tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post5352449363920211681..comments2024-03-09T13:49:36.566-06:00Comments on Prairie Bluestem: Diner Plates and Hot Beef SandwichesGenevieve Netzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-48477240037005189262008-01-27T00:42:00.000-06:002008-01-27T00:42:00.000-06:00I wondered about that too, Collagemama. I had mys...I wondered about that too, Collagemama. I had myself convinced it was a "Nebraska, the Beef State" thing, but then I found that <A HREF="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/searchbrowse?q=hot+beef+sandwich&uname=carolyne.kramar&psc=G&filter=1#2" REL="nofollow">great photo of an open-faced hot beef sandwich</A> that was taken in Virginia. (I hope this link will work -- I see that I didn't link to it successfully in the post.)<BR/><BR/>I don't see hot beef sandwiches on the menus of the restaurants I go to around here, but maybe I'm just not going to the right places.Genevieve Netzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-92216567192541231252008-01-26T09:27:00.000-06:002008-01-26T09:27:00.000-06:00Is the hot roast beef sandwich a diner tradition o...Is the hot roast beef sandwich a diner tradition or a Nebraska sandhills tradition? I can only remember eating them on a high school choir bus tour in about 1972. We were traveling around Halsey, Thedford, Hyannis, and Scottsbluff. They were perfect for filling up ever-hungry teenagers.Collagemamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03818246340865714754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-193598726140061882008-01-22T00:52:00.000-06:002008-01-22T00:52:00.000-06:00Yes, I like those plates. Almost any meal looks g...Yes, I like those plates. Almost any meal looks good on them. I'd much rather have my food on these nice glass plates than on the <A HREF="http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1279913" REL="nofollow">Melmac</A> of the same era.Genevieve Netzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-43537677708789875362008-01-21T10:08:00.000-06:002008-01-21T10:08:00.000-06:00Definitely, diners should have plates like that.Definitely, diners should have plates like that.Sarabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05044786582426844753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-17747170078466636492008-01-20T11:35:00.000-06:002008-01-20T11:35:00.000-06:00Nice china, Genevieve! It makes me remember my ear...Nice china, Genevieve! It makes me remember my earliest restaurant experiences.Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.com