On 5/5/2017 10:14 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> At the Pub/Club, the Derby Specials:
>
> https://s27.postimg.org/5hgdxs99f/derby.jpg
>
> Ah ha! A Hot Brown! A hot open faced turkey sandwich with bacon and
> mornay sauce. Pumpernickle? Shouldn't it be thick cut (aka Texas)
> toast? Ah, yes. Still served that way:
>
> http://www.brownhotel.com/dining-hot-brown
>
> I don't care much about the Kentucky Derby. Do any of you watch it?
>
> I remember when Secretariat won. in the 1970's. AFAIK, still the
> fastest horse on record. But that's about all I know about it.
>
> I have no idea which horses are running tomorrow. I don't watch it
> unless there is abosolutely nothing else to do.
>
> I do know I don't like bourbon. Not even if you fill the glass with
> ice, sugar and mint and pretend to have a US Southern accent. LOL
>
> And for Gary's information, if I was eating a Hot Brown I would *not* be
> drinking anything other than water.
>
> I've got nothing special planned for Derby Day. Might go to the grocery
> store if I can get over this pesky head cold. I am not planning to make
> or buy a Hot Brown Sandwich.
>
> Jill

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ke...t_and_Depraved

Thompson's essay is hilarious and worth reading.