{"id":348,"date":"2006-03-28T20:15:00","date_gmt":"2006-03-28T20:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2006\/03\/homers-dream-sandwich.html"},"modified":"2006-03-28T20:15:00","modified_gmt":"2006-03-28T20:15:00","slug":"homers-dream-sandwich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2006\/03\/homers-dream-sandwich.html","title":{"rendered":"Homer’s Dream Sandwich"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nWhat do you think? Does this look appetizing?
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The ballpark sandwich will include a hamburger topped with sharp cheddar cheese and two slices of bacon — all between a “bun” made of a sliced Krispy Kreme Original Glazed doughnut. <\/p>\n

If you can find a (loop)hole in your cardiologist’s advice, calorie counters predict the monster will set you back about 1,000 calories and 45 grams of fat.<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

The Grizzlies are no strangers to self-promotion through caloric innovation. Two years ago they introduced what they called “Baseball’s Best Hotdog,” a dog topped with two strips of bacon, sauteed onions, sauerkraut and cheddar cheese sauce. They upped the ante last year with the “Swiss Brat,” a bratwurst with a slice of Swiss cheese in the middle of it, topped with sauerkraut.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read the rest here<\/a>.
\nAnd from a related article<\/a> at Snopes comes this quote from an episode of the Simpsons:<\/p>\n

“We take eighteen ounces of sizzling ground beef, and then soak it in rich creamery butter. Then we top it off with bacon, ham and a fried egg. We call it . . . the Good Morning Burger.” <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Here is a picture of the type of food Homer was longing for:<\/p>\n

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\nMulligan’s, a suburban bar in Decatur, Georgia, serves a dish they call the “Hamdog”: a hot dog wrapped in a beef patty that’s deep fried, covered with chili, cheese and onions, and served on a hoagie bun topped with a fried egg and two fistfuls of fries.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yum? As my daughter Sarah said, “This is why America is obese.” Is this a sign of a nation that has lost its sense of sin?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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