The Horse's new invention!

@TheHorse (238268)
Walnut Creek, California
February 7, 2019 10:05am CST
Because I have sourdough bread here, and I like salads, I tried something new the other day. I made some toast, cut it into small pieces, and put it on my salad, atop romaine lettuce and along side of blueberries. Of course I topped with blue cheese dressing. It was delicious! The crunchy toast contrasted in consistency with the other ingregients, and imparted a nutty flavor. What do you think I should call my new culinary invention? For some reason, the word "crouton" comes to mind. Should I patent it?
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502162)
• Italy
7 Feb 19
Yes, all people call them "croutons" I rub the bread with garlic before topping a Caesar salad.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Feb 19
I've been coating my lettuce as in a Caesar salad lately. I like the effect. Croutons it is! I'll contact the patent office this afternoon. Wait...
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502162)
• Italy
8 Feb 19
@TheHorse I honestly do not know who invented croutons and when. I only know that the name comes from French croûton, that is a diminutive of croûte, meaning crust.
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Gogata Ionut
@Kasjnak (4489)
• Romania
7 Feb 19
"Crouton flight" You know, now I want some of that too, hunger is starting to take over me.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Feb 19
I'm glad my post was an inspiration for you.
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Gogata Ionut
@Kasjnak (4489)
• Romania
7 Feb 19
@TheHorse it made me search for recipes, but I ended up saving a recipe for... chocolate .
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Feb 19
@Kasjnak Nothing wrong with chocolate. Light? Or dark?
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snowy
@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
7 Feb 19
It looks good. I love to make a cheeseburger salad with the buns cut up into cubes.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Feb 19
Do you brown the buns? I liked the crunchiness!
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Marlina
@marlina (154103)
• Canada
7 Feb 19
You can't patent this. But it looks good.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Feb 19
Can't...patent...this? Who sez? You're raining on my parade!
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
7 Feb 19
What a great name. Unfortunately, some of the restaurants in town have stolen your invention and probably did not pay you.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Feb 19
How can this be?
Angie
@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
7 Feb 19
That is it!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Feb 19
@andriaperry I will contact my lawyers.
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Feb 19
I think that's already taken. You'll have to think of something else.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Feb 19
Dang it! Can we think of a fancier spelling?
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Feb 19
@TheHorse Something like crude-on perhaps?
much2say
@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
7 Feb 19
Salad Toast . It's a short cut way of making croutons (vs the oil, herbs, baking it in the oven) . . . I like that!
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much2say
@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
8 Feb 19
@TheHorse Hurry before someone steals your idea!
The Horse
@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Feb 19
Incredible that they never discovered my new and superior way of making croutons! I'm going to be RICH!
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Vicki, #1 Creek Girl
@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
7 Feb 19
A day late and a dollar short. But that really is how I make my croutons.
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Vicki, #1 Creek Girl
@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
7 Feb 19
@TheHorse When you make your fortune with your new creation aka croutons, will you at least name them after me? Creek Girl's a cool name.
The Horse
@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Feb 19
(rushing to get my letter to the patent office before you do)
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DianneN
@DianneN (254949)
• United States
7 Feb 19
Lol! I rub my bread with garlic cloves and add seasonings when I make croutons. Go for the patent and good luck!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Mar 19
Thank you! I can't wait to see the money rolling in. Just the other night I had a Caesar salad and guess what was in it--croutons! My idea has already caught on!
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DianneN
@DianneN (254949)
• United States
7 Mar 19
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Susan
@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
8 Feb 19
Try it with garlic also, it is great. It is really good with Greek salad.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Feb 19
I do have garlic here. I'll try it.
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Susan
@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
8 Feb 19
@TheHorse Just don't breathe on anybody.
Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
8 Feb 19
@TheHorse I made a mistake so am writing this over again. Good for you. I like to create my own thing too. Good luck with a name. Sorry I have no suggestions for that.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Feb 19
What do they call "croutons" where you live?
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
10 Feb 19
@TheHorse In English croutons but in Hebrew carotoniam or something like that.
Manuela Lopes
@nela13 (59367)
• Portugal
8 Feb 19
You should, it is original
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Feb 19
Oh, absolutely!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Mar 19
Crouton it is!
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April
@thislittlepennyearns (68175)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
7 Feb 19
Well how about that. A newfangled food :P
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Feb 19
Heh. Cha-ching!
Faye
@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
7 Feb 19
Funny I was just going to say how it made me think of croutons lol
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Feb 19
Amazing! Maybe I should give my invention a different name.
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Faye
@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
7 Feb 19
@TheHorse Crunchy bits that make your salad worth eating?
Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (49753)
• India
9 Feb 19
Yes, why not give a try and try to get it patented?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Mar 19
I'm gong to call it the "crouton."
Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (135583)
• Marion, Ohio
7 Feb 19
That sounds like a very good name for your salad.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (135583)
• Marion, Ohio
7 Feb 19
@TheHorse Yes it does.
The Horse
@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Feb 19
"Crouton" sounds kind of "French," doesn't it?
WorDazza
@WorDazza (15826)
• Manchester, England
7 Feb 19
A veritable culinary innovator. Good luck with the 'crouton' thing. You might be onto a winner there.
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WorDazza
@WorDazza (15826)
• Manchester, England
8 Feb 19
@TheHorse Sounds a little French for my liking. I would go with Croast.
The Horse
@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Feb 19
Does the name sound right to you?
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Angie
@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
7 Feb 19
Call it "Vegetarian bread salad" that is perfect! Since vegetarians do eat some cheese, vegans do not.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Feb 19
Will you be my Marketing Manager? Cha-ching!
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Angie
@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
8 Feb 19
@TheHorse Heck yeah!
Simone
@Janet357 (75638)
•
8 Feb 19
You are creative in inventing recipes.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Feb 19
Thank goodness I have Trader Joe's to help me.
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Wise Ghost
@WiseGhots (14603)
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7 Feb 19
Very nice, Horse. Are you a máster chef?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Feb 19
Absolutely. I can add garlic or onion to Trader Joe's frozen meals like nobody's business. Are you OK with the name "crouton" for my invention? It sounds vaguely French, which should increase its appeal.
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Wise Ghost
@WiseGhots (14603)
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7 Feb 19
@TheHorse I would say it's a pretty French name.
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