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From: "Paul & Elizabeth Steiner" <>
Subject: Re: [APG] APG Digest, Vol 3, Issue 145--Soda vs Pop
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:06:32 -0600
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 Knudson Steiner
Minneapolis, MN
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