"Tastes Just Like" recipes request

You might want to check out:

www.copykat.com

www.topsecretrecipes.com

dw

"DaveNport" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Anyone have any "tastes just like" recipes to share?
I'd love to make Maid-Rites at home since I moved from Muscatine, IA.
www.iashome.com

DaveNport said:

Anyone have any "tastes just like" recipes to share?
I'd love to make Maid-Rites at home since I moved from
Muscatine, IA. www.iashome.com

I've had a few of my recipes turn out to "Taste just like ..." or at least
the family said, "Dad, this tastes like ...".
But you probably wouldn't want any of those. =😉

--
Pete Romfh, Telecom Geek & Amateur Gourmet.
promfh at hal dash pc dot org

dw said:

You might want to check out:

www.copykat.com

www.topsecretrecipes.com

dw

I doubt seriously these sites are going to have recipes for 'Maid-Rites',
which, I understand from a visit to the Quad Cities this year involves
steamed ground beef. It's not chain restaurant fare but more of a regional
thing. Struck me as odd, but what the heck.

Jill (who didn't order the Magic Mountain at Ross' in Bettendorf)

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"DaveNport" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Anyone have any "tastes just like" recipes to share?
I'd love to make Maid-Rites at home since I moved from Muscatine, IA.
www.iashome.com

On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 16:09:17 -0600, "jmcquown" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I doubt seriously these sites are going to have recipes for 'Maid-Rites',
which, I understand from a visit to the Quad Cities this year involves
steamed ground beef. It's not chain restaurant fare but more of a regional
thing. Struck me as odd, but what the heck.

I still haven't tried an official Maid-Rite sandwich, but I had a knock off
at the county fair. I'd eat one again if nothing else was available and I
was hungry, but wouldn't choose to buy one. Maybe the real deal is better.

Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

Damsel in dis Dress said:

On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 16:09:17 -0600, "jmcquown" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I doubt seriously these sites are going to have recipes for 'Maid-Rites',
which, I understand from a visit to the Quad Cities this year involves
steamed ground beef. It's not chain restaurant fare but more of a regional

Steamed ground beef?!? I s'pose that I shouldn't judge without having
tried one but it sure doesn't sound very good to me.

--
Steve

It's not a good idea to squat while wearing spurs.

In article <[email hidden]>, "jmcquown"

Quoted message said:

dw said:

You might want to check out:

www.copykat.com

www.topsecretrecipes.com

dw

I doubt seriously these sites are going to have recipes for 'Maid-Rites',
which, I understand from a visit to the Quad Cities this year involves
steamed ground beef. It's not chain restaurant fare but more of a
regional
thing. Struck me as odd, but what the heck.

Jill (who didn't order the Magic Mountain at Ross' in Bettendorf)

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

"DaveNport" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Anyone have any "tastes just like" recipes to share?
I'd love to make Maid-Rites at home since I moved from Muscatine, IA.
www.iashome.com

Here's from the Top Secret Recipes site - from smething resembling a
requests section, I think:
"There is a little restaurant in Greenville, Ohio [Darke County] called
"Maid Rites." They have been in business FOREVER! My mother used to go
there as young girl and in turn told us kids about it, and even took us
there as a treat. My husband and I still go there to eat whenever we
are in Greenville. They make a loose meat sandwich that people talk
about for days after having one...or two or three. We have taken
out-of-town friends there and turned them on to the unique taste of
these sandwiches. I can still remember Mother preparing us for the
various wads of gum stuck to the outside of the building left there by
people waiting at the drive-thru windows. All of these years later
people STILL deposit their gum on the exterior walls of the restaurant!
It's such a tradition now. Several years ago there was a major fire in
the restaurant and we all held our collective breaths to see if they
would rebuil/remodel/reopen and they did!!! Many years ago Mother was
going through some old recipes and ran across one that she said her
mother gave her for Maid Rite sandwiches. I have made them and with
some time and the right amount of "pinches" of spices you can replicate
the famous Maid Rite loose meat sandwiches. There are probably other
little restaurants across the country that boast their recipe is the
original...Here is the one we have:

Maid Rites Clone
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
2 teaspoons granulated sugar
3-4 teaspoons prepared mustard
4 Tablespoons beer
To Taste:
red pepper
black pepper
garlic salt
salt

Brown & drain the hamburger. Stir in the other ingredients and simmer.
Spices are added "to taste." The Maid Rite serves their sandwiches with a
choice of cheese, mustard and chopped fresh onion. Bet ya' can't eat just
one!"
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Updated 11-29-04; Sam I Am!
birthday telling; Thanksgiving 2004; Fanfare, Maestro, please.
"Are we going to measure or are we going to cook?" -Food writer
Mimi Sheraton

Melba's Jammin said:

In article <[email hidden]>, "jmcquown"

Quoted message said:

dw said:

You might want to check out:

www.copykat.com

www.topsecretrecipes.com

dw

I doubt seriously these sites are going to have recipes for
'Maid-Rites', which, I understand from a visit to the Quad Cities
this year involves steamed ground beef. It's not chain restaurant
fare but more of a regional
thing. Struck me as odd, but what the heck.

Jill (who didn't order the Magic Mountain at Ross' in Bettendorf)

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

"DaveNport" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...
> Anyone have any "tastes just like" recipes to share?
> I'd love to make Maid-Rites at home since I moved from Muscatine,
> IA. www.iashome.com

Here's from the Top Secret Recipes site - from smething resembling a
requests section, I think:
"There is a little restaurant in Greenville, Ohio [Darke County]
called "Maid Rites." They have been in business FOREVER! My mother
used to go there as young girl and in turn told us kids about it, and
even took us there as a treat. My husband and I still go there to eat
whenever we
are in Greenville. They make a loose meat sandwich that people talk
about for days after having one...or two or three. We have taken
out-of-town friends there and turned them on to the unique taste of
these sandwiches. I can still remember Mother preparing us for the
various wads of gum stuck to the outside of the building left there by
people waiting at the drive-thru windows. All of these years later
people STILL deposit their gum on the exterior walls of the
restaurant! It's such a tradition now. Several years ago there was a
major fire in
the restaurant and we all held our collective breaths to see if they
would rebuil/remodel/reopen and they did!!! Many years ago Mother was
going through some old recipes and ran across one that she said her
mother gave her for Maid Rite sandwiches. I have made them and with
some time and the right amount of "pinches" of spices you can
replicate the famous Maid Rite loose meat sandwiches. There are
probably other little restaurants across the country that boast their
recipe is the original...Here is the one we have:

Maid Rites Clone
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
2 teaspoons granulated sugar
3-4 teaspoons prepared mustard
4 Tablespoons beer
To Taste:
red pepper
black pepper
garlic salt
salt

Brown & drain the hamburger. Stir in the other ingredients and simmer.
Spices are added "to taste." The Maid Rite serves their sandwiches
with a choice of cheese, mustard and chopped fresh onion. Bet ya'
can't eat just one!"

Thanks for finding that for the OP, Barb. It wouldn't have occurred to me
to look in the 'requests' section.

Jill

In article <[email hidden]>, "jmcquown"

Quoted message said:

Melba's Jammin said:

In article <[email hidden]>, "jmcquown"

(snip)

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Maid Rites Clone
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
2 teaspoons granulated sugar
3-4 teaspoons prepared mustard
4 Tablespoons beer
To Taste:
red pepper
black pepper
garlic salt
salt

Brown & drain the hamburger. Stir in the other ingredients and simmer.
Spices are added "to taste." The Maid Rite serves their sandwiches
with a choice of cheese, mustard and chopped fresh onion. Bet ya'
can't eat just one!"

Thanks for finding that for the OP, Barb. It wouldn't have occurred to me
to look in the 'requests' section.

Jill

Sure. I wonder if anyone has ever requested the recipe for Arby's (I
think) some kind of red gluey sauce. I think it has "berry" in the
name. The ingredients list is nothing but odd-sounding chemicals. Gack.
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Updated 11-29-04; Sam I Am!
birthday telling; Thanksgiving 2004; Fanfare, Maestro, please.
"Are we going to measure or are we going to cook?" -Food writer
Mimi Sheraton

Richard Kaszeta said:

Damsel in dis Dress said:

On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 16:09:17 -0600, "jmcquown" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I doubt seriously these sites are going to have recipes for 'Maid-Rites',
which, I understand from a visit to the Quad Cities this year involves
steamed ground beef. It's not chain restaurant fare but more of a regional
thing. Struck me as odd, but what the heck.

I still haven't tried an official Maid-Rite sandwich, but I had a knock off
at the county fair. I'd eat one again if nothing else was available and I
was hungry, but wouldn't choose to buy one. Maybe the real deal is better.

I've had an authentic Maid-Rite, since all of my Iowa friends used to
make such a big deal about them, and I was underwhelmed. Indeed, I'd
rather have a White Castle (and I'm underwhelmed by those as well).

I think it's something ya gotta learn from childhood or possibly just by
living in the midwest.

Maidrite day at the school lunchroom always meant long lines, and if you
were late you might not get one! 🙂

--
Siobhan Perricone
Humans wrote the bible,
God wrote the rocks
-- Word of God by Kathy Mar

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Melba's Jammin said:

In article <[email hidden]>, "jmcquown"

Thanks for finding that for the OP, Barb. It wouldn't have occurred
to me to look in the 'requests' section.

Jill

Sure. I wonder if anyone has ever requested the recipe for Arby's (I
think) some kind of red gluey sauce. I think it has "berry" in the
name. The ingredients list is nothing but odd-sounding chemicals.
Gack.

Beats me. I haven't eaten anything from Arby's in over a decade.

Jill <---flunked chemistry

In article <[email hidden]>,

Steve Calvin said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I doubt seriously these sites are going to have recipes for 'Maid-Rites',
which, I understand from a visit to the Quad Cities this year involves
steamed ground beef. It's not chain restaurant fare but more of a regional

Steamed ground beef?!? I s'pose that I shouldn't judge without having
tried one but it sure doesn't sound very good to me.

Just steamed ground beef by itself _would_ be kinda boring. But add
some flavorings to it (spices, etc.) and it is a very enjoyable way to
spend a lunch. Maybe I, too, spent too long in Iowa. :-)

sd (who ate Maid-Rites while going to college and happily eats them
whenever he travels back)