-=> Mike Powell wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-

 > Back in the '80s - when I was trailer trucking I mostly hauled car parts
 > to the Corvette plant in Louisville or bottles to (mostly) Bardstown and
 > booze out. A few times I hauled stuff to Wally World from the Walmart
 > distribution center in North Little Rock, AR (Searcy, actually) to various
 > WalMart locations in Kentucky. It was at a WalMart break room on the east
 > side of Lexington, near Utteringtown, that I first met a clear soda called
 > "Ale 8" which was so loaded w/caffiene that it made the hair on the back
 > of my neck march in lockstep. And they think  Mountain Dew has a lot of
 > caffiene. HAH! Never seen Ale-8 outside of Kentucky.

 MP> The Corvette plant is in Bowling Green, but there are two big Ford
 MP> plants in Louisville.  Ale-8-One is one of my favorites.  They used to

How could I forget that. Well, it was 40 years ago. And I certainly 
hauled more bottle into Kentucky than car parts. Brown-Foreman was
bottling something for Hiram Walker and we hauled bottle to them and 
took booze out. Same with Heaven Hill in Bardstown.

 MP> (maybe still do) have a chart on their web site about the caffiene
 MP> content of their soda.  It actually has less in it than several better
 MP> known sodas. The claim is that it is the mix of the caffiene and real
 MP> ginger that makes it more potent.

I never saw that chart. But it sure did get my "spidey senses" tingling.

 MP> It is bottled just east of Lexington in a town called Winchester.

 MP> Back to Long John Silvers and other such restaurants, IIRC the last
 MP> Druther's and the last Jerry's are/were in Kentucky.

Druther's - which became that from Burger Queen restaurants are down to
just one left - in Campbellsville. AFAIK they had no connection to LJS
except that both were fats food/quick serve. Jerry's is down to just
one - in Paris, KY. They are/were connected to Long John's by Jerry
Lederer who started both organisations .... along w/Jerry's Five and 
Dime stores.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Jerry's Green Chile
 Categories: Stews, Pork, Chilies
      Yield: 12 Servings
 
      2 lb Pork; in small cubes
      1 c  Chopped onion
     14 oz Chicken broth
  1 1/2 ts Granulated garlic
  2 1/2 tb Chicken base
      1 ts Celery salt
      1 tb Cornstarch
    1/2 ts Oregano
      1 tb Cumin, ground
    1/2 tb Jalapeno; dried, ground
      1 tb Dried cilantro
    1/2 tb Green (Hatch) chile powder
     10 oz Green enchilada sauce
     27 oz Can green chilies; chopped
      8 oz Can green chilies; pureed
      1 ts Salt
           Habanero hot sauce to taste*
 
  Brown pork and drain
  
  Add onion & chicken broth (will not cover meat). Simmer
  for 1 hour stirring often.
  
  Add spice mix and a little water. Simmer 1 hour stirring
  often to avoid sticking.
  
  Add green enchilada sauce. Simmer 1/2 hour.
  
  Add chopped green chilies. Cook for 15 minutes
  
  Add 8 oz Green chilies, pureed 10 minutes later
  
  Adjust with 1/2 ts jalapeno powder, 1 ts salt and a
  liberal dose of habanero hot sauce. *
  
  * I use Ralph's Righteous - UDD
  
  Source: Jerry Simmons - ICS World Chile Verde Champion
        : 2000 & 2006
  
  MM Format by Dave Drum - 24 August 2005
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen
 
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... I am not drawn to terrible novelty items from fast food chains.
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