On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 21:04:13 -0400, pablo wrote:

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> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On 29 Oct 2005 16:32:00 -0700, aem wrote:
> >
> >> It makes an interesting stirfry with chicken. Slice it on a diagonal
> >> slant into bite-sized pieces.
> >
> > Ugh... that reminds me too much of the Chun King Chow Mein my mother
> > used to feed us when I was a kid.
> *
> At our house we had "chop suey" which was skillet stew but with celery,
> canned bean sprouts, water chestnuts, and mushrooms in place of the other
> vegetables. Then lots of soy sauce thickened with corn starch. I liked it
> well enough but I was surprised by what was served in Chinese restaurants
> when I was old enough to be taken to one.
>
You're right... it was called Chop Suey, not Chow Mein.