-=> Dale Shipp wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> Dominos I'd put behind (by a good distance) Pizza
 DD> Hut.  But, to be honest I've not had either for several years --

 DS> I would reverse that.  We have had almost decent pizza from Dominos and
 DS> multiple bad pizzas from Pizza hut (in multiple states).  And to be
 DS> honest, we have not had pizza from either in decades.

It may be the local operators. I realise that they are stuck with company 
dictates and often with central commisary ingredients, but ...........

 DD> The surprising pizza
 DD> offering in this area is a Gasoline/Convenience store
 DD> chain, Casey's, based in Ankeny, Iowa. They serve a very
 DD> good pie. I'd put them at number 4 or 5 and number 1 of the
 DD> large chains.

 DS> Interesting -- makes me wonder about what it is with restaurants
 DS> co-located with gasoline stations. See my post to Jim about a pizza

I think it may have begun with diners attached to truck stops. AAMOF the 
restaurant attached to my local truck stop does more local trade than 
transient (truck driver/tourist) business.

 DS> place here.  In addition there was a highly rated Mexican place
 DS> co-located with another station a bit further away.  We went there once
 DS> with Michael and it was pretty good.  (It was also featured on DDD --
 DS> which is a dubious recommendation).  They have since moved out of there
 DS> into a separate and larger location in a small strip right next to the
 DS> gas station.

The brash, spiky-haired doofus tends to pick good places. Most of them survive 
his visit.

I had a box of this product before a doofus room-mate used it to make super 
one evening (w/hamburger). Of course by the time it was used up General Mills 
had demonstrated their humour deficit and forced it to be removed from the 
market. I see boxes of it on eBay for >$50 from time to time.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Betty Trucker Roadkill Helper
 Categories: Pasta, Cheese, Dairy, Herbs, Vegetables
      Yield: 6 Servings
 
MMMMM-------------------------SAUCE MIX------------------------------
  4 1/2 c  Dehydrated cheese
  2 2/3 tb Powdered milk
  2 2/3 c  Flour
      2 ts Onion powder

MMMMM---------------------OTHER INGREDIENTS--------------------------
      2 c  Macaroni elbows
           +=OR=+
      1 c  Uncooked rice
           +=OR=+
      2 c  Sliced potatoes; dried is OK
      2 c  Water (1 cup if using fresh
           - potatoes)
    1/4 c  Butter; or more
      1 lb Roadkill of choice; bones
           - removed as much as you can
           - fur/feathers, too
           Salt & pepper
 
  Mix the sauce ingredients well and store in an airtight
  container. Makes 5 pounds
  
  After removing hide, fur/feathers, and bones/fragments as
  best you can chop the meat as fine as you wish and brown
  in a skillet. Stir in the pasta, rice, or potatoes then
  the water and butter, combining well.
  
  Add a half cup of the Sauce Mix and combine well. Cover
  the skillet and simmer until the pasta/rice/potatoes are
  cooked to desired soneness.
  
  Season with salt and pepper.
  
  RECIPE FROM: http://www.recipesource.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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