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Default When is a patty melt not a patty melt?

The Ranger > wrote:

>Michael "Dog3" > wrote in message


>> Koko poses a good question. I think every time I've
>> ordered one it was a ground beef patty, Swiss and
>> caramelized/grilled onion on rye bread. I remember
>> ordering it once and the server asked me what kind
>> of cheese I wanted. I ordered Swiss without thinking.
>> I make them at home fairly often. The only variation
>> I've ever made was the bread. I was out of rye
>> and used sourdough once. It was good but different.


>I'll add my "100%" here, too, when ordering a patty melt:
>always, _ALWAYS_, has it been a ground beef patty with melted
>Swiss cheese, caramelized onions, on grilled/toasted rye.


Grilled onions, sure, but I've never seen caramelized
onions on a patty melt.

Steve