Subj : Today in History - 1879
To   : All
From : Dave Drum
Date : Mon Jun 20 2022 10:06:52

Frank W. Woolworth opens his 1st successful "F. W. Woolworth Great 
Five Cent Store" on North Queen Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania On 
June 21, 1879

He brought his brother, Charles Sumner Woolworth, into the business.
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,

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Woolworth's Lunch Counter Chop Suey Chow Mein
 Categories: Pork, Rice, Vegetables, Mushrooms
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
      1 tb Lard
  1 1/2 lb Pork; in 1/2" cubes
           Salt & pepper
           Flour
      1 lg Spanish onion; diced
      3 c  Sliced celery
      3 tb Soy sauce; regular strength
      2 tb Molasses
      1 c  Liquid drained from veggies
      8 oz Canned mushrooms
     16 oz Canned Oriental Vegetables
           Sticky steamed white rice
           Fried chow mein noodles
           Soy sauce
 
  PRESSURE COOKER -- Heat shortening in cooker. Dust meat
  lightly with seasoned flour. Brown meat in batches in
  hot, smoky oil. Add onion, celery, soy, molasses, and
  liquids from canned vegetables. Cover. Set rocker (pot
  only had one pressure setting). Heat until you get a
  steady rocking and cook 10 minutes. Cool of its own
  accord. Stir in vegetables and heat through.
  
  Serve: chow mein noodles on bottom; 2 scoops of rice; 1
  ladleful of chop suey; extra soy sauce. (And they always
  brought catsup.)
  
  From: http://www.recipesource.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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.... Soy sauce makes it Chinese... or Inuit!
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