The hotel breakfast was pretty bad, but it was free. I sat and enjoyed the conversation of the nearby Christian conference. The subject of the summit: how Christian views should be influenced by Jesus’s Judaism. The topic seemed quite interesting, but I wanted to see Oklahoma and not the Hampton Inn. I promptly checked out.
There are two “famous” dishes from El Reno, Oklahoma: the coney and the onion burger. We will discuss the coney tomorrow. Today, I stopped at Robert’s Grill on Route 66 and ordered an onion burger. The burger is grilled with a near-equal amount of onions on top—simple but delicious. I do enjoy the cheap, simple hamburgers that pop up from time to time.
The rest of the day was a treat. My cousin Madi is in school at Oklahoma City University, so I swung by her junior voice recital and caught up with the rest of the Spear family. They graciously took me out to dinner, then dropped me back off at the OKC campus, where Madi snuck me into a practice room. I blew the dust off my piano chops and settled in for a long practice session. Life was good.
I’m staying with the Spears tonight. Tomorrow, I will try the mysterious coney.
I googled “coney” and the nearest thing I saw for food was rabbit. I have a food prejudice against rabbit, but if that’s what it is, go ahead and try it. But maybe you already did, or maybe it’s not rabbit you were talking about. The burger sounds delicious. I’m assuming the onions were fried to a caramelized state. Yum yum. How fortunate that your traveling took you to your cousin Madi’s recital and a good visit with her family. And not only did you get invited for overnight in their airbnb but Madi took you to a practice room with a piano in it. Good planning! Or even just good karma. You were there in Utah where and when we were there, and now you were in Oklahoma City when your cousins were there. Sweet. Please do let us know about the coney. Love, Grandma