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In article <wood-2204041541390001@jbw-mac.itd.nrl.navy.mil> wood@itd.nrl.navy.mil writes:

> it seems fries are becoming an afterthought at many restaurants
> these days.  Had some dreadful fries (the burger was fine) at Ruby
> Tuesday's a few weeks ago.

I'd expect that. I haven't had anything outstanding at Ruby Tuesday's.
And places like that have a tendency to pile on the seasoned salt.

> I once felt that McDonald's had the gold standard in fast-food
> fries (and those nifty hand-held hash browns) but even that mega-chain has
> been inconsistent over the past 20 years IMHO.

They used to have the best fries, even Julia Child said so, but that
was when they used to fry them in real lard. Today's diet and
cholesterol conscious customers won't stand for it and we all suffer.

Five Guys, at least the one near Bailey's Crossroads, has pretty good
fries. They don't measure out the portions either - they put a cup for
the size you order in the bag next to your burger, then proceed to
fill the bag up with fries, at least double the amount that would fit
in that cup, usually more. Last time I got some I couldn't finish even
half of what I got (a "small" order) so I took them home thinking
there must be something you can do with old French fries. I was
thinking of maybe mashing them up, patting them into cakes, and then
frying them like polenta, but I decided to try to re-fry them. Turned
out great - hot and crispy.




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