GOP Senators at today's lunch group are enjoying Hot Beef Sundaes, courtesy of Joni Ernst.

[Miles Archer]

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[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Hot beef sundaes?

Is that like beef stew over ice cream? Sounds tasty.

[MineralMan]

6. It's the State Fair version of the old Hot Beef Sandwich

of lunch counter fame. Also called a "commercial sandwich" in some places. My favorite one ever was the one I ate at a Woolworth's lunch counter in 1965.

Two scoops of mashed potatoes, some white bread covered with sliced roast beef, and the whole thing drowned in brown beef gravy.



There are variations of this, too, like a "Hot Turkey Sandwich."

For the fair, it's just the mashed potatoes, beef, and gravy. A real gut-bomb.

[bearsfootball516]

8. Not exactly healthy, but I don't think anyone who orders it has any impression that it is

Very tasty though!

[MineralMan]

11. I've eaten a lot of them in my life. It's a perennial favorite for me.

In fact, I just had my local sports bar and grill's version of it on Tuesday. They vary a great deal from place to place, but, it's hard to beat roast beef, gravy and mashed potatoes. I can't say I care for the bread all that much, and usually leave some of it on the plate.

You don't see it on many menus any more. Some diners offer it, and you'll find it from time to time at family-style restaurants, especially in the mid-west. I can't resist ordering a good old hot beef sandwich, usually. Some are good. Some are absolutely wonderful. Best one I ever had was at a high-end steak house that had one on the menu. Sliced prime rib, garlic mashed potatoes, and Texas toast for the bread. The gravy was full of mushrooms and onions and appeared to have been made from the prime rib roast's drippings. Yum, but amazingly expensive.

[Hortensis]

30. Yes, can be very good. Hot turkey sandwiches

also. In fact, I stretched out the last of our Thanksgiving turkey and gravy as open-faced sandwiches. Yum! (I make good gravy.)

[MineralMan]

33. Comfort food is comfortable.

Gravy is good.

[utopian]

15. In the old days, Fred Meyer stores served these in "Eve's Buffet"

They'd slice the beef to order. Damn, they were good. Unfortunately, after Kroger bought the chain, Eve's Buffets were all shut down. What a shame.

[a kennedy]

19. OMGOSH......our Woolworth sold this as well, one of my all time favorites.

Have never found this tasting sandwich again, and I’ve tried many times......have never found this sandwich again. I loved it.

[yardwork]

29. My dad used to make those. He called things gut bombs too.

[machoneman]

34. Wow, I enjoyed those plates as a kid as well! A real treat...

at Woolworth's back them. Memories!

[MineralMan]

35. No more lunch counters.

Sad business, that.

[bearsfootball516]

2. Lol a hot beef sundae is basically hot beef and gravy over mashed potatoes.

As a Midwesterner myself, it's pretty good.

[Adsos Letter]

5. One of my favorite comfort foods.

My mom wasn’t from the Midwest, but she cooked like she was. 🙂

[Miles Archer]

7. I have a client here in South Carolina...

...who serves a "Baked Potato Sundae." It is a baked potato topped with either pulled pork and brisket, baked beans, and slaw.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

16. Born and bred Midwesterner but I've never heard of it.

At least I've never heard it called that. My high school cafeteria served something like that, only it was chunks of meat (?) in gravy over mashed potatoes. We called it Mystery Meat.

[Sanity Claws]

3. More like choke cuisine than haute cuisine

[procon]

4. I could feel my arteries filling up with congealed fat just reading the menu.nt

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

9. Will the other menu items turn on the Mexican Street Corn and want it deported? nt

[Chellee]

22. I was surprised that they included it myself.

But the menu theme seems to be "fair food." Heavy on "stuff you can eat on a stick."

OMG...
How did I miss the part where it said From the Iowa State Fair in the first read through?

[Cirque du So-What]

10. Back in my adolescence...

'hot beef injection' was a not-so-charming euphemism for...well, I'll leave it to your imagination.

[MineralMan]

12. I just knew someone was going to post that...

Geez!

[Cirque du So-What]

14. And I'm just the guy to do it!

[Initech]

21. "No you just want to keep your hands and feet away from his mouth!"

[Snotcicles]

13. Whats the difference between Hot Beef Sundaes and Hot Beef Soup?

Timing!

[Eric J in MN]

17. It's beef on top of mashed potatoes

...styled to look like chocolate sauce on top of vanilla ice cream.

Go vegan:
https://www.vegan.com/how/

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

18. Not eating that stuff but not going vegan either.

Won't give up cheese.

[Initech]

20. I hope that they serve a defibrillator with that!

[a kennedy]

23. I'll tell ya that loaded tater tot on a stick just about says it all.

Mmmmmmmmm sounds delicious.

[Initech]

24. Hey it's not fair food if it isn't deep fried and served on a stick!

Bonus points if it's covered in cheese and served with ranch dressing on the side!

[a kennedy]

27. and love it all....thank gawd the state fair only happens once a year as it takes that long

to get rid of all the deep frying of EVERYTHING weight I gain.

[Chellee]

25. Iowa State Fair Hot Beef Sundae

Also, Loaded Tater Tots on a stick

[a kennedy]

28. OMGAWD......that's just what I thought it would look like, that loaded tater tot on a stick.

[Initech]

31. Mmmmmmmmm... fattening!

[Sneederbunk]

26. Probably pairs with Yorkshire Pudding.

[Wellstone ruled]

32. Good ol Beef Commerial,

best comfort food in the world. Only Iwoweigian's could screw up the name.

[0rganism]

36. "Mexican Street Corn"?

on a stick, no less

[Blue Owl]

37. At least deep-fried hog balls aren't on the menu

[BlueTsunami2018]

38. That all sounds great actually.

I’d probably barf from the company though.