tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post8264234520219844654..comments2024-03-09T00:31:10.190-05:00Comments on Seen Through a Glass: Western PA: Greek sauce, Festival, To the LighthouseLew Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-58428564673502170852012-07-01T18:36:17.982-04:002012-07-01T18:36:17.982-04:00NOTHING in Erie is "long and somewhat complic...NOTHING in Erie is "long and somewhat complicated"!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-23787392339712521162007-05-02T17:49:00.000-04:002007-05-02T17:49:00.000-04:00Sam, I like the sound of the Squeeze-In already. T...Sam, I like the sound of the Squeeze-In already. Thanks for the tip.Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-24937215522892937322007-05-02T16:24:00.000-04:002007-05-02T16:24:00.000-04:00Lew, your penchant for a good dog requires my refe...Lew, your penchant for a good dog requires my referring you to the Squeeze-In in Sunbury. It's a ten-foot wide restaurant with stools for five patrons (hence the name) and a walk-up window on the street that's been there since the forties. Cute as all get out, and the dogs are excellent. A real piece of obscure Americana you can visit the next time you go to Selin's Grove!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-23773210066489935642007-05-01T12:30:00.000-04:002007-05-01T12:30:00.000-04:00"Fast food", "watery beer" - are you sure there is..."Fast food", "watery beer" - are you sure there isn't a bigger language difference between Canucks and Yanks that we assumed?<BR/><BR/>I don't like road food because a lot of it is hometown stuff. Syracusians like their own salt potatoes and Endicotians like spiedies. And diner is a sub-set. But I take your point that the homestyle cooking of each community is a far stretch from the megaco strip at the edge of town.GenX at 40https://www.blogger.com/profile/09691873959881169457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-70377142218369072772007-04-30T14:25:00.000-04:002007-04-30T14:25:00.000-04:00Alan,You'd better be careful how you use the term ...Alan,<BR/><BR/>You'd better be careful how you use the term "fast food" around here, son. Them's fighting words. Perhaps what you meant was "road food," or "diner food." Right?Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-19359890346502434922007-04-30T14:17:00.000-04:002007-04-30T14:17:00.000-04:00I want you to do a fast food of the NE state blog....I want you to do a fast food of the NE state blog. Wudja?Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01670495301758701170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-76482031465921271922007-04-30T10:26:00.000-04:002007-04-30T10:26:00.000-04:00Matthew,That's the place. Their website (http://my...Matthew,<BR/><BR/>That's the place. Their website (http://mysite.verizon.net/vze1p9ih/index.html) makes the 1914 claim, which is the same year claimed for Todoroff's Original Coney Island Chili Sauce. That's Todoroff's in Jackson, Michigan. "Coney Islands" were originally just hot dogs, the Coney Island SAUCE came later, and apparently does NOT come from Coney Island. Interestingly, the hot dog with Greek sauce in Plattsburgh, NY, is called a 'michigan,' but no one in that town seems to know exactly why. God, do we ever need more food historians.<BR/>Me, I want to get to Todoroff's and see what their sauce is like.Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-47591302769120535562007-04-30T10:09:00.000-04:002007-04-30T10:09:00.000-04:00Steven,Your friend is absolutely right. I've et Gr...Steven,<BR/>Your friend is absolutely right. I've et Greek dogs (no matter what they're called) all over NY and PA, and they're the best. I've winkled one of the secret recipes out of the locals, and make it for summer picnics. It's like spiedies in Binghamton; once you've had 'em, you've gotta have more.Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-89804435770424580192007-04-30T08:13:00.000-04:002007-04-30T08:13:00.000-04:00I have a friend from Erie who says you haven't liv...I have a friend from Erie who says you haven't lived until you've had a "Greek dog." As the son of a former Dog N' Suds proprietor (circ. 1965), I'm not so sure...Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10585545034172431563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-44459628938959037502007-04-30T01:31:00.000-04:002007-04-30T01:31:00.000-04:00I used to go to a place in Kane with my grandfathe...I used to go to a place in Kane with my grandfathers that they called Texas Hots. Do you have any more info about that early Kane reference?Matthew D Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03632800892744296973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-75421709964122497612007-04-29T13:28:00.000-04:002007-04-29T13:28:00.000-04:00Oh, a hitchhiker I picked up. Just kept drinking c...Oh, a hitchhiker I picked up. Just kept drinking coffee, swearing, and making me stop at McDonald's.Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-9515335054810638432007-04-29T10:07:00.000-04:002007-04-29T10:07:00.000-04:00Who ees thees "Woody" fellow that you keep mention...Who ees thees "Woody" fellow that you keep mentioning?WoodyChandlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11378681359325350211noreply@blogger.com