On Sat, 09 May 2015 19:03:56 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 5/9/2015 4:06 PM, Jeßus wrote:
>> On Sat, 9 May 2015 12:33:42 -0700 (PDT),
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Saturday, May 9, 2015 at 2:51:10 PM UTC-4, Je�us wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 9 May 2015 09:16:32 -0700 (PDT),
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Buried in fresh-from-the-garden asparagus I am!
>>>>>
>>>>> Last night's dinner:
>>>>>
>>>>> <http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/aa407/Silvar_Beitel/RFC/IMG_0224_1_zpsetjm6e35.jpg>
>>>>
>>>> Looks really nice, what else did you add ingredient-wise?
>>>> Presumably this was popular in the 70's where you are, according to
>>>> your subject heading...
>>>
>>> See my reply to Boron.
>>>
>>> The photo from the cookbook:
>>>
>>> <http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/aa407/Silvar_Beitel/RFC/IMG_0225_1_zpssb0o9xig.jpg>
>>>
>>> I guess I forgot the paprika. :-)
>>>
>>> I'm *assuming* it was popular back in the day. Crepes were sort of
>>> an "elegant" "French" food to Midwesterners (USA) then.
>>
>> Thanks. All I know is they look delicious and I'm *really* in the mood
>> for them right now for breakfast I better start practicing my
>> crepes...
>>
>Looks tasty! I sometimes think about crepes.
>
>I posted this a few years ago:
>
>"I used to make savory creamed chicken with mushrooms crepes. I haven't
>thought about that in years. Might have to dig out my recipe! Crepes
>are dead easy. I also used to make cheese-stuffed manicotti, not with
>cooked tube pasta shells but with filled crepes. I learned that trick
>from Jeff Smith's (The Frugal Gourmet) first book."
>
>Same concept, crepes and The Frug's version of manicotti.
>
>Oh, and a further comment:
>
>"Stack them separated by waxed paper or parchment paper, then wrap
>them tightly and freeze them. They are easy to separate. If you only
>want to thaw a few crepes at a time, there they are."

Thanks for the tips. I need to set aside a morning so I can try my
hand at some crepes.

>As for asparagus crepes, I do believe gloria p mentioned them:
>
>"Asparagus crepes (with or without ham) topped with Hollandaise!"

Ooh yes please