How droll, Mr. President.
He could work for SNL.
So I think of a cartoon of two delis, one offering stink burgers and meanwiches and the other forcing you to buy shit sandwiches. And it's not all that funny. Not funny at all. But if you still want it, then have this one instead. It's better.
That would have worked for the second panel, but it's too funny to ruin for something so banal as yet another injection of presidential venom.
Know what is more interesting than high school girl presidential venom? Zingerman's, that 's what. They are, it is an incredible deli. I'm jealous of him going there and that being so casual. It's like deli mecca.
I know them by this book. I recommend it. Very entertaining introduction to the what the deal is it about specialty foods. It answers why, and why specialty foods are worth their cost. It tells the stories behind specialty foods. The book is filled with cartoon pictures written in the style of a person discovering things about food. For example, 8-rows corn, a specialty species grown in one spot, not a productive plant but makes incredible polenta. Leading to an appreciation for other types grown closer to home.
I placed an order with them one day by way of experiment. They have a few things I would like to try. Nothing too outrageous, nothing exotic. At checkout the things that I bought require protection and their shipping is careful about that. The shipping amounted to more than the order so the order was dropped.
The next day an email inquiring if I had a problem with ordering. I said shipping is too much to justify the order. They politely agreed.
But just look at this place.
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Maybe we need a Federal takeover of delis.
Everybody gets a Reuben sandwich, no matter whether or not they can afford to pay.
He could work for SNL.
Is SNL really that awful now? I haven't watched it in 20 years.
I am looking at that photo of Zingerman's deli counter and weeping, weeping that it resides an eight hour drive from where I sit, staring at an empty plate that yearns for a good corned beef sandwich.
And half-sour pickles. Do you know how hard it is to find half-sours any more? I ask for them at local grocery stores and the point to jars of pickles that have been cut in half.
No! Grocery rubes, that isn't half-sour pickles, idiots. A good corned beef and half-sour pickles. And some decent slaw, maybe. And a quart of chicken soup to go.
That's it. I'm going to Ann Arbor. To the deli where President Stompy Foot spoke like a recalcitrant teen-ager, ignorant of the goodness that surrounded him. And then flew off to a high-zoot fund raising event because, hey, who has time to fit a visit to Fort Hood into a stinkburger of a day?
The left think it's mean to balance a budget.
Obama and Paul Krugman share the same retarded brain. Print more money and all will be well. Get as many people as possible on government assistance, and all will be well.
Suicide by Keynesian dumbass sandwich. You can order those on-line thru the NYT PaulKrugman portal.
I like a good deli. It stands for everything Michelle Obama is against.
Which is weird why they would then support Obama?
OK THAT was weird. I accidentally posted on our business gmail and it named me oopsy daisy. (I kind of like that name) But now I can't delete it.
OMG look at that cheese. Drooling. That is one of the main things I miss about living in the country...ok the sticks..... a lack of good deli selections and butchers. We can't get veal at all. No oso bucco or stuffed veal breast. Sob.
What is a half sour pickle? Would a Claussen pickle be similar? we have those in the local stores and I love them.
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Which is weird why they would then support Obama?
It's the Limbaugh theorem. People don't associate his actions to him. He is the transcendental president.
"People do not associate Obama with his agenda, and that's because he's permanently campaigning. He's running against his own agenda, by design, on purpose. He's running against what's happening. He makes people think that he doesn't like what's happening and he's trying to fix it when in fact everything that's happening is precisely because he wants it to and has made it happen."
I haven't heard writing like that since "Bachelor Father" tried to get us to think that's how teenagers spoke.
Lem said...
Which is weird why they would then support Obama?
It's the Limbaugh theorem. People don't associate his actions to him. He is the transcendental president.
They always said, "If Der Fuhrer only knew...", on the train to Auschwitz.
I have to tell you the Deli is one of the delights of the culinary experience.
My recent trips to Ben's Kosher Deli have been heavenly. The lean pastrami on rye, slaw, square knish and matzo ball soup are off the freaking hook.
I just can't have the pickles. Too much salt.
@DBQ - Half sour pickles are fermented rather than cooked like most other pickles. The flavor is quite a bit different that a regular pickle.
Here's a recipe that might give some insight.
Good news! Since reading this topic today, I've been renewing my hunt for half-sours and found a local Mexican grocer that makes and stocks them.
@DBQ - Go here and scroll down.
Come to the Detroit area. I will take any of you there. It is a wonderful place and I don't hold it against the owner that he's an Obama fan.
HOWEVER - can someone tell me whether this owner they interviewed - who is such a fan of a higher minimum wage - did they ask this guy what he pays his employees per hour now?
Because if they are not starting at the wage Obama proposes to raise the minimum to, they he is a big fucking hypocrite right now, no?
Still. Great sammies.
@ Haz
Wow. Those pickles all look good. (Note to self. Plant small cucumber plants this year.)
Nathan's must be a regional thing? I've never seen that brand here.
Now I just need a recipe for Chibata Rolls.
He didn't want to be audited by the IRS.
A "deli" opened up just north of New Richmond WI last year. I was one of the first customers. I asked if they had corned beef, and the woman said "no. Is that something you'd be interested in?" I said yes, and then bought a regular ham and cheese sandwich, pickle and some crunchy thick potato(e) chips for almost $6. Never went back, and they went out of business just last month. Better off going to Subway.
Chip, so what was the deal with the shipping cost? Was it their way of saying it's a pain in the butt to ship stuff, so we'll discourage people? Or was there some sort of refrigerated trucking needed? Or both?
Haha, Michael. Probably not a small factor. :)
No, deborah, not at all. They love food and must protect it. That's all. The things I ordered required protection from summer heat. I forget what it was, cheese, I suppose. Some other things. I'm still interested.
Also, they are unique company, I think employee owned now. Their employees are very happy, I think. The original owners write other books too, how to treat employees, how to manage, how to run business, I think, but all that I read is the into to good food, and I do recommend that one. Plus it's cheap now, I think.
Darce, good to see you around more :)
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