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Post by stammerhead on Jul 15, 2022 12:48:14 GMT
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Post by Prince Myshkin on Jul 17, 2022 5:59:38 GMT
The Cornish pasty looks good. The toast sandwich is rather redundant. I googled it and those things actually exist.
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Post by stammerhead on Jul 18, 2022 22:26:57 GMT
The Cornish pasty looks good. The toast sandwich is rather redundant. I googled it and those things actually exist. I’m not 100% sure if Ramesh actually enjoyed the sandwich but here’s the original recipe from Mrs Beeton.  |
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Post by Prince Myshkin on Jul 19, 2022 1:37:27 GMT
The Cornish pasty looks good. The toast sandwich is rather redundant. I googled it and those things actually exist. I’m not 100% sure if Ramesh actually enjoyed the sandwich but here’s the original recipe from Mrs Beeton. I'm wondering if this was poor people's food during times of economic downturns. I guess the different consistencies between the soft outer bread and the buttered toast in between is what made it work for them. |
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Post by Flying Monkeys on Jul 19, 2022 6:55:17 GMT
I’m not 100% sure if Ramesh actually enjoyed the sandwich but here’s the original recipe from Mrs Beeton. I'm wondering if this was poor people's food during times of economic downturns. I guess the different consistencies between the soft outer bread and the buttered toast in between is what made it work for them. I think you're onto something - the cold toast could be a left over from the household's breakfast and the hired help were given it by the miserly lady of the house. |
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Post by Prince Myshkin on Jul 19, 2022 7:19:23 GMT
I'm wondering if this was poor people's food during times of economic downturns. I guess the different consistencies between the soft outer bread and the buttered toast in between is what made it work for them. I think you're onto something - the cold toast could be a left over from the household's breakfast and the hired help were given it by the miserly lady of the house. Well then you explain such a miserable creation as the Toast Sandwich? ![[laugh]](http://storage.proboards.com/6870873/images/kPFtBpkwzwpFTaSmbFWI.gif) |
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Post by Flying Monkeys on Jul 19, 2022 7:44:19 GMT
I think you're onto something - the cold toast could be a left over from the household's breakfast and the hired help were given it by the miserly lady of the house. Well then you explain such a miserable creation as the Toast Sandwich? Huh? I said I think you are onto something - as in your explanation worked. |
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Post by Prince Myshkin on Jul 19, 2022 7:48:38 GMT
Well then you explain such a miserable creation as the Toast Sandwich? Huh? I said I think you are onto something - as in your explanation worked. Okay. I was thinking more of industrial workers though. The servants always get the leftovers. |
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Post by yggdrasil on Jul 19, 2022 7:54:25 GMT
We used to dream of toast sandwiches when I were a lad.
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Post by stammerhead on Jul 19, 2022 9:02:09 GMT
I’m not 100% sure if Ramesh actually enjoyed the sandwich but here’s the original recipe from Mrs Beeton. I'm wondering if this was poor people's food during times of economic downturns. I guess the different consistencies between the soft outer bread and the buttered toast in between is what made it work for them. I just think it was an attempt at coming up with something very simple and I do like the bit about tempting the appetites of invalids. The writer has been criticised since her early demise: Clarissa Dickson Wright, opines that "It would be unfair to blame any one person or one book for the decline of English cookery, but Isabella Beeton and her ubiquitous book do have a lot to answer for.
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Post by Prince Myshkin on Jul 19, 2022 15:50:17 GMT
I'm wondering if this was poor people's food during times of economic downturns. I guess the different consistencies between the soft outer bread and the buttered toast in between is what made it work for them. I just think it was an attempt at coming up with something very simple and I do like the bit about tempting the appetites of invalids. The writer has been criticised since her early demise: Clarissa Dickson Wright, opines that "It would be unfair to blame any one person or one book for the decline of English cookery, but Isabella Beeton and her ubiquitous book do have a lot to answer for.
Interesting that this Wright lady may have been sorta Martha Stewart in reverse. I'm not sure if you're familiar with the ubiquitous cooking encyclopedia "The Joy of Cooking". I have one and it comes in handy. But I know many critics blame it for the dumbing down of recipes in general. |
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