Virgin Mary image in Grilled Cheese Sandwich (now less OT)

[Wilson Gray]

On Nov 24, 2004, at 2:45 PM, Marsha Alley wrote:

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> Poster:       Marsha Alley <marshaalley at MSN.COM>
> Subject:      Re: Virgin Mary image in Grilled Cheese Sandwich (now
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> In my family of origin (rural SW Appalachians living in Los Angeles
> for =
> 20 years before me), two slices of bread with cheese between, coated =
> outside with butter and fried in a skillet was a "grilled cheese =
> sandwich."
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> A single slice of bread, topped with cheese and run under the broiler =
> until it melted was "cheese toast."  The under side of the bread was =
> never toasted first.

You are correct, ma'am. This is precisely the name of the foodstuff and
precisely the method used to prepare it in East Texas, too.

-Wilson Gray

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> A friend of mine (originally from Idaho with Minnesota roots) toasts
> two =
> slices of bread, puts cheese inside when done and calls it a "toasted =
> cheese sandwich."  He's never heard of cheese toast. =20
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> Marsha
> /wishing she had one of any of the above just now :-)
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