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"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> "Michel Boucher" > wrote in message
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>> "jmcquown" > wrote in
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>>> So, if you've ever had or were going to make a Monte Cristo
>>> sandwich, how would you go about it? No googling If
>>> you've ever had one you'll know it!

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>> In my experience, and I do stress it is my experience and I make no
>> claim for special knowledge, it's a croque-monsieur with a slice of
>> turkey added.
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>> Having said that, I checked and the slice of turkey is apparently a
>> "regional" variation, in my case the region of southern New
>> Brunswick, the city of Saint John to be precise. It was what I ate
>> a few times at the Delta hotel there, back 30 some years ago when I
>> had to travel to Saint John to spend time with my infant daughter.
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>> I have not had it since. I have not seen it on menus since.
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> Ah, yes, the croque-monsieur with turkey. Except it's not quite that.
> The Monte Cristo is a rare item on menus, to be sure. I haven't seen it
> on a menu in about 20 years. The distinction between croque-monsieur is
> it's ham and turkey with swiss cheese, battered and deep fried. Then
> sprinkled lightly with powdered sugar and served with strawberry jam. (It
> should probably only be eaten once every twenty years.) These people have
> managed to *******ize it into a ham sandwich with harvarti served on
> toasted brioche. Sorry, people, that is *not* a Monte Cristo!
>
> Jill


you should speak to the chef.

And I shudder to think what they would serve if osso buco was on the menu.