Reuben Sandwich (1953)

Tue Jun 19 11:46:10 UTC 2007

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  Reuben sandwiches were served in the 1940s in New York City at Reuben's Restaurant, 58th Street between Fifth and Madison Avenues.  For all I know, they were invented in Siberia in the 16th century, but they certainly date earlier than the 1950s.
  L. Urdang
  Old Lyme

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AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPERS DIGITIZATION
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Library's newspaper archive project set to open
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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-OMAHA "THE GATEWAY" DIGITIZATION (FROM 1920)
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The Olive software is a little worse than we've come to expect from the =20
Brooklyn Eagle.
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I checked for "reuben sandwich," supposedly invented in Omaha. These cites =20
are earlier than 1956, when the "reuben" won a national sandwich competition=
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and really burst upon the scene.
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27 March 1936, The Gateway, pg. 2, col. 2:
_Squirters Squernacular_
By HAROLD CLARK
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1. Girls, if you walk into the drug store and the good-looking guy behind =20
the fountain yells out "PINEAPPLE," you may feel flattered, as that means, i=
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good English, that he thinks you are a wow, a honey and a cute little trick.=
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But, if he hollers "EIGHTY-SIX," he doesn't like your type.
2. A salmon salad is known as a "BROTHER."
3. An order for tuna fish is known as a "DEEP SEA."
4. Hot chocolate--"STEAM ONE."
5. A chocolate malted milk--"A BURN."
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BUCKET."
7. Bowl of chili--"BOWL OF RED."
8. Coca Cola--"STAB ONE."
9. Lemon coke--"SHOT IRISH."
10. Deviled egg sandwich--"LARGE DEVIL."
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11. Peanut butter sandwich--"A ROCKY."
12. Coke without any ice--"STAB ONE GOING SOUTH."

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27 February 1953, The Gateway, pg. 2, col. 5:
However, she doesn't know how long she could get along on steaks instead of=20=
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Rueben (sic)sandwiches, which to the uninitiated consist of Swiss cheese, =20
sauerkraut, and corn beef.
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6 March 1953, The Gateway, pg. 8, col. 1:
_Duncan Hines Will Shudder_
_At Crazy Food Concoctions_
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It seems whenever a crowd of people get together, someone always comments =20
that his stomach has been acting up--he feels nauseated and can't get rid of=
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gas on his stomach.
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maybe it's something that can't be helped, but then again maybe it's =20
something he ate the night before. A look on the menu at the concoctions whi=
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people eat might turn many persons' stomaches without eating a bite.
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_Lemon Rice Soup_
For his favorite dish, the poor fellow may have eaten a reuben sandwich; =20
sauerkraut, cheese and corned beef on rye bread toasted. Or he may have just=
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downed some lemon rice soup;...
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