Battlefield Fries

Cooked in goober pea oil, just the way Robert E. Lee liked em! Well, not really. Jenne and I were very amused by this sign along Steinwehr Ave in Gettysburg, PA, the site of the best-known battle in the American Civil War. Here's just a touch of history as a side to a side of battlefield fries. Fried potatoes did not become popular in the United States until the return of the Doughboys to American soil at the end of WWI. And Idaho wasn't even a territory until March 4th, 1863 and was sparsley populated. There were no potato farms to supply spuds to Billy Yank or Johnny Reb. Idaho didn't become a state - the forty third - until July 3, 1890. So, the sign is cute and the Union and Rebel spuds in the lower right corner are comical, but there is nothing 'historically accurate' about 'battlefield fries'.

Well, Jenne and I had a wonderful anniversary weekend in Gettysburg, and we walked around the town, the cemeteries and the battlefield despite the chilly & mostly overcast weather. The Brickhouse Inn is a great place to stay and we look forward to going back again and again. Our best meal, apart from the two fantastic breakfasts at the B&B, was dinner at the Farnsworth House Inn & Tavern. We can highly recommend both the B&B and the tavern should you visit Gettysburg. We didn't try yhe fries though.