Sloppy Joe-the sandwich (1944)-Cuba?

[Sam Clements]

Ben,

You could be correct.  I remember in all of the cites I read that there were
hundreds(thousands?) of "Sloppy Joes" in the US. in the 1930's.

I just thought the addition of the "Cuba" line in the ad was important.

Sam Clements
----- Original Message -----
From: "Benjamin Zimmer" <bgzimmer at RCI.RUTGERS.EDU>
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Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 10:36 PM
Subject: Re: Sloppy Joe-the sandwich (1944)-Cuba?


> On Fri, 3 Jun 2005 21:19:54 -0400, Sam Clements <SClements at NEO.RR.COM>
> wrote:
>
>>>From the _Mansfield(OH) News Journal_, 27 March, 1940, p. 14, col. 4
>>(Again, an advertisement).
>>
>>    HAMILTON'S
>>             New
>>   SANDWICH BAR
>>       Featuring
>>           5 cent
>>           Hot Dogs---
>>          Barbecues---
>>          Sloppy Joes
>>    Over 30 Different Kinds
>>      of Sandwiches
>>
>>So, I still say the sandwich came from Cuba, and the bar called Sloppy
>>Joe's, a favorite with Americans. before the war.
>
> How do we know there's no connection with the Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West
> frequented by Hemingway in the '30s?
>
> A current Key West bar named Captain Tony's Saloon claims to be the true
> successor of the original Sloppy Joe's and recently settled a lawsuit with
> another bar down the block using the "Sloppy Joe's" name.
>
> http://www.sptimes.com/2005/02/26/State/Hemingway_s_old_haunt.shtml
> http://www.capttonyssaloon.com/truth.html
>
>
> --Ben Zimmer
>