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dmgood

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  1. I work with a guy originally from Scranton and Old Forge style pizza is near and dear to his heart. There is a Harrisburg, PA area restaurant (Jigsy's) that does pizzas in the Old Forge style that he recommended. I've had it once. Their crust might remind you a little bit of Pizza Hut pan crust (without the 1/4 inch of soaked in grease?!?) in that it is raised yet crunchy around the edges. Not really yeasty or glutenous, not chewy, or with that tug to it. The cheese is a soft, gooey American-style cheese. It is definitely different and was actually rather addicting while eating it (-- just *one more* slice!!) Oh, and it's not 'slices', its 'cuts', and you can get them 'par-baked' to take home and enjoy from your own oven. The closest thing that it reminded me of was Nardone's pizza, which is available in our local grocery stores refrigerated in the dairy section. And coincidently, they are based in Wilkes Barre, PA, I believe. I don't know if Philly-area grocery stores carry Nardone's, but that would be a way to get an idea of what it's like without having to make the road trip.
  2. Thanks to everyone who responded. We leave June 16th. Any additional suggestions or recommendations are welcome until then. When I get back, I'll let you know what I found worth raving about.
  3. Our home base will be in Lincoln (Loon Mt) but will most likely be doing day trips to surrounding areas. Also, we're not looking for 5-star fine dining, but more the 5-grease stain joint a la HollyEats. Looking forward to your suggestions!
  4. We are traveling to New England from south central Pennsylvania. I'm thinking we can make it to the Coffee an' Donut Shop in Westport, CT, for a late morning snack, Johnny Ad's by lunch time, and to Woodman's or the Clam Box for supper. And then head over to New Hampshire for the week. We will be in the White Mountains. For a day trip, we could drive down to the Lakes region or over to Maine (Portland). I plan to hit the Tamarack Drive-In close to Weir's Beach for lobster roll. Does any one have recommendations for some good eating in New Hampshire? I've been reading the forums and HollyEats, but the info on New Hampshire seems a little sparse. I hope the highlights of my week are not only from the drive to and from my actual vacation destination... Thanks!!!
  5. It depends what you are looking for. If you want a soft, light, chewy, buttery, somewhat sweet baked dough go for one of the newer PA Dutch style (Auntie Anne's, etc.) But if you want a Philadelphia soft pretzel -- Drive to Federal Pretzel, get a case of 63 right out of the oven (for what -- 11 bucks?). Eat one or two hot while putting them in the trunk and finding a parking spot at the Italian Market. It will taste how the vendor pretzels were supposed to taste when fresh. (This is one of the places the vendors buy them, so they open *really early* and close by 2PM) If you don't eat all 63, wrap them and freeze them. Five minutes in a 400 degree oven and they are wonderfully crispy on the outside and soft and doughy on the inside.
  6. I was at a tasting at a winery and asked the question "when you taste something described as, say, pencil lead is that a characteristic of the grape or is it something added to the wine?" To which she replied, "Pencil lead is not necessarily a *good* thing." (and all the described attributes are the result of the fermentation and the vessel)
  7. In Elizabethtown (about 30 minutes west of Lancaster) there is a dairy farm that makes their own ice cream (Ridge View Dairies). I do not know that they do any sort of tour or anything. Their old milk store has been converted into a nice little restaurant where they do sell their ice cream (good caramel sundae) and milkshakes. Next to the restaurant is Redner's Warehouse Market (www.rednersmarkets.com) which *used* to be Ridge View markets and still sell their products including their delicious egg nog around Christmastime. I can pretty much guarantee that it is the best dairy-produced egg nog you have ever tasted. They skim the cream off the milk for it. It is so rich and creamy and delicious. Further out Elizabethtown Road, there is a farm with their own store that sells raw milk, eggs and their own yoghurt (I believe). I know an Indian woman who shops there. You might even find the Lancaster County "delicacies" Cup Cheese (comes in a low plastic container and has the consistency of mucous, available in mild and sharp...) or Ball Cheese which is a translucent ball of cheese with a white powdery sphere inside, kind of like the yolk of a hard boiled egg. As far as restaurants go... If consistent crowds are the indication of places where the locals eat, it would be Country Table restaurant in Mt. Joy (20 minutes west of Lancaster). It is always packed. They have a nice menu (not my particular taste...) and a small country store and bake shop. They also serve their pies and cakes in the restaurant. I hear they have good hog maw (i.e., stuffed pig stomach). My grandfather (who had a very Pennsylvania Dutch palate) always wanted to go to Hershey Farm restaurant (www.hersheyfarm.com) for his birthday. His wife would have recommended the Bird In Hand restaurant (www.bird-in-hand.com). The Bird In Hand bake shop used to sell these fabulous sweet rolls with crumbs (the crumbs very buttery and piled high) at Lancaster Central Market, but they don't seem to make them anymore... There is also the Bird In Hand farmer's market along that road. And yes, there are the towns with the names Paradise, Intercourse and Bird In Hand, and there's a joke in there somewhere that you can construct however you see fit. For Shoo Fly Pie, the most moist, dense, crumby, delicious version I've ever had is from Dutch Haven along Route 30 East. (www.dutchhaven.com) I can't imagine they cost as much in the store as what's quoted on the web site. Maybe the shipping is the problem because these are *heavy* pies.
  8. I don't know if these exist anymore, but... There was a red step-van style truck with the side cut out on the Temple campus that made the best pepperoni cheese steaks. They would take the ends of the stick pepperoni they sliced for pizza (I suppose), quarter them and toss them in generously with the steak. I'd order it with mayonnaise AND sauce and it was one sloppy but delicious sandwich. I also used to get a toasted bagel and cream cheese from a shiny silver (with a quilted look) wagon on 15th Street, across from the south side of City Hall, outside of what was a Girard Bank entrance. The woman in the truck had large blocks of Philadelphia Cream Cheese that she would cut off a slice well over a half inch thick, stick it between the two toasted halves and wrap it in paper. It was so gooey you just had to eat it like a sandwich. Out of this world.
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