Sandwich inquiry

[aquageek]

Only three sandwiches need to be served - BLT (on toasted white bread of course), ruben and muffuletta. In the Summer months you can add a tomato sandwich to round out the menu.

[geochuck]

I was in the Pocono Mountains during our honeymoon and had been driving for quite a while. Chuckie asked me to stop for lunch. We went into a little place to eat. Chuckie wanted to have a cup of tea. We asked the guy who ran the place if he had some tea. He said "Nope but I will make some" next we asked for a tomato sandwich, he said "Ain't got no mayonnaise ". Is this typical in the Poconos.

This fellow talked to us about prices getting out of control. He felt very bad about having to charge a boy 7 cents for a popsicle.

[RobM]

For those from Buffalo/WNY, a classic sandwich is the beef on weck: Rare roast beef with horseradish and au jus on a kummelweck roll( kaiser roll topped with pretzel salt and caraway seeds).

If you want to go the 'feed bag' route, nothing satisfies like the Rochester classic: the garbage plate. Two cheeseburger patties on top of a large bed of home fries and mac salad. The whole thing is then covered in a spicy meat sauce and topped with mustard and onions. Served with a side of bread to soak up the grease. The proper way to eat it is to mix everything together into one unholy amalgamation. Its not a sandwich, but food by the pound doesn't get any better.

[jim thornton]

Maybe we could print out some of these possibilities on a kind of prospective menu poll and give to the patrons (assuming we get any).

If we can get a dozen people, say, to sign up for the Rochester Classic, we could try it out for a while, see how it does.

On another note, George, I am assuming that Chuckie is your wife, right? You don't travel around the Poconos with this little fellow, do you? http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strol...22/chuckie.jpg

Not that there would be anything wrong with it, if you do. I would just be wary of sharing the heart-shaped Jacuzzi with the little bastard.

Ah, I remember when Popsicles were 7 cents. I remember when keyboards had the cents symbol, too--you know, that thing that looked like a C with a vertical line through it. Whatever happened to the cents symbol?

Probably gone the way of the overpriced 7 (insert cents symbol here) Popsicle.

[jim thornton]

I have heard of a muffuletta, but I had no idea what it was, so I googled it.

One amusing quote from http://www.gumbopages.com/food/samwiches/muff.html :

You'll hear lots of New Orleanians pronounce the sandwich "muff-uh-LOT-uh", but I understand that the proprietors of Central Grocery pronounce it "moo-foo-LET-ta". The common abbreviation is "muff"; e.g., "I'll take me a half a muff."

I am not quite sure how well this will go over with our neighbor, an Episcopal Seminary.

The Feed Bag Cafe: Home of the Half a Muff! (TM)

(i.e., for those times when you just can't handle a whole one.)

The recipe, which is apparently the most requested from Gumbo Pages, is as follows:

• For the olive salad:
• 1 gallon large pimento stuffed green olives, slightly crushed and well drained
• 1 quart jar pickled cauliflower, drained and sliced
• 2 small jars capers, drained
• 1 whole stalk celery, sliced diagonally
• 4 large carrots, peeled and thinly sliced diagonally
• 1 small jar celery seeds
• 1 small jar oregano
• 1 large head fresh garlic, peeled and minced
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 jar pepperoncini, drained (small salad peppers) left whole
• 1 pound large Greek black olives
• 1 jar cocktail onions, drained

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl or pot and mix well. Place in a large jar and cover with 1/2 olive oil and 1/2 Crisco oil. Store tightly covered in refrigerator. Allow to marinate for at least 24 hours before using.

• For the sandwich:
• 1 round loaf italian bread
• 1/4 pound mortadella, thinly sliced
• 1/4 pound ham, thinly sliced
• 1/4 pound hard Genoa salami, thinly sliced
• 1/4 pound Mozzarella cheese, sliced
• 1/4 pound Provolone cheese,sliced
• 1 cup olive salad with oil

Split a muffuletta loaf or a loaf of Italian bread horizontally. Spread each half with equal parts of olive salad and oil. Place meats and cheeses evenly on bottom half and cover with top half of bread. Cut in quarters. Enjoy! Serves four timid dieters, two hearty New Orleanians or one incredible maiale.

Not quite sure what 1/2 Olive oil and 1/2 Crisco oil means. It doesn't give much advice on 1/2 of how much of these things. If any one knows, please advise!

But it does sound very good...

[Kurt Dickson]

D-bag cafe...half a muff....all good and will really draw a crowd. Maybe you could use some "special sauce" from that chancre of yours...

Best sandwich I ever ate was a toasted turkey/swiss at Stein-Erickson Lodge (?sp) Deer Valley, Utah (The best ski resort I have ever been to, but I don't get out much).

Leave off the children's menu--I have four and you do not want those things in your restaurant.

No senior discount...they can pay full price like the rest of us.

[geochuck]

When I lived in Santa Monica I ate at a make your own Burger place.
Why not a have a Make Your Own Sanwich place. Here is one in Great Britain http://www.wearefudi.co.uk/lunch-leeds-location.htm

[Got Boost]

A Slopper. It is a open faced hamburger served in a bowl drowned in green chili. Good and good for you.

Gor Boost

[Bobinator]

I had a good sandwich on my way home from the natatorium Saturday. (It was from the place Sarah works part-time. She's been promoted to a delivery girl. Great tips when your're 18, and look like a VS model)
It was a "beachcomber" (feel free to change the name): Sourdough bagette, avacado(very ripe), provolone, alphalpha sprouts, touch of mayo, cucumbers, and sliced turkey! The sourdough had a crispy crust coupled with a moist and chewy interior. It was 8" long and served cold!

[humanpunchingbag]

Originally Posted by jim thornton

We are starting a cafe in a nearby town's historical district.

If you walked in hoping to get a decent sandwich, what kind of sandwich would you hope this to be?

We are hoping to limit the types of sandwiches on the menu to just a couple really good ones. If you have any types you really love, be these ordinary or exotic, please give us the benefit of your ideas!

Thanks!

Nobody ever offers my all time favourites: Peanut Butter n' Jam, Peanut Butter n' Honey. On a nice, thick moist Sourdough.

Too pedestrian, it will never happen.

[geochuck]

Lots of Butter, smothered wth Peanut Butter, Strawberry Jam, and a Bannana.

[Bobinator]

I have peanut butter/jelly/on whole grain whole wheat bread every day at work. It has lots of protein, fiber, whole grains, calcium, and it's tasty. A good bang for the calorie bucks. I would never order this at a resturant though, it's too easy to make, and of course I'm sick of it on the week-ends!

[swim4me]

My absolute favorite:

Grilled portabella mushroom, grilled eggplant slice (both sliced up). Add baby spinich, roasted red peppers, grilled onions (all vegetables cold or room temperature). Some slices of fresh Mozzarella cheese, and low-fat pesto on grilled focaccia bread. Yum Yum!!

[Kindred]

The menu from Booeymonger, my favorite place for less traditional sandwiches in the DC area:

http://www.booeymonger.com/menu.html

I'm not a huge sandwich fan, but I love their sandwiches. More important than the type of sandwich, is that the ingredients are fresh, especially the bread. IMO, great bread makes the sandwich.

[jim thornton]

Originally Posted by Kindred

The menu from Booeymonger, my favorite place for less traditional sandwiches in the DC area:

http://www.booeymonger.com/menu.html

I'm not a huge sandwich fan, but I love their sandwiches. More important than the type of sandwich, is that the ingredients are fresh, especially the bread. IMO, great bread makes the sandwich.

Thanks for the link! What exactly is a Booeymonger?

[Kindred]

Main Entry: 1mon·ger

Function: noun
1 : broker, dealer —usually used in combination <fishmonger>

Therefore, a booeymonger is one who sells booey...

(I have no clue! )

[geochuck]

You could pack them in with a sandwich like this http://www.schwartzsdeli.com/index_eng.html also check out their sit down menu. Simple and good.

[jim thornton]

George, I must say that menu made me quite hungry.

Time for lunch!

[Slowswim]

Hummus wrap with Roasted peppers, olives, and drizzled olive oil.

[henrycalhoun51]

Well we are strict here and eat things prepared traditionally. For me, organic produce, grass fed organic meats, and sprouted/fermented spelt or other type of buns. Now that is how I would like it.

Just don't make them like subways, gross.