Reuben sandwiches....

[Karin]

Oh!  An opinionated food thread that I haven't weight in yet on.  From page one:

Arby's has one and the cheap bastards around here don't even toast the bread. 

Isn't that the lamest?  Ruined the lunch for me.  A Reuen has to be grilled.  The black pumpernickel is my favorite bread, and yes, always 1000 Island. 

[Karin]

I'm not giving an opinion on potato salad, because I can't stand the stuff.  You people do what you want.   

Substitute turkey for corned beef and dry cole slaw for sauerkraut  for something a little healthier. Don't knock it till ya try it.

Sauerkraut is not fattening or unhealthy!  It's cabbage and vinegar.  And good lean corned beef isn't an artery buster, either.  So, No.  You're describing a turkey sandwich.  With raw cabbage sprinkled in it. 

[CG6468]

Back in the late 1960s we used to go to a place called Rube's Sportsman's Club in Harvey, IL. (Rube's is gone now, along with all the memorabilia on the walls and shelves, and the signatures of players from Chicago pro baseball and football teams.)  They served open-faced reubens that were to die for. Piled HIGH will corned beef and sauerkraut, you had to eat them with a knife and fork, and we get 'em served with horseradish on the side.

Ah, the good old days. 

[IassaFTots]

Sauerkraut is not fattening or unhealthy!  It's cabbage and vinegar.  And good lean corned beef isn't an artery buster, either.  So, No.  You're describing a turkey sandwich.  With raw cabbage sprinkled in it. 

YES! 

[njpines]

oh and mustard is for dunking pretzels in -- either the hard sourdough ones or the soft, warm Philly pretzels.

[Eupher]

oh and mustard is for dunking pretzels in -- either the hard sourdough ones or the soft, warm Philly pretzels.

Okay, I'll give you that one. I'd forgotten about pretzels, probably because I don't eat them very often.

[Undies]

Have you every made a mustard sauce with butter-flour-mustard and wilted greens in it?  Well you should.

[Eupher]

Have you every made a mustard sauce with butter-flour-mustard and wilted greens in it?  Well you should.

Homie don't do wilted greens. Raw greens works jus' fine.

[njpines]

Have you every made a mustard sauce with butter-flour-mustard and wilted greens in it?  Well you should.

I've done the butter-flour-mustard sauce and it's great on salmon or swordfish (I add some dill to it also)

[Karin]

My mom used to make these:

Combine butter, mustard, and poppy seeds in a bowl.
Spread on both sides of a roll of your choice (onion/kaiser/etc. something substantial)
Layer with Ham and Swiss

Wrap each sandwich in a sheet of foil, and bake at 350 for 20 minutes or so.

I'd forgotten all about those, I'll have to make them again.  Really good! 

[Undies]

I got mustard on my finger tonight.  I licked it off. 

Mustard really is good on everything.

[Eupher]

I got mustard on my finger tonight.  I licked it off. 

Mustard really is good on everything.

Except silk ties.

[CG6468]

  from Rueben sandwiches to a long dissertation on mustard.

[Eupher]

from Rueben sandwiches to a long dissertation on mustard.

Well, there's only so much you can say about a Reuben sandwich. Mustard, on the other hand, there's a boatload to talk about. Dijon, whole-grain, horseradish, the list goes on and on and on.....

[Undies]

Well, there's only so much you can say about a Reuben sandwich. Mustard, on the other hand, there's a boatload to talk about. Dijon, whole-grain, horseradish, the list goes on and on and on.....

I was the one who planted the mustard seed.  I do not apologize.   

[Eupher]

I was the one who planted the mustard seed.  I do not apologize.   

And neither do I.

For harvesting that thing and burning it to the ground.