Philly food?

Kate Connally said:

Hi all, We're having a Smarty Jones party on the 5th while
we watch the Stakes. We want to serve Philly food. Besides
cheesesteaks what would be some other Philly specialties?
(We've already planned on something made with Philadelphia
cream cheese. ;-))

Scrapple!

Bill Ranck Blacksburg, Va.

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Quoted message said:

Hi all, We're having a Smarty Jones party on the 5th while
we watch the Stakes. We want to serve Philly food. Besides
cheesesteaks what would be some other Philly specialties?
(We've already planned on something made with Philadelphia
cream cheese. ;-))

Hoagies Scrapple Tastykake

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Kate

Kate Connally said:

Hi all, We're having a Smarty Jones party on the 5th while
we watch the Stakes. We want to serve Philly food. Besides
cheesesteaks what would be some other Philly specialties?
(We've already planned on something made with Philadelphia
cream cheese. ;-))

Philly cream cheese is related to Philadelphia in name
only. Philly is known for some very good hoagies, not just
cheese steaks.

For dessert, how about some TastyKakes for dessert, or
butter pie? The weather's getting warm out so hot soup might
not be appealing, but pepper pot soup is unique to Philly.

I have never had this soup, even though I am a native
Philadelphia, so I can't say how good it is, but I googled
and found a recipe at
homecooking.about.comblss112.htmOpen ↗

Even though Taylor Pork Roll is more of a NJ thing, its a
popular breakfast and lunch item in Philly.

Philadelphia is also one of the few places where you can get
really top notch Chinese vegetarian food that's made of
gluten to simulate meat, fish, and fowl.

And of course, there's the famous Philadelphia soft
pretzels, and water ice. Sorry, I do not know how to make
either item; I just go out and buy water ice and a pretzel
and enjoy them! In fact, that's what I am going to do
after I finish dinner at my parent's house in Northeast
Philly tonight!

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Quoted message said:

Hi all, We're having a Smarty Jones party on the 5th while
we watch the Stakes. We want to serve Philly food. Besides
cheesesteaks what would be some other Philly specialties?
(We've already planned on something made with Philadelphia
cream cheese. ;-))

Kate

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How about Franks Scrapple made here in Chester County,
the birth

place of >>> Smarty Jones.

If you want the real Philly experience, then you need a drive-
by shooting !

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Kate Connally said:

Hi all, We're having a Smarty Jones party on the 5th
while we watch the Stakes. We want to serve Philly food.
Besides cheesesteaks what would be some other Philly
specialties? (We've already planned on something made
with Philadelphia cream cheese. ;-))

Philly cream cheese is related to Philadelphia in name
only. Philly is known for some very good hoagies, not just
cheese steaks.

For dessert, how about some TastyKakes for dessert, or
butter pie? The weather's getting warm out so hot soup
might not be appealing, but pepper pot soup is unique
to Philly.

I have never had this soup, even though I am a native
Philadelphia, so I can't say how good it is, but I googled
and found a recipe at
homecooking.about.comblss112.htmOpen ↗

Even though Taylor Pork Roll is more of a NJ thing, its a
popular breakfast and lunch item in Philly.

Philadelphia is also one of the few places where you can
get really top notch Chinese vegetarian food that's made of
gluten to simulate meat, fish, and fowl.

And of course, there's the famous Philadelphia soft
pretzels, and water ice. Sorry, I do not know how to make
either item; I just go out and buy water ice and a pretzel
and enjoy them! In fact, that's what I am going to do
after I finish dinner at my parent's house in Northeast
Philly tonight!

<rj

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Kate Connally said:

Hi all, We're having a Smarty Jones party on the 5th
while we watch the Stakes. We want to serve Philly food.
Besides cheesesteaks what would be some other Philly
specialties? (We've already planned on something made
with Philadelphia cream cheese. ;-))

Scrapple!

Kate's in Pittsburgh - Scrapple applies equally to PGH as
well.

Since horse jerky is out of the question, how about
Tastycakes and soft pretzels.

-sw

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Kate Connally said:

Hi all, We're having a Smarty Jones party on the 5th
while we watch the Stakes. We want to serve Philly food.
Besides cheesesteaks what would be some other Philly
specialties? (We've already planned on something made
with Philadelphia cream cheese. ;-))

Philly cream cheese is related to Philadelphia in name
only. Philly is known for some very good hoagies, not just
cheese steaks.

Stan, didn't you notice the smiley face?

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For dessert, how about some TastyKakes for dessert, or
butter pie? The weather's getting warm out so hot soup
might not be appealing, but pepper pot soup is unique
to Philly.

Okay, I've heard of Phila. Butter Cake, but what is butter
pie? And TastyKakes - no thanks, I asked for Philly
*food*. ;-)

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I have never had this soup, even though I am a native
Philadelphia, so I can't say how good it is, but I googled
and found a recipe at
homecooking.about.comblss112.htmOpen ↗

What kind of soup is it? Pepperpot?

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Even though Taylor Pork Roll is more of a NJ thing, its a
popular breakfast and lunch item in Philly.

Love Taylor Pork Roll, an even now looking for some place to
get it in Pgh.

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Philadelphia is also one of the few places where you can
get really top notch Chinese vegetarian food that's made
of gluten to simulate meat, fish, and fowl.

And why would anyone want that, top notch or otherwise????

Quoted message said:

And of course, there's the famous Philadelphia soft
pretzels, and water ice. Sorry, I do not know how to make
either item; I just go out and buy water ice and a pretzel
and enjoy them! In fact, that's what I am going to do
after I finish dinner at my parent's house in Northeast
Philly tonight!

Pittsburgh used to have soft pretzel vendors on the streets
downtown when I was young. They are long gone now. I'm
going to have to learn how to make them myself. Not too
many years ago there as a little store near the univ. that
sold soft pretzels. They were pretty tasty but they are
gone now too. :-(

Water ice shouldn't be too hard to make. I had forgotten
about that one. I'll have to find a recipe for it.

Thanks for the input, Stan.

Kate

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Kate Connally said:

Hi all, We're having a Smarty Jones party on the 5th
while we watch the Stakes. We want to serve Philly
food. Besides cheesesteaks what would be some other
Philly specialties? (We've already planned on something
made with Philadelphia cream cheese. ;-))

Scrapple!

Kate's in Pittsburgh - Scrapple applies equally to PGH
as well.

A life long (45 years) Pittsburgher here. You won't find
much scrapple here. Pittsburgh is a very ethnic city with a
lot of eastern European influence and smatterings of
Italian, German, and others. More recently, there has been
an influx of Asian, Hispanic, and Indian influences. As far
as we're concerned, Philadelphia can keep its cheesesteaks
and scrapple.

Go Steelers!!

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Since horse jerky is out of the question, how about
Tastycakes and soft pretzels.

-sw

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Kate Connally said:

Pittsburgh used to have soft pretzel vendors on the
streets downtown when I was young. They are long gone now.
I'm going to have to learn how to make them myself. Not
too many years ago there as a little store near the univ.
that sold soft pretzels. They were pretty tasty but they
are gone now too. :-(

Philly too. We always used to get them when we drove in to
visit my grandmother. I can't recall the last time I saw
street vendors selling them. You can still get them,
handmade, at the Federal Pretzel Baking, 636 Federal St.
Apparently, you have to get there really early, or the
pretzels are gone and they close for the day.

The best name, though, is probably Intercourse Pretzel
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Hi all, We're having a Smarty Jones party on the 5th while
we watch the Stakes. We want to serve Philly food. Besides
cheesesteaks what would be some other Philly specialties?
(We've already planned on something made with Philadelphia
cream cheese. ;-))

You could invite some gays over.

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Kate

Julian9EHP said:

Pittsburgh also has its (Primanti) sandwiches with slaw
and potato chips in them.

E. P.

Actually, that's slaw and fries (not chips). Oh, unless your
British then I guess you can call them chips. ;-)

Kate
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Quoted message said:

Hi all, We're having a Smarty Jones party on the 5th
while we watch the Stakes. We want to serve Philly food.
Besides cheesesteaks what would be some other Philly
specialties? (We've already planned on something made
with Philadelphia cream cheese. ;-))

Kate

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> How about Franks Scrapple made here in Chester County,
> the birth

place of >>> Smarty Jones.

Okay, but only if he doesn't use a lot of liver in it. ;-)
That's why I like to make my own scrapple. I got 2
"Philadelphia Scrapple" recipes off the web. One was made
with just good pork meat but the other one used liver
sausage - blecch! So I guess there's a wide range of ways to
make it. The scrapple I've had out in Pa. Dutch country has
generally been a little too heavy on the liver for my taste
although it's edible if it's cooked properly - i. e. nice
and crispy and brown.

Kate
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Until you bite their heads off.” What if the hokey pokey
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RJ said:

If you want the real Philly experience, then you need a
drive-by shooting !

Give me a break. I am a born and raised Philadelphia, as are
at least 100 people I know and not a one of us have ever
witnessed such an event.

Kate Connally said:

Okay, I've heard of Phila. Butter Cake, but what is butter
pie? And TastyKakes - no thanks, I asked for Philly
*food*. ;-)

I use the term "butter cake" and "butter pie"
interchangably, but its really called "butter cake" for some
reason even though it looks more like a pie to me. Since
you've heard of it, I won't elaborate.

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I have never had this soup, even though I am a native
Philadelphia, so I can't say how good it is, but I
googled and found a recipe at
homecooking.about.comblss112.htmOpen ↗

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What kind of soup is it? Pepperpot?

A google search will put you in touch with a recipe for
Philly pepperpot soup. Essentially, its tripe/vegetable
soup. My finicky nature precludes me from trying it.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Even though Taylor Pork Roll is more of a NJ thing, its a
popular breakfast and lunch item in Philly.

Quoted message said:

Love Taylor Pork Roll, an even now looking for some place
to get it in Pgh.

I think you can buy Taylor Pork Roll online. Try doing a web
search and if that doesn't pan out, maybe I can mail you
some, but it is highly perishable so I don't know how that
would work.

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Philadelphia is also one of the few places where you can
get really top notch Chinese vegetarian food that's made
of gluten to simulate meat, fish, and fowl.

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And why would anyone want that, top notch or otherwise????

Well, you did say you wanted something unique to
Philadelphia and its vegetarian glutten based Chinese food
is regarded as world class Chinese food. Being a carnavore
too, I find it hard to get excited about vegetarian cuisine,
but it is very highly regarded by those who are vegetarians.

Quoted message said:

Pittsburgh used to have soft pretzel vendors on the
streets downtown when I was young. They are long gone now.
I'm going to have to learn how to make them myself. Not
too many years ago there as a little store near the univ.
that sold soft pretzels. They were pretty tasty but they
are gone now too. :-(

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Water ice shouldn't be too hard to make. I had forgotten
about that one. I'll have to find a recipe for it.

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Thanks for the input, Stan.

No problem.

Kate Connally said:

in it. ;-) That's why I like to make my own scrapple. I
got 2 "Philadelphia Scrapple" recipes off the web. One was
made with just good pork meat but the other one used liver
sausage - blecch! So I guess there's a wide range of ways
to make it. The scrapple I've had out in Pa. Dutch country
has generally been a little too heavy on the liver for my
taste although it's edible if it's cooked properly - i. e.
nice and crispy and brown.

The traditional way to make scrapple is to boil down a whole
hog slowly. Authentic scrapple contains every part of the
pig except the squeal. Once in a while, I will try some
scrapple at Pennsylvania Dutch folk festivals where you can
see it being made. The scrapple has the consistency of
polenta and after the pig is "melted down" the cooking
technique for scrapple is remarkably similar to polenta.

Scott said:

Philly too. We always used to get them when we drove in to
visit my grandmother. I can't recall the last time I saw
street vendors selling them. You can still get them,
handmade, at the Federal Pretzel Baking, 636 Federal St.
Apparently, you have to get there really early, or the
pretzels are gone and they close for the day.

Yup. One of my colleagues sometimes will stop by Federal and
buy a dozen or so pretzels for us on the way to work. He
does that maybe once a month. Lots of street vendors in
Philly still sell soft pretzels, but many of diversified and
now sell other items besides just pretzels. Hell, the little
food cart in the lobby of the building where I work on the
Temple University main campus sells pretzels from Federal
bakery so they are easy for me to buy.

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RJ said:

If you want the real Philly experience, then you need a
drive-by shooting !

Give me a break. I am a born and raised Philadelphia, as
are at least 100 people I know and not a one of us have
ever witnessed such an event.

Watch the evening news.

<rj

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Kate Connally said:

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Even though Taylor Pork Roll is more of a NJ thing, its
a popular breakfast and lunch item in Philly.

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Love Taylor Pork Roll, an even now looking for some place
to get it in Pgh.

I think you can buy Taylor Pork Roll online. Try doing a
web search and if that doesn't pan out, maybe I can mail
you some, but it is highly perishable so I don't know how
that would work.

I'm surprised you can't find TPR in Pittsburgh. I live in a
Houston suburb, and it's available in the deli dept. of the
supermarkets around here.

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Kate Connally said:

Okay, I've heard of Phila. Butter Cake, but what is
butter pie? And TastyKakes - no thanks, I asked for
Philly *food*. ;-)

I use the term "butter cake" and "butter pie"
interchangably, but its really called "butter cake" for
some reason even though it looks more like a pie to me.
Since you've heard of it, I won't elaborate.

I had come across a recipe for "Philadelphia Butter Cake"
and saved it but hadn't looked at it closely. Just went back
and looked at it. Looks like you use a cake mix and add egg
and stuff and put it in an oblong cake pan then mix cream
cheese and other stuff and pour that on top then bake.
Doesn't sound very pie-like to me but I guess I can see how
it might be perceived as more pie than cake. However, to me
it sounds pretty cake-like. However, since I haven't seen
how it looks when it's done I could be wrong. Maybe the
bottom layer comes out more like pie crust than it sounds
like it would. Now I'm intrigued and will have to make it so
I can see for myself.

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I have never had this soup, even though I am a native
Philadelphia, so I can't say how good it is, but I
googled and found a recipe at homecooking.about-homecooking.about-Open ↗
.com/library/archive/blss112.htm

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What kind of soup is it? Pepperpot?

A google search will put you in touch with a recipe for
Philly pepperpot soup. Essentially, its tripe/vegetable
soup. My finicky nature precludes me from trying it.

When I was a kid my mother used to buy pepperpot soup in a
can - probably Campbell's. I used to eat it and like it
until one day I read the label and saw tripe and then found
out what tripe was. Never ate it again, never gonna.

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Even though Taylor Pork Roll is more of a NJ thing, its
a popular breakfast and lunch item in Philly.

Quoted message said:

Love Taylor Pork Roll, an even now looking for some
place to get it in Pgh.

I think you can buy Taylor Pork Roll online.

Oh, I know you can buy it online but that's too expensive.

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Try doing a web search and if that doesn't pan out, maybe
I can mail you some, but it is highly perishable so I
don't know how that would work.

Thanks for the offer. I think I may be able to get it in
Pgh. I actually called Taylor Provisions in Trenton and
asked them if they could tell me if they sold it to any
stores in Pgh. They referred me to Boar's Head saying that
Boar's Head distributes more widely and they distribute the
pork roll. I tried to call them on Friday afternoon but they
were gone for the day. I left a message. Hoping to hear back
from them today - or I'll call again.

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Philadelphia is also one of the few places where you
can get really top notch Chinese vegetarian food that's
made of gluten to simulate meat, fish, and fowl.

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And why would anyone want that, top notch or
otherwise????

Well, you did say you wanted something unique to
Philadelphia and its vegetarian glutten based Chinese food
is regarded as world class Chinese food.

That may be so, but that doesn't mean I would want to eat
it. :-) I assumed that everyone would assume I was asking
for type of Philly foods that someone *normal* would
actually want to eat. ;-) ;-) That's also why I rejected the
TastyKakes suggestion. ;-)

Kate

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Until you bite their heads off.” What if the hokey pokey
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