Julie Bove > wrote:

: "Evelyn" > wrote in message
: ...
: > "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
: > ...
: >> Angela found this piece of meat in with the ham and turkey that stays it
: >> is pastrami. She wanted it. It is about an inch high and in length maybe
: >> the size of my hand. I assume it is already cooked. Can I just heat it
: >> and cut it in slices? The only pastrami I am familiar with is sliced for
: >> sandwiches. I did try to search but only came up with recipes for making
: >> it. Seems this stuff is already made.
: >>
: >> Thanks!
: >
: >
: >
: > There are two kinds of pastrami I know of. One is sort of like corned
: > beef, where you have to cook it really long to get it tender. The other
: > is already cooked and ready to eat. Just slice it. I think if you
: > study the package it came in carefully, they should tell you which kind it
: > is.

: This appears to be cooked. In fact when she picked it up, I thought it was
: ham. Are you supposed to heat it to eat it? She wants it for dinner
: tonight.


Hot or cold. Often used in sandsiches, like corned beef, with mustard, o
it can be used in dishes that call for ham of smoked pork meat by kosher
cookd, s it is a beef product, so can be made kosher. It is a traditional
deli meat and is used that way, ususlally.

Wendy