Thursday, June 08, 2006
Peanut Butter And Bacon
From this list of Rock Star Extravagances:
"1. Snack attack
Elvis Presley
Item: Peanut butter and bacon sandwiches
Cost: $3,387.28
On the night of Feburary 1, 1976, Elvis Presley pulled off a stunt that combined three of his favorite activities — profligate spending, showing off to cops and eating repellent things. While entertaining two Colorado policemen at Graceland, he mentioned a sandwich that he had once eaten at the Colorado Gold Mine Company restaurant in Denver: a hollowed, buttered loaf, filled with peanut butter, jelly and a pound of fried bacon. The sandwich was meant to feed eight, but Presley had finished one unaided. Remarkably, one of the cops expressed an interest. Even more remarkably, Presley insisted they should head to Denver to try it, a distance of 1,000 miles. His stretch Mercedes took them to the Memphis airport, where his private jet, the Lisa Marie — upholstered in aquamarine plush in further testament to the King’s understated elegance — awaited. Two hours later, they landed in Denver, where 22 of the $49.95 “Fool’s Gold” sandwiches on silver platters, plus a bucket of Perrier water and a case of champagne, were brought to a private hangar at the airport by the restaurateur, his wife and a waiter."
"1. Snack attack
Elvis Presley
Item: Peanut butter and bacon sandwiches
Cost: $3,387.28
On the night of Feburary 1, 1976, Elvis Presley pulled off a stunt that combined three of his favorite activities — profligate spending, showing off to cops and eating repellent things. While entertaining two Colorado policemen at Graceland, he mentioned a sandwich that he had once eaten at the Colorado Gold Mine Company restaurant in Denver: a hollowed, buttered loaf, filled with peanut butter, jelly and a pound of fried bacon. The sandwich was meant to feed eight, but Presley had finished one unaided. Remarkably, one of the cops expressed an interest. Even more remarkably, Presley insisted they should head to Denver to try it, a distance of 1,000 miles. His stretch Mercedes took them to the Memphis airport, where his private jet, the Lisa Marie — upholstered in aquamarine plush in further testament to the King’s understated elegance — awaited. Two hours later, they landed in Denver, where 22 of the $49.95 “Fool’s Gold” sandwiches on silver platters, plus a bucket of Perrier water and a case of champagne, were brought to a private hangar at the airport by the restaurateur, his wife and a waiter."
That's just disgusting. Everyone knows you don't put jelly on a peanut butter and bacon sandwich.
Mmm... peanut butter and bacon. I like it on a toasted plain bagel. I ordered this so often at a Bagel Stop in a mall where I used to work, that they eventually added it to their menu listing. Other people had heard me ordering it, and started requesting it.
Mmm... peanut butter and bacon. I like it on a toasted plain bagel. I ordered this so often at a Bagel Stop in a mall where I used to work, that they eventually added it to their menu listing. Other people had heard me ordering it, and started requesting it.
# posted by Bill Poulin @ 3:49 PM 
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I'll be honest, I still don't know if you're joking....
Something potentially that bad for you that I've never tried, I just can't believe that people I know have had it.
Something potentially that bad for you that I've never tried, I just can't believe that people I know have had it.
Mmmmmm....anything is better with bacon!
If you think that's bad, check out "The Luther Burger" and the other cardiac delights at the link below....think "The Good Morning Burger" from the Simpsons.
http://www.snopes.com/food/origins/luther.asp
I could feel my arteries harden by just reading it.
If you think that's bad, check out "The Luther Burger" and the other cardiac delights at the link below....think "The Good Morning Burger" from the Simpsons.
http://www.snopes.com/food/origins/luther.asp
I could feel my arteries harden by just reading it.
The Luther Burger has gotta be some kind of award winner for decadent eating. Although it's probably no worse for you than a McGriddle sandwich, which have been around for a while and are deeply, deeply disgusting.
Ang King, I'm serious. I've been eating peanut butter and bacon on toast since I was a kid. My Dad ate it, all us kids ate it. I never thought it was weird until I mentioned it to someone outside my family.
Ang King, I'm serious. I've been eating peanut butter and bacon on toast since I was a kid. My Dad ate it, all us kids ate it. I never thought it was weird until I mentioned it to someone outside my family.
For the record, PB & B was one of my faves growing up. I still indulge from time to time, on the rare occasions we have REAL bacon around, instead of -gack- turkey bacon... which isn't the same!
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