Saturday, January 15, 2011

"Mother tells you how to make unusual sandwiches" and I didn't listen.

I have a book that contains little comic strip styled instructions on how to do things like a proper 50s and early 60s teenage girl.  It's called "Mother Tells You How" or something like that, and is a collection of the illustrated instructionals (is that a word?  It is now...) from Girl magazine.  In it, one of the things is 'MTYH: to make unusual sandwiches."  I don't know about you, but mashed luncheon makes me feel a little concerned- it should be thin and disc shaped.  As does butter, honey and maples on brown bread.  Not sure what to make of that one.

My girls and I had a 1950s themed picnic today, so I decided to channel my inner unmarried, untrained housewife and made club sandwiches!  I made salmon, cream cheese and chive ones, another eight of ham, cheese and gherkin, and then lastly, chicken, lettuce and cranberry jelly.  All -delicious-, and all on white bread.  To finish it off, I made asparagus rolls by slipping some tinned asparagus into white bread coated with a bit of light margarine.  Delish!

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