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Ice cream and onion rings -- butter pecan is my favorite flavor for this but vanilla is ok too.

When I was a kid, my mother worked full time and had a long drive to work so my brother and I did a lot of the cooking. One day we decided to make a "jam-cake." We had seen one on television or in a restaurant or somewhere but had no idea how to make one.

So we just made some cake batter, poured half of it into a loaf pan, put in a layer of strawberry jam, and poured the rest of the batter on top.

When it was baked, what we got was a crust around the bottom and sides filled with something that resembled strawberry pudding.

It was a total mess but it tasted delicious. So we served it in bowls and called it strawberry bread pudding.

I resolved to stop putting mayonnaise on everything I eat.

Still the Tophat about thirty miles north of Birmingham, Alabama on Hwy 31. Be sure and try the fried apple pies. ;-)

Right now I would like a ham and swiss on pumpernickel. Oh yeah, and a little mayo and a dash of spicy mustard.

I think it would make pretty cool sandwiches. Add some lettuce and tomato. Serve it on a whole wheat bun. Not so bad.

I love a basic ham, Swiss with mayo on whole wheat. But I also like to mix it up by adding garnishments both common and unusual. I have been known to enhance my ham and Swiss sandwiches with fresh tomato, dried tomato, olives, lettuce. grilled onion, broccoli, cauliflower, cole slaw, marinara sauce, brown mustard, pepper sauce, or ranch dressing. I've substituted gouda, muenster or provolone for the swiss. And pumpernickel bread fills in nicely for whole wheat. It's all good so long as the ham is good!