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Default When is a patty melt not a patty melt?

On Thu 26 Jun 2008 07:22:53p, Steve Pope told us...

> The Ranger > wrote:
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>>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
>


Yep, grilled, not caramelized, though the prospect of the latter sounds
good.

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