Reuben & Rachel

[Tom Kysilko]

 From the on-line menu of Schumacher's Fine Dining and Hotel of New Prague
(rhymes with 'vague') MN
http://www.schumachershotel.com/LunchMenu.htm

Schumacher's has been serving these at the MN State Fair since
God-knows-when.

Reuben Sandwich
Thinly sliced corned beef, Swiss cheese, Red Kraut and Thousand
Island dressing served on grilled dark rye bread.
Made famous at our Minnesota State Fair Restaurant.

Rachel Sandwich
Thinly sliced turkey, Swiss cheese, Red Kraut and Thousand
Island dressing served on grilled dark rye bread.


Bapopik at AOL.COM writes:

> REUBEN & RACHEL--I've done much work on the Reuben sandwich, but little on
> the Rachel.  It's not as popular, but it should be recorded.  It's in the LA
> Public Library's online menu collection.  The earliest R&R is from
> Arbuckle's, 1101 Sophia Street, Fredericksburg, VA, from 1983.  Also on the
> menu are "Long Island Ice Tea," "Colorado Bulldog," and "Potato Skins."  A
> REUBEN is corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, and thousand island dressing
> on rye bread.  A RACHEL is corned beef, cole slaw, Swiss cheese and thousand
> island dressing on rye bread.