The Purpose Of Meatloaf On A Meatloaf Sandwich -- October 27, 2023

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 Okay, let's cut to the chase. All that talk about how expensive beef is. La de da.

In general, I no longer eat beef -- some exceptions to which I will get.

We're on a road trip to Chattanooga, TN. Yesterday, from the DFW (Texas) area to Monroe, LA, we made one stop, a McDonald's, of course. I had a diet Coke and a regular hamburger -- $1.89 for the hamburger. The patty of meat was so thin it was hardly noticed. McDonald's says they have not downsized their hamburgers; perhaps, but hard to believe.

Today, we're at an incredibly beautiful Alabama rest stop on I-20 east about three hours west of Chattanooga. We are having a picnic; the weather is gorgeous and it must be about 80°F -- sunny, clear, no wind.

We brought along the leftover meatloaf we picked up at Albertson's earlier this week in anticipation of this trip. I made my meatloaf sandwich and then realized: the only purpose for the sandwich / meatloaf is to "carry" the condiments: ketchup and Srirachi sauce.

I cut the meatloaf so thinly, as I always do -- about the thickness of that McDonald's hamburger -- but it was then, in this Alabama forest, that I realized that the whole purpose of the sandwich is to "carry" the condiments. I can't quite cut out meatloaf entirely on a meatloaf sandwich but give me time. And more Srirachi sauce. LOL.

By the way, the Brits / English have done this since WWII. I've probably had as many cucumber sandwiches (no meat whatsoever) as I've had meatloaf sandwiches since our tour of England back in the late 1980 / early 1990s. 

Oh, to complete the story: bread? White bread, generic. Literally no brand name on the plastic except "White Bread," in all caps. $1.39  / loaf. 

Srirachi sauce --  hard to find. But lasts forever in the refrigerator. Don't be afraid to stock up if you find it.

Meat loaf? Almost optional.

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The Book Page

Since our trip is along a most historical Civil War route, I brought along a copy of General US Grant's memoirs. 

I don't read it in public while in the deep south east of Texas.

I learn something new from it every time I read it. I've read it twice and now read certain chapters, certain passages depending on where I'm reading and my thoughts about the Civil War at the time I'm reading.