Monday, August 20, 2007

Spot-On: Not So Fast

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Back in the early '60s the burgers sold for 12 cents apiece; my mother could feed herself and three kids for about $3.00 and during the summer she did so once every week or so. The four of us sat in an un-air-conditioned Rambler station wagon, sweating like the cups of coke we washed the burgers down with. So, even though "they're nasty little burgers," I have a soft spot in my heart and taste buds for that childhood treat.

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9 Comments:

Blogger Ed Bruske said...

I have fond memories of our Rambler station wagons. The McDonald's that opened on Western Avenue was one of the originals. Burgers were 15 cents.

8/20/2007 12:20:00 PM  
Blogger Christy said...

I have to swing by Krystal's everytime I'm in Knoxville. How cool is it that they have free wi-fi?

Fixing your potatoes parmigiano as type. Excuse me while I go sneak some of my neighbor's chives.

8/20/2007 07:48:00 PM  
Blogger Kevin said...

Christy,
I did know Krystal had Wi-Fi. Cool!

I think the potatoes are extraordinarily good for something so simple. Let me know how it turns out.

8/20/2007 09:06:00 PM  
Blogger Kevin said...

Ed,
Missed your comment, I learned to drive a car with that Rambler. It was a stick shift (weren't they all back then) and the clutch engaged in 1/2" of the complete 6" of pedal travel. Talk about jack rabbit starts...

8/20/2007 09:10:00 PM  
Blogger Christy said...

The potatoes parmigiano were delish, thanks for posting the recipe. Do you mind my asking, what exactly is fruity olive oil?

8/21/2007 01:23:00 AM  
Blogger Kevin said...

Christy,
I define "fruity" as meaning you can taste the olive. Sometimes this means a distinct olive flavor (which I love), but in other cases it simply means it tastes like something that grew in the ground.

8/21/2007 12:04:00 PM  
Blogger Sonia said...

Kevin, I well remember the Krystal burgers. When I came to school in the states, we would stop at the local one on our way after school for what was then a treat! Thanks for the walk down memory lane!

8/22/2007 06:30:00 PM  
Blogger Tuuktalus said...

I grew up in Denver Colorado, so there wasnt much in the way of memorable fast food, just McDs, BK and Jack in the Box. But when I moved to San Diego at age 14 boy was I surprised! The venerable taco shop became, and still is, my favorite fast food joint. Cheap, fast tasty salty and yes greasy as can be. Yum!

8/25/2007 03:20:00 PM  
Blogger Kevin said...

Tuuktalus,
Yeah, you understand that childhood taste, and perhaps in San Diego your remembered taco shops even served the Mexican equivalent of a Litton's burger.

8/25/2007 05:33:00 PM  

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