Reuben & Rachel

[Beverly Flanigan]

In German but non-Jewish southern Minnesota, it's no wonder the Rachel was
changed!  Turkey raising is big in that area too--and the restaurant IS
famous (I've been there).

At 01:14 PM 7/30/2002 -0500, you wrote:
> 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.