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When I was 16 (and dinosaurs still roamed the earth), I worked as a "soda jerk" at a drugstore in Miami. Homesick New Yorkers used to come in, all desolate and forlorn, and sigh that a chocolate egg cream would restore them to life, but of course that I (being an ignorant Southerner & NOT from "The City"), wouldn't know how. Being 16 and a smart-alec, I would say snidely, "Bet I can," then I'd throw together chocolate syrup, soda water & milk & they would be pathetically grateful. All that rude "I'm from The City" nonsense would go away and they'd turn into ordinary people. Isn't it funny what a little home cooking will do for you in a strange place?
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hoagie
I certainly don't know where the word came from, but it's one of several words used for the same thing, and they are geographically specific. Sub, short for submarine, is used south of the Mason-Dixon Line; hoagie is used in most of Pennsylvania, Delaware, NJ -- the area centered around Philadelphia, where it seems to have started; in New York, it's generally hero; and in New England, grinder. Go figure. I don't have personal knowledge, but I believe that sub is used west of Pennsylvania.
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In one of my incarnations I was a very busy reporter, covering Board of Selectmen, planing and zoning boards, three scool district, the copshop, the fire department and fires, unions, the DPW, budget committee, precinct, town, state and national (NH Primary) elections, town meetings, public hearings, whatever scandals cropped up, doing features and keeping up with the goings on at the Nuclear power plant -- whew! -- time was often of the essence ... SOOOoooo here's a local dish that was home-made-take-along. Scramble hamburg, cover with cheddar cheese until it melts, then mix it all up and put it in a half of Pita bread. (aka Syrian bread)
For any busy person that was a real tasty protein boost and it could be thrown together in 10 minutes! Quicker than a run through McDonalds.
Anyone else with home-made-fast-food hints?
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I don't think so. The closest US'ns'd get to food with a spider is fry it in one. It's a frying pan, maybe with little legs for use over an open fire, but I'm not sure about that. YCLIU.
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All you need is a tortilla, a can of chili, and some cheese. Put a bit of chili (turkey chili is my favorite) in the middle of the tortilla, sprinkle some shredded cheddar on top, broil it for a couple of minutes, and you've got some truly tasty single-person food. A little spoonful of salsa if you're feeling really saucy ~ homemade fast food indeed!
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Once knew a lady from Iowa who introduced me to boiled ground beef. She said it was the feature at a local diner there. You simply chop up the already ground beef and dump it into a pan of boiling water until cooked, then spread on a sandwich with whatever topping you like. My mother used to take ground beef with minced onion, spread it on a piece of white bread. She would then place it under the broiler until it sizzled. Have never heard of anyone else making the above two dishes anywhere, ever. And about subs...here in northern PA they are called subs. They never heard the word "hoagie" up here at all. And if I said "grinder" they'd probably think I was referring to Minnie Pearl's Grinder's Switch! 
"Adversity is the whetstone of creativity"
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Re: hoagie. It's a Philadelphia-ism. Seems the Italians who worked on Hog Island were called hoggies. Their favored lunch? A loaf of italian bread, sliced meats, lettuce, tomato... the sandwich got to be known as a hoggie, or hoagie.
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My husband (from Hawaii) eats rice topped with a hamburger pattie (perferably with all the grease) and then eggs, for breakfast. It's called loco moco. I think I'd prefer apple pie.
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RE Ladymoon's hamburger pattie and then eggs, for breakfast. It's called loco moco
My Swedish boss introduced me to a similar Swedish dish : Hamburg pattie topped with fried egg then heavy cream poured into pan to make a sort of gravy-sauce which is poured on the hamburg-egg combo. Heart attack on a plate.
BTTT (BACK TO THE THREAD) -- I do not recall that saying -- Heart attack on a plate -- before we became cholesterol conscious! Does anyone?
And how did a breakfast of eggs, bacon, sausage, in Ireland, get to be called a "fry up?"
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>And how did a breakfast of eggs, bacon, sausage, in Ireland, get to be called a "fry up?"
Because it's fried?????
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