You definitely should - that’s how my grandmom made them.Keep that up and I might find myself putting butter on a sandwich someday
Sandwiches
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I’ve told this story before, but when we moved to the UK back in the ‘90’s, both MrsT and I were astounded at how wonderful the sandwiches were…even plastic-boxed pre-made ones from the convenience stores. There was just…something…about them that were out of this world.I don't know... I go through a lot of butter as it is
Some of it was that there were varieties that we didn’t have in the US, like cheese-and-(Branston) pickle, but that couldn’t explain it entirely.
One day at work, I was discussing the subject with another American, and he happened to have an English girlfriend. He corroborated that indeed there was something different going on, and revealed the secret:
“Yeah, I told Hannah, ‘God, this sandwich is just ham and cheese, but it’s phenomenal! What in the world is it?!’”
He was pulling it apart examining it when she told him that maybe it was the butter.
“THAT’S IT!!!”
Sure enough, he was right, it was the butter. It added a creaminess that sort of pulled everything together.
Years later, having moved back to the US, we were visiting my parents, and I was extolling the deliciousness of British sandwiches. I think she was losing her patience with me, as I’d previously extolled the superiority of British cheese…beer…ham…roast beef…healthcare…government…scenery…women…cars…tea…weather…because she kind of rolled her eyes as I continued:
“…and you won’t believe what the secret is! It’s—”
“Butter. They prob’ly butter their sandwiches.”
“YES!!!…but how did you know that?!”
“That’s how Mom made all our sandwiches when we was growin’ up.”
“Well, you never buttered our sandwiches!”
“I’s raisin’ six kids! Who has time fer that?!”
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In school, back when, they actually cooked the food (not have it brought in like today) in the kitchen. They made tuna salad sandwiches on buttered Italian bread with lettuce. It was buttered because they buttered dozens of loaves for lunches. You got bread and butter (white or Italian, especially when it was pasta day) with lunch. So every now, and then I have to have one of those sandwiches. The butter gives the tuna salad a nice flavor. I always have light butter on a breakfast sandwich.Keep that up and I might find myself putting butter on a sandwich someday
It also provides a barrier on the bread to stop things (like tomatoes) soaking into the bread too much (a bit of soak is a good thing, though).
Simple butter with radishes in a sandwich, as shown in the Pepin video you posted, is wonderful and classic. I don't know why the tastes work together but they do. Radishes and mayo just wouldn't work at all. I often eat radishes with a piece of bread and butter and salt/black pepper to dunk the radishes.
Barriehie
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Who needs the ham?
Nothing like a tomato sandwich on white bread with mayo
Homemade mayo to boot and homegrown tomatoes!
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Thank you. My first year growing the Big Beef F1 variant. They seem to do well in this place that has 3 seasons of bugs in 1 summer with every known humidity option.
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I LOVE sandwiches!
I like to put some kind of Microgreen aka sprouts and thinly sliced Cucumber, a big scoop of Mayo and then the protein of your choice.
In school, we didn't get sandwiches of any kind, so now, I love them!
I hope I can ask this here. It's sandwich related.
When you use cucumber on a sandwich, is it the whole slice? Is it just the white? Do you salt it and pat it dry to remove moisture?
Or is it all of the above?
When you use cucumber on a sandwich, is it the whole slice? Is it just the white? Do you salt it and pat it dry to remove moisture?
Or is it all of the above?
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PAcanis I buy Hot House or English Cucumbers here on the mainland.
I never peel them.
For a sandwich, I simply slice off a bunch of thin rounds, place them on the bread and build from there.
You could season to taste I suppose, I do not, but I would say that a big gob of Mayo is a great seasoning for me.
I never peel them.
For a sandwich, I simply slice off a bunch of thin rounds, place them on the bread and build from there.
You could season to taste I suppose, I do not, but I would say that a big gob of Mayo is a great seasoning for me.
SandwichShortOfAPicnic
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Cucumbers
Theres a cucumber sandwiches discussion and article about cucumber sandwiches in the thread above.
If you type cucumber into the search box you’ll find a fair amount about cucumber sandwiches and how they vary.
But just the white thinly sliced and then salt.
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For me it depends on the type of cucumber. English cucumbers cut in thin rounds with peel on. Those kind typically found in grocery stores in the US and grown in gardens here get peeled, deseeded, and patted dry. I'd personally likely not bother with the latter