[Ads-l] BCT

[Laurence Horn]

And if the "old cheddar cheese" called for by the recipe is old enough,
like the end of the last package i just tossed out, it can contribute a
cheery green color reminiscent of the middle ingredient in a BLT.

LH

On Sun, Apr 3, 2022 at 4:12 PM Dan Goncharoff <thegonch at gmail.com> wrote:

> Here's an example of a BCT "recipe":
> https://www.food.com/recipe/grilled-bct-sandwich-61012
>
> On Sun, Apr 3, 2022, 2:11 PM Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Sounds plausible. I prefer BLTin' and PBJin', however.
> >
> > JL
> >
> > On Sun, Apr 3, 2022 at 11:55 AM Benjamin M Brainard <brainard at uga.edu>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Bacon/cheese/tomato?
> > >
> > > The TCB obviously being bacon/peanut butter/banana
> > >
> > > ...ben
> > >
> > > > On Apr 3, 2022, at 11:49 AM, Jonathan Lighter <
> wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > [EXTERNAL SENDER - PROCEED CAUTIOUSLY]
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > A current Kraft Singles commercial uses without much context the word
> > > > "BCT'in'." I've listened carefully a number of times.
> > > >
> > > > Is this a real expression, or just someone's misconstrual of the
> > decades-
> > > > old "TCB'in'" ("taking care of business").
> > > >
> > > > If the latter - shame! shame!
> > > >
> > > > JL
> > > >
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