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billy tully

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I would cut you for a pack of Zweigles white hots right now.
Damn, your close. I swear I bought the buns specifically my recent addiction to white hots. Lol.
Zweigles are hard to find here now. The only place you can find them consistently is Wegman's & they charge $22 for a 3 lb bag.So, I did some research & taste testing & found that Hoffmann's white hots are damn near as good as Zweigles but they're only $11 for a 3 lb bag. So, that's my brand now.
 

billy tully

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I spent the summers in Sedona in the 80s since my grandparents lived there but it's unlivable now too overcrowded with CA transplants!
Well, my late wife & I lived in a community called Sedona Shadows in West Sedona so we didn't have to deal with the congested traffic except for when we wanted to do something in the city. We did all our shopping & stuff in nearby Cottonwood.
 

kvr28

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Damn, your close. I swear I bought the buns specifically my recent addiction to white hots. Lol.
Zweigles are hard to find here now. The only place you can find them consistently is Wegman's & they charge $22 for a 3 lb bag.So, I did some research & taste testing & found that Hoffmann's white hots are damn near as good as Zweigles but they're only $11 for a 3 lb bag. So, that's my brand now.
We actually use Crystal Beach Loganberry for several items in our restaurant, I grew up on that shit in Batavia, Arbys had it on their soda fountain. Tried getting the white hots through sysco but seems zweigles handle distribution on their own end.
 

kvr28

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Been trying to find weck rolls as well to make beef on weck but no success. I ain't going to bother making them from scratch.
 

billy tully

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We actually use Crystal Beach Loganberry for several items in our restaurant, I grew up on that shit in Batavia, Arbys had it on their soda fountain. Tried getting the white hots through sysco but seems zweigles handle distribution on their own end.
Where are you living now?
 

billy tully

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Been trying to find weck rolls as well to make beef on weck but no success. I ain't going to bother making them from scratch.
Oh, yeah, those would be awfully difficult to try to replicate.

I read an article a few years ago that said the weck roll originated in Germany & that they were so unpopular that the bakers began leaving them out in the cemeteries as a gift for the dead. Anyhow, the rolls came here with German immigrants & before long someone realized that they'd be the perfect roll for piles of juicy roast beef because they wouldn't fall apart & were sturdy enough fo hold up till the end.
 

billy tully

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Northern Maine
Oh, man, that's very cool. I used to go to Maine quite often when I was in my 20s & early 30s. I came very close to packing everything up & move to E. Millinocket because I loved mount Katahdin so much. But life got in my way & the Maine dream died. But it's right up there with Arizona & Florida as my favorite places in the world.
 

kvr28

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Oh, man, that's very cool. I used to go to Maine quite often when I was in my 20s & early 30s. I came very close to packing everything up & move to E. Millinocket because I loved mount Katahdin so much. But life got in my way & the Maine dream died. But it's right up there with Arizona & Florida as my favorite places in the world.
After the mills shut down and everyone fled you could buy a beautiful home for 50-60,000. Out of staters have driven the prices up over the last decade.
 

NiteProwleR

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Oh, hell yeah! I love brioche hot dog buns. They make all the difference in the world. My friend insisted that a bun was a bun & that they're only there to hold the meat & condiments together. He always bought the cheapest buns you can buy. Those always half stale store brand 89 cent buns. He thought I was crazy to spend 4 or 5 bucks on buns. But as soon as he tasted the good stuff he was hooked. Now he buys the brioche buns.
Tayto buns. Taste the fun, not the bun!
 

billy tully

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After the mills shut down and everyone fled you could buy a beautiful home for 50-60,000. Out of staters have driven the prices up over the last decade.
Yep, the Great Northern Paper Co. was the lifeblood of that town. I feel bad for all those people who lost their jobs there. Downtown must have looked like a ghost town afterward.
 

billy tully

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Doesn't sound too good!
They're really not. They're dry & crusty & on their own, there's pretty much nothing you can do with them. But when you add hot juicy roast beef to them & top it off with some horseradish the roll transforms into something wonderful. The juice from the beef soaks into the weck & makes it soft & soggy. I know it sounds weird to the uninitiated but beek on weck sandwiches are a staple to the people of Buffalo & the surrounding area. The started out as a bar sandwich as the initial dryness of the roll & the heavy salt on top led to a significant increase in beer sales.
 

MountainMedic

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be awesome if her name was Monica.
I just realized that I have no fucking idea what her first name was.
Holy shit!
She was just always great grama.
She was so fucking mean and prim and proper, I never wanted to be anywhere near for as long as I can remember.
I think she died around 91. I dunno, I had separated from all family by then.
Probably missed out on some money..