Subj : Diners
To   : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Wed Jul 31 2024 14:51:29

Hi Dave,

 DD> O'Charleys is struggling. They're down to 58 store (from 600+) and
 DD> have closed their commissary in Nashville, TN in favour of Performance
 DD> Food Group supplying their stores.

 RH> Don't know what commissary is supplying Cracker Barrel but Steve no
 RH> longer orders their livers and gizzards. They used to be fresh cooked;
 RH> now they're frozen and cooked from that stage so they're rock hard.

 DD> All I ever do at C-B is breakfast. Usually the "Mama's Pancake
 DD> Breakfast"

They still let RVs/campers stay for free, some have separate lots for
them. We usually buy supper if we stay, occaisionally breakfast.

 DD>      8<----- SNIP ----->8

 RH> So hopefully those with good taste will patronise the cafes and spread
 RH> the word among co-workers. There will always be some die hard fast food
 RH> devotees in the crowd tho, keeping those places going.

 DD> and America's oldest (and first) drive-thru called Maid Rite.

 DD> https://visitspringfieldillinois.com/LocationDetails/?id=Maid-Rite-San
 DD> wich-Shop

 DD> MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

 DD>       Title: Maid Rite Hamburgers
 DD>  Categories: Five, Beef, Poultry, Sandwiches
 DD>       Yield: 4 Servings

 RH> A couple of years ago we took I-80 from Pennsylvania, westward. Stopped
 RH> to visit West Amana for a bit, picked up a cook book. Browsing it, I
 RH> saw a recipe for Maid Rite burgers; I'll have to check the cook book to
 RH> see how well it matches this one.

 DD> It's a different Maid-Rite - ours pre-dates the Iowa based chain. The
 DD> Iowa chain opened a store here and the local Maod Rite owner sued them
 DD> for infringement. And won his case.

OK, good that the local guy had the guts to sue; so many people would
have capitualted.


 DD> That being said, I'm not a big fan of loose-meat burgers. But, their
 DD> "home-made" root beer is most excellent. Better than my attempt.

We used to do that occaisionally when I was growing up. Last time I
remember it being made was in 1967; the summer my mom was first in
summer school for her MSLS.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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