New Jersey Sloppy Joe (1930s) on Sandwiches of History⁣

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Today, we’re taking on another sandwich of regional history. Specifically, the New Jersey Sloppy Joe. For the record, this is no way related to the tomatoey ground beef concoction that is the more widely known Sloppy Joe. No, this one supposedly originated when a local politician came back from Cuba where he had spent time at a bar called Sloppy Joe’s. Apparently that bar laid out the ingredients to make sandwiches and he came up with this. Upon arriving back home he requested a the Town Hall Deli in South Orange, New Jersey to cater his poker game with these kinds of sandwiches and they just sorta caught on. I say these sort of sandwiches because while the recipe calls for two kinds of deli meats (I’m using a recipe from taste.com) which ones you use are up to you. I opted for turkey and pastrami.