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I was at the grocery store when a beautiful loaf of rye bread caught my eye and began begging and pleading for me to make a sandwich with it. I tried to avert my gaze and continue down the aisle, but it was no use—I couldn’t get those shapely slices, those gorgeous caraway seeds, out of my mind. I went back and apologized for even considering being so heartless and cruel, proudly gave the bread the seat of honor in my shopping cart, and made my way over to the deli department to pick up some other ingredients of a similar caliber. No cheap stuff today; both the roast beef and the provolone (sharp, never mild) were Boar’s Head™.
And it was delicious.
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Now that we finally have this long-anticipated blog up and running, it’s only fitting to christen it appropriately. Shown above is a ham and cheese sandwich I made to commemorate this momentous occasion. It was tasty, but unfortunately it’s been a while since I refilled my bread supply and I had to use one of the ends of the loaf.
In California, you can’t take two steps without tripping over an avocado. Good thing, too, because leftover guacamole makes for an excellent sandwich addition. This ‘wich was most energizing after a snowy Tahoe ski day.
Today, in The Onion: Mayonnaise, Black Forest Ham To Share Top Billing In Upcoming Sandwich FEBRUARY 1, 2010 HOLLYWOOD, CA—Lunch insiders confirmed rumors Monday that Mayonnaise and Black Forest Ham would share top billing in a highly anticipated upcoming sandwich, which sources said is still in the early stages of development. The on-bread reunion will [...]
From Popular Mechanics magazine, back in 1922: Not only would that machine sell you a sandwich, but the sandwich might actually be fresh. Apparently the 1920s were more technologically advanced than the 31st century will be, at least as far as sandwich-vending-machine safety goes. If only Fry had had access to a refrigerated sandwich, he [...]