re: TulaneLSU's Top 10 memories of Central Grocery

TulaneLSU, you continue to inspire. I have proposed to the higher-ups on td.com that you should be paid for these posts, but they disagree. Still, this post is worthy of publication. Well done.

Very nice read. Thank you

Brings back great memories, friend

Miss seeing you at coconut beach slamming Mikasas down unassuming girls’ throats

So you're 36 years old?

A photo I took at CG about six years ago

Friends,

George, thank you for your many fine contributions as well.

Mo Jeaux, I agree. There were many examples in which the early Protestants went to excess in rejecting certain tenants of Christian theology that the Roman Church held as true. Why did some of the early Protestants like Zwingli and Knox try to limit the frequency of Communion celebrations? They made no good biblical argument. Their polemical writings on this subject suggest the only basis for limiting Communion was that the Roman Church celebrated at each service.

Of course, there are other ways some Protestants worked abiblically to destroy Roman tradition. Think of Cromwell's dissolution of the monasteries. Think of the iconoclasts destroying cathedrals throughout Europe. Or you could look at how almost all early Protestants moved to limit Mary's role in the Church. The objections and their corrections sometimes went too far and I think this is illustrated no where more clearly than with Communion.

Twenty 49, a reminder to all to use large napkins while eating a oil-laden muffuletta.

Deke, tewino, WeagleEagle, and cgrand, thank you for reading.

Ford, there is no bread in the front windows. Central Grocery is immaculate on the inside.

L.A., you are far too kind. Any financial contributions should be make to the OWLVIS fund for his continued recovery.

Skippy1013, Central Grocery has the best muffuletta around. In fact, I ranked it as the top sandwich in all of America last year.

WWII Collector, friend doesn't everyone from New Orleans know the same New Orleans history? I know more on certain things. Perhaps I will share it as it comes back to me. You could share some of your FQRV park stories. I am sure they are interesting.

GYNO, we shall have to recommence in Kenner at the new courts, although my range is far from what it was in middle school. My ankle is still not 100%. As for brand, I was always a Wilson fan. Last year, I said goodbye to my dearest volleyball, an event I documented on the MSB:









antiquetiger, that is a very nice picture. It captures very well the refrigerated meat case, which is hard to capture.

hungryone, we often purchase beans, pasta, and cheeses from Central Grocery. While it is not a place to go for your milk and bread, it is a very well stocked specialty and Italian grocery store. I do not know if they still sell chocolate covered grasshoppers, but if they do, be sure to get some next time you're there.


All this talk about muffulettas had me craving one tonight. We did not have any muffuletta loaves at home, so I asked our elder neighbor if she did. She actually is quite a good cook, although now that she is 90, she often burns baked goods. Anyway, she happened to have a loaf from Gambino's.

That she had a loaf further proves a thesis I have that the only people in New Orleans who eat Gambino's baked goods were born before 1945. I think Gambino's has terrible bread, and my muffuletta furthered that opinion.

We always have Central Grocery olive mix in the pantry, but I went to Dorignac's for my meats: mortadella, Genoa salami, and ham. Always have the attendant slice as thin as possible. I find thinness correlates to increased penetration of the olive oil. I only used Provolone cheese, but Central Grocery uses Provolone and Emmental. The latter you can substitute with Swiss. I forgot to get either.









It is rather important to layer your meat and cheeses so that there is not a central elevation. As you layer it, it is natural for the middle to gain more height than the edges, just as the tendency for more line to accumulate at the center of an offshore reel's spool. Just as you have to guide the line to equally distribute it onto the spool, so too do you need to ensure the edges have just as much meat as the center. It is a very difficult task, and one that I have not yet mastered. If you fail to do so, much of the oil from the olive mix, will glide off the meats and find their way to the counter, your plate, or your clothes.



A muffuletta is as much a product of the bread as it is the meat. Unfortunately, the Gambino's loaf ruined this otherwise impeccable work of Italian heritage.





Yours,
TulaneLSU