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Default Monte Cristo Sandwich

jmcquown wrote:

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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


Yes, but it sounds a lot better than a Monte Cristo to me.