Text 11835, 127 rader
Skriven 2008-08-10 20:52:52 av Sean Dennis (1:18/200.0)
  Kommentar till text 11797 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
Ärende: burgers and bbs 746
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MICHAEL LOO wrote in a message to SEAN DENNIS:

(about Steak 'N Shake)

 ML> Are they hand-formed? Uniformity is something one would expect of a
 ML> chain. Anyhow, for well-done meat, thin is perhaps better. I can't
 ML> imagine trying to chaw my way through a tall well-done burger.

I believe they're hand-formed.  If not, there's slight irregularities between
patties, but they're still good.  I hadn't thought about the size of a tall
burger though...

 ML> Does the chili have beans, that's the question.

Yes.  However, I like my chili with beans, so that doesn't bother me too much.

 ML> I'd order a plain burger, rings if available (and not those nasty
 ML> composite things that I discovered one of the few times I went to
 ML> BK), and - assuming beer isn't on the menu - a root beer.

I don't know if they have onion rings, but I know beer is not served (no
alcohol at all).  They do have root beer though.

 ML> A contractor of mine (editorial, not musical) lives in Kennesaw.
 ML> Never met her in person, of course, thanks to the miracles of FedEx
 ML> and the Internet. Wondered why she lived there. Now I know [g]. 

Kennesaw is actually a nice place.  It's quite crowded now, but there's a lot
of quiet neighborhoods to raise a family in.

 ML> Mine is a burger plain without cheese (lettuce, tomato, and
 ML> onion optional - I tend to strip them out of the sandwich and eat
 ML> them as a salad).

They serve all the veggies on the side so you can build it how you want it.  I
liked that about them.

 ML> One step at a time. Remember that your digestive juices tend to
 ML> kill off most things you don't want to put into your system. 

I'm also taking prescription Prilosec for my acid reflux, so rarer meat may not
be as good for me to eat because half of my stomach pumps are turned off at any
given time...

 ML> I won't say anything about good or bad taste, but you have to be a
 ML> little suspicious of a state that names its football team after a
 ML> race of vicious dogs.

Well, Georgia Tech uses an insect for their mascot.

 ML> What's a VUE? Vehicle unfathomable electronics? Anyhow, it
 ML> must have been entertaining to drive the giant pickup for
 ML> a while. Look at it on the bright side - you don't have to
 ML> own one.

I own a 2007 Saturn VUE.  It's capitalized and stands for "view" since you have
about a 340 degree view in it.  It's extremely easy to see out of and that is
handy in traffic.

If I had a house with land, I'd have a big pickup, but other than that, there's
no need.  The VUE is quite big enough and it has a 3.5 liter V6 in it, which is
more than enough to tow a small trailer if I need to.

 ML> If there's not a Southern picnic soon, I threaten to try to wangle
 ML> a layover at ATL someday ... though I seldom fly Delta or ValuJet. 

If you do, leave me a note on the board...I'll make arrangements.  I'm off on
Fridays and Saturdays, but I don't go to work until 4 PM on Wednesdays and
Thursdays, so if you came during the day, that would be fine.

As for a Southern picnic...Maura is working on trying to get some work-at-home
employment which will help our bottom line.  Also, when I can pay off the loan
we have on the VUE, that will free up $350 a month for us.  We'd like to move
into a small home as our rent here has increased every time we've renewed our
lease (every six months), so for a small two bedroom apartment, for just a
little more, we could have a house.  We pay our own electric and water in this
place, so it's really not that far-fetched to get a place.

If we get one that has enough room, I know we'd be happy to host a picnic down
here.  A distinct advantage for us is that we're about a 30 minute drive (using
the back roads) from Hartsfeld-Jackson and there's plenty of hotels along the
I-20 corridor in Douglasville.

 ML> The next one went fine, too, but I'm sending this packet
 ML> out through Doc's to share the wealth, as it were.

Sure thing.  Right now, you're my only caller, heh.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Crockpot Hamburger Soup
 Categories: Soups, Beef, Crockpot, Groundmeat
      Yield: 8 Servings
 
  1 1/2 lb Lean ground beef
      1 md Onion; chopped
      1 c  Carrots; sliced
      1 c  Celery; sliced
      1 c  Cabbage; sliced
      6 oz Tomato paste
      2 ts Worcestershire sauce
      3 c  Beef bouillon, or stock
 
  In skillet, brown hamburger and drain thoroughly.  Add onion, carrots,
  celery and cabbage.  Combine tomato paste, worcestershire sauce and
  beef stock/bouillon.  Add to crock pot, with Hamburger an stir to
  blend. Cover and cook on low setting for 8 to 10 hours, or high
  setting for 3 to 4 hours.
  
  NOTE:
  
  This is an updated version of an old chuckwagon recipe.  They would
  use finely diced beef and the vegetables and let them cook all day at
  roundup time.
  
  From: Sam Waring <sam.Waring@382-91-12.Date: Sat, 10 Feb 1996
  20:52:12 Gmt
 
MMMMM
 
Later,
Sean

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