Subj : To : All From : Denis Mosko Date : Thu Nov 14 2019 10:46:16 Domino's Pizza (older). Can you say what distinguishes the dogs to have made the place last for over a century? As far as the others, it sounds like the typical feeders of kids tired of dining hall food. What is conspicuously absent in your recitation is a really good burger place. > ML> > They also had to disguise themselves on Hilton Head Island. No, > ML> Hardee's > did not have to disguise themselves. They fit nicely in > ML> with the rest of > the area they're in. > ML> So I see, and my impression is corrected. > Probably why it was allowed to keep its franchise design. I see why you didn't give us much of a tour of the old part of town! > ML> referred > to the main street in town (Fry Blvd) as "French Fry Blvd" > ML> for all the > fast food places along it. Said that you could raise > ML> your cholesterol by > driving down the street with your window open. > ML> Just as likely that as by eating the stuff. > Probably so. (G) Anyhow, it's been a while since the fast food places used wonderful animal fat to cook their fries. I got Bonnie some Grandma Utz's (made with lard) a couple weeks ago, and she was immediately hooked. She told me to hide the rest of the bag, so I did, but after a couple days of rationing, I went to the hiding place and ... gone. Animal-fat-cooked potatoes are so much better than nonanimal-fat-cooked. > ML> > Maybe they'll go back to the carrot-raisin salad once they realise > ML> it > was a better seller. > ML> Time and profit-loss statements will tell. > As soon as they realise that kale isn't as popular as some people are > trying to make it. Either that or our tastes are very behind the times. > ML> > ML> And what a nasty-sounding choice. > ML> > That's your opinion and you're sticking to it; ours is contrary. (G) > ML> Kale with lots of stems? I'm surprised. > For the amount of salad, I seem to get more stems than I think should be > in it. Don't know if they get ingredients and have to chop them or what > (I've gotten the salad in various C-F-As, with the same proportion of > stems.)--maybe I need to do some checking into the matter. In either case, it sounds like someone along the line cheating for a penny - I know, times a million servings, that comes to a bit, but it's not worth the bad will and digestion. It's worth a complaint to the store and then to corporate. > ML> If there were a Church's closer by, that might get some > ML> of my business, but with no Popeye's within striking > ML> distance, I'd just as soon no chicken as KFC or CFA. > No Church's in the area that I know of. When we lived on the coast, they > built one in Jacksonville. If it's still going, that's the closest one I > know of. There was also one in Savannah, near Hunter AAF. It's better than the competition, except for Popeye's (though the Shipps note that their new Popeye's is up and down, so perhaps the formerly commendable consistency is a thing of the past)), and cheaper to boot. > ML> > ML> Which from your context I gather is part of Raleigh proper? > ML> > Technically, yes but it feels more like WF. It's an area known as > ML> > Wakefield. > ML> I'd have hoped it were called Wakeleigh! > I've no idea how the name was chosen. That was sort of a joke. The rest of it would have been "or Raw Forest." > ML> > We usually just check places out on our own--have gone to some > ML> places > reccommended by the N&O restaurant critic and been > ML> disappointed in them. > ML> What's his or her batting average been? > For us, maybe about .200; others may have diffferent opinions. The one Whoo. Of course others must have different opinions, or else the critic would be out on his ear by now. > German place he reccommended, he gave 4 stars which was top at that > time, now he gives occaisional 5 stars. We thought it was worth 2 stars. Stars is a stretchable concept. One or two stars from Fodor's or Michelin, that's cause for celebration; on most of the Internet these days that would be the kiss of death. In Europe, hotels were at one time rated, by various government-related tourist institutions, as * to ****, with the latter being extremely rare, but now places are advertising 5 of them, which I believe is bogus, and some fancy resprt in I believe Dubai or Abu Dhabi claims 7 stars. It's all pretty bogus, if you ask me. > ML> In that case, the question is likely no unless there's a > ML> clientele that isn't obvious to the naked eye. > Possibly there is, but we tend to head towards Raleigh for most things. > Sometimes we have to go elsewhere but most often, for eating out, it's > either in the WF area or Raleigh. ---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.01 Title: Lemon Cream Cookies Categories: Cookies, Fruits Yield: 70 servings 1/2 c Almonds; blanched, slivered 1 c Heavy cream 1/2 c Sugar 2 c All-purpose flour 2 Lemons 1/2 ts Salt 1/2 c Dark brown sugar; packed 1 ts Baking soda 2 Lg Eggs Preheat oven to 350 deg. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or butter them. Place almonds on baking sheet or pie plate and toast them in preheated oven for about 4 mins. or just until they are crisp and faintly colored. Set almonds aside to cool. Leave oven on. Place sugar in food processor fitted with steel blade. Remove zest from lemons with a citrus zester. Process zest and sugar until zest is grated, about 1 minute. Add brown sugar, eggs and cream and process until very well mixed, 30 to 45 seconds. Drop rounded teaspoonfuls of the batter on the prepared cookie sheets, leaving 1 1/2 inches between cookies, then sprinkle the top of each cookie with 2 or 3 pieces of toasted slivered almonds. Bake in center of oven for 8 to 10 minutes, or until cookies are golden brown. Transfer cookies to racks to cool. Store in airtight containers for up to 3 days; the cookies can be frozen for up to 2 months. Judy Garnett/Raleigh, NC pjxg05a ----- -+- Platinum Xpress/Win/WINServer v3.0pr5 + Origin: Fido Since 1991 | QWK by Web | BBS.FIDOSYSOP.ORG (1:123/140) ===================================================================== --- GoldED+/W32-MINGW 1.1.5-b20120519 (Kubik 3.0) * Origin: В начале было слово. В конце будет ориджин. (2:5064/54.1315) .