‘Sandwiches’ Category

  1. Egg and Green Pepper Family Club Sandwich

    January 29, 2010 by Tarrant Figlio

    Chicago seems to have a thing for egg and green pepper sandwiches-not quite like this one though. You can get them year-round in some places-other places seem to save them for Lent. Instead of fish on Friday…it is an egg and pepper sandwich on Friday.

    Your corner sandwich shop doesn’t have these adorable retro beauties. You can’t beat them for thrifty, fun and tasty though!

    Imagine fighting childhood obesity too-one sandwich for the whole family. Of course, if I tried to feed this to the whole family, my kids would choose no dinner. (One hates mayo, two not keen on eggs, three not fond of green pepper) That is quite all right-I find it the right size for a casual meal for the two of us.

    Note the hot mayonnaise sauce is NOT spicey-but rather a cream cheese sauce with olives and pimento-adding a nice touch to this sandwich. Skip the spreading of mayo as you prepare if you plan to “pass the hot mayonnaise sauce” as suggested OR just make the hot mayo sauce and spread while assembling.

    Egg and Green Pepper Family Club Sandwich

    Remove the crusts from a day-old loaf of unsliced enriched or a specialty white bread. Cut in 3 lengthwise slices. Toast lightly under the broiler. Spread with mayonnaise. Place on a tray or platter. Arrange sliced green pepper on 1 slice. Cover with another slice of bread, then with a layer of hard-cooked eggs. Cover this with the remaining slice of bread. Top with seasoned sliced tomatoes. And here’s a tip–pass hot mayonnaise sauce.

    Hot Mayonnaise Sauce

    Combine 1/3 cup real mayonnaise, 1 (3 oz) package cream cheese and 3/4 cup milk. Beat with rotary beater until smooth. Add 1/3 cup each sliced olives and diced pimentos’ heat thoroughly in the top of a double boiler, stir occasionally.

    Category Eggs, Recipes, retro food, Sandwiches, Sauces | Tags: | No Comments

  2. Mushroom Club Sandwiches

    January 28, 2010 by Tarrant Figlio

    I have a fondness for club sandwiches. I blame a childhood where such things were ladylike and fancy. Of course, I failed at ladylike anything…but I sure did like some grown up lady food. I couldn’t figure out the dresses, heels, discussions or make-up. I didn’t quite understand why all the ladies didn’t have “jobs” but never had a minute to spare. I did understand the club sandwich, but not why it was marked “lady food.”

    I still like club sandwiches. My love does not…but I aim to convince her with…the MUSHROOM club sandwich! Yes! A mushroom club sandwich. Coarse cut butter fried mushrooms instead of the original chicken. I need to investigate the peppy mayo though. Because I live with an anti bacon person…I have to skip that too…making it a vegetarian dream sandwich. You know why? Because a little bit of olive makes a fine substitute for bacon when it comes to vegetarians.

    I will start with the “Original” club sandwich and continue with the mushroom. Look at the photo though for the Turkey, Duck, Goose, Tongue, Roast Pork, Lobster, Salmon, Flounder Cheese, Boston, or Oyster Club sandwiches.

    The Original Club Sandwich

    3 slices toast
    Butter or Margarine
    Lettuce
    Mayonnaise
    2 slice cooked white chicken meat
    2 crisp cooked bacon slices
    2 slices tomato

    Toast the bread and spread with butter or margarine.Cover one slice with chicken; spread with mayonnaise and top with a lettuce leaf. Place bacon and tomato slices on top. Cover with the remaining toast slice. Fasten securely with 4 wooden toothpicks. Cut the sandwich diagonally into 4 triangles. Stand them upright on a plate. Garnish with pickles, olives, or halved slices tomato.

    Mushroom Club Sandwiches

    Make according to directions for the original club sandwich; but use instead of chicke, a layer of coarse-chopped butter-fried fresh mushrooms. Add a little chopped scallion or minced olives and use “pepped up mayonnaise”

    Better Cooking Library, Sandwich and Party Snack Cook Book, 1964

    Category Poultry, Recipes, retro food, Sandwiches, Vegetables | Tags: | 3 Comments

  3. Holiday Sandwich “Package”

    November 13, 2009 by Tarrant Figlio

    Another in the realm of my family won’t consider this but…this one sounds pretty good. (If you like deviled ham and relish…and catsup. I would be tempted to choose a mustard in place of the catchup.)

    Holiday Sandwich Package

    1 2-pound loaf unsliced white bread
    2 4 1/2 ounce cans deviled ham
    2 tablespoons mayonnaise
    1/2 cup chopped sweet pickle relish
    2 tablespoons catsup
    Radish roses

    Cut out center of loaf leaving 1/2 inch shell around ends and sides. Slice bread thinly and spread with a mixture of deviled ham, relish, mayonnaise and catsup. Place sandwiches in bread shell and garnish with radishes. “Tie” loaf with holiday ribbon. Makes 24 small sandwiches.

    Sandwich and Party Snack Cookbook, 1964

    Category Appetizers, Sandwiches | Tags: | 3 Comments

  4. “Christmas Tree” Sandwiches

    November 6, 2009 by Tarrant Figlio

    At BlogHer and BlogHer Food this year, I got asked (and so did the children) whether we actually ATE the recipes I post. Well, sometimes. Sometimes one appears too retro fab not to share but my family screams as soon as I flip the page open. This recipe is one I can’t even convince Denise to buy the groceries for a demonstration project.
    Christmas Tree Sandwiches
    Your family might be more fun. Or you might be invited to a tacky themed holiday pot luck. Or your elderly mother or grandmother might smile fondly when you make this recipe. My mother smiled about it and described a similar dish from back in the day when I described it the other day.

    In any case, retro appetizers and party foods are always popular this time of year…right?

    “Christmas Tree” Sandwiches

    (2 Variations)
    Yes, the quotation marks appear in the official name of the recipe-as does the 2 variations

    *20 slices white bread
    1 4 1/2 ounce can deviled ham
    1 3-oz package cream cheese, softened
    2 tablespoons orange marmalade
    1 8-oz pkg package cream cheese, softened
    1 cup cottage cheese
    1 tablespoon milk
    Green vegetable coloring
    Wide strip orange peel.

    **20 slices dark bread
    2 4 1/2 oz cans deviled ham
    4 tablespoons chopped raisins
    4 tablespoons chopped nuts
    1 8-oz package cream cheese, softened
    1 cup cottage cheese
    1 tablespoon milk
    Wide strip orange peel

    *Variation 1: TO cut out “tree” shape (triangle) start at top center of bread slice, cut down to the right corner of slice, then down to left corner. Trim remaining crust: repeat to make 20 “trees”. Combine deviled ham, cream cheese and marmalade. Spread half the slices with deviled ham mixture, top with remaining slices. To form loaf, stand sandwiches up right on a platter. Chill. Combine cream cheese, cottage cheese, milk and 4 drops coloring. Cut out 10 stars from orange peel. Place “stars” on center top of each sandwich. Frost loaf with cheese mixture. At serving time, cut between stars to separate sandwiches.

    **Variation 2: Proceed as above, use dark bread instead of white. Combine deviled ham, raisins, and nuts for filling; and omit green coloring from the cheese frosting.

    From Sandwich and Party Snack Cook Book, 1964

    Category Appetizers, Recipes, retro food, Sandwiches | Tags: | 4 Comments

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