*gasp* You haven't had a Monte Cristo! Oh, you poor soul!
I've never attempted to make one at home, and the best one used to come from Bennigan's, but that chain no longer exists, sadly. (Maybe because the Monte Cristo and their French onion soup were the only two consistently awesome things on their menu.) The one made by Cheddar's is pretty darn close, though, and I'm not sure how widespread that chain is. Village Inn makes what I call the Monte Cristo sham, which is a sandwich that
attempts (and fails) at being a true Monte Cristo by just being a sandwich made with French toast. Nay, nay, I say. A true Monte Cristo should be assemble, battered, and deep fried to the point that someone assumes you're biting into the biggest breast of southern fried chicken
ever...until they see the sandwich inside.
Hey Red - huge point of contention for a lot of Monte Cristo lovers: preserves or no preserves? (I vote for preserves. Which, I know, is crazy, because you wouldn't put preserves on a normal ham-and-turkey-and-cheeses sandwich, but suddenly if you batter it and deep fry it, you do...but nothing else in the world makes sense, so why should this sandwich?)
In other news...BIG THINGS HAPPENING TODAY. Actually, not really true, in perspective of the world, but uh...a modest change coming today! I'm a little nervous.
No need for prayer. God will probably laugh about it. ^_^