Today’s “sandwich of our history” is the Wonder Sandwich. Thusly named for the spongy white bread William’s mom used to make it. Well, I didn’t go buy an entire loaf of Wonder Bread or one sandwich but I did you white sandwich bread. And I have to say the original sandwich is a-ok with me either way.
You might look at the name of today’s sandwich, the Peanut Butter Sandwich, and yawn. Well, what if I told you it from The Date Cook Book published in 1919? In fact, it was published in the Coachella Valley (yes, the same place as the modern day music festival)
Ahh, the Sandwich Royal from 1945’s Three Meals A Day. Sounds like I’m about to have a sumptuous feast of a sandwich. Yeah, about that…
After watching this video, it might be tempting to thing that Sandwich from 1881’s Housekeeping in the Blue Grass was using a vinegar with lower acidity since, at the time, there was no federal regulation regarding that. Still, it would seem that vinegar at the time ranged from 4% - 6% as opposed the 5% required today. As for the sandwich, I don’t even know what they were thinking.
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A lot of sandwich recipes promise a lot with their name but vastly underdeliver on it. Today’s Beef Sandwich from 1916’s Salads Sandwiches and Chafing Dish Recipes is the opposite of that. By the name you might expect something akin to what the Earl of Sandwich ordered so many years ago - beef between buttered bread. And while it does have those elements, it also has a couple of nice curveballs too.
I know you’ve been waiting for this one. After all, it is the Sandwich Number 1 from Practical Cooking Cook Book of 1977. It starts out innocently enough with ham and mustard. But it uses a binder that apparently wasn’t uncommon at the time and is never really used for sandwich fillings now.