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Skriven 2008-08-15 08:26:00 av DAVE DRUM (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av MICHAEL LOO
Ärende: Steak & Shake
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 DD> Steak & Shake burger pucks are chunked out of a machine at a uniform
 DD> weight (eight to the pound?) and plopped down on a very hot grill to
 DD> sear whilst the grill monkey spreads the meat by mashing down on the
 DD> patty with his very stiff spatula. They are as close to hand-formed as
 DD> you can get in  a chain restaurant.

 ML> Does each unit have such a machine, or are the burgers trucked
 ML> in from a commissary?

Commissary supplied daily. My local S&S operations are one of the few
franchises in the S&S chain. George Stuller loaned Gus Belt some money back
when Gus was getting started. It was, as they say, money well invested. Stuller
has its own commissary.

 DD> but as they are fairly fatty they carry quite a bit of flavour.

 ML> As long as the fat isn't rancid ...

The meat is fresher than that.

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

 DD> Nearly all restaurant chilli has beans in it. Beans are
 DD> much cheaper than meat.

 DD> The Steak & Shake recipe is/was originally from Ray DeFrates (of
 DD> Sprin-A-Leak) who lost it to Gus Belt in a poker game back in the early
 DD> days of Steak & hake.

 ML> Relation to Joe DeFrates? Or to that DeFreitas guy who tried to
 ML> blow up JFK airport?

Uncle to Joe DeFrates. He and Port (Joe's dad) were brothers.

 ML> Boiled taro (Shenk) - what can I say. It was good, in an
 ML> elemental get-those-calories way.
 DD> Was that the "sort-of-like" boiled potatoes stuff that was
 DD> actually spuds?

 ML> It was "actually not spuds," but yes.

That's what I meant.

 DD> Kind of bland and mushy

 ML> People found a pleasant though mild sweetness. I like mine
 ML> further processed. Deep fried is very nice, as is stewed
 ML> in meat gravy.

It was Ok. A bit of salty gravy would have improved what was on offer.

 DD> Oh yes. Quite nice. And the Saturday afternoon plate of carmelised
 DD> skin got laid to waste by moi

 ML> So you're the reason Dale didn't get any!

 ML>   ... one of my few overindulgences the
 DD> whole picnic. It was
 DD> rather like the Granny Goose potato chip add - "No one can eat just
 DD> one!"

 ML> I thought that was the "De-Lay-cious" campaign starring the
 ML> Cowardly Lion (whom I did not see in that role until just a
 ML> few years ago, and I still have not sat through the entire
 ML> movie beginning to end). He was supposed to have been a semi-
 ML> nice guy, as opposed to Ray Bolger, who was said to have been
 ML> a semi-nasty one.

 ML> I seem to remember Lahr leering into the camera and saying,
 ML> "Bet you can't eat just one!"

I think Granny Goose may have paraphrased the Frito-Lay slogan after the state
of Califunky made them take down the billboards asking "Are You MAN Enough To
Eat Granny Goose???" Mrs. Grundy at her worst.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Fresh Corn Spoon Bread
 Categories: Breads
      Yield: 6 servings
 
      2 c  Whole milk
    1/3 c  Yellow cornmeal
  1 1/2 c  Fresh corn kernels
      1 tb Unsalted butter
      1 ts Salt
      4 lg Eggs; separated
 
  Celebrate the arrival of summer's corn, here softly set in
  a spoon bread.
  
  Preheat oven to 425ºF.
  
  Bring milk, cornmeal, corn kernels, butter, and salt to a
  boil in a 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderately high heat,
  stirring frequently, and simmer, stirring constantly, until
  thickened, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat and cool 5 min,
  stirring occasionally, then whisk in yolks.
  
  Beat whites and a pinch of salt with an electric mixer at
  medium speed just until soft peaks form. Whisk one fourth
  of whites into cornmeal mixture in pan to lighten, then
  fold in remaining whites gently but thoroughly. Spread mix
  evenly in a buttered 9 1/2-inch deep-dish glass pie plate
  or 1 1/2-quart shallow casserole and bake in middle of oven
  until puffed and golden, 15 to 20 minutes. Serve immediately
  (like a soufflé, spoon bread collapses quickly).
  
  Active time:15 min
  Start to finish:35 min
  
  Recipe by Ruth Cousineau
  
  July 2002 | Gourmet
  
  Serves 6
  
  Meal Master Format by Dave Drum - 24 June 2008
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
MMMMM

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