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Time to look back (get it?) at the sandwiches (and potato chips) what were last week.

Gentle reminder that if you're in the vicinity of Paoli, Wisconsin, there are still tickets left for the Sandwiches of History: A Dining Experience on Wednesday, April 29th. And, tickets are now on sale for Sandwiches of History: One Tasty Night, a fundraiser for Brooklyn Org on May 6th at Brooklyn Brewery. Come on out!

Monday, April 20, 2026
Lettuce & Horseradish Sandwich Number 1 (1915)
“Dame Curtsey’s” Book of Salads, Sandwiches and Beverages

Sandwich rating: 6
Plus up: Swiss cheese | Honeycrisp apple
Plussed up rating: 6 1/2 | 7

Hot on the heels of the Lettuce and Horseradish Sandwich Number 2 from a couple weeks ago, we tackle the Lettuce and Horseradish Sandwich Number 1. The difference between the two? One used fresh horseradish, the other used prepared. Despite that difference, the end result was similar. This time I plussed it up two different ways - Swiss cheese and Honeycrisp apple. Each were good though I preferred the apple.

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Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Ham Sandwich a la Crème (1920)
The Book Of Tasty Sandwiches

Sandwich rating: 6 1/2
Plus up: Piccalilli
Plussed up rating: 7 1/2

Yet another solid sandwich from Bovril's The Book Of Tasty Sandwiches! This time beefy Bovril is used to make ham and cream richer and luxurious. Beefy ham, I believe is the term. Plussed up with the mustardy, pickley, piccalilli which provided a nice contrast

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Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Cheese-Fish Sandwich (1927)
Salads and Sandwiches

Sandwich rating: 5 1/2
Plus up: Salt-free Cajun seasoning blend
Plussed up rating: 6

The name of this sandwich wasn't exactly doing it any favors. Because the flavor and concept was too far off from a Tuna Melt. Plussed it up with a salt-free Cajun seasoning blend (salt-free because the cheese sauce had a little salt) to nice effect.

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Thursday, April 23, 2026
Egg Salad Tapioca Sandwich (1928)
From Soups to Dessert with Minute Tapioca

Sandwich rating: 4
Plus up: Colman's Mustard
Plussed up rating: 5

This sandwich recipe is part of a long line of recipes put out companies to try and sell more product. Forcing their product into recipes where it is not needed. Nobody ate an egg salad sandwich and said, "you know what would really make this sing, tapioca!" So we ended up with a mooshier egg salad. Plussed it up for flavor rather than texture though with the super sharp Colman's Mustard. Improved but not vastly so.

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Friday, April 24, 2026
Recipe Remix™: Triple Deck Clam & Ham Sandwich (1971)
Midnight Cookbook

If you remember, the original Triple Deck Clam & Ham Sandwich had us make the sandwich, refrigerate it, toast it, then pour a white sauce over top. It very much felt like it could be improved. So, I toasted the bread first, got some color on the ham, seasoned the clam mixture in advance, and then used the sauce that was poured over top as a dip. Much tastier and easier to eat.

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Saturday, April 25, 2026
Runzas (1949)
A sandwich of our/regional history

Sandwich rating: 8
Plus up: Dill pickles and spicy brown mustard
Plussed up rating: 9

It's rare to have both a sandwich of our history and a sandwich of regional history in one sandwich but here we are. Now, I followed the recipes that Rachel shared with me exactly as written. Personally, I think the dough needed either more time to rise or a second rise. And the dimensions for the rolled out dough seemed to not allow enough filling. But man, was that tasty! I've head since how cream of chicken soup isn't exactly common in Runzas but that's the beauty of getting those recipe cards. We got a peek into the culinary life of Rachel's family. Which is cool.

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Sunday, April 26, 2026
Sandwich de Salami (1949)
International Sandwich Sunday

Sandwich rating: 6
Plus up: Pickled Guindilla peppers
Plussed up rating: 7

As it turns out, this, along with the Sandwich Tomate y Queso I made a few weeks back are from chain in Spain called Rodilla. Wozzing ingredients up and putting it between bread seems to be their jam. And this was no exception. It was odd that they called for turkey as it just disappeared. Maybe it was for body. Plussed it up with pickled Guindilla peppers (also from Spain) which brought almost a pepprocini vibe to the party.

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In The Chips with Barry

Simba Week started out with a bit of a whimper. These tasted of smoked something. Not that they were bad, just didn't stick the landing.

Much better were the Tomato Sauce flavored Simbas. Tomato but also a little sweet and savory. Almost tomato chutney-esque.

And we wrapped things up with Simba's Mexican Chili flavored potato chip. Slightly spicy, garlicky, but in no way did it taste like any Mexican chili I've had. Nt bad but also not right.