-=> JIM WELLER wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-


 -=> Quoting Dave Drum to Shawn Highfield <=-

 DD> Get a "sink cut out"

 JW> When we had our kitchen remodeled in 2004 we kept the sink cut out
 JW> and made a cutting board out of it. Today it is badly scarred from
 JW> knife and cleaver marks but the counter it sits on still looks brand
 JW> new.

 DD> Title: Woolworth's Lunch Counter Chop Suey Chow Mein
 DD> (And they always brought catsup.)

 JW> In Australia Woolworth's is an unrelated supermarket chain. Their
 JW> contemporary Asian inspired recipes are quite good.

The F. W. Woolworth Company was a retail company and one of the pioneers
of the five-and-dime store. It was among the most successful American
and international five-and-dime businesses, setting trends and creating
the modern retail model (think WalMart) that stores follow worldwide today. 

The two Woolworth brothers pioneered and developed merchandising, direct
purchasing, sales, and customer service practices commonly used today.
Despite its growing to be one of the largest retail chains in the world
through most of the 20th century, increased competition led to its
decline beginning in the 1980s, while its sporting goods division grew.
The chain went out of business in July 1997, when the company decided to
focus primarily on sporting goods and renamed itself Venator Group. By
2001, the company focused exclusively on the sporting goods market,
changing its name to the current Foot Locker, Inc.

Retail chains using the Woolworth name survived in Austria, Germany,
Mexico and the United Kingdom as of early 2009. The similarly named
Woolworths supermarkets in Australia and New Zealand are operated by
Australia's largest retail company, Woolworths Group, a separate company
with no historical links to the F. W. Woolworth Company or Foot Locker,
Inc. However, Woolworths Limited did take their name from the original
company, as it had not been registered or trademarked in Australia at
the time.

Woolworth's biggest competitor was Kresge's - Sebastian Spering Kresge
was an American businessman. He created and owned two chains of
department stores, the S. S. Kresge Company, one of the 20th century's
largest discount retail organizations, and the Kresge-Newark traditional
department store chain. The discounter was renamed the Kmart Corporation
in 1977. 

Which explains something I never had understood before. Why the
headquarters of K-Mart was located in Novi, MI. Bv)=

But does not explain why Woolworth's and Kresge dime stores were next-
door neighbours in the downtown area (right on the Capitol square). 5th
at Adams street and the next door north.  

Much (most) of this was cribbed from the internet machine.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Kresge's Chilli Burgers
 Categories: Beef, Vegetables, Chilies
      Yield: 24 servings

      6 lb Ground beef
      3 c  Onions; chopped
      3 c  Tomato puree; not sauce or
           - paste)
      4 tb Chilli spice mix
      4 tb Paprika
      2 tb Salt
      1 tb Pepper

  Combine the ground beef and onions in a large skillet
  and brown until beef is no longer pink. Drain fat.

  Stir in remaining ingredients and simmer on low for
  about an hour, or until the liquid has evaporated.

  Serve onnsteamed hamburger buns.

  RECIPE FROM: https://www.food.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

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