Sandwiches
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, is credited with the creation of the sandwich. It should be mentioned that he was a compulsive gambler. His card game being more important than eating dinner, he requested two slices of bread filled with meat, which was then dubbed the ‘Sandwich.’
Sandwiches are often the entree for a picnic, bar food, or mid-day meal and are robust, filling, and usually accompanied by trimmings and condiments. As bread is an important staple of every day life, in sandwiches, it must be properly sliced thin (but not so thin as to be floppy) and buttered or covered with a condiment on both top and bottom inside.
Typical sandwiches include:
Bread (with and often without, crust):
Buckwheat
Bun
Graham
Potato
Rye
Sour dough
White
Whole wheat
Fillings:
Ham slices
Roast beef slices
Tongue slices
Cheese slices
Grated cheese with nuts
Corned beef slices
Turkey
Meat loaf (veal was a common type)
Trimmings:
Lettuce leaves:
Butterhead
Romaine (Cos)
Green Capuchin
Selesia
Tomato slices
Cucumber
Condiments:
Butter
Horseradish sauce
Ketchup/Catsup
Mayonnaise
Mustard
Relish