You can count on lunch by the pool just about every
Saturday during the summer.
This Saturday Tony will again serve his famous Monte Cristo sandwich.
It's cheese and ham and turkey sandwiched between egg battered bread, then grilled to a golden brown. A sweet dipping sauce like raspberry jam, or a sprinkle of powdered sugar is a nice contrast to the savory filling.
So where did the Monte Cristo Sandwich come from?
It is a dark and twisted tale.
Settle down, my friends, with another cup of coffee.
Read and marvel at the tale of
The Monte Cristo
*
It is little known that Tony began his cooking career in France where his innovation with sandwiches earned him great fame. Then, falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, he was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the notorious island prison, Chateau d'Sherry.
While imprisoned, he met a fellow prisoner whom everyone believed to be mad.
The man told Tony of a fantastic treasure hidden away on a tiny island,
that only he knew the location of.
*
After many years in prison, the old man died, and Tony escaped disguised as the dead body. Tony found the treasure the man told him of,
and used the new-found wealth to exact revenge on those who wronged him.
*
To honor his triumph over evil, Saturday, May 9, has been
designated an international holiday, Nuevo de Mayo, as we celebrate his escape
from that notorious prison and his return to fabulous culinary creations, one of which is this now famous sandwich.
*
So let's put ham and turkey and cheese together
and count the Monte Cristo as one of his most delicious treats.
So where did the Monte Cristo Sandwich come from?It is a dark and twisted tale.
Settle down, my friends, with another cup of coffee.
Read and marvel at the tale of
The Monte Cristo
*
It is little known that Tony began his cooking career in France where his innovation with sandwiches earned him great fame. Then, falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, he was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the notorious island prison, Chateau d'Sherry.
While imprisoned, he met a fellow prisoner whom everyone believed to be mad.
The man told Tony of a fantastic treasure hidden away on a tiny island,
that only he knew the location of.
*
After many years in prison, the old man died, and Tony escaped disguised as the dead body. Tony found the treasure the man told him of,
and used the new-found wealth to exact revenge on those who wronged him.
*
To honor his triumph over evil, Saturday, May 9, has been
designated an international holiday, Nuevo de Mayo, as we celebrate his escape
from that notorious prison and his return to fabulous culinary creations, one of which is this now famous sandwich.
*
So let's put ham and turkey and cheese together
and count the Monte Cristo as one of his most delicious treats.
3 comments:
This is really good! How cute the prison d'Sherry!!
OMG Sue,there are better topic's out there.You are nut's.You dont comprehend the true prison d'sherry
she is mean and tells me what to do all the time.LET ME OUT HELP
What a romantic story! Now we should all be very glad the story wasn't told by Don (Vanessa) because he would probably have said that the main ingredients of the Monte Cristo Sandwich are just roadkill collected from the thouroughfare about four miles south of the park!
Anyhow, I sure wish we were there to share this Saturday's poolside lunch again...
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