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treasure chest

Oh...now that you have cracked that one any chance of getting the borsht recipe from the old lincoln dell? :sillygrin:
Mon, 09/17/2007 - 9:07 AM Permalink
KITCH

pink soup??

hot or cold??
Mon, 09/17/2007 - 10:50 AM Permalink
Eags

Any chance of getting the chicken pie on a biscuit recipe from the old Quality Cafeteria on Snelling Avenue? They closed around 1990 or so.

I have the Geno's (Payne Avenue) spaghetti sauce and meatball recipes if anyone wants them. My sister and I have made them several times, and its pretty close.
Mon, 09/17/2007 - 10:58 AM Permalink
treasure chest

Pink... I have borsht recipes but not the lincoln dell... they were the best... closed down close to 10 years ago now. They promised to make a cookbook... the next best thing and closest I have found is the grape soup at the stage deli in vegas. think it was a combo of beet and cabbage.
Mon, 09/17/2007 - 11:12 AM Permalink
treasure chest

what recipes? :wink:
Mon, 09/17/2007 - 11:46 AM Permalink
KITCH

borsht

1 quart water

4 fresh beets, grated

1 cup chopped yellow onions

salt, to taste

2 teaspoons sugar

fresh lemon juice

sour cream, for serving

1. Combine the water, beets, onion, and salt in a large stockpot and bring them to a boil. Cook for 1/2 hour on low heat. Stir in the sugar and lemon juice. Cook 10 minutes more. Refrigerate the mixture to chill, about 30 minutes. Serve the borscht topped with a dollop of sour cream.
Mon, 09/17/2007 - 11:48 AM Permalink
treasure chest

that looks good but the one from the lincoln dell had cabbage...and no sour cream. Not sure about the lemon either... was sweet and sour though... in fact come to think of it I think that is the way it was listed on the menu... sweet and sour borsht
Mon, 09/17/2007 - 11:53 AM Permalink
KITCH

4 qt. water

2 medium onions cut in thin strips

5 potatoes cubed

1 head of cabbage cut into 7 inch chunks

1 bunch parsley chopped

2 large carrots shredded

1 bunch beets shredded

red wine vinegar

2 cloves garlic, mashed

Salt to taste

Methods/steps

Bring water to a boil. Add potatoes, parsley and salt. In a separate deep pan, sauté onions until transparent. Add beets, carrots, and vinegar in this pan and cook until soft. Add to water with potatoes and parsley, then add cabbage. Turn off heat, add garlic, add salt if necessary. When re

heating do not boil or the bright red color will be lost.
Mon, 09/17/2007 - 12:12 PM Permalink
OT

The good news is, you don't have to wait another year for booya. There's a booya cook-off during SSP's On The Road Again celebration every October in SSP. This year it's October 6th.

Maybe the folks from the Lutheran church will enter theirs.

:smile:
Mon, 09/17/2007 - 1:06 PM Permalink
Wicked Nick

one of steves aunts, always makes borsht, on one of our camping trips , every year....

Its taken her a few years to get a recipe down, where everybody enjoys it... been changing a bit here and there, every year.. its a tricky deal..

she usually adds some beef in there too...

chicken would be good....
Mon, 09/17/2007 - 1:11 PM Permalink
CerealKiller

it was prity good I had the hunner of haveing some this year!! it need lots os salt and pepper!! but other then that all and all good!!

What I realy want is the recpit for MAID RITE samwitches They are huge in IOWA now and my ex got me hooked but I am not going to IOWA for just that and to me there isnt anything eles in IOWA to make the trip worth It for ME!!!
Mon, 09/17/2007 - 1:50 PM Permalink
Eags

iceman, is there still a Maid Rite in Minnetonka? I used to work about six blocks from one - just off Bren Road and Shady Oak, a few blocks north of crosstown.
Mon, 09/17/2007 - 2:31 PM Permalink
Eags

iceman, try this and see if they are still open!

Maid -Rite Restaurants

5757 Sanibel Dr

Minnetonka, MN 55343

952.933.3036

Sanibel is about a block north of Bren Road.
Mon, 09/17/2007 - 2:38 PM Permalink
KITCH

Faux Maid-Rite

1 lb Ground Beef

1 tsp ground pepper

1 tsp sugar

2 tsp prepared mustard

6 oz beer (optional)

salt (to taste)

Combine ground beef, pepper, sugar, mustard, salt in the top of a double-boiler and add beer. Cover top and heat for one-half hour, stirring occasionally. The longer it cooks, the more the flavors blend together. Toward the end, uncover to allow some of the liquid to boil off.

Use a slotted serving spoon to serve on hamburger buns with mustard, dill pickles and chopped onion.

Serves 6.

Notes: Use prepared yellow salad mustard, such as that for hamburgers or hot dogs. Do not use dry powdered mustard, or a Dijoni or Poupon style mustard. Use a good quality, low fat ground beef. Water may be substituted for beer.

Maid Rites

10 pounds ground beef

1 cup dehydrated onion

2 tablespoons salt

1/2 tablespoon pepper

1/4 cup Adolph’s meat tenderizer

1/2 cup beef bouillon granules

4 cans Swanson’s chicken broth

Steam ground beef with 1/2 gallon water. When beef is cooked, drain water and add 4 cans of Swanson’s chicken broth. Cook, with the rest of the ingredients, until liquid reduces. Serve on hamburger buns with

fresh chopped onions and mustard.

Source: Employee

Original Maid-Rites

1 pound ground beef

2 tablespoons vinegar (not white)

1 tablespoon instant minced onion

1 teaspoon salt

11/2 cups Swanson’s chicken broth, boiling

2 tablespoons prepared ketchup

2 tablespoons prepared mustard

8 hamburger buns

Brown meat lightly; drain fat. Add vinegar, onion, salt, ketchup and mustard. Stir well. Add boiling broth. Cover and simmer until meat is tender and liquid is absorbed. Serve on hamburger buns with fresh chopped onions and mustard only.

Yield: 8 sandwiches.

Source: Missouri newspaper

Maid-Rites

1 lbs ground beef

2 cups hot water

1/2 cup chopped onion, dehydrated or fresh

2 Tbsp granulated chicken bouillon

8 large hamburger buns

Ketchup, mustard, sliced dill pickles, or raw onion to taste

Brown and crumble ground beef in skillet. Dissolve the bouillon granules in 2 cups hot water. Add dehydrated or fresh chopped onion and bouillon mixture to the browned beef. Simmer beef mixture until just enough juice is left to moisten the inside of the buns.

Fill each hamburger bun with spoonfuls of beef mixture. Serve with ketchup, mustard, sliced dill pickles or raw onion to taste.

Yield: 8 servings

Maid Rites

1-1/2 pounds ground beef

1 small onion, finely chopped

1 can chicken broth

Finely crumble beef and cook with onion until onion begins to turn clear and meat begins to brown. Drain.

Add 1 can chicken broth and cook, uncovered, over low to medium low heat until most of the liquid evaporates. Stir every now and then. This takes about 40 to 45 minutes. Do not let this mixture get dry, the flavorful juice is necessary.

Serve on fresh hamburger buns, offer dill slices, mustard, ketchup andchopped

onions
Mon, 09/17/2007 - 2:43 PM Permalink
CerealKiller

thank you soo much kitch is the bomb!!!!!! dude cards monday at blue fox!!!
Mon, 09/17/2007 - 3:14 PM Permalink
CerealKiller

and thank you eags!!! I will check that out I dont know if there is!!! I have never looked it up I new there was quit a few in IOWA!!!
Mon, 09/17/2007 - 3:15 PM Permalink
CerealKiller

this looks like the closest one to me now from what I can find from the white pages.com!!!!

Maid-Rite Restaurant

124 2nd Street South, Waite Park, MN 56387
Mon, 09/17/2007 - 3:25 PM Permalink
CerealKiller

there is also one in St.cloud and in Bemidji but thats it for Minnesota that I can find!!
Mon, 09/17/2007 - 3:28 PM Permalink
treasure chest

that sounds really close kitch... if I add some beef I think that might just be the one... Thanks!
Mon, 09/17/2007 - 3:30 PM Permalink
treasure chest

I would much rather go to St Cloud than Iowa! :smile:
Mon, 09/17/2007 - 3:31 PM Permalink
KITCH

that one is from a nyc deli---if i recall its Stage or katz's
Mon, 09/17/2007 - 3:32 PM Permalink
Clue Master

This is an Ask Kitch as well as a challenge to all of you.

First - Hey Kitch - Is there any place that refers to Hwy 62 as Crosstown and Ayd Mill Rd as Shortline?

Second - I challenge each of you to take a photo of any road sign that says Crosstown or Short Line on it. I'm including myself in this as I don't think there's anything out there. Ali was asking me what the Crosstown is tonight and I couldn't show her other than a few local on-line maps.

The project will include 25 new bridges, 63 lane-miles of highway, and will expand the total roadway width from 6 lanes to 12 lanes at Lyndale Avenue.

It can't happen fast enough :chagrin:
Mon, 09/17/2007 - 6:48 PM Permalink
KITCH

man..that is a challange...

I don't think it can be done
Mon, 09/17/2007 - 7:08 PM Permalink
OT

http://www.steve-riner.com/mnhighways/countyrtes.htm

In 1988 MnDOTand Hennepin County (which includes the city of Minneapolis and a large area west of that city) negotiated a major swap of highway jurisdiction, in which MnDOT assumed control of county freeways CSAH 18 and 62 (then called "The Crosstown"), and in return Hennepin County assumed control of many miles of surface roads under state control. The legislature had previously authorized special routes that allowed MnDOT to assume control of these routes. CSAH 18 became U.S. 169, and CSAH 62 became MN-62. All remaining signs indicating "Crosstown" came down on 62 as the new state route markers went up, though this name is still used by long-time residents to confuse newcomers. In exchange for about 40 miles of two to four-lane roads that are mostly local or regional feeders, MnDOT took over about 27 miles of four-lane freeway.
Mon, 09/17/2007 - 7:18 PM Permalink
KITCH

In 1988 MnDOTand Hennepin County (which includes the city of Minneapolis and a large area west of that city) negotiated a major swap of highway jurisdiction, in which MnDOT assumed control of county freeways CSAH 18 and 62 (then called "The Crosstown"), and in return Hennepin County assumed control of many miles of surface roads under state control. The legislature had previously authorized special routes that allowed MnDOT to assume control of these routes. CSAH 18 became U.S. 169, and CSAH 62 became MN-62. All remaining signs indicating "Crosstown" came down on 62 as the new state route markers went up, though this name is still used by long-time residents to confuse newcomers. In exchange for about 40 miles of two to four-lane roads that are mostly local or regional feeders, MnDOT took over about 27 miles of four-lane freeway.

http://www.steve-riner.com/mnhighways/countyrtes.htm
Mon, 09/17/2007 - 7:18 PM Permalink
KITCH

  • Contrary to popular belief, Ramsey County does not have lettered county routes. There is a series of roads named "County Road B" through "J" at one-mile intervals, but this is not the official marked designation. Each of these has a separate, and usually marked number (for example, County Road E is marked Ramsey County 15). These street names are vestiges of an old numbering system that was revised by around 1960.

    heh

    damn

    now that was funny OT!!!
  • Mon, 09/17/2007 - 7:19 PM Permalink
    OT

    Haha! Jinx!
    Mon, 09/17/2007 - 7:20 PM Permalink
    KITCH

    I got sucked into reading about Ramsey County
    Mon, 09/17/2007 - 7:21 PM Permalink
    KITCH

    If I do find a sign...I'm stealing it..
    Mon, 09/17/2007 - 7:29 PM Permalink
    treasure chest

    stealing signs... now who would do a thing like that?! :sheepish:
    Mon, 09/17/2007 - 8:04 PM Permalink
    Wicked Nick

    <raises hand>

    been there, done that!

     :cool:
    Mon, 09/17/2007 - 8:35 PM Permalink
    katsmeow

    I once stopped and picked up one of those flashing barricade signs - thought "hey lets quick fold it up (since its a simple a frame design) and throw it in the back of the hatch"....

    A - Those things are REALLY HEAVY!! struggled to get it in.(A sober person would have given up).

    B - Flashing does not turn off - so driving away with the whole car lighting up like a firefly flashing.

    C - Now what do we do with it. Set it up in my roommates bedroom. He was not very happy with me.
    Mon, 09/17/2007 - 8:52 PM Permalink
    zephyrus

    Some friends of mine had them in their lockers at school. You could see the faint flashing on and off through the vents on the doors if you looked for it (we were usually in a semi-fairly well lit section of the hallways). They would hang out at their lockers and leave the locker doors wide open, staff would walk by and I don't recall anyone ever saying a word. I was paranoid when they first got them, being that I hung out there too... and I was just 2 lockers away anyway. After awhile nobody seemed to care and they lost there novelty a little.
    Mon, 09/17/2007 - 8:55 PM Permalink
    Wicked Nick

    we also drunkenly stole one, at phalen one time.... ended up, ditching it on the side of a hill, so we could come back with a car later and get it..

    2 days later, thats where the car chase happened with the cop car, chasing that kid, and they both went into the lake, over off of larpentuer...

    when they were pulling the cop car outta the lake, they found the barricade thing....

    we saw them loading it into a truck, and were like "awww... damn... there goes our sign!"
    Mon, 09/17/2007 - 10:30 PM Permalink
    CerealKiller

    hit to be a party pooper but after stealing LOTS OF them I found the way to turn them on and off!! the batters on them are the BIG 9 volt ones that allot o people use to have for flash lights and fish locater's!!! there is a little hole on the side that dosent look like much but if you stick a coat hanger in that hole it is a push button in there you can use them things for ever if you keep turning them on and off!!!

    I use to have BIG party's with them in the woods behind Harding my school and wee would leave them on the box them up and turn them off in between parties all it takes is a 9/16 ratchet to get them off some times it is a 1/2 but not to often!! lol cant tell that I had a few!!! lol Just DON'T EVER GET COUGHT with THEM!!!! LOL I know what happens then to!! lol

     :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :eyeroll: :eyeroll: :eyeroll: :eyeroll:
    Tue, 09/18/2007 - 12:43 AM Permalink
    OT

    Some of my friends and I once took one of those flashing signs that had a detour sign with an arrow on it. We waited until there was no traffic and set it up in the middle of Southview Blvd. with the arrow pointing up a dead end street on 17th. It was night time and we hid behind some bushes and watched cars turn up the dead end street and then come back down when they realized it was a dead end and sit there confused for a while.
    Tue, 09/18/2007 - 5:13 AM Permalink
    KITCH

    only thing I ever did was play with fireflies :confused:
    Tue, 09/18/2007 - 5:18 AM Permalink
    Clue Master

    I played with myself once but it got boring real fast. And no matter how much I played with it, it never flashed. Not even once. :eyeroll:

    My garage has a few signs in it. I tried taking the High St. sign in Newport only to find out that the thing is HUGE! There was no way we were getting that thing in my car. I wonder if it's still there. They don't need it now since the construction. I'm sure it's in some highway workers garage by now. I also wondered what happened to all the Crosstown signs. That would be a cool piece of history to own.
    Tue, 09/18/2007 - 6:08 AM Permalink
    Wicked Nick

    one of my buddies stole a Morton street sign, from west st. paul....

    they were playing a game of Mortons List - he ended up rolling a quest, where the book basically said "find Morton, and you win"
    Tue, 09/18/2007 - 6:12 AM Permalink
    OT

    There used to be a Craig Ave. sign above the closet door in my daughter's room. It probably had something to do with the fact that my daughter had a crush on a boy named Craig and eventually married him. :smile:

    I've always wanted one of those orange tractor crossing signs you see in the country. I love that farmer sitting on the little tractor. The Amish buggy signs are cool too. :cool:
    Tue, 09/18/2007 - 6:41 AM Permalink
    Wicked Nick

    and heres where it used to be.
    Tue, 09/18/2007 - 8:08 AM Permalink
    KC0GRN

    tsk tsk tsk...
    Tue, 09/18/2007 - 8:56 AM Permalink
    Posen

    I was always too busy studying math to misbehave, though I did play with a few cosines... :chagrin:
    Tue, 09/18/2007 - 8:58 AM Permalink
    Clue Master

    Bweare Of Falling Nerds Above :eyeroll:
    Tue, 09/18/2007 - 9:02 AM Permalink
    Clue Master

    I have these in my garage.





    I also have Amy's Parking Only and Brad's Parking Only

    We used to have two no parking signs at my old house that my dad made that said

    "No Parking Here To There" and "No Parking Any Other Time" :smile:
    Tue, 09/18/2007 - 9:03 AM Permalink
    Wicked Nick

    one summer, myself and 3 friends were driving around... probably up to no good anyhow...

    we were cruising through some neighborhood over in Maplewood... we found ourselves at a 4 way stop that had the largest stop signs we had ever seen.....

    all four of us, at the same exact time, said "we need to steal that!"

    so we tried...

    and a cop showed up...

    we had the thing half undone from the post it was on, too...

    never did go back for it...
    Tue, 09/18/2007 - 9:10 AM Permalink
    KITCH

    I recall you posting about that...
    Tue, 09/18/2007 - 10:06 AM Permalink
    CerealKiller

    ok dose anyone have a syphin pump I can barow foor a few days?? I have a cousen that has a car in his back yard and said I could have the gas I just have to spyine the gas out!!!

     :eek: :lipsealed:
    Tue, 09/18/2007 - 2:20 PM Permalink
    Clue Master

    What? You never live next to a parking lot before? :wink:

    Start puckering up buddyboy :smile:
    Tue, 09/18/2007 - 2:23 PM Permalink