From: Arnaud Fournet
Message: 60629
Date: 2008-10-06
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From: "Rick McCallister" <gabaroo6958@...>
>>
>> > I have so trouble understanding how it can be both a
>> "sandwich"
>> > and "au jus" ?
>>
>> A roast beef sandwich is a so-called open-face sandwich.
>> Put a
>> slice of bread on a plate, cover it with roast beef, and
>> then
>> cover that with gravy; you now have a roast beef sandwich.
>> They
>> are normally eaten with a fork.
>>
>> Brian
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With a fork and without a knife ?
Arnaud
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>
> As the documented scion of White Trash, I must differ. In tried and true
> trailer trash culture, the "au jus sauce" is served in a small dipping
> bowl and you pick up the sandwich and dip it on the way to the mouth. And
> so, in parts of the Midwest and West, it's also called a "French Dip".
> Brian was obviously born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
>
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With a fork (I suppose in the hand)
no knife
and a spoon in the mouth
It's must be rather messy !
Arnaud
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