"R. Fizek" > wrote in message
news:ym8ce.9194$WX.7524@trndny01...


> Was making a favorite this weekend "Swiss Steak" and was
> wondering about the origin of the name for this dish? Is
> it really
> Swiss? Anyone have any info.


According to
http://www.foodreference.com/html/newsletterstk_34.html

<quote>
The term 'Swiss Steak', referring to a cut of beef that has
been pounded thin and floured before being cooked, may have
come from 'swissing', a British term for cloth run through
rollers to smooth the cloth.
</quote>


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