Reuben; MSG; Salad Bar; Coffee Break; Doggie bag

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REUBEN (or RUEBEN)

     From AMERICAN RESTAURANT MAGAZINE, Septmeber 1956, pg. 105, col. 2:

_National Sandwich Winners_
     THE RUEBEN, a hearty man-sized sandwich of corned beef, sauerkraut and
Swiss cheese on Russian rye bread, is the nation's top hotel and restaurant
sandwich in the opinion of judges of the National Sandwich Idea COntest in
which more than 600 different sandwich items are entered from all parts of
the country and Hawaii.  The Rueben was submitted by Fern Snider, chef at the
Rose Bowl Restaurant in Omaha, Nebr.
     (...)(Delmonico Steak Sandwich was second.  Curried Cheese and Olive
Broiler Sandwich was third--ed.)
     Winners were announced at a luncheon given by Standard Brands, Inc., in
New York City, with final winners selected by a panel of five food editors of
national consumer publications.

(This antedates OED by a month.  The recipe for "RUEBEN" is in column one.
It will be interesting to find a NYC newspaper's take on the name Reuben--ed.)

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MSG

     I don't know what Jesse has in the OED revised files.
     The following ad is from AMERICAN RESTAURANT MAGAZINE, August 1955, pg.
2:

Try _MSG_ and discover "The Secret of Good Taste"
MSG
99+% Pure Mono Sodium Glutamate
Crystals
   A Product of AMERICAN AGRICULTURE
   Available in
   10 lb. handsome canisters
   1 lb. functional shaker-top cans
   THE GREAT WESTERN SUGAR COMPANY
   Denver, Colorado

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SALAD BAR (continued)

     From AMERICAN RESTAURANT MAGAZINE, September 1954, pg. 58, col. 1:

_Customers Like to Make Salads_
     WITH a Salad Bar where guests may make up their own salad from a wide
choice of ingredients, and a fruit bar where breakfast guests may make a
selection of fresh fruits for their morning meal, Neiman's Good Food in
Gatlinburg, Tenn., has built a wide reputation for unusal food service.
     Always on the lookout for new ideas, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Neiman, operators
of the restaurant, discovered the salad bar idea while vacationing in Hawaii
some years ago and adapted it to their operation.
     (...)(Col. 3--ed.)
     Started 17 years ago, Neiman's has served over three-quarters of a
million guests.
     The restaurant was established in 1938 as a small dining room and
counter service operation with less than 20 seats.

(A pg. 59 photo shows:
NEIMAN'S
GOOD FOOD
HOME OF THE SALAD BAR)

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COFFEE BREAK (continued)

     From AMERICAN RESTAURANT MAGAZINE, September 1955, pg. 145:

"The 'Coffee-break'
stops customers for our
highway restaurant!"
(...)
     Promote the "Coffee-break"--to promote your own profits.
PAN-AMERICAN COFFEE BURUEAU, 120 WALL STREET, NEW YORK 5 N. Y.

(Did this organization start it?--ed.)

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DOGGIE BAG

     OED has 1964 for "doggie bag."
     This story (which re-prints a postcard mailer) is about the steaks at
Leonard's La Pena Restaurant in Miami, Florida.  From AMERICAN RESTAURANT
MAGAZINE, April 1954, pg. 84, col. 2:

_Bones for the Dog_
     "Finale.  If you have a pooch at home, the Leonards invite you to take
home a box of sirloin bones to pamper the palate of your favorite pup."

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SMOOTHY (continued)

    I've been copying G. Selmer Fougner's ALONG THE WINE TRAIL (NYPL
microfilm, 1935-1938?), a collection of his columns from the NEW YORK SUN.
This is from Part IV, pg. 87:

     _Smoothy_
    Lemon peel, one-half teaspoonful of sugar, jigger of gin, dash of
curacao, a few drops of cream, ice well and shake.