Re: [at-l] Spackle?? <was: breaking camp>

>Are you sure you don't mean "scrapple", a Pennsylvania
Dutch staple ? I
>have lived in Pennsylvania all my life in the heart of the
stuffed pigs
>stomachs, pickled pigs feet, cow brains, waste not-want not
Amish and
>Mennonite community, but have never heard of "spackle".
However, if it
>is scrapple, I would be happy to provide a recipe......
Great stuff for
>breakfast, fried with with lots of syrup. Definitely not
trail food,
>though.
>
>Jeremy Reiter wrote:
>>
>> Datto wrote:
>> > Ha! That's why you lump it all on a slice of spackle.
Cures yeast
>> > infections, toenail fungus and -><- shrinks swollen
membranes.
>> >
>> > Any of you Pennsylvanians out there still eating
spackle? I grew up in
>> > Johnstown where spackle was a staple. You could either
spackle your
>> > drywall or staple it, but not both.
>> >
>>
>> So, can anyone out there provide a DEFINITE answer on
exactly what spackle is?
>> I believe it started showing up on menus once we hit
Pennsylvania, and i
>> gathered that it was some sort of a pork leftovers
product. However, EVERY
>> waiter/waitress that we asked gave a different, very
vague answer, or they
>> just admitted that they had no idea. It was pretty
funny... we would always
>> ask what it was just so we could see the confused
expressions and hear what
>> answer we were going to get next. Funny stuff.
>>
>> -Rambleon-
>>
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