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Chris Hanlon 02/09/2008
My Memories of Taylor Ham or Pork Roll: When I
was a child in New Jersey on Saturday my parents would
go to s local bakery and buy snowflake rolls, and then
go to the A&P and buy a roll of pork roll /Taylor Ham,
for Sunday morning, it was DAD'S day to treat Mom and
myself to breakfast, it was always Taylor Ham / pork
roll, a fried egg , american cheese and a slice of fried
onion. This was my dads breakfast for as long as I can
remember. The flavor until this day brings me fond
memories of those mornings much less the unfogettable
taste.
I now live on the west coast, in a conversation with a
friend I told him of this memory, he never heard of
Taylor Ham/ pork roll, I told him your product was a
treat that should not be missed.
I went on the internet an found your website and
fowarded my memory of your delicious treat.
Sharon, West Orange, NJ February 10, 2008
My Memories of Taylor Ham or Pork Roll: I think
we always had taylor ham at my house.
As a kid I remember having it on Saturday morning for
breakfast as a teen at any given time. After a crazy
night out with freinds everyone went to the diner for
Taylor ham and cheese.
Earlier in the morning came the Taylor ham egg and
cheese. After ordering you heard the question "salt,pepper,ketchup?".
Fries were always a good side!
I now live in Fla and luckily I can still get Taylor
pork roll at one location, unlike my freind that moved
to California and has her mother ship it to her by the
case. The things we'll do for our beloved Taylor ham!
always a Jersey girl at heart- SHARON
Bob from Gillette, NJ...now in Southern California
August 2, 2007
My Memories of Taylor Ham or Pork Roll: I am
ecstatic that I happened upon this site! I grew up in
New Jersey on Taylor ham, egg, and cheese sandwiches.
I'd split one with my Dad probably once a week until I
was big enough to finish one myself. I have looked
everywhere on the west coast and have never found Taylor
ham, anywhere...now i find that I can have it delivered
to my house! Enough with the stories, I need to put my
order in now.
Lynn Cruse - Lock Haven, PA
My Memories of Taylor Ham or Pork Roll: When I
was a little girl in the 50s, my family would vacation
in Atlantic City every summer. Although we did not have
much, Mom and Dad wanted us to experience the good
things in life - so, with six kids in the family, we
learned to vacation cheaply! We ate meals Mom prepared
from home but one of the big treats of our week in AC
was a stop at the Taylor Pork Roll booth. Dad, a
connoisseur of all delicious foods, felt the experience
was worth the expense. We would each get a sandwich and
I remember eating it as slowly as I could, savoring each
delicious bite, knowing the memory of the sandwich would
have to last a whole year. Although my dad passed
several years ago, when I savor one of your delicious
pork roll sandwiches, I feel him with me. Thank you,
Taylor Pork Roll People, for not changing one ingredient
in that perfectly delicious food memory!
Jeffrey Frankford, NJ July 17 2007
My Memories of Taylor Ham or Pork Roll: Well
everytime my dad drove me to school we would stop and
get Taylor Ham and egg sandwiches... I joined the US
Marines out of high school and moved out to California.
They have never heard of it out here. Well recently I
got an address that wasnt a PO Box and we finally got
some shipped out... My eyes lit up when I saw the
package! Now I just have to figure out a way on how to
get it to Iraq when I am out there for the next 7
months! I love your product!
Nancy Bondy Lakewood OH - July 2007
My Memories of Taylor Ham or Pork Roll: My father
was famous for our "Sunday Breakfast Feast", having been
a cook in the Army during WWII, he was adept at cooking
for large groups and I have 7 siblings. I honestly don't
know where it came from, but when the Taylors Ham was in
the house, he would have to hide it. We would be given
rations if we begged or actually annoyed our parents
enough, you would think there was no other food in the
house. Thanks for letting me stroll down memory lane, I
can smell it frying as I type! A few years ago I found a
local shop that would order Taylors Ham for me, my
contribution to the family Easter get together, but they
have since closed. Thanks!!!
Kasey Willis from
Bellaire, Texas July 2007
My Memories of Taylor Ham or Pork Roll: My
step-mother is from Cedar Grove, New Jersey. So
everytime we went to visit my grand parents there when i
was younger we would have taylor ham as much as possible
and even brought some back with us!! Everytime they came
down to visit i was sure to let them know to bring some
Taylor Ham with them too. They would bring lots of it
and we would freeze it and make it last as long as we
could.... which was never very long. We loved to have it
with breakfast and make sandwiches for lunch and all
kinds of things. And i never got tired of it. Even know
the thought of it makes my mouth water and makes me feel
like a kid again. Thanks to Taylor Ham and my grand
parents i was a well fed youngster. haha :0)
Elaine Dunning, South
Carolina
Talking to Kate earlier today, we got to talking
about NJ. And I was telling her all about the summers my
sister and I spent at the Jersey shore. We used to dance
on the Steel Pier many moons ago, at the Tony Grant
Stars of Tomorrow Show. But our first stop was always to
the Taylor's Ham store on the boardwalk, then to Mr.
Peanuts. All of this was way before all the Casino's
where on the boardwalk. This was all back in the
mid-to-late seventies. Remember the horse that jumped
off the pier, and all the amusement rides. Those were
the good old days. Its a shame the the kids today can't
enjoy all those good times like we did. Do you still
have to pay to get on the beach. Do they still rent the
big tents and chairs for the day. One day I'll get back
to Jersey and check it out. Thanks Kate, your the BEST.
Lex
Leeming, NJ
- Lex sent us a new slogan when he ordered a roll of
Taylor's Ham for his Dad during the 2006 holiday season.
He was trying to think of a note to add and commented on
how weird it must seem to send meat as a gift when out
popped "Nothing says Love Like Meat in Your Mailbox!"
Thanks, Lex, the slogan went on many orders after we
posted it on the main page!
Chuck
Gold was Newark, NJ - now Las Vegas Nv
Sept 2006
Aaaah. Remembering Taylor Ham Pork Roll in the burlap sack: How I long to relive the aroma and taste of Taylor ham. Having recently seen a commercial on the travel channel re: Taylor ham, I have gone crazy until I found it in a Smiths market, brought it home, fried it and much to my amazement the taste and smell was exactly how my memories were. What a find. To the Taylor ham people and who ever got this put onto the travel channel, my heartfelt
thanks.
P.S. My belly thanks you too. Sincerely, Chuck Gold.
Richard
Brightman, Honea Path, SC
Sept 23, 3006
I live in South Carolina now.
I was born in Red Bank and I remeber Taylor Rolls being
a big part of my life as a kid. My Grand ma would serve
it for breakfast and sandwiches for lunch and would
cook it up with cloves and glazing as a ham.
We moved to Va. when I was 5 but, went back to Califon
NJ several times a year where "Gram" would
make us this treat of "Taylor Ham" You can't
find it anywhere here in the south unless you want to
drive for hours.
I ordered taylor ham or "pork roll" and Sabrett
hot dogs. (I introduced my southern familly to real
hot dogs) They loved em!
I'm
going to cook breakfast this weekend and introduce them
to Taylor ham- Pork-Roll. I'm sure they will love it
!
I've lived without it for so long but, now I have a
connection.
Mark Webster, Grand Haven, MI
Sept 2, 2006
My paternal family hails from Kearny, NJ.I have fond memories of spending my birthdays driving out to New Jersey to visit family in Brick, Pt. Pleasant and Sea Girt. Somebody in my family would always manage to step on my birthday cake which was stowed in the "safely" in our un-airconditioned stationwagon. We would all have a laugh as they would sings the birthday song to me.
Anyways, as a kid in the 70's, I always remember waking up to this wonderful aroma at my cousin's house in Brick. I'd meander into the kitchen and all the adults would be talking over coffee and as an 10 year-old I'd ask, Is that Taylor's Ham that I smell? And my dad's eyes would light up as he nodded. It is an unmistakably wonderful aroma as it cooks. A zillion memories from my summers in Jersey are fixed to that aroma. I was in Jersey in 2004 and brought 2 rolls home and continued the tradition. Both of my daughters enjoyed it for the first time. As I write this, my mouth salivates.
Ted
Ellis - Franklin, TN
August
23, 2006
My Memories of Taylor Ham or Pork Roll: I remember as a kid growing up in Philadelphia in the 40's and 50's when our family would make our annual visit to Atlantic City and or Wildwood NJ.
I can still taste those Taylor Porkroll sandwiches as we sat in our bathing suits at the Taylor Porkroll stand on the boardwalk. I remember watching in anticipation as the porkroll would be slowly moving along the track of the grill and waiting until the porkroll was grilled to perfection. I'd muster it up and drink a coke as we sat on the stool watching the people walk by on the boardwalk. A great memory.
Joe
Good - Yuma, AZ -
July 17, 2006 - 'Tis summer and the
temperatures as well as the orders for Taylor's Ham are
rising. Why some might ask would orders from AZ and TX
be increasing at this time of year?
Could be summer reminds you of times gone by. Of walking
the boards at Atlantic City when the smell of Taylo'rs
Ham cooking would fill your nostrils long before the
shop was in sight. And long before the casinos came.
When a little sand with your pork roll seemed natural.
Taylors Ham is to Jersey as Scrapple is to Philadelphia.
And when one moves from The East and moves West, the
appreciation for our native foods linger on.
Yuma, AZ has all the sand it can handle but it lacks the
ocean. Even the Colorado River is not as wide as Pennypack
Creek in Philadelphia. And when we escape from the
desert and head to San Diego and the Pacific Ocean, it
is still not the same as going to the Jersey
Shore; you can't smell the ocean breezes from miles
away. Once upon a time, cars did not have air
conditioning and we could really smell the outdoors.
So when our memories take us back to days gone by we
long for the foods of our youth... and we share with
folks who only know Toco Del and Toco Ding Dong. A
couple eggs over easy, scrapple, and hash browns will
beat any Grand Slam Denny's
has to offer.
Now if I could only find some real hoagie rolls!
Joe Good
Yuma, AZ
Ed
Young
Pasadena, CA
August 9, 2006
I guess I'm in a nostalgic mood, so I just ordered some
Pork Roll. When I was a kid in Connecticut (50 years
ago) we used to go to Atlantic City and Asbury Park for
vacation. My father, who was originally from New Jersey,
used to take us to Taylor Pork Roll shops on the
Boardwalk for a Pork Roll sandwich. And that's how we
always knew it - as Pork Roll. Nothing like a breakfast
of Pork Roll and eggs at a Jersey diner! Although I seem
to recall some diners in North Jersey listing it on the
menu as Taylor Ham.
Ed Young
Pasadena, CA
Wendel
Allen Alexandria,
Virginia
July 19, 2006
I think it was
in 1941 that I visited Atlantic City. I arrived hungry
and immediately found a small cafe on the boardwalk that
was advertising Taylor Ham sandwiches. Well I tried one,
and found it to be fantastic. Later that day, I saw the
diving horses, and danced to Benny Goodman's orchestra
at the Steel Pier. It was a great day! I finally bought
a condo at Ocean City, Maryland which was much closer
for me. Time marched on, and I recently made another
trip to AC. I wanted a repeat of my visit almost 65
years ago. I was disappointed that I couldn't find the
Taylor Ham place. When I returned home, I immediately
searched the internet, and found that all I had to do
was to call Kate at: 1-866-4NJ-PORK. I called and found
Kate to be a very charming and efficient young lady. I
think she has friends in the Post Office Dept., for I
had hardly hung up when I found a package of Taylor Ham
on my doorstep. I rushed to the kitchen and fried myself
a sandwich. It was just as good as I remembered, and
while sitting in my kitchen I could see it. I could see
the diving horses, and could hear Benny Goodman's
clarinet! It was a great memory."
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