"blake murphy" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 21 Dec 2008 12:55:14 -0800 (PST), Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
>
>> On Dec 21, 7:29 am, Andy > wrote:
>>
>>> Is there a favorite recipe that you look up to judge a cookbook's value?
>>
>> Okay, since Janet was asking about casserole-type things, I'll post
>> one of those. I haven't tried any of the recipes yet, but since I
>> love Reubens, I'll post the following. I don't do the dressing with
>> my sandwiches, so will probably leave it out of the casserole. Maybe
>> substitute cream of onion soup for moisture??? There's also a Reuben
>> breakfast strata, minus the sauerkraut (which I would serve on the
>> side, even it if was breakast). I'll try to post a variety of
>> samplings.
>>
>> Oh, NOW I read and *comprehend* what you wrote. No, there isn't a
>> single recipe I judge by. I go by whether or not I'd use more than a
>> handful of recipes in a book. I'd use a LOT of the recipes in this
>> book!
>>
>> Reuben Sandwich Casserole
>>
> <snip>
>
> i've had too many poorly executed reubens to countenance a casserole
> version. some of them were already halfway there.
>
> your pal,
> blake
>

my wife makes that and it's always the first to go at parties.

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