Rib-eye Steak Sandwich, That's All That Needs Said

   

At Portlant, Indiana,

At the Tri-State Gas Engine and Antique Tractor Show at Portland, Indiana,

At the food vendor tent, at the Tri-State Gas Engine and Antique Tractor Show at Portland, Indiana,

Behind the women's club, at the food vendor tent, at the Tri-State Gas Engine and Antique Tractor Show at Portland, Indiana,

Clinton was bug-eyed surprised, "You've never had one!" 

We were in line, about 5th or 6th in line, at the Rib-Eye Steak Sandwich tent.  It was noisey all around us - - putt-putt exhaust pipes, chatting tourists, steam engines making their own kind of music, golf carts whirring, excited loud kids, and food vendors hollering for their customer's attention.  

"No.  Never had one.  Wasn't interested."

"In all these years, you've never had one!?"  he said with mouth agape!

"Nope."

"How many years have we been coming here, camping, swapping, going through these barns, and eating?  20?"

"Yah, probably 20, ever since Ian was about 5 years old."  I'm talking to my 3rd born, who's 36, only for the next 3 days.

Clint shakes his head, he can't believe this.

All the guys go at least once a day while here to get a rib-eye sandwich at this white canvas tent with several long tables at the side for eating.  You can get spiral cut potatoes as a side, too.  They're spiral sliced, skewered, and deep fat fried, um-um, yum, good.  Best you've ever had!

You don't go to the white block building for Lion Burgers (sponsored by the Lions Club), Moose Burgers at the swap meet, taco salad or giant tenderloin that can feed three at the Women's Building.  No, you go behind the Optimist Club to get a rib-eye steak sandwich!  I'm to be chastised!  LOL.

A shorter, robust gentleman in line ahead of us, heard it all.

He turned to us and said, "20 years with out a ribeye.  How dare you?"  

Of course, he was more bemused than anything.  We laughed.

I looked at him with a little smile, "25 actually."

The line fed thru, it was our turn.  The lady taking the money and handing out the foiled wrapped grub said,  "Here ya go."

"I haven't ordered yet."

She nodded her head toward the short robust gentleman walking away, "He bought you one!

Why I'll be!  He was making SURE I was eating a rib-eye sandwich today!

Clint said, "He was as mad as I was."

I laughed my head off.

These men were SERIOUS about their food!!!!