Elvis

Elvis Presley’s birthday is today.  So, in honor of the King, I decided to post a favorite sandwich recipe of his. Don’t try this at home unless you have access to an endless supply of Lipitor!

Fool’s Gold Loaf

Preheat the oven to 350 F.
Spread butter generously over all sides of a loaf of Italian bread
and bake until evenly brown.
Fry 1 lb lean bacon until crisp and drain on a paper towel.
Slice the bread lengthwise and hollow out the interior.
Fill it with peanut butter and grape jelly layered with the bacon.
Close the loaf, slice and serve.

Delicious sweet, salty treat.  Perfect for watching football on tv. Make sure you wash it down with a chocolate milkshake!

Obviously, Elvis was an American icon.  If you go to Memphis and visit Graceland, make sure you head over to The Commissary for the best barbeque in the US.  It’s kind of a seedy area now. When I was a kid visiting relatives that lived near there, it didn’t seem like it. Elvis mansion seemed huge. Tucked way back off in the distance. But the ensuing years have not been kind to Memphis. There is a lot of potential there, but also a lot of crime.

Elvis commands a little respect among many in his generation.  When the Army called, he didn’t pout or try and leave for Canada. He went through boot camp like everyone else, did his time, and then resumed his career.  The musical, “Bye Bye Birdie” is loosely based on Elvis conscription.   Thanks to Milton Friedman, we now have a volunteer only military force. Justin Bieber doesn’t have to worry about learning how to disassemble, clean and reassemble an M-16.

As much of a caricature Elvis had become, he still could sing.