Middle school tour group from heck

[hot_shaker]

Have you ever fried bologna? In junior high, one of our lunches would be fried bologna (it forms a cup) filled with mashed potatoes and topped with cheese. Mother used to make it too. I made it once for dinner shortly after Chip and I were married, and he told me never to make it again. (I don't think I could eat it any more, anyway. )

Ugh, I used to have to eat fried bologna at my Grandma's house when I was younger.  Just never liked it.

[stkatie00]

Speaking of Michigan food-Schuler's cheddar cheese spread-yum! 

And interestingly enough, the Marshall Shuler's had an "etiquette day" for 7th graders from the Marshall School District.

Following are a few of the items that were covered by Schuler's wait staff when they went to the school to instruct and also during the luncheon itself:

At school and in the restaurant, students learned about:

Making proper introductions
The description of the courses they will enjoy: soup, salad, entrée and dessert
Proper table manners:
Waiting to eat until everyone has been served
Keeping elbows off of the table while eating
Importance of eating slowly and chewing food completely
Importance of not chewing with an open mouth
Never reaching across the table to grab more food
How to use a napkin properly (and not a shirt sleeve)
Writing a proper thank-you note (these will be sent to the attending community leaders)

Here's the website it came from: http://www.schulersrestaurant.com/2006/cookbook_etiquette.asp


I just think that's a wonderful idea!

[hermanne]

How about pickled bologna? 

what the heck is pickled bologna?

I've seen pickled sausages ... Vermont Country Store sells them. But not pickled bologna (even though technically it is a sausage).

Ring bologna (sausage-style) that's been pickled!

This is a brand I often get when I can (the one in a jar):
http://www.koegelmeats.com/products/db.cgi?snack+ring

Thanks for the link. I can't tell what the jar looks like, though. Is it slices or is it minced?

Have you ever fried bologna? In junior high, one of our lunches would be fried bologna (it forms a cup) filled with mashed potatoes and topped with cheese. Mother used to make it too. I made it once for dinner shortly after Chip and I were married, and he told me never to make it again. (I don't think I could eat it any more, anyway. )

You're welcome!

The bologna is in one long piece, longer then the one in the first picture, sitting in the vinegar, with the ends tied off with string or a metal staple. My dad likes to cut off a chunk then slice it the long way for sandwiches. I like to slice it into circles for crackers, or just eat it straight.

I never had fried bologna. The closest I ever came to it was when I was a kid and was over a friend's house. They were having some problems with their fridge, so her mom was thawing some bologna (regular sandwich kind, not pickled) in a frying pan. I told them it smelled like Spam.

edited for clarity.

[AbbyW]

This is a brand I often get when I can (the one in a jar):
http://www.koegelmeats.com/products/db.cgi?snack+ring

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!  I didn't know you could order Koegels on-line.  I'm buying them for the next gathering of ex-Michiganders in the DC area.

[hermanne]

This is a brand I often get when I can (the one in a jar):
http://www.koegelmeats.com/products/db.cgi?snack+ring

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!  I didn't know you could order Koegels on-line.  I'm buying them for the next gathering of ex-Michiganders in the DC area.

You are very welcome! Enjoy your taste of home!

[Hanna]

This is too good to limit to e-hell. It deserves editorial space in the Lansing newspaper. I'm sure the gift shop ladies will be happy to tell you the name of the school if you didn't catch it.

Heck, it deserves space in the Charlottesville paper! I live in Charlottesville, and while people here like tourists, even they would commiserate after hearing about a group of rude children visiting our special spaces.

I have a good friend from the Charlottesville area.  Lives in PA now but his family comes to visit frequently.  They are just lovely people.

[Hanna]

Then again, we could be swapping recipes by this point, too.

Do you actually imply that we go off topic here? How dare you! *turns up nose and sniffes off*

Yeah, we probably would...

I thought that was a reference to the highly contentious recipe sharing thread. 

Yes, don't you remember our poster with the nutty neighbor who tried to call the police on her for pruning away the branch of her avocado tree?  Before it got as long as this thread, everyone was swapping favorite recipes featuring avocado (even though some of them were little more than "cut into bite size chunks.  add a fork").

Oh, I meant the thread about people that won't share recipes.  It was amazing to see how strongly people felt about it.