Date:  Tue, 7 Mar 1995 07:57:00 CST

From:  Bob Bowman <Bowman[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]ACT-11-PO.ACT.ORG>

Subject: loose meats, etc.



 In northwest Iowa (around Sioux City), loose meat sandwiches were common;

 but, to add another mystery, they were also known as "taverns." Perhaps

 because such sandwiches were served in taverns, but that's only a guess.