[Ads-l] A couple of NE PA localisms

[Paul A Johnston, Jr]

I know "onion straws" too, from Morristown, NJ.  Not "a cut of pizza" though.

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A _cut_, rather than a _slice_, of pizza

_straws_ "small, fried onion *slices* used as garnish for a sandwich,"
different from large, fried onion *rings* as a side-order

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