The Sandwiches Are On The Track
The potato chips too but that headline was too long already
And we are back with another Sandwiches of History recap email! Just a quick programming note, there will not be a recap email next week as I will be smack dab in the middle of a six, 12-hour day work block and simply will not have the time. Sorry about that
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The Sandwiches of the Week 🥪
Monday, May 5, 2025
Salmon Sandwich Deluxe (1939-1945)
Wartime Recipes from Nova Scotia
Rating: 5
Plus up: Boatload of fresh chives
Plussed up rating: 5 1/2
Nothing says “Monday” like an overly complicated recipe that churns out a “meh” sandwich, am I right? Yeah this turned out bland and pouring melted cheese over the top made no sense. Very much middle of the road, flavor-wise. The chive plus up was good but not enough to fully rescue it.
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Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Ennes Sandwich (1924)
Cooking Menus Service
Rating: 7
Plus up: Grated Gruyere cheese, melted
Plussed up rating: 7 1/2
This was a tasty little number. Mushrooms sautéed in butter with nutmeg? Yes, please, and thank you. Just screamed for the nutty tastiness of melted Gruyere cheese to me. Plus up solved!
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Wednesday, May 7, 2025
A Sandwich Has No Name (1931)
White Lily Flour Cook Book
Rating: 6
Plus up: Uncle Chainsaw’s Doomrider Hot Sauce
Plussed up rating: 7
I’m not a huge fan of ketchup (except as a potato chip flavor) but I don’t hate it. So when I saw the two main ingredients here I was skeptical. But it turned out just fine. But plussing it up with the Grilled Cheese Treatment™ using smoked butter made it a much more complex, flavorful sandwich.
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Thursday, May 8, 2025
Snappy Sandwich (1920)
The Calendar Of Sandwiches and Beverages
Rating: 6 1/2
Plus up: Fried jalapeño pieces
Plussed up rating: 7
This sandwich was not snappy to make. But it was a bit snappy flavor-wise. Which helped save it a bit. Plussed it up with crispy fried jalapeños for texture and heat but yeah, never going to make this again.
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Friday, May 9, 2025
Baked Peanut and Beef Sandwich (1950s)
Peanut Dishes Plain and Fancy
Rating: 6
Plus up: Caruso’s and Tripping Billy Spicy Giardiniera Salsa
Plussed up rating: 7 1/2
Another odd sandwich here. It had parts that worked well together such as the peanuts and the beef but overall just another mess of a sandwich. Adding the giardiniera salsa was a whim that worked out really well. Tanginess of the giardiniera and spicy tomatoey salsa worked great with the flavors of the sandwich.
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Saturday, May 10, 2025
Daisy Sandwich (1916)
Salads Sandwiches and Chafing Dish Recipes
Rating: 7
Plus up: Everything But the Bagel Seasoning Blend
Plussed up rating: 8
After the two oddball sandwiches earlier in the week, this was a pleasant surprise. The whipped egg whites got a little crunch to them, the yolk was still runny (which I like). Then you had the layer of cheddar cheese underneath. Since there wasn’t any seasoning, I hauled off and plussed it up with Everything But the Bagel Seasoning Blend with it’s salt, dehydrated onion and garlic, and sesame seeds. Yum.
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Sunday, May 11, 2025
Pain Chargé (Cameroon)
International Sandwich Sunday
Rating: 7 1/2
Plus up: Kewpie mayo and butter lettuce
Plussed up rating: 8 1/2
This was a pretty easy but flavorful International Sandwich Sunday. Ground beef, tomatoes, habanero peppers, and more. Plussed it up with a little Kewpie mayo and butter lettuce which help tame the heat a tad, provide richness, and freshness. Tasty stuff.
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In The Chips withBarry!
🇧🇷 Raízes Cassava Chips
It didn’t dawn on me until well after I recorded and edited this that these were cassava chips 🤦♂️ . Simple but definitely tasty.
Torres Tapas Pickle Potato Chips
These were tasty if not low on the pickle flavor. More pickle relish than anything. Some folks commented that it didn’t say dill pickle on the bag. While they may have a point, the pickle that is on the bag looks like a dill pickle. And nowhere on the bag did they indicate what kind of pickle it was supposed to be.
Keya’s Black Salt Potato Chips
I always struggle to describe black salt. It has a sulfurous quality to it but in a tasty way (see what I mean?). This was one tasty chip that I am fairly sure was balanced out by the use of amchur powder (dried mango).
Can It Sandwich?
This week’s Can It Sandwich? was…interesting. The star of the show was, of course, the Black Salt potato chips from Keya’s. But how did the others do? You’ll have to watch to find out!
Thanks for watching, and reading all they way down! See you in two weeks.
Cheers,
Barry 🥪
