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Howard Johnson's, an Orange-Roofed Symbol of a Bygone Era, Returns to Lake
George
(from the New York Times)

LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. â€ö To many children brought up in the 1950s, '60s and '70s,
the restaurants with the orange roofs and blue spires were a staple of family
road trips from coast to coast â€ö an almost mandatory stop for fried clam
strips, an orange freeze and a strawberry sundae.

They were nearly as ubiquitous as Starbucks, with over 1,000 restaurants during
the company's heyday. Now, a Lake George businessman, Jon LaRock, is banking on
a love of nostalgia among baby boomer diners and a brisk summer tourist season
to resurrect a symbol of roadside Americana.

Mr. LaRock recently reopened the country's last orange-roofed Howard Johnson's
restaurant in this resort town nestled in the Adirondacks. (There is one other
Howard Johnson's, in Bangor, Me., that does not have the distinctive orange
roof.)

"We've had people from Connecticut, Maine and New Jersey drive all the way here
just to sit in a HoJo's," Mr. LaRock said. The restaurants were special, he
said, "because they had three things â€ö a breakfast counter, ice cream shop
and restaurant â€ö all under one roof. I think that's why HoJo's through the
years did so well. That's what I'm hoping to do again."

Good Luck, Jon. You'll need it. (and good food, too).

Lake George is about 3 hours from Boyd Pond according the the interweb.   Bv)=

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Howard Johnson Chicken Croquettes
 Categories: Poultry, Breads, Dairy, Chilies, Vegetables
      Yield: 6 Servings
 
           Salt & black pepper
           Cayenne pepper
      3 lb Chicken breasts; boned,
           - skinned
        pn Dry thyme leaves
      8 tb Butter
    1/2    Onion; diced
           Salt & white pepper
      3    Ribs celery; diced
      2 cl Chopped or minced garlic
    1/2 c  Flour
      1 c  Heated milk
      2 tb Chopped parsley
           Panko bread crumbs
           Oil; for deep-frying

MMMMM-------------------------EQUIPMENT------------------------------
           Saucepan
           Whisk
           Wooden spoon
           Clean plates
           Baking sheet
           Paper towels
 
  Rinse the chicken breasts and set them on a paper towel to
  dry. Preheat the oven to 400øF/205øC. Put the chicken on a
  greased baking sheet and sprinkle it with salt, black
  pepper and cayenne pepper, then add the thyme leaves.
  
  Place the baking sheet into the oven for 15 minutes to
  roast the chicken breasts.
  
  Place the butter in a heated saucepan. Once melted, add
  the onion, salt, pepper and celery. Cook for two minutes.
  Add the garlic and cook for an additional minute.
  
  Add the flour to the butter, stirring it to coat the
  vegetables. Continue stirring the mixture consistently for
  four more minutes. Pour in the warmed milk while whisking,
  then simmer on the stovetop for about eight minutes.
  
  Chop up the roasted chicken into large pieces. Put the
  pieces into a food processor and pulse until the chicken
  is finely chopped. Put the pieces into a bowl, then add
  the saucepan contents. Add the chopped parsley and stir it
  up to mix thoroughly. The best way to combine the mixture
  is to knead it with your hands.
  
  Create and mold the mixture into small balls. Roll each
  ball in the panko bread crumbs and place them on wax paper
  that is on a baking sheet. Place in the refrigerator to
  let the croquettes set for about one hour before you
  deep-fry them.
  
  Place each croquette into the deep fryer (make sure it is
  at least 350øF/175øC) and cook them until the croquettes
  are golden brown. If you prefer them to be darker, keep
  them in the fryer a couple minutes longer. Remove the
  croquettes from the deep fryer and set on a clean plate.
  
  Tip: Top with creamed mushrooms if desired for added
  flavor.
  
  From: http://www.ehow.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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