On 10/25/2013 12:05 PM, Ophelia wrote:
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> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
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>> What comes to mind when you think of a "Blue Plate Special"?
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>> To me it conjurs up images of an old-style diner with something like
>> meat loaf and mashed potatoes and perhaps another vegetable side or two.
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>> At the "club" today (10/25/2013):
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>> Blue Plate Special
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>> Baked Salmon Stuffed with Crab Meat
>> Topped with a Delicious Lobster Cream Sauce, Yellow Rice and Steamed
>> Vegetables
>> $11.00
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>> It sounds nice, might even be quite tasty! I'm just not sure the
>> yellow rice would play well with the salmon. Just like the black rice
>> didn't work at all with the sauteed scallops I had last year. The
>> black rice completely overpowered the delicate sweet taste of the
>> scallops.
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>> So, Blue Plate Special? Please tell me what you think of as a Blue
>> Plate Special.
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> I'll be interested to hear because I've never heard of it

It's a US thing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-plate_special

'particularly (but not only) diners and cafes. It refers to a specially
low-priced meal, usually changing daily. It typically consists of a
"meat and three" (three vegetables), presented on a single plate,'

Jill