On Jun 7, 8:42 pm, hahabogus wrote:

the burning question is: Is the mayo on the lettuce side of the sandwich
or the tomato side?

Both sides, of course. Just a little, but on both sides.

As for the bacon arrangement, since I like lots of bacon, I favor a
plywood-type arrangement for greater stability. One layer goes
up and down; the other goes across. Two layers is usually
enough bacon, even for me.

And I won't buy cheap white bread just to make BLTs. My usual
bread is a crusty, European-style white round. It has enough
body to stand up to quite a large sandwich, and is white
enough not to compete with the ingredients.

Cindy Hamilton

On Thu, 7 Jun 2007 22:22:35 -0400, "Felice Friese"
wrote:


"hahabogus" wrote in message

the burning question is: Is the mayo on the lettuce side of the sandwich
or the tomato side?

Mayo the slice of bread on the left side of the cutting board. Stack on it
(in this order) bacon, tomato and lettuce. Mayo the slice of bread on the
right side of the cutting board and smack it down on the other slice.
Dividing the B, L and T between the two slices, and then trying to get them
together, leads to disaster.

Felice

Alternative: A BLT salad. Cherry tomatoes (they don't water
everything down), lots of bacon, a little lettuce, GOOD bread made
into croutons using some of the bacon grease. Mayo or Miracle Whip or
a vinegarette made with the rest of the bacon grease, or some
combination thereof. Lotsa bacon flavor that way, and you don't get
plops of tomato and mayo on your lap...

Best -- Terry
....who can't wait for the green tomatoes on the Better Boy and the
Grape tomato plant to ripen...

"Terry" wrote in message
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On Thu, 7 Jun 2007 22:22:35 -0400, "Felice Friese"
wrote:


"hahabogus" wrote in message

the burning question is: Is the mayo on the lettuce side of the sandwich
or the tomato side?

Mayo the slice of bread on the left side of the cutting board. Stack on it
(in this order) bacon, tomato and lettuce. Mayo the slice of bread on the
right side of the cutting board and smack it down on the other slice.
Dividing the B, L and T between the two slices, and then trying to get
them
together, leads to disaster.

Felice

Alternative: A BLT salad. Cherry tomatoes (they don't water
everything down), lots of bacon, a little lettuce, GOOD bread made
into croutons using some of the bacon grease. Mayo or Miracle Whip or
a vinegarette made with the rest of the bacon grease, or some
combination thereof. Lotsa bacon flavor that way, and you don't get
plops of tomato and mayo on your lap...

Best -- Terry
...who can't wait for the green tomatoes on the Better Boy and the
Grape tomato plant to ripen...

Oh, yeah! The same components in a different presentation! And you don't
have to lean over the sink to eat it.

Felice

"Melba's Jammin'" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Felice Friese" wrote:

"hahabogus" wrote in message

the burning question is: Is the mayo on the lettuce side of the
sandwich
or the tomato side?

Mayo the slice of bread on the left side of the cutting board. Stack on
it
(in this order) bacon, tomato and lettuce. Mayo the slice of bread on the
right side of the cutting board and smack it down on the other slice.
Dividing the B, L and T between the two slices, and then trying to get
them
together, leads to disaster.

Felice

ROTFL!! I love the written word!
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And the written word applied to food. It don't get no better than that!

Felice

"Felice Friese" wrote in
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"Terry" wrote in message
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On Thu, 7 Jun 2007 22:22:35 -0400, "Felice Friese"
wrote:


"hahabogus" wrote in message

the burning question is: Is the mayo on the lettuce side of the
sandwich or the tomato side?

Mayo the slice of bread on the left side of the cutting board. Stack
on it (in this order) bacon, tomato and lettuce. Mayo the slice of
bread on the right side of the cutting board and smack it down on the
other slice. Dividing the B, L and T between the two slices, and then
trying to get them
together, leads to disaster.

Felice

Alternative: A BLT salad. Cherry tomatoes (they don't water
everything down), lots of bacon, a little lettuce, GOOD bread made
into croutons using some of the bacon grease. Mayo or Miracle Whip
or a vinegarette made with the rest of the bacon grease, or some
combination thereof. Lotsa bacon flavor that way, and you don't get
plops of tomato and mayo on your lap...

Best -- Terry
...who can't wait for the green tomatoes on the Better Boy and the
Grape tomato plant to ripen...

Oh, yeah! The same components in a different presentation! And you
don't have to lean over the sink to eat it.


This must be hard to explain in a restaurant.

Felice




serve it in a baked edible taco shell bowl.

--

The house of the burning beet-Alan

It'll be a sunny day in August, when the Moon will shine that night-
Elbonian Folklore

Terry wrote:
On Thu, 7 Jun 2007 22:22:35 -0400, "Felice Friese"
wrote:

"hahabogus" wrote in message
the burning question is: Is the mayo on the lettuce side of the sandwich
or the tomato side?
Mayo the slice of bread on the left side of the cutting board. Stack on it
(in this order) bacon, tomato and lettuce. Mayo the slice of bread on the
right side of the cutting board and smack it down on the other slice.
Dividing the B, L and T between the two slices, and then trying to get them
together, leads to disaster.

Felice

Alternative: A BLT salad. Cherry tomatoes (they don't water
everything down), lots of bacon, a little lettuce, GOOD bread made
into croutons using some of the bacon grease. Mayo or Miracle Whip or
a vinegarette made with the rest of the bacon grease, or some
combination thereof. Lotsa bacon flavor that way, and you don't get
plops of tomato and mayo on your lap...

Best -- Terry
...who can't wait for the green tomatoes on the Better Boy and the
Grape tomato plant to ripen...

I make BLT pasta salad like that,but add pasta to do the deal...

--
-Gina in Italy

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If found, return to me promptly.

ravenlynne wrote:
Terry wrote:
On Thu, 7 Jun 2007 22:22:35 -0400, "Felice Friese"
wrote:

"hahabogus" wrote in message
the burning question is: Is the mayo on the lettuce side of the
sandwich or the tomato side?
Mayo the slice of bread on the left side of the cutting board.
Stack on it (in this order) bacon, tomato and lettuce. Mayo the
slice of bread on the right side of the cutting board and smack it
down on the other slice. Dividing the B, L and T between the two
slices, and then trying to get them together, leads to disaster.

Felice

Alternative: A BLT salad. Cherry tomatoes (they don't water
everything down), lots of bacon, a little lettuce, GOOD bread made
into croutons using some of the bacon grease. Mayo or Miracle Whip
or a vinegarette made with the rest of the bacon grease, or some
combination thereof. Lotsa bacon flavor that way, and you don't get
plops of tomato and mayo on your lap...

Best -- Terry
...who can't wait for the green tomatoes on the Better Boy and the
Grape tomato plant to ripen...

I make BLT pasta salad like that,but add pasta to do the deal...

Oooooh, I like that idea!

kili

In article , blAndy wrote:

I just enjoyed a luncheon consisting of a BLT sandwich and it occurred
to me, what is the optimal configuration for the strips of bacon on a BLT?


I think you should weave the bacon strips to a rectangle the size of the
bread. Then, get out the sewing machine and sew the whole affair along
the edges using a leather needle, water soluble thread and a wide zig
zag stitch. If that still does not hold the "configuration" well
enough, maybe you can glue the edges with small dots of Roxanne's
Glue-Baste. HTH.

Emma Thackery wrote:
In article , blAndy wrote:

I just enjoyed a luncheon consisting of a BLT sandwich and it occurred
to me, what is the optimal configuration for the strips of bacon on a BLT?


I think you should weave the bacon strips to a rectangle the size of the
bread. Then, get out the sewing machine and sew the whole affair along
the edges using a leather needle, water soluble thread and a wide zig
zag stitch. If that still does not hold the "configuration" well
enough, maybe you can glue the edges with small dots of Roxanne's
Glue-Baste. HTH.

!!!! fabulous!

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blAndy wrote:

I just enjoyed a luncheon consisting of a BLT sandwich and it occurred
to me, what is the optimal configuration for the strips of bacon on a BLT?

There are a few possibilities, from what I can tell... one would be in
parallel, all the strips lined up next to each other. Another would be a
sort of cross-hatch pattern. A third possibility would involve abstract
expressionist randomness... possibly requiring the decomposition of
strips into smaller pieces.

This might be a good survey question for the r.f.c site.

Well, it would depend on the kind of bread (shape of slices)
and how many strips of bacon (or perhaps half strips).

On "Wonder Bread" types of bread (more or less square sandwich
slices) with, say, 3 whole slices of bacon, it would probably
be best to lay the 3 slices side by side. With 4 slices, I
would cross-hatch them.

On bread that is narrower than it is high (my favorite
local bakery's Italian bread, for example) I would lay
the slices horizontally parallel and slightly overlapping
(for 3 whole slices) or vertically parallel for half slices.

Sometimes I use as many as 4 slices in which case I
just fit them in as best I can depending on whether they
are whole or half slices. Although nowadays I tend to cut
my slices in half as it makes it easier to fit them in the
skillet.

Under no circumstances would I use fewer than 3 slices of
bacon on a BLT. And I always buy thick-sliced bacon.
If I used regular bacon I would probably have to put at
least 5 or 6 slices on. ;-)

Kate


--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?

Vilco wrote:

Scott wrote


I'll be more concern as to how to arrange the lettuce and rather or
not to place the tomatoes upside down.


I'm curious as to whether one adds cauces or other dressings to a BLT.
Is it the norm?

AFAIC, the perfect blt is good homemade of good bakery bread,
lots of good thick-sliced bacon, thick slabs of tomato, iceberg
or Romaine lettuce (I really don't like that other crap) and
a nice slathering of Miracle Whip (my preference) or mayonnaise,
preferably homemade. I can't imagine what anyone would want
with any other sauces or dressings. This is the perfect blt.
The right number and kinds of different flavors and textures
that perfectly compliment each other.

Kate

--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?

Kate Connally said...

Vilco wrote:

Scott wrote


I'll be more concern as to how to arrange the lettuce and rather or
not to place the tomatoes upside down.


I'm curious as to whether one adds cauces or other dressings to a BLT.
Is it the norm?

AFAIC, the perfect blt is good homemade of good bakery bread,
lots of good thick-sliced bacon, thick slabs of tomato, iceberg
or Romaine lettuce (I really don't like that other crap) and
a nice slathering of Miracle Whip (my preference) or mayonnaise,
preferably homemade. I can't imagine what anyone would want
with any other sauces or dressings. This is the perfect blt.
The right number and kinds of different flavors and textures
that perfectly compliment each other.

Kate


How can anyone get away with just a BLT. That's simply a malnutrition
sandwich!

It should have avocado, onion, jack cheese and a bbq grilled burger in
there too, with Dijon mustard and a whole mild green chile. ))

Someone here years ago mentioned NEVER order a BLT at a restaurant or deli.
Bottom of the barrel scraps of the same?? I forget why but I remembered not
to.

Andy