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Bubba

Jul 27, 2003, 9:34 AM

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I like to post here and at Chapala.com but, while I find the Chapala.com participants amusing for people who live in RVs I felt that this post should go here since people who participate on this forum actually have money.

Until yesterday, Bubba's Mecca was contained in an area of Guadalajara between the Plaza Mexico shopping center and the actual Plaza Mexico about a mile down the road. The reason for this endearment was that, within a short distance, there were places to indulge in:

- A Cheese-Whopper-with-Extra-Mayo-and-Onions at Burger King in Plaza Mexico.

- A mighty fine Argentine steak or wood fired pizza at La Matera.

- Some really good Tequila at La Destileria.

Now, and I hope you are seated while reading this. I have discovered an outstanding pizza in Jocotepec. Well, near Jocotepec. They also claim to make a real Philly Cheese Steak sandwich but I am unable to ascertain whether or not they are good at that for three reasons:

(1) They were out of the roll they bake specifically for this menu item.

(2) I have never been to nor do I intend to ever be in Philadelphia.

(3) My doctor has me wearing a cardiac alarm which instantly goes off and automatically calls an evacuation helicopter even in the vicinity of Cheese Whiz.

If you are still with me, the place is called Lucy's Deli and I have no affiliation with these folks at all except that I would kill for their pizza which I did not get to tell them since I took it back to Ajijic with me for the eating of said delight. Goes well with Herradura Blanco or a good Chilean vino tinto de mesa.

Uncle Jack

Jul 27, 2003, 9:48 AM

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"A Cheese-Whopper-with-Extra-Mayo-and-Onions at Burger King in Plaza Mexico."

And you're worried about a little cheese whiz?

The pizza place sounds great. Where the Hell is it? Near Jocotepec covers a lot of ground.

Just for the record, just about anything goes with Herradura Blanco.

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Bubba

Jul 27, 2003, 10:49 AM

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Uncle Jack:

Are you suggesting that Burger King uses Cheese Whiz? I find this assertion enormously offensive. Everybody knows that Cheese Whiz is manufactured strictly for Philly Cheese Steak sandwiches. Burger King only uses genuine Kraft 'Merican Cheese individually wrapped in plastic to prevent bacterial contamination. What is wrong with you? I take back my accolade regarding you admirable ancientness on another posting!!! Let's face it, Jack when you were young, cheese did not come from plastic wrap but from heifers and you had to work on it before you put it on a burger.

Oh, back to the point. Lucy's Deli is about one mile east of downtown Joco on the right hand side as you drive into the community from Ajijic.

Incidentally, do you feel safer now that Joco has 200 traffic lights when there were none before? Do you think that, since they had all of this money to spend on traffic lights, they could also replace that rusted sign that says "Jocotepec" that some borracho ran over in 1937?

Uncle Jack

Jul 27, 2003, 1:33 PM

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"Are you suggesting that Burger King uses Cheese Whiz?"

Nope....just suggesting that the calories, cholesterol, and preservatives in the "Merican" cheese, big greasy burger patty(s) and the 1/2 liter of mayo ain't much more likely to please your cardiologist than a squirt of cheese whiz.

"Let's face it, Jack when you were young, cheese did not come from plastic wrap but from heifers and you had to work on it before you put it on a burger."

When I was young, they hadn't invented cheese yet, and ain't nobody I know ever called no dairy cow a heifer.

"Oh, back to the point. Lucy's Deli is about one mile east of downtown Joco on the right hand side as you drive into the community from Ajijic."

Will give it a try this week and you realize that your reputation as resident food consultant is riding on this one.

Tom, west of town, use to put out a pretty decent pizza, I'm told. He just got tired of driving to Guad for supplies. He can buy everything for his "Texas" style Barbeque in Joco. I tried it. The meat is tender and tasty enough, but his sauce is a little too tame for me. I now bring my own. My favorite comes from a little joint just outside of the main gate of Fort Hood in Killeen, TX. For me, barbeque sauce is a little like San Antonio Chili. If a little sweat doesn't break out on top of your head, why bother?

In all fairness to Tom, he has to cater to the tastes of a lot of old fart gringos who can't tolerate anything much more exotic that Catsup anyway.

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Bubba

Jul 27, 2003, 6:45 PM

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Uncle Jack:

Do you dare to challenge me???

You are right about one thing. Tom's bbq sauce is, at best, insipid but his beef ain't bad. Of course, (or, as they say there, of cose)as an Alabama boy, I am of the belief that true bbq requires the meat of the pig.

I sent my wife to Paris to get me some Persian ingredients even though there is an Iranian restaurant in Chapalita. So, she goes into this tienda selling Mexican Wedding Cookies and asks if these cookies are authentic meaning, of course, that they are cooked with lard. As it happens, this is a kosher Mexican bakery in Paris. I mean, come on! Anyway, they don't use lard believe it or not. The cookies were pretty good, however according to me mujer.

So, I digress. The reason for this post is to make fun of my faithfull correspondent who indicates that Tom of Jocotepec makes insipid bbq sauce. Well, his sauce is a little on the light side but, as my correspondent indicates, Tom must cater to a crowd of geezers whose digestive systems are ancient and failing so let's be charitable.

Since my correspondent has brought up the subject of recipes with verve, may I suggest the following Bloody Mary concoction:

One bottle of Tabasco Sauce.

One bottle of vodka

One can of tomato juice..

One lime. Or, for that matter, two limes.

Drink the bottle of vodka and then the bottle of Tabasco. Throw the can of tomato juice at the cat. Eat the limes. Go lie down on the nearest Chaise Longue. Rest peacefully.

Thank God you live in Mexico and not the Estados Unidos.

Scarlet

Jul 28, 2003, 4:18 PM

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How did you get my recipe for Bloody Marys? I should tell you that I have learned to save time, money and wear and tear on the cat. I don't bother buying the tomato juice anymore! Scarlet

Bubba

Jul 28, 2003, 4:46 PM

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Well, frankly Scarlet, I don't give a damn but I kind of like you and Brent who posts over at Cheapala.Com. An amusing fellow if I must say so. The monitor at Cheapala is an ingrate , however, so I'm officially boycotting the jerk. after having entertained over 1,000 souls for free on his/her site under the heading Zealous Monitorizm, I told this person that WatchingCameliasGrow.Com was more entertaining than his stupid web site and was summarily deleted.

Bubba

Jul 28, 2003, 4:57 PM

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Sorry Scarlet, I was being rude. You are right; the tomato juice was a conceit and the cat was beginning to expect this little ritual. The cat was a lucky fellow, however, since I only lobbed the can of tomato juice at his sorry ass after drinking the vodka. To be honest, I used the same can every day but he never understood that.

Gary Anderson

Jul 30, 2003, 11:05 AM

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Hey, Bubba -

With all due respect to Uncle Jack, you are absolutely correct in that true BBQ cannot be made from anything remotely bovine. I wouldn't be at all surprised to learn that the concept of beef BBQ is just another bit of disinformation foisted on a gullible American public by the Bush Administration.

About 10 seconds after your "WatchingCameliasGrow.Com" posting, in resopnse to the request by the moderator of the "other" forum to keep postings topical to Mexico and those interested in moving there, I posted a request to that forum asking Lakeside residents to please advise as to the locations of the best brothels and strip joints between Nogales and Mazatlan for those, like myself, who plan to make that drive in the not too distant future. Even though said posting was inarguably topical, it lasted about as long as yours did.

Go figure. Some people, no matter how much you try to accommodate them, it just ain't good enough.
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Bubba

Jul 30, 2003, 4:58 PM

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Gary:

You are clearly a trouble maker. I do not wish to be associated wtht perverts . I'm damned if I will,tell you to turn right three blocks at the first traffic light in Mazatlan and...what am I doing?

esperanza

Jul 30, 2003, 5:22 PM

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Bubba, you are a lunatic and a welcome addition to these foros. Everytime I read your posts I laugh, either with or at you.

http://www.mexicocooks.typepad.com

Gary Anderson

Jul 30, 2003, 6:55 PM

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Bubba calling Gary a troublemaker equates to the pot calling the kettle black. As I'm leaving for Portland in a few miutes, I don't have time to think of or look up a better simile.
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