scalloped potatoes
Bryan wrote:
> On Oct 21, 1:50?pm, tert in seattle > wrote:
>> jmcquown wrote:
>> > "tert in seattle" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >>I was craving some food from my white trash childhood ... didn't
>> >> have mom's recipe handy so I went with Joy. ?Modified slightly:
>>
>> >> 2 large russet potatoes, sliced 2-3 mm
>> >> 1/4 onion, sliced thinly
>> >> 2 slices ham lunch meat, cut into 1 cm squares
>> >> 1/2 c milk
>> >> 1/2 c cream
>> >> salt & pepper
>>
>> >> in a greased 9x9" baking dish layer potatoes/ham/onions, lightly
>> >> s&p each layer (adjust salt amount for saltiness of ham)
>>
>> >> pour milk & cream over the top
>>
>> >> bake for an hour or so at 400F, covered for first 1/2 hour
>>
>> >> it was pretty good! ?A lot like mom's, but without the cheese.
>>
>> > With cheese is 'au gratin'. ?And why do you call scalloped potatoes "white
>> > trash"?!
>>
>> > Jill
>>
>> I use a broad definition of white trash and I use the term affectionately.
>
> Overly broad, and using it affectionately is just wrong, a misuse of
> language. Real White trash would have used some kind of condensed
> soup, margarine, or something else crappy, and probably written
> "alot," instead of "a lot."
>
> --Bryan
whatever you say "Bryan"
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