Saturday, August 8, 2009

The red jalapeno

We're always looking for a good home cooked meal while traveling. And by home cooked, we aren't talking some of the concoctions we have found on some restaurant menus. We looking for meat loaf, ham, greens, mashed potatoes, green beans, mac and cheese . . . all the "good" things people need to survive.
We also don't mind trying something different while traveling to various regions.
For example, we wouldn't mind trying some alligator tail if we were in Florida. Or sucking the crushed head of a crayfish if we were in the heart of Louisiana.
When we visited the Dixie III in Asheboro, North Carolina, we could tell by the noon crowd we had picked a good place. If you spot a vacant table you better grab it. As we stood in line several people walked past us to take a seat before someone gave us the information we need: Don't wait, if someone gets up, grab the seat.
After grabbing a seat we noticed they had daily specials right up our alley. Baked ham with three sides, $5.99 including a drink.
"What will you have?" the waitress asked.
The baked ham, fried squash, green beans and . . . well, let's see here. Oh, yeah, we'll take the red seedless jalapeno peppers.
"What?" she inquired.
The red seedless jalapeno peppers. Never had tried them before and I'll give it a shot. I'm a;ways willing to try new things.
"What are you looking at, exactly?" she asked, with the wife joining in. Both with a look like we were crazy,
Right there, we pointed to the specials. The red seedless jalapeno peppers.
Both looked, read and then commenced laughing. Before they were through the waitress noted that we had made her day. In fact, she said it was the best laugh she had for a week.
Maybe we had better get out some reading glasses and take a closer look.
Ooops! The red seedless jalapenos transformed to red seedless grapes.
We ordered them anyway. and for the rest of the meal the waitress kept checking back wanting to inquire if the "red seedless jalapenos" were too hot for us.
But, we got a senior citizen discount, and did not the red seedless jalapenos again.
If you ever visit Dixie III in Asheboro, North Carolina and order the red seedless grapes, and the waitress looks at you and smiles, you'll know it's the same one who waited on us.

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