THOSE MATCHLESS DAYS...
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There was once
in the halcyon
times
of our lives
when growing up
in Old Clovis
A marvelous Mexican
food restaurant
way down on
Mitchell Street near First
Now when WWII was on
we never ate there
we never ate
anywhere much,
ceptin' at home
Mother would sometimes
say (in a kindly way)
about someone who
"had money"
"THEY eat at El Monterrey."
Thus I grew up knowing
nothin' about no
tacos, enchiladas,
or chillies rellenos
and "burritos" hadn't
been invented yet
Dad did buy orange
greasy, frozen chili
blocks from Duran
at Bristow's Grocery
out on W. Seventh
That was my total knowledge
of "Mexican food"
UNTIL
Boys' Debating Club, CHS,
had its 1947
annual banquet
at El Monterrey Restaurant
The aroma in that place
was overwhelmingly
marvelous, tantalizing,
magnificent, unforgettable.
and GRAND....as was the food.
I was forever hooked on
El Monterrey Sauce
and Mexican food,
in general.
So it may be said of most
of the Clovis kids
who were lucky enough
to grow up there
Whether they today be in Fiji,
or Patagonia
Pt. Barrow or Sri Lanka
Maldives Islands, Reykjavik
or Perth
And someone says:
"El Monterrey sauce"
Their eyes widen,
brighten, their
pulses race...
And they shout:
"WHERE?"
Returning Clovis kids
visiting their old hometown
are known to have
bought cases of Monterrey
Sauce powder
For it is still is made by
someone and available
at some times
A deluge of returning
CHS graduates,
converging on our hometown,
should be expected
if such news as this
ever goes out:
"EL MONTERREY HAS
OPENED AGAIN"
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BY MIL
10/18/16
dedicated to Vernoy, CHS '50
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