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12 minutes ago, Rhonda Huntress said:

Half and half is getting popular around here since normal sweet tea is so sweet.

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On 5/3/2017 at 2:04 PM, Alwin Alcott said:

omg!...

ingredients:

extract of the roots of the liquorice plant

sugar

binding agent: starch/flour/gum arabic or gelatin

When I was there, and also in Germany, I had the BEST licorice I have ever tasted!! The salted licorice blew my mind! (Soooo delicious!)

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Here in Michigan, we have more than a few local favorites, the first would have to be the Coney dog, which was invented here 

https://www.eater.com/2016/5/8/11612056/detroit-coney-dogs-history

Vernors (Ginger Ale) is a big favorite here, (we call it pop, not soda or soft drink) , I remember when Michigan was the only place you could get it, it was so much more  "gingery". The bubbles would sting your nose! Michiganders have used it as medicine forever. It's a staple in most homes for treating nausea. 

https://detroithistorical.org/learn/encyclopedia-of-detroit/vernors-ginger-ale

In the northern part of Michigan, specifically the Upper Peninsula and just south of the Mackinac bridge, the Pasty is king! 

http://www.hu.mtu.edu/vup/pasty/history.htm

A few other things 

http://www.awesomemitten.com/superman-ice-cream/

https://detroithistorical.org/learn/encyclopedia-of-detroit/faygo-pop

https://www.mackinacisland.org/visit/shopping/fudge-shops/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinconning_cheese

We also have Olive burgers, which are absolutely delicious (standard burger/cheeseburger with sliced green olives). Not really sure if that's a Michigan thing, though. 

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Another favorite .. chorizo and egg breakfast burritos.  And not the hard, sliced stuff you see on cooking shows.  The fatty, loose chorizo made in Mexico.

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Don't forget, ingredients are listed by volume. If you smell it cooking it is just as disgusting as you think it would be but man is it yummy.  Chorizo, eggs, grilled pablano peppers and a little asiago cheese.  Roll it up in a four tortilla and enjoy.

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We are major in to breakfast burritos in Colorado, but not anything in a package.  Only the ones from all the various Mom & Pop mexican joints around town.  Of course, if you are not eating on the run, then a container with a fork is a must so that you can pour green chili all over it.

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5 hours ago, Aislin Ceawlin said:

Here in Michigan, we have more than a few local favorites, the first would have to be the Coney dog, which was invented here 

https://www.eater.com/2016/5/8/11612056/detroit-coney-dogs-history

Vernors (Ginger Ale) is a big favorite here, (we call it pop, not soda or soft drink) , I remember when Michigan was the only place you could get it, it was so much more  "gingery". The bubbles would sting your nose! Michiganders have used it as medicine forever. It's a staple in most homes for treating nausea. 

https://detroithistorical.org/learn/encyclopedia-of-detroit/vernors-ginger-ale

In the northern part of Michigan, specifically the Upper Peninsula and just south of the Mackinac bridge, the Pasty is king! 

http://www.hu.mtu.edu/vup/pasty/history.htm

A few other things 

http://www.awesomemitten.com/superman-ice-cream/

https://detroithistorical.org/learn/encyclopedia-of-detroit/faygo-pop

https://www.mackinacisland.org/visit/shopping/fudge-shops/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinconning_cheese

We also have Olive burgers, which are absolutely delicious (standard burger/cheeseburger with sliced green olives). Not really sure if that's a Michigan thing, though. 

I don't drink soda very often, but my favorites are ginger ale and root beer.  This part of the history about ginger ale "The doctor was working on a medicinal tonic of vanilla and spices, with the addition of ginger to calm the stomach, when he was called to fight in the Civil War. He left the blend in an oak cask and went off to fight in the Civil War in 1862. When Vernor returned from the war, he opened the barrel and was surprised by its delicious contents. "  had me imagining, just as he sealed the cask, a sudden knock on the door "Civil War here at the door, drop everything and come on out!"

I haven't been to our county fair's for awhile, but there used to be a fudge vendor - the kind where they made the fudge right there, and you could watch the process - and I'm pretty sure it went by the name of Mackinac Island Fudge. 

I didn't know anything at all about the history of coney dogs.  I have to admit I'm one of the ones who associated them with Coney Island (clearly just because of the name familiarity).  

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5 hours ago, Aislin Ceawlin said:

Vernors (Ginger Ale) is a big favorite here, (we call it pop, not soda or soft drink) , I remember when Michigan was the only place you could get it, it was so much more  "gingery". The bubbles would sting your nose! Michiganders have used it as medicine forever. It's a staple in most homes for treating nausea. 

https://detroithistorical.org/learn/encyclopedia-of-detroit/vernors-ginger-ale

We also have Olive burgers, which are absolutely delicious (standard burger/cheeseburger with sliced green olives). Not really sure if that's a Michigan thing, though. 

I've had Vernors and like it. Sprecher Brewery in Milwaukee makes a potent ginger ale. Their root beer was a favorite of mine until they switched from cane sugar to high fructose corn syrup. Ick.

I make olive burgers. Rye bun, burger grilled with fresh cracked/coarse black pepper, sliced green olives, slice of swiss, and carmelized onion on top.

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1 minute ago, Madelaine McMasters said:

I do and they are too, but in reverse order.

I've seen other posts about you and root beer, which reminds me of my grandfather because he was a huge root beer fan.  He was very fond of A&W root beer back in the day when each location made it fresh on site.  He swore that it tasted different at different locations because of the water that was being used.  When I was little his favorite location was in the town where I grew up, and whenever they came to visit, they would leave with several gallons of the local A&W root beer. 

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21 minutes ago, moirakathleen said:

I've seen other posts about you and root beer, which reminds me of my grandfather because he was a huge root beer fan.  He was very fond of A&W root beer back in the day when each location made it fresh on site.  He swore that it tasted different at different locations because of the water that was being used.  When I was little his favorite location was in the town where I grew up, and whenever they came to visit, they would leave with several gallons of the local A&W root beer. 

I like your Grandpa! We all have our vices. Our's is root beer. I like it best when I'm out with friends at some fancy beer joint and the waiter asks what kind of beer I want. The Sprecher Brewery, which I mentioned in another post, is Milwaukee's largest artisan brewery. Even so, they sell more root beer than "real" beer. I think there's been a resurgence in popularity for my favorite brew, which means I may have to give it up. I avoid trends like the plague.

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The traditional dish for the district is sodd, wich comes from the word syde, in English simmer.

Confusing for others than locals, this apparently simple "soup" is served in communications and weddings, in fine china as well as Ikea platters.

Never call it soup. The important thing is the quality of the ingredients and the way it is prepared and served. The potatoes and the carrots must be boiled in individual pots. The sodd itself must never boil, only simmer.

It is always served the same way, the boiled potatoes first, each guest helps himself, then the carrots, and the sodd in huge terrins last. It is custom to take a second helping, and you are very polite if you don't stop at that.

It is also served with skjenning, a paperthin "flat bread". Plus beer.

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6 hours ago, Madelaine McMasters said:

I've had Vernors and like it.

I wish you could have had it before they were bought out. It's fairly watery (but still delicious) compared to what it used to be. The carbonation was ridiculous! The bubbles would go up your nose and the ginger in them would make you sneeze!  When I was a little kid, the schools used to go to the Vernors plant for tours, I always loved that! 

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16 hours ago, Phil Deakins said:

I have a crucifix on the wall above my head, and a hammer and wooden stake on the bedside cabinet :)

I am reminded of a scene in a 1960's vampire movie where the girl waves the crucifix at the vampire and the vamp replies...

"Oy Vey! Have you got the wrong vampire already..."

This dish isnt local to me, at least not in the last couple of centuries but it is very tasty.

Coney & Bacon Pie, with garlic mixed not only with the filling but with the pastry too. I used to know people involved in Living History, and went to visit a 17th C manor house where they were doing an event, and got to try this when their 17th C cook made this for lunch. The Coney had been brought down that morning by his 14 yr old son with a lead weighted throwing stick, as fresh as it gets.
 

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6 hours ago, Aislin Ceawlin said:

I wish you could have had it before they were bought out. It's fairly watery (but still delicious) compared to what it used to be. The carbonation was ridiculous! The bubbles would go up your nose and the ginger in them would make you sneeze!  When I was a little kid, the schools used to go to the Vernors plant for tours, I always loved that! 

I love that, both the sneezing and the tours. I don't recall anything from my childhood (which continues, btw) that reliably made me sneeze, but I still can't squeeze and eat one of those stickless freezer pops without coughing.

Dad took me on tours of every business he ever consulted for. I think a Maddy tour was one of the conditions for his accepting projects. He never consulted for a brewery, but he did take me through a couple. The big brew vats were neat, but the real fun for me was in the bottling, where the pace picked up dramatically. And, since the brewers often also bottled for (or were) soda companies, there was always something for us to drink after the tour. I also got a tour of a Wonder Bread factory, which smells suspiciously like a brewery at the head end of the process.

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