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From: "Jean R. Legried" <>
Subject: Re: [APG] APG Digest, Vol 3, Issue 145--Soda vs Pop
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:37:48 -0600
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At 12:06 PM 2/26/2008, Paul & Elizabeth Steiner wrote:

>I am wondering where in Southern Minnesota you are from, Jean? And
>whether you call a hot beef/turkey sandwich (open-faced sandwich
>served with gravy and mashed potatoes) a "commercial"? While
>traveling throughout Minnesota in the 1990s on business, my
>co-workers and I discovered that this dish was called a "commercial"
>in Southwestern Minnesota. We tested the boundaries of this
>regionalism by asking for a "commercial" in small town cafes, and
>knew we had gone beyond them when greeted with a blank look from the
>waitress. Our work didn't take us to Iowa or South Dakota to find
>out if this extended beyond Minnesota's borders.

Elizabeth ---------

I'm in Freeborn County near the intersection of I-90 and I-35 *but* I
have never heard of a "commercial"! The sandwich you described,
though, isn't quite like the hot sandwiches served in this area. Our
sandwiches aren't open faced -- they're made with two slices of bread
with lots of roast beef or roast pork (turkey isn't used), mashed
potatoes and gravy. Since you encountered this in southwestern
Minnesota could it have something to do with the turkey and open
faced style? Southwestern Minnesota has lots of turkey farms so maybe
this is something local.

Jean


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