Sauerkraut is evil. You can tell (like you can tell that liver is evil) just by the smell. Wondering how people come up with new food fair, I've always wondered who the first brave soul to think a prickly artichoke might be edible was, and how desperate they actually were... Julie Krueger thinking a good artichoke w/ butter/lemon sauce & some nice large crab legs would be perfect about now. Forget about sandwiches. ========Original Message======== Subj: [lit-ideas] Re: the end of America Date: 1/6/06 6:34:37 PM Central Standard Time From: _andreas@xxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:andreas@xxxxxxxxxxx) To: _lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) Sent on: > "If the pastrami sandwich goes down the drain, there's no hope for this country at > all."--Jackie Mason one of my favorite sandwiches is the Reuben. it's so amazing that many people don't know about it, it has a really weird combination of stuff, and it tastes great. the Reuben Sandwich: pastrami on rye bread, with Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and... Thousand Island dressing. Yep. salad dressing on sauerkraut on swiss on pastrami on rye. it sounds really weird, but it tastes totally delicious. i wonder who was the first to come up with that, and how it spread to become a standard sandwich. there's gotta be a story to it. tomorrow, when you're in the deli for lunch, get a Reuben. yrs, andreas www.andreas.com ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html