I have loved Reuben sandwiches ever since first discovering
them, and I'm fascinated by apparently strange culinary
combinations in which the total is more than the sum of the parts.
Who would think that a concoction of rye bread, sauerkraut,
thousand island dressing, swiss cheese and pastrami could ever be
appetizing?
I had heard that the Reuben was invented by a New York Jewish
woman in a sandwich contest, named in honor of her Jewish tribal
heritage, but according to Wikipedia, there are multiple rumored
origins. One holds that the sandwich was the creation of a
Lithuanian-born grocer from Omaha named Reuben Kulakofsky, but most
of the rumors put the origin from German-born Arnold Reuben's New
York Deli. (And why do my friends and family think I'm full of
trivia?)
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Congratulations to Capt.
Atom for the FTF!