an excursion to the local grocery store was the beginning of the national bologna day celebration! there was a lot of bologna and that's no baloney! bologna ranged in price from $1.00 for 12 ounces to $10.00 for a 40 ounce jar of rope bologna. one could purchase all manner of bologna: thick cut, thin cut, cased, uncased, gluten free, pickled, rope. since i did not want a lot of bologna, i opted to purchase the smallest package of 12 ounces for $1.00. and i got it cased.
we ate cased bologna as kids and part of the charm was to be able to take the ring of casing off the bologna without tearing the bologna. if any bologna was left on the casing we either nibbled that off with our teeth or ran a fingernail around the casing to remove the bologna. i wasn't able to get the bologna off without tearing so i got to nibble and use a fingernail. i did that kid thing that i haven't done since i was a kid!
we ate bologna cold or fried. i had a bit of it cold and it wasn't very tasty. that is either due to my older taste buds or the quality of the bologna or both. a piece was fried. and, once it was in the skillet, a few scores were cut into the edge of the bologna to keep it from curling while cooking. it was those little scores in the bologna that i liked even though it had no bearing on the flavor. (try eating fried bologna without scoring. the outcome is a circle of domed meat!) the cold bologna didn't suit me but the fried bologna with spicy brown mustard on it was quite tasty.
as fun as the bologna memory lane was for national bologna day, i did not want any more than i had already eaten. the remainder of the package was gifted to someone who enjoys bologna.
here's an article about the origins of bologna:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bologna_sausage
pictures! there are pictures!
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| pickled and rope in the fresh meat department |
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| luncheon meat section bologna |
I remember eating bologna (fried) sandwiches at your house that your mom made us! What a memory!
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