Hey subs are very important, though here in RI we call them grinders, er grinda's
That's Dynamite! I keep supplies for making Grinders, Wieners, and Coffee Milk in a special Cabinet.
How's THAT for topic drift?
I grew up in southeastern Mass. (Edaville land). There it was subs, hot dogs and (yes) coffee milk. We always had a bottle of coffee syrup in the house. Eclipse, I think, but it might have been Autocrat.
And, BTW, it was soda, not tonic.
I would also add coffee cabinets. (See https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/09/05/492278535/whats-in-that-coffee-cabinet-a-delicious-taste-of-rhode-island-history#:~:text=Island%20Public%20Radio-,The%20coffee%20cabinet%20is%20a%20Rhode%20Island%20staple.,syrup%2C%20ice%20cream%20and%20milk.&text=Even%20if%20you've%20never,probably%20tasted%20something%20like%20it.
I had a definite preference for Eclipse syrup. Last fall I went to the Star Diner in Taunton and got a coffee milk. Unfortunately I think they used Autocrat which is weak and sweet. Gotta have that good strong coffee flavor.
Digging a little further, it was definitely Eclipse we had growing up. I understand Autocrat bought out Eclipse a number of years ago. As a young adult I learned about the Rhode Island term cabinet for coffee milkshakes. Sorry I didn't pick up Ed's Cabinet reference on the 15th.
Now let's talk about (South Shore) bar pizza. Growing up, I thought this was the pizza everyone enjoyed. Still enjoy it periodically during work events at the Amvets and Lynwood Cafe in Randolph, and Town Spa in Stoughton.
