Sounds yummy. I had half a dozen French Canadians households on my street, spent a lot of time with them, but never heard of it.

This thread reminds me of my aunt Kay, who grew up in Pittsburgh then movied to chicago. Now, every time she visits here, she goes home with 3 pounds of chipped ham (real chipped ham, transparently thin), and 2 big bags of wise potato chips. She used to bring Heinz ketchup, too, but now you can get it everywhere.

What I miss from NYC:

- New York-style pizza, specifically from Pizzarama on Franny Lew, right across 200th St from my house.

- Baked goods in general: bagels (Top Hat Bagels on Bell), pastries (Mario & Sal's on...Northern, if I remember right), rolls (I think there was a place in Whitestone we got them from.), etc., etc.,

- Italian food. And if you're someone that thinks Olive Garden or something of the sort is Italian food, do me a favor and start wearing blue-colored tinfoil on your head, so I know who you wackjobs are.

- White Castle burgers.

- IHOP. Once you enter the area between the Appalachians & the Mississippi, they cease to be. Hell, maybe between the A's and the Rockies, for all I know.

- Drake's Coffee Cake.

- Cheesecake from just about anywhere: Junior's, Bayside Diner, it's all good.

I used to miss the Chinese food, but the damnedest thing happened: a store opened in Plum under the same name as the place we always went to three blocks from my dad's place in Bayside. Except for very, very minor differences (pork fried rice in Bayside place has bits of egg in it, Plum doesn't), the food is exactly the same. I mean, it's eerie. God-thankingly fantastic, but eerie.

I grew up in Ames, Iowa. Everyone had a birthday party at one point at Happy Joe's... plus, they had great ice cream sundaes!

Good mustard. When I was in Germany in 60's I ate some of the best mustard I've ever had. Thinkl they called it "Self." I have bought a ton of crap, but never found anything to compare. Maybe my taste has changed in last 40 years?

Buster, I spent 3 years stationed in Germany in the late 70's and you're right, the mustard was the best! I believe the word is 'senf' in German. Man, what I wouldn't give for a real 'bratwurst und senf mit brochen' right now! mmmmm!

Boy to smell the fresh bread when you passed though a small village. Stop & get a few rolls & a beer. Go to the Fest? & get the wurst off the grill, then head to beer tent. A beer was about 10 or 12 cents per liter. Cheeper than Coke.