In article >,
"Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote:

> "George" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Fred Jones wrote:
> >> Then what is a Grinder ??
> >>
> > A grinder is heated in the oven after prep. A hoagie is made using cold
> > sliced meats/cheese and is never heated.
>
> Here is CT, thousands of grinders are sold every day and never heated or
> toasted. Made the same way as a hoagie. Only difference is that in Philly
> the stores could get better rolls to put them on giving "most" hoagies a
> better rating, IMO. .

Ed, you are right on! I once spent 6 months in southern Conn. (Groton)
and ate grinders almost daily. They were never heated, UNLESS, you got
the meatball grinder, but that's another subset. The most popular
regular grinder was the Italian Combo: Genoa salame, ham, mortadella,
and coppacolla with shredded lettuce, sliced tomato and onion, and
seasoned oil on a soft Italian roll. That was mighty fine pizza country
also.

D.M.
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