Date:	2006-07-14 15:41
Subject:	Egg Creme or Egg Cream
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No egg, no cream. 

Thanks to my father, a native New Yorker, I have had the rare Midwestern privelege of growing up with the egg creme. I haven't seen them much around these parts. In high school, my friend Jen had ballet classes once a week in Chicago in the evening. As her friend, who was free from the shackles of any such talent, I would accompany her to the city and roam around downtown until she was finished with class. It was then I discovered that egg cremes were sold at a little place deep in the Roosevelt Metra train station. But other than that, my only experience with it has been at my own house (outside of New York).

Pour enough chocolate syrup into the glass to cover the bottom. Add about three fingers of milk, and pour in the seltzer water. Leave several inches at the top -- the foam will really come up and you'lll be striving to suck it out before it flows over the sides. Stir it up, chug it down.

The secret to a good egg creme is to buy the seltzer in small bottles or cans. If you buy the big bottle, it will lose its fizz and that lovely foam will be absent. Very refreshing, and if you're like me, nostalgic too.

Date:	2006-07-14 16:07
Subject:	Cap'tn Nemo's Sub Sandwiches
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I thought this entry might go good with an egg creme. 

Chris recently objected to the same-'ol Subway sammich and asked if we could try someplace different. I was going to Subway to get something low-fat, and I ended up getting the Conqueror at Cap'tn Nemo's -- so while my hips paid the price somewhat, I still really enjoyed the sammy. It has liverwurst and salami. It is entirely possible I have had neither of those since my father last purchased them... and what a treat it was. 

I pulled up the sandwich maker short on the "secret sauce," but I wish I hadn't. It tastes like an oil mixture with lots of seasoning salt in it. Next time I will go for broke and just have her drench the thing. I mean, as long as you're eating liverwurst and salami, why not?