Though the tenderloin sandwiches can be outstanding, and the locally grown corn is some of the best in the world! Mmm, late-summer picnics with sweet, buttered-and-salted corn on the cob, mmm!

Now I’ve made myself hungry & have to fix something to eat. TTFN

And I agree about the food. If there was a state dish it would be the “Quarter Pounder” or “biscuits and white grease gravy”. Another contender might be “chicken fried steak”.

Because Indy and Chicago are fairly close together there really isn’t all that much differences in local foods. In southeastern indiana we have a whole hog sausage which is pretty tasty, but it is just sausage with different flavoring. We also have a variant on Cincinnati-style chili where we cook spaghetti noodles in with the chili (instead of cooking it separate and putting the chili on top of it like true Cincinnati-style chili). But I doubt that those are indicative enough of Indiana.

Now if we were to have a Euchre game or something, THAT would say Indiana.

I’ve never heard of “sweetbread” despite being born and raised here in Indiana.

Sweetbreads are AWESOME! And I am assuming you mean the thyroid or pancreas, not the testicles.

Peeling shrimp IS a party. But I use the leftover shells for bisque. Better if they’re not cooked first.

Also, the best part of crab is the butter. When you flip over the body and lift off the top (which is now the bottom) and you drink that sweet sweet nectar that pools there… YUM!

Ack. Half the flavor is in the shell. I’m sure the ones you make are excellent, but they’d be better if you boiled (or steamed) them before peeling.

If you want to make peeling boiled shrimp easier, boil some crabs first, and then clean them. After cleaning boiled crab, peeling boiled shrimp seems like a party.

Personally I’m torn about which team I want to win the SuperBowl, as they’re both favorites. I lived in Indy and in the Chicago area for a number of years, so whoever wins will be OK with me, as long as no one gets hurt during the game. Then both teams can come back to the Super Bowl next year.

John since you are getting older, you might need one yourself soon. You should be aware that a lot of them are made in Indiana.

As far as the football game goes, who cares!

There is a growing movement to get rid of the governor. He rode the terrorist coat tails of Bush in 2006 and has been a big disappointment since. Shoot, he even worked in the Budget Office for Bush before that. I gotta get me one of those bumper stickers that say Ditch Mitch

Although I am a Colt fan, I know this will be a good game regardless. Both teams have earned their place.

Go Colts

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Geez… OK, here’s the recipe.

Buy shrimp. Frozen, fresh… don’t matter. Just make sure they’re the big’uns. No 34-40 shrimps. Actually, buy fresh. You can pick the humongous ones.
I’m lazy so I shell them first. Water, add lemon. Bring to boil, reduce, add shrimp. 2-3 minutes later remove and rinse with cold water. Now the REAL TRICKY part!
Cocktail sauce.
Catsup, whoresraddish, lemon, Tabasco. Instead of Tabasco, I use Sambal Oelemek. For those who know, it’s got more chili taste, less vinegar. Season your cocktail sauce to your liking.

If you want to get all fancy like, change your base for the shrimp boiling.

There you have it. A 13 dollar dish reduced to the cost of your shrimp and a few cents of condiments.