"W. Baker" > wrote in message
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> Julie Bove > wrote:
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> : "Evelyn" > wrote in message
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> : > "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> : >> 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.
>
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> 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.

Yeah. That's the way I'm familiar with.