Sheryl wrote:
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> Nancy Young > wrote in message

> > The reason I say my sandwich was a Jewish sloppy joe 'type' of
> > thing is it had corned beef and I didn't really notice what other
> > type of cold cut, plus only 2 slices of bread. Very much in the
> > mode of the sloppy joe, though.

> Never heard of that being called a sloppy joe. that, to me, is just a
> triple decker.
> could be anything: turkey and roast beef. pastrami and corned beef.
> chopped liver and corned beef. salami and....whatever. you get the
> idea. cole slaw and russian dressing are not optional. they make these
> at the stage deli, among other delis in nyc.

I can tell you distinctly the first time I ever heard of Jewish sloppy
joes. I had a Jewish co-worker who wanted to go get takeout
sandwiches from a kosher deli in Vaux Hall, NJ, somewhat of a ride
from Summit, where we worked. I mean, for takeout. Fine, what on
earth is a Jewish sloppy joe? Never had heard of that, so you can
imagine I was thinking ... ground beef in tomato whatever?

At any rate, I have no idea why they are called Jewish sloppy joes,
but around here, they are. Don't forget, the rye bread must be
thin! (smile) So when I saw sloppy joe on the sandwich menu, that's
what I wanted. I was trying to get an assortment of sandwiches for
everyone, but half of that baby was mine all mine.

> the sandwich you described sounds wonderful. the name is what confused
> me.
> that's all.

I didn't mean to be cryptic. Not at all.

This same girl, she knew her way around food, I was not from the area.
She also introduced me to Italian hotdogs. I gather they were
invented in that area surrounding or in Newark, NJ. Two hotdogs,
sauteed peppers and potatoes, geez I'm really forgetting something,
all on one nice bun. Yum. Mee.

nancy