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Charles Gifford
 
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"Jim Lane" > wrote in message
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> Charles Gifford wrote:
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> >>Deep fried burritos were very common in the 60's and I did not have the
> >>soft tortilla-wrapped version until I hit my first Taco Bell in 1963. I
> >>had deep fried burritos in 1963 in Livingston, Ca in the wolf's Den, the
> >>drive-in off the edge of the high school.

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> > Yes, as far as I am aware, chimichangas are simply deep fried burritos.

You
> > should certainly be able to get good Mexican food in Livingston! The

best
> > tamales I've eaten were at a small restaurant in Chowchilla a little

south
> > of Livingston.
> >

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> I left Livingston mid-1963 and have only passed through a couple of
> times since (1968 and ?). Not much to get then. The places we went were
> the high school hangout and Blueberry Hill Cafe on 99.
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> jim


I remember Blueberry Hill Cafe very well! A true landmark. I went to high
school and community college in Visalia (left there in 1964 . We traveled up
99 to Sacramento for games once or twice a year.

Charlie