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woodsprite

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63. Yes! The Concord Pike one was always the best! Maybe because it was the original.

Mon Mar 10, 2025, 10:44 AM

Mar 2025

I think all the other locations have closed now. Even though we were from Newark High School, we'd love to go up there get the Pit Special and top everything off with one of their School Sundaes that we'd share. Our favorite was the Green Knight. It's even on DoorDash now, but way too far from Newark for that, and reheated fries just wouldn't be the same.

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What food combination would be considered weird to others but you really enjoy? Me----ketchup and pickles on grilled [View all] debm55 Mar 2025 OP

I like to dip my french fries in mayonnaise mixed with a drop or two of ketchup Walleye Mar 2025 #1

Thank you , Walleye. debm55 Mar 2025 #2

I lived in a small town with a large hispanic population - French fries with ranch dressing rurallib Mar 2025 #6

Thank you rurallib. debm55 Mar 2025 #9

I love that too! woodsprite Mar 2025 #53

Yes, the Charcoal Pit! Been there. On Concord Pike?. Hang out for after football games? Walleye Mar 2025 #56

Yes! The Concord Pike one was always the best! Maybe because it was the original. woodsprite Mar 2025 #63

God, we were dumb and happy back then weren't we? Walleye Mar 2025 #64

Sandwich with cheddar cheese and grape jelly. pandr32 Mar 2025 #3

Thank you very much pandr32. debm55 Mar 2025 #4

Cream cheese and green olive spread on toasted Raisin bread. Phoenix61 Mar 2025 #5

Thank you Phoenix61. That does sound different debm55 Mar 2025 #7

Tomato and peanut butter sandwiches rurallib Mar 2025 #8

Thank you rurallib. Yep, that sounds different. debm55 Mar 2025 #11

Salt and pepper on cantaloupe. beveeheart Mar 2025 #10

Thank you beveeheart. I have heard of salt on watermelon. but never on cantaloupe. Enjoy. debm55 Mar 2025 #12

Salt Helps A Lot Of Fruit ProfessorGAC Mar 2025 #42

This message was self-deleted by its author KitFox Mar 2025 #46

my family always put salt and pepper on cantelope and watermelon yellowdogintexas Mar 2025 #50

When my sister and I were little, my Mom used to make sandwiches of butter/margarine & Cinnamon Cherry jelly... hlthe2b Mar 2025 #13

Thank you very much hIthe2b. Thank you very much. debm55 Mar 2025 #32

Maybe you could find it at some of these Mennonite woodsprite Mar 2025 #54

Nothing too wild, Deep Fried justaprogressive Mar 2025 #14

Looks gooks. Thank you justaprogrogressive. debm55 Mar 2025 #17

One is weird and one is not. Polly Hennessey Mar 2025 #15

Thank you Polly Hennessey. Sorry but, sour cream on Lima Beans is different. debm55 Mar 2025 #16

Cream cheese and tomatoes sandwich on toast. MIButterfly Mar 2025 #18

Will do MIButterfly. debm55 Mar 2025 #24

When I was little I would put Catalina dressing on rice 😋 Clouds Passing Mar 2025 #19

Clouds Passing. That sounds interesting. debm55 Mar 2025 #25

I saw some recipes for homemade Catalina dressing I may try with honey instead of sugar Clouds Passing Mar 2025 #47

Thank you Clouds Passing, I used to love Catalina dressing as a child. I think that the honey would give it an extra debm55 Mar 2025 #69

Ketchup and butter sandwiches. zanana1 Mar 2025 #20

Dear zanana1 , that sounds different. Enjoy, debm55 Mar 2025 #26

My husband when he first came back from Vietnam AnnaLee Mar 2025 #21

Thank you AnnaLee. I will pass on the Velveeta. debm55 Mar 2025 #27

Ham, cheese Danascot Mar 2025 #22

Thank you Danascot. Enjoy. debm55 Mar 2025 #31

Worchestershire Sauce on scrambled eggs. Also, a slice of sharp cheddar on apple pie. Dorothy V Mar 2025 #23

Thank you very much DorothyV. I have eaten the cheddar on apple pie. Scrampled eggs must have ketchup for me. debm55 Mar 2025 #29

I Use Hot Sauce ProfessorGAC Mar 2025 #44

Thank you ProfessorGAC. I will look for them. debm55 Mar 2025 #70

Spicy mustard and dill pickles on a grilled cheese. sop Mar 2025 #28

Thank you very much sop. Enjoy. debm55 Mar 2025 #30

Howdo you gri cheese FirefighterJo Mar 2025 #51

Mayonnaise and potato chip sandwich. MiKenMi33 Mar 2025 #33

Very different. Thank you MiKenMi33. Enjoy. debm55 Mar 2025 #71

Butter and brown sugar on white bread EverHopeful Mar 2025 #34

Thank you EverHopeful. Very different, but she must have enjoyed it. debm55 Mar 2025 #72

Not me but my wife and sons TexLaProgressive Mar 2025 #35

Thank you TecLaProgressive. I have heard of baked bean sandwiches in England. the apple with the cheese spikes sounds debm55 Mar 2025 #73

Canned baked beans with a dollop of mayo actually sounds good to me EverHopeful Mar 2025 #90

And it goes on🤣 TexLaProgressive Mar 2025 #93

Swiss cheese pizza with green olives & onions. CrispyQ Mar 2025 #36

Thank you very much for your choice. CrispyQ. and Enjoy. debm55 Mar 2025 #74

Shredded lettuce EarthAbides Mar 2025 #37

Thank you very much EarthAbides. for the suggestion. It sounds interesting. debm55 Mar 2025 #75

Pitted dried dates and a bar of 100% unsweetened chocolate purrmaid Mar 2025 #38

Thank you very much purrmaid. Enjoy and welcome to DU debm55 Mar 2025 #76

SunSweet used to make dark chocolate covered prunes Freddie Mar 2025 #85

Ketchup and Mayo mixed for dipping fries Docreed2003 Mar 2025 #39

Thank you Docreed. That sounds good. debm55 Mar 2025 #77

Yay! Deb is back! Bologna and dill pickles for me! FullySupportDems Mar 2025 #40

I are that when I was a kid. beveeheart Mar 2025 #78

I eat my salad with my meal, instead of before SheltieLover Mar 2025 #41

I'm not too peculiar when it comes to food. Xavier Breath Mar 2025 #43

One of the funniest things I ever heard about Pop Tarts was... 3catwoman3 Mar 2025 #48

Baked potato with ketchup LogDog75 Mar 2025 #45

New York strip steak JMCKUSICK Mar 2025 #49

Not me, but when I was in high school I knew a guy who ate peanut butter and RockRaven Mar 2025 #52

My favorite enid602 Mar 2025 #55

When we didn't have jam we'd have peanut butter, mayo and lettuce Ritabert Mar 2025 #87

Turkeyless enid602 Mar 2025 #88

Good to know. Ritabert Mar 2025 #89

Red wine and Coca Cola! Ziggysmom Mar 2025 #57

I put both peanut butter and mayo on my banana sandwiches. OldBaldy1701E Mar 2025 #58

Thank you very much, OldBaldy 1701E. And you continue to eat and enjoy. debm55 Mar 2025 #82

It's good to see you back. discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2025 #95

Not weird, it's good Freddie Mar 2025 #86

Yep. OldBaldy1701E Mar 2025 #91

Wife likes Peanut Butter and Dill Pickle sandwiches n/t MichMan Mar 2025 #59

Thank you very much MichMan. . I hope she enjoys it. debm55 Mar 2025 #81

I think I have a more than a few that others find weird. madaboutharry Mar 2025 #60

Thank you madaboutharry. . I put chives on cottage cheese . too. debm55 Mar 2025 #80

YES to blue cheese dressing for French fries! EverHopeful Mar 2025 #96

Raisins in my tuna salad and peanut butter on pancakes/waffles. lark Mar 2025 #61

Thank you lark. I love raisins in or on anything. Enjoy debm55 Mar 2025 #68

I add ginger ale to ice cream, any flavor. catbyte Mar 2025 #62

Thank you very much catbyte. Enjoy. debm55 Mar 2025 #67

When I was a kid I think I copied my brother in mixing things in with mashed potatoes. woodsprite Mar 2025 #65

Thank you very much, woodsprite. debm55 Mar 2025 #66

If I described it, I could be arrested. Sneederbunk Mar 2025 #79

Codfish chunks in melted butter moniss Mar 2025 #83

Fried chicken and waffles from Roscoe's DBoon Mar 2025 #84

Not a bad combo, but, beemerphill Mar 2025 #92

I make scrambled eggs with Pesto sauce from Costco. I think Maraya1969 Mar 2025 #94