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Spot-On: Not So Fast
Back in the early ’60s the burgers sold for 12 cents apiece; my mother could feed herself and three kids for about $3.00 and during the summer she did so once every week or so. The four of us sat in an un-air-conditioned Rambler station wagon, sweating like the cups of coke we washed the burgers down with. So, even though “they’re nasty little burgers,” I have a soft spot in my heart and taste buds for that childhood treat.
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I have fond memories of our Rambler station wagons. The McDonald’s that opened on Western Avenue was one of the originals. Burgers were 15 cents.
I have to swing by Krystal’s everytime I’m in Knoxville. How cool is it that they have free wi-fi?Fixing your potatoes parmigiano as type. Excuse me while I go sneak some of my neighbor’s chives.
Christy,I did know Krystal had Wi-Fi. Cool!I think the potatoes are extraordinarily good for something so simple. Let me know how it turns out.
Ed,Missed your comment, I learned to drive a car with that Rambler. It was a stick shift (weren’t they all back then) and the clutch engaged in 1/2″ of the complete 6″ of pedal travel. Talk about jack rabbit starts…
The potatoes parmigiano were delish, thanks for posting the recipe. Do you mind my asking, what exactly is fruity olive oil?
Christy,I define “fruity” as meaning you can taste the olive. Sometimes this means a distinct olive flavor (which I love), but in other cases it simply means it tastes like something that grew in the ground.
Kevin, I well remember the Krystal burgers. When I came to school in the states, we would stop at the local one on our way after school for what was then a treat! Thanks for the walk down memory lane!
I grew up in Denver Colorado, so there wasnt much in the way of memorable fast food, just McDs, BK and Jack in the Box. But when I moved to San Diego at age 14 boy was I surprised! The venerable taco shop became, and still is, my favorite fast food joint. Cheap, fast tasty salty and yes greasy as can be. Yum!
Tuuktalus,Yeah, you understand that childhood taste, and perhaps in San Diego your remembered taco shops even served the Mexican equivalent of a Litton’s burger.