Lake where we
had
a
home on the lake.

Just for fun I Goggled it, low and behold, it's still there after 46
years.

Three things I miss since leaving Chicago area are brats, good pizza
and
Italian beef sandwiches.

http://www.bratstop.com/contact.htm

If you do stop there, have a couple for me.

Thanks, I saved it. You've given me the idea to go to Kenosha
and maybe visit the waterfront. Real quick trip compared to going out
on I-90 to see farms.
You got that right about pizza and Italian beef. I hardly ate brats
until I moved to the suburbs. 'Cause I can't find decent pizza or
Italian beef nearby!

A couple of years ago my 90 year old Aunt in Arlington Hts became
terminally
ill. My brother, from Michigan and I both traveled there to be with her
as
she had no other family. The three weeks I was there much of our dining
was
on pizza and Italian beef. When I arrived home in Florida I jumped on
the
scale only to find I had gained 13 pounds.

Haven't found a decent pizza joint here. There have been a couple of
places
that opened and served pretty good Chicago style Italian beef but
neither
of
them lasted very long.

When I first moved to Florida I walked into a "Italian" pizza restaurant
and
ordered an Italian beef to go. They looked at me like I just fell out of
tree, they had never heard of such a thing. I didn't realize it's a
thing
pretty much unique to Chicago.

Yep.

Another "thing" is ordering pickle on your hot dog. Nice big fat
slice of pickle. And real mustard, not the crap mustard most hot dog
places have. Properly chunked spanish onions.

mmmmmm.....

You forgot the celery salt and tomato and sweet pickle relish and poppy
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There's plenty of authentic ethnic foods in Florida. It's a whole
industry catering to snowbirds.

I don't know what type of ethnic food you are referring to, but other than
Latin *food stuffs in South Florida I haven't found a wide variety in my
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Uh, Florida is one of the largest beef cattle producing states there
is, for one thing. So if you can't get good beef there, I don't know
where you'd get it!

Here's a good place:
http://www.wrightsgourmet.com/Menus/Menus.asp

Toojay's is pretty decent too.

in Dunedin, FL is a great Italian beef place at Tampa Road and U.S.
Hwy 19. It's called Hott Dogg Heaven of all things, but has great
Chicago style dogs and Italian Beef

It sounds like you aren't in the Tampa area, but if you ever get up
there, there's some suggestions for you to try!

'Scuse me for buttin' in.

The catfish place I was talking about in Columbus was 'Pritchett's
Kitchen'. It came to me today.
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Are you sure? Because when I was in my teens there was a Pritchett's
Kitchen in Jacksonville, FL.

I'm talking early 1970, but I'm sure of the name.

I was last working in Jacksonville in 1964-65, and our favorite place to
eat was 'The Chicken Shack' south of town. All you could eat for about
$4.95, and great turnip greens.
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If you like good southern food, and you ever get in the Atlanta area,
head to Social Circle, GA, lots of antebelum homes, and a boarding
house type place called the Blue Willow Inn.

http://www.bluewillowinn.com/

As a matter of fact, they have a biscuit recipe to die for! They use
yeast.

Ingredients:
1 package dry active yeast
2 teaspoons warm water
4 cups flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup solid vegetable shortening
2 cups buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda

Directions:
1. Sprinkle the yeast into the warm water in a small cup or bowl.
2. Stir and give the yeast time to get frothy.
3. Preheat oven to 475 degrees.
4. Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar.
5. Cut in the shortening.
6. Mix the yeast with the buttermilk and combine this with the dry
ingredients.
7. Roll this batter out onto a lightly floured surface to about 1/4-
inch thickness. Cut with a biscuit cutter (a clean standard- size
can works fine).
8. Place each biscuit on a lightly buttered baking pan and bake 10-12
minutes until golden brown.

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As a matter of fact, they have a biscuit recipe to die for! They use
yeast.

Ingredients:
1 package dry active yeast
2 teaspoons warm water
4 cups flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup solid vegetable shortening
2 cups buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda






A half a cup of solid vegetable shortening!

No wonder you almost died.

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On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:28:31 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote:

"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:59:44 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote:

Actually it's I-94 and Wisconsin 50, just a couple of miles north of
the
border. I haven't been there in probably 25 years but we started
eating
there in the '60s. Hwy 50 is the route we took to Camp Lake where we
had
a
home on the lake.

Just for fun I Goggled it, low and behold, it's still there after 46
years.

Three things I miss since leaving Chicago area are brats, good pizza
and
Italian beef sandwiches.

http://www.bratstop.com/contact.htm

If you do stop there, have a couple for me.

Thanks, I saved it. You've given me the idea to go to Kenosha
and maybe visit the waterfront. Real quick trip compared to going
out
on I-90 to see farms.
You got that right about pizza and Italian beef. I hardly ate brats
until I moved to the suburbs. 'Cause I can't find decent pizza or
Italian beef nearby!

A couple of years ago my 90 year old Aunt in Arlington Hts became
terminally
ill. My brother, from Michigan and I both traveled there to be with
her
as
she had no other family. The three weeks I was there much of our
dining
was
on pizza and Italian beef. When I arrived home in Florida I jumped on
the
scale only to find I had gained 13 pounds.

Haven't found a decent pizza joint here. There have been a couple of
places
that opened and served pretty good Chicago style Italian beef but
neither
of
them lasted very long.

When I first moved to Florida I walked into a "Italian" pizza
restaurant
and
ordered an Italian beef to go. They looked at me like I just fell out
of
tree, they had never heard of such a thing. I didn't realize it's a
thing
pretty much unique to Chicago.

Yep.

Another "thing" is ordering pickle on your hot dog. Nice big fat
slice of pickle. And real mustard, not the crap mustard most hot dog
places have. Properly chunked spanish onions.

mmmmmm.....

You forgot the celery salt and tomato and sweet pickle relish and poppy
seed
bun and....- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

There's plenty of authentic ethnic foods in Florida. It's a whole
industry catering to snowbirds.

I don't know what type of ethnic food you are referring to, but other than
Latin food stuffs in South Florida I haven't found a wide variety in my
time here. I'm referring to the raw material to prepare for yourself at
home.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Uh, Florida is one of the largest beef cattle producing states there
is, for one thing. So if you can't get good beef there, I don't know
where you'd get it!

Here's a good place:
http://www.wrightsgourmet.com/Menus/Menus.asp

Toojay's is pretty decent too.

in Dunedin, FL is a great Italian beef place at Tampa Road and U.S.
Hwy 19. It's called Hott Dogg Heaven of all things, but has great
Chicago style dogs and Italian Beef

It sounds like you aren't in the Tampa area, but if you ever get up
there, there's some suggestions for you to try!

My brother lives in Michigan but owns a condo in Innisbrook, just a couple
of miles from Dunedin. I asked him about the Hott Dog Heaven. He knows of
the place, behind a Shell station, stopped there once but they were closed.
If I don't get there first he will check it out next he's down here.