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Slidin' into November

That's right, time for the weekly recap

Barry W. Enderwick

03 Nov 2025 — 3 min read

Seems like the tour just ended and now the holidays are around the corner. Man, time does keep on slippin’ into the future.

The Sandwiches of the Week 🥪

Monday, October 27, 2025
Lettuce Sandwich à la Blanche (1924)
Mrs. Ericcson Hamond’s Salad Appetizer Cook Book

Tea Sandwich Rating: 5
Plus ups: Sliced tomato and a lot of black pepper
Plussed up rating: 6

Even for a tea sandwich, this was extremely light. Not sure who Blanche was but she was not big on flavor. The tomato and too much black pepper plus ups helped but yeah. Not makin’ this again.

Should you make it? Nah

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Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Owl Sandwich (1923)
The Motorist’s Luncheon Book

Rating: 7
Plus up: Pepperoncini
Plussed up rating: 7 1/2

I mean, how bad could a toast ham and cheese sandwich be? Especially when butter was involved. The process of dipping bread into melted butter, then cheese was odd but in the end it was a tasty sandwich. I did feel it needed a little something to punch through the richness and pepproncini delivered.

Should you make it? Sure, why not?

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Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Peanutbutter Dog (recent history)
The Hot Dog Safari

Rating: 7 1/2
Plus up:
1/ Kewpie mayonnaise, Bachan’s Japanese BBQ Sauce, and nori
2/ Pickled daikon and carrot, sliced jalapeño, and cilantro
Plussed up rating:
1/ 9
2/ 10

This was a fun one. The Hotdog Safari which see local chefs and food vendors “plus up” the Peanutbutter Dog (Peanut butter, hot dog, and ketchup) in an attempt to be named “Best Hot Dog!” The events which originate in Worcester, Massachusetts, also now happen in Portland, Maine, Naples Florida, New Orleans, Lousisana, and Austin, Texas. All proceeds are donated to food banks in each of those cities. I opted to plus mine up two ways and I absolutely will be making the Banh Mi version again but even the based dog was tasty.

Should you make this? Absolutely!

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Thursday, October 30, 2025
Finnan Haddie Sandwich (1936)
1,001 Sandwiches

Rating: Cheddar 7 | Parmesan 6 1/2
Plus up: J.O. Spice
Plussed up rating: 8 | 7

I remember the first time reading the words “finnan haddie” and had to look it up. Turns out it’s smoked haddock that apparently you have to soak for a while to use (kinda like bacalao (salt cod)). But it was tasty and really enjoyed this sandwich (though I preferred it with the cheddar more). Plussed it up with a little J.O. Spice which like a more intense Old Bay. Worked great

Should you make this? Yes, if you can find the fish.

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Friday, October 31, 2025
Halloween Sandwich (1936)
1,001 Sandwiches

Rating: 7
Plus up: Toasting in the oven
Plussed up rating: 7 1/2

Admittedly, this Halloween Sandwich wasn’t anywhere near scary. It was a pimento cheese sandwich which is tasty on it’s own. But plussing up in the toaster oven brought even more flavor and texture to the party.

Should you make it? Meh, just make a regular pimento cheese sandwich

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Saturday, November 1, 2025
Grandma’s Melt
Our History

Rating: 7
Plus up: Salt-free Cajun seasoning blend and top English muffin
Plussed up rating: 8

At first blush, this recipe felt like a hodge podge of leftovers. Velveeta, butter, hard boiled eggs, tuna, and olives? Yet it melted together wonderfully. Plussed it up with a little salt-free Cajun seasoning which added some nice complexity.

Should you make it? Yeah, it was tasty.

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Saturday, October 26, 2025
Bocadillo de Tortilla a la Francesa (España)
International Sandwich Sunday

Rating: 8.5
Plus up: Two Minute Aioli
Plus up rating: 9

Yes, another bocadillo from Spain delivering the deliciousness. This time with ripe tomato, sea salt, olive oil, and eggs. It was tasty on it’s own and sure, I could’ve added some Manchego cheese but that two-minute aioli plus up really hit the spot.

Should you make it? Absolutely

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In The Chips with Barry 🥔

Aaaand we’re back to a normal amount of potato chips per review. Although given how many chips keep showing up in my P.O. Box, probably gonna have to fire up the multi-review videos again.

Zapp’s Mesquite Bar-B-Que potato chips

Yes, back with another Zapp’s potato chip flavor. These Mesquite Bar-B-Que chips were nicely done and well balanced. Not mind-blowing but tasty.

Utz Lemonade potato chips

These were a pleasant surprise. Not too sweet, not too tart and nicely balanced such that you could taste the potato as well. I was not expecting that.