[TheForge] ABANA meeting (Food)

[Steve Smith]

Saint Phlip wrote:

> 
> Yeah, when I was a kid, I got so badly burned out on salmon and French
> Onion Soup when I lived in Portland, that it was only recently that I
> re developed my taste for either ;-) Part of what kept me burned out
> on salmon so long was the Midwestern version- canned salmon with lotsa
> breading, and basic salt and pepper, slathered in Lutheran Binder.
> Ick... Was sushi that got me back into it, and now it's just fine,
> although saying "croquettes" in my hearing is likely to get you
> decked.

There's a pretty interesting book titled "Manifold Destiny". It gives 
many recipies and techniques for cooking on car engines. The recipies 
are organized by regions of the US. The chapter on Midwestern Cooking 
starts "Midwestern cooking is why people become cooks".

Steve