tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9426544.post113623530495723869..comments2023-10-26T07:39:17.128-05:00Comments on Recipes for the future ®: Italian GrinderBryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16233917059764267072noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9426544.post-3233571611543822502010-10-02T17:33:21.908-05:002010-10-02T17:33:21.908-05:00Heidi - Albertson's has always made great Ital...Heidi - Albertson's has always made great Italian bread. I like to make my own, but doesn't always come out the way I want it.Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16233917059764267072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9426544.post-32968754285238582932010-10-02T17:15:39.981-05:002010-10-02T17:15:39.981-05:00I lived in the navy housing area (nautilus park) i...I lived in the navy housing area (nautilus park) in the 60's. I wonder if one of those italian restaurants mentioned is Apollo's! I will never forget it.Best grinders ever. I was 9. The bread is hardest to find but here in Colorado Albertsons makes one up daily fresh. I know my Dad would make these & add purple thin sliced onion,cappicolla ham. HeidiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9426544.post-70022008052566436582009-08-29T10:14:40.251-05:002009-08-29T10:14:40.251-05:00Sounds interesting - I may have to try that.Sounds interesting - I may have to try that.Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16233917059764267072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9426544.post-85798241342915126382009-08-29T09:36:48.001-05:002009-08-29T09:36:48.001-05:00I grew up in Groton Long Point, a short drive to G...I grew up in Groton Long Point, a short drive to Grotn where we bought our grinders...dont remember the store but was near Electric Boat where other subs were made..aplace near GLP made a grinder with cabbace very finely chopped replacing the lettuce...try it!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9426544.post-85457475215764594472009-06-25T04:30:45.114-05:002009-06-25T04:30:45.114-05:00Ah yes, Shaw St. When I was very young and around ...Ah yes, Shaw St. When I was very young and around 1943, we also lived there. I remember the places you mention. If you make your own Italian Bread like I do, I can provide you with a bread recipe that is about as close the New London grinder bread as you can get. We make grinders very often here, and with summer upon us and loads of fresh tomatoes and lettuce, we'll be making them at least weekly.Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16233917059764267072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9426544.post-8027651958326002492009-06-24T22:36:20.820-05:002009-06-24T22:36:20.820-05:00My family migrated from the South to New London CT...My family migrated from the South to New London CT in 1941 where I was born in 1957, and grew up on Shaw St where the popular choices were grinders from either "Nick's Groceries",( owned by Nicholas Bogas, or "Tony's",(AKA, "The New York Fruit Store" owned by Antonio Ferrante. Tony's went on to become "The Grinder King". His grinders were authentic italian grinders. My family continues to call New London home and craves the original flavor of the semolina "crisp" bread, drenched with olive oil, provolone cheese, meat tomatoes, and chopped or thinly slice lettuce, sprinkled with salt and pepper. I now live in the Pacific Northwest,where they don't have a clue about the real thing, and I crave it on a daily basis!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9426544.post-10057986532014814912008-06-01T05:13:00.000-05:002008-06-01T05:13:00.000-05:00You are correct in stating that the grinder bread ...You are correct in stating that the grinder bread is a thin-crusted, tough (chewy) bread and it IS hard to find in many places. If you are of the baking persuasion, you can make it fairly easily. Italian bread is basically flour, water, yeast and salt, and is baked in a very hot oven with steam. It's in the shaping and baking method than one gets the size, shape and texture.Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16233917059764267072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9426544.post-85047809872122323392008-06-01T00:14:00.000-05:002008-06-01T00:14:00.000-05:00This is pretty close. I grew up on these things i...This is pretty close. I grew up on these things in New London. My version would be similar:<BR/><BR/>Slice the bread lengthwise and open it up. Spritz it with olive oil. Then slices of provolone. Slices of Cotto (or Cooked) salami. Then the tomatoes and shredded lettuce. Then lots of olive oil on the lettuce. Then salt and pepper.<BR/><BR/>The best olive oil is somewhere between evoo and extra light. It is sometimes just called "pure" olive oil.<BR/>The tricky part is the grinder bread. It is a tough bread that has a thin hard crust. I can't find it anywhere here in Ohio.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com