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Old 09-13-2009, 11:38 PM   #15
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Originally Posted by john60ri View Post
Yes, indeed, down here in RI, it's called a "grinder", but you don't hear that word as much as you used to. I wonder if it has something to do with the fact that there's a Subway Sandwich Shop on every other corner down here. And speaking of the Holderness General Store, they have a great little spinach and feta cheese pastry. We had a little party up there in August and our guests loved 'em.
Grinder, in my neck of the woods, used to mean it was toasted in the oven after being made. My MIL who grew up in Boston always called them spuckies.
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