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It has been a rough several days, and I have felt burned out after the ordeal of writing and editing my [long abortion post,](https://peakd.com/hive-168088/@jacobtothe/the-great-abortion-debate-of-2022) but I think it is time to begin blogging again. I have more photos of local flowers to share, but first, a culinary experiment. I have a friend who insisted one of the worst foods ever devised by mankind is something called ["Altoona-Style Pizza."](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altoona-style_pizza) I was told I should never try it. This piqued my curiosity. I am naturally contrarian like that. However, I also live on the wrong coast to try anything even tangentially related to Pennsylvania. My only option was attempting to make it myself. I do not claim perfect accuracy, but I hope this is a moderately-successful imitation. According to Wikipedia, I need a thick and chewy Sicilian-style crust, tomato sauce, green bell pepper circles, salami, and American cheese. I made my usual crust, used some store-bought pasta sauce, stacked some sopressata salami, cut my bell pepper into smaller pieces due to the small pan I used in this experiment, and topped it with Daiya "cheeze" slices. ![altoona ingredients.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/jacobtothe/EoptTgstiJKbFhiV5YQNCPyvgFwrYqcYDPkNhqi24sU1XZrb273e1bhEQbWRhBELWrm.jpg) I am definitely not following the instructions [to a T,](https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/to+a+T) but this is what I can get, and this is what I can eat, so this is what I used. ![altoona construction.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/jacobtothe/Eq9Vo9JxvcBEXQX7UsohgvPtvoq1i1mgUBVd9AvwLMnPXMnN88qN4x9h1z7femNYo93.jpg) Behold, the meticulous construction and the result after baking. This was extra dough left over from making a proper pizza violently pressed into a small rectangular stoneware pan. ![altoona slice.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/jacobtothe/EpA3v21JNBQC9BRh6Ykd6CndFyimthqoV6FN6n3He9XcCuQPHMEmAhcnJT2gQKDf8n6.jpg) Is it awful? No. Neither is it an undiscovered pizza game-changer. It is . . . OK, I guess. It was also doubtless hampered by my substitutions. I do not think I will make it again, but I also do not regret giving it a try. Besides, I was able to torment the friend who told me how terrible it is by sharing pictures along the way, and I will send him a link to this post, too. Mwahahahaha! *** The first image is an edited meme, source unknown. The photos are mine. *** [![468x60-3.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/jacobtothe/EpR1bKUsYDcvjBhn8ai4CPPmZWmUEV8Gn3zfC5RdZhrjgPCZdfiEm1xWYBshGaUFeqP.png)](https://freebitco.in/?r=720652) *You'll more likely win just a few Satoshis per hourly spin, but it's an easy way to dip your toes in the Bitcoin ecosystem. [Referral link.](https://freebitco.in/?r=720652)* [![PeakD Signature Bar.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/jacobtothe/O6Qn41rz-PeakD20Signature20Bar.png)](https://peakd.com/@jacobtothe/posts) *If you're not on Hive yet, I invite you to join through [PeakD.](https://peakd.com/) If you use [my referral link,](https://peakd.com/register?ref=jacobtothe) I'll even delegate some Hive Power to help you get started.*

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