Desserpointing
You go to Kentucky.
Granted, it's not Tuscalooga, Alabama, nor am I even sure such a town exists, in the deep deep south, but the girl holding the door open at Applebees did say "Ha" when she probably meant "Hi." So we are definitely southwardesque. And not in North Dakota any more ya sure betcha.
I drove down there Friday to tour a Civil War battlefield in Perryville (pop: 8) for research on a paper I'm doing, and stayed in a B&B in nearby Danville (pop: old). On my way back into Dayton, I was stopping by some friends' house for dinner, so I thought I would bring a Kentucky dessert from Kentucky, only the proprietors of the Golden Lion B&B couldn't think of what that would be. They suggested I try the nearby bakery, and they, too, to a man and woman, were stumped. "uh...How about cherry pah?" one suggested. I kermit-grimaced. "There's nothing here that is just well-known in Kentucky?" "Let me check with (someone) in the back..." I was very excited for them. "See?" I said. "Next time someone asks the question, you all will know!" The girl came back. "He said they're ALL Kentucky desserts."
Sheesh.
I didn't know what to expect, but I still felt like I was in the south, and the south is known for its desserts:
I have petitioned the guvnunh to make it the Dessert of Kentucky. Though my friends' 19-month-old's signature is kind of hard to read, what with the butterscotch smudges.
Granted, it's not Tuscalooga, Alabama, nor am I even sure such a town exists, in the deep deep south, but the girl holding the door open at Applebees did say "Ha" when she probably meant "Hi." So we are definitely southwardesque. And not in North Dakota any more ya sure betcha.
I drove down there Friday to tour a Civil War battlefield in Perryville (pop: 8) for research on a paper I'm doing, and stayed in a B&B in nearby Danville (pop: old). On my way back into Dayton, I was stopping by some friends' house for dinner, so I thought I would bring a Kentucky dessert from Kentucky, only the proprietors of the Golden Lion B&B couldn't think of what that would be. They suggested I try the nearby bakery, and they, too, to a man and woman, were stumped. "uh...How about cherry pah?" one suggested. I kermit-grimaced. "There's nothing here that is just well-known in Kentucky?" "Let me check with (someone) in the back..." I was very excited for them. "See?" I said. "Next time someone asks the question, you all will know!" The girl came back. "He said they're ALL Kentucky desserts."
Sheesh.
I didn't know what to expect, but I still felt like I was in the south, and the south is known for its desserts:
- Georgia: Peach cobbler
- Texas: Pecan Pie
- Florida: Key Lime pie
- Mississippi: Mud Pie
- Louisiana: Crab Cakes
- Arkansas: Doughnuts and Schlitz
I have petitioned the guvnunh to make it the Dessert of Kentucky. Though my friends' 19-month-old's signature is kind of hard to read, what with the butterscotch smudges.
posted by Dan at 11:21 AM
3 Comments:
It's a worthy cause. A state needs something, even if it's a dessert.
I would have thought something "Bluegrass"y, but I have been told by transplanted Indianans that the Kentucky bakery is a fraud if it didn't know about "Derby Pie".
Derby Pie....Duh!!
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