What do YOU bring back from your previous area???

[graciegirl]

We have returned from Ohio and when we came we brought back a cooler with several packages of Goetta, a breakfast meat similar to Scrapple, (but BETTER ;) ) Several cans of Cincinnati chili, and several cans of Worthmore Mock Turtle Soup. ( This soup has NOTHING in it of turtle), but rather ground beef and vegetables that just is so yummy on a cold evening here with a good sandwich) I just found out that the people who own the Worthmore Soup Company in Cincinnati have wintered here in The Villages for years.

Does anyone know them? I don't think their last name is Worthmore and I am guessing they must be in their eighties. I would love to meet them and shake their hands and try to finagle the recipe. It is yummy soup.

Anyway, when you go back to the place of your childhood, what do you bring back that you cannot get here???

[lightworker888]

We always bring a bottle of corn relish as I cannot find it anywhere down here. And next time I am bringing a few pounds of quinoa as the it is so costly here. Also have to bring a package of chinese sausage as there is no Asian market nearby.

LW888

[Peachie]

Our favorites to bring back, Gracie, are Danish Kringle and Wisconsin cheese. It would be nice to bring Culver's ice cream too but alas...

[rubicon]

When we travel back to our hometown on the return trip we carry back Grandma's Baked Beans, Red Pack Puree, Italian Sausage and Pepperoni from our favorite Italian Deli. I'd like to take back a couple of my favorite restaturants but just not enough room in my vehicle. Now I have nade myself hungry

[gmcneill]

Mallo Cups!

I walked by the Boyer candy factory every day to/from school.
Such torture, especially for an adolescent.

[Taltarzac725]

Meats from Palm Harbor's Surf and Turf. http://surfandturfmarket.com/

[lanabanana73]

Vermont Maple Syrup!

[Flintstones]

Kogel hotdogs. No other part of the country has hotdogs as good as Michigan.

[Deb01]

If I can't find an item in the stores here. I go to the net grocer web site and see if they have it. I have been disappointed yet.

[Mikeod]

We can't leave MA until my dear spouse has several jars of Cain's relish. She says none of those available here has the same flavor or particle size as Cain's. We do have more room in the car since Sweetbay has started selling New England style hot dog rolls, although about three times the price up north.

[delima2000]

Another vote for kogel hot dogs, plus we bring back white castles, sanders bumpy cake,(can order and have them shipped here but the last shipment melted),Faygo,better made potato chips.

[delima2000]

Someone posted about going to their web site and I did for kogel hot dogs and found out that a company will ship all over the country. I'm placing my order today. This is for the poster from Michigan.

[tainsley]

We previously brought Hoagies from Gooey Louie's, butter cookies and cannolis from Terminis bakery and half a dozen soft pretzels which we usually eat on the way home! Now we just get our full while we are visiting!

[Ripcord13]

We can't leave MA until my dear spouse has several jars of Cain's relish. She says none of those available here has the same flavor or particle size as Cain's. We do have more room in the car since Sweetbay has started selling New England style hot dog rolls, although about three times the price up north.

I'm with ya on that one Mike, too bad you can't pack up a good New England Clambake with lobsters, steamers and corn on the cob.

[2BNTV]

Potugese Custard Cups and bread.

[njbchbum]

We have returned from Ohio and when we came we brought back a cooler with several packages of Goetta, a breakfast meat similar to Scrapple, (but BETTER ;) ) Several cans of Cincinnati chili, and several cans of Worthmore Mock Turtle Soup. ( This soup has NOTHING in it of turtle), but rather ground beef and vegetables that just is so yummy on a cold evening here with a good sandwich) I just found out that the people who own the Worthmore Soup Company in Cincinnati have wintered here in The Villages for years.

Does anyone know them? I don't think their last name is Worthmore and I am guessing they must be in their eighties. I would love to meet them and shake their hands and try to finagle the recipe. It is yummy soup.

Anyway, when you go back to the place of your childhood, what do you bring back that you cannot get here???

gracie - do a search on worthmore food products - lots of articles to read - seems the family name is hock - company started by phil hock.

didja know you can buy a bunch of the mock turtle soup on amazon.com? click on the amazon icon to view Worthmore Mock Turtle Soup, 10-Ounce (Pack of 12): Amazon.com: Grocery & Gourmet Food

[2BNTV]

gracie - do a search on worthmore food products - lots of articles to read - seems the family name is hock - company started by phil hock.

didja know you can buy a bunch of the mock turtle soup on amazon.com? click on the amazon icon to view Worthmore Mock Turtle Soup, 10-Ounce (Pack of 12): Amazon.com: Grocery & Gourmet Food (http://www.amazon.com/Worthmore-Mock-Turtle-Soup-10-Ounce/dp/B00473LWT4)

Good find. I checked the Amazon web site and read the review.

Gracie, did you post the review on Amazon web site? :jester:

BTW - Gracie, did you have a good time in Ohio?

Hugs

Joe :wave:

[TednRobin]

Mallo Cups!

I walked by the Boyer candy factory every day to/from school.
Such torture, especially for an adolescent.

We being from the same area gm, bring a case of Delgrosso's spaghetti sauce, and also stop at the Boyer's outlet for candy.

[applesoffh]

Last time we came back from NYC, we brought Bauer's Mustard, 15 lbs of smoked salmon, 2 whole smoked whitefish (vac packed), 2 lbs of kippered (baked) salmon (vac packed), all from the local smokehouse in Middle Village, Queens and 2 dozen frikadellen (a German hamburger) from Zum Stamtisch in Glendale.

[faithfulfrank]

We did not go up north this season, but when we do I like to bring back from Western NY the following;

1) Kimilweck rolls for "Beef on Wecks" (Although I was told Publix knows how to make them and will on request).

2) White Hots

3) A few gallons of Chivetta's marinade for Chicken, etc. (AWESOME!!) could not live without this...

4) Salean's hot dogs

5) Bison Chip dip.

6) If I could Perry's Ice Cream (Sabre's Top Shelf Sundae is to die for...)

7) Tim Hortons coffee and chili.

8) A Mighty Taco from of course, Mighty Taco....

9) Lastly, a good pizza- not thin like NY style, not deep dish like Chicago, just in between....like almost any pizza made around Buffalo or Rochester.

That being said, we moved here, we love it and would not move back. OH, I almost forgot...a bushel of GOOD HONEYCRISP apples....

Frank

[gmcneill]

We being from the same area gm, bring a case of Delgrosso's spaghetti sauce, and also stop at the Boyer's outlet for candy.

Happy Thanksgiving W/end Holiday wishes to fellow former Blair Co residents.

I had forgotten about Delgrosso sauces, all of which are awesome! My favorite is the basic marinara.

Whenever my cousins or I make meatballs (following the family recipe taught to us by our Nana) we use that sauce instead of making our own. None of us cousins will ever divulge that secret to our uncles/aunts for fear of being disowned by the family ;)

[TednRobin]

[QUOTE=gmcneill;585258]Happy Thanksgiving W/end Holiday wishes to fellow former Blair Co residents.



Same to you and yours. :thumbup:

[Suzi]

Vernors and Faygo pop, Better Made Potatoe chips are the best. Cassata cakes and Angel Wings. Kogel hot dogs and Kowalski sausage. We live in the UP and can only get most of these favorites when we visit downstate. I CAN order Better Made on-line and I do so frequently....yum !
We hope to build in TV (Gilchrist ) within this next year.

[SALYBOW]

We add these things to Gracie's list since we both come from Cincinnati. Along with her goodies we bring Frisch's tarter sauce. Montgomery Inn BBQ sauce. Aglamesis and Graters candy, and Husmans potato chips. But the best of the things we bring is Goetta. Just had some this morning. Yummy. :mmmm:

[ladylake1]

From eastern PA I gotta have chubs of Schaeffer Bologna. They check them at the airport for explosives!! Also Charles and Gibbles Potato Chips. Fresh Market carries Charles Chips so I can get my fix locally.

[quirky3]

From eastern PA I gotta have chubs of Schaeffer Bologna. They check them at the airport for explosives!! Also Charles and Gibbles Potato Chips. Fresh Market carries Charles Chips so I can get my fix locally.
I remember my neighbors having Charles Chips delivered in the famous can. Good stuff! Also, Faithful Frank mentioned kimmelweck rolls - Wegman's has expanded as far south as Maryland, and they carry them - maybe some day they will be in Florida!

[unknown*server]

Herr's bite-size sourdough pretzels and real fresh Polish kielbasa (not smoked) from Kowalonek's in Shenandoah, PA, are what we miss most.

However, the closest we've come to finding similar down here are Sweetbay's pretzel nuggets... they have the right crunch and salt content... and Publix kielbasa is pretty good, but it's missing the little mustard seeds. We've tried the Polish deli in Leesburg and the one down in Tampa, but, oddly enough, Publix beats them both.

[784caroline]

Large blocks of Anthracite coal...in the front yard !