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Old August 14th, 2004, 12:43 AM
SnugBear
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Beverly wrote:

Now it's my turn to ask another "culture" question. I've seen in many
posts the reference to putting butter on a sandwich. Is this a common
practice in the UK? I can't think of one sandwich to which I would
add butter. The normal additions to sandwiches here would be lettuce,
tomato, onion, mustard or mayo.


Food poisoning - bah!

When we were on vacation in the UK in '83 we went to check out an old
abbey on a tidal island in Northumbria - Lindesfarne. My husband misread
the tide and we were stuck there longer than we anticipated and needed to
get lunch somewhere. I recall that the local eatery appeared to be a
tourist trap and we walked around getting more and more hungry.

Finally we saw a small sign outside a little house right along the street
that said "Crab Sandwiches - 85p" and decided to take our chances. On a
small table just inside the door was a stack of sandwiches and an honor
jar. We paid for 2 and found a place to sit near the causeway to watch
the tide go out. Each sandwich consisted of 2 small, thin slices of
white bread spread with a thin layer of butter and (I *swear*) less than
a quarter inch thick layer of crab with no dressing, mayo or anything
else.

It was the BEST sandwich I had in my life.

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  #102  
Old August 14th, 2004, 12:43 AM
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Beverly wrote:

Now it's my turn to ask another "culture" question. I've seen in many
posts the reference to putting butter on a sandwich. Is this a common
practice in the UK? I can't think of one sandwich to which I would
add butter. The normal additions to sandwiches here would be lettuce,
tomato, onion, mustard or mayo.


Food poisoning - bah!

When we were on vacation in the UK in '83 we went to check out an old
abbey on a tidal island in Northumbria - Lindesfarne. My husband misread
the tide and we were stuck there longer than we anticipated and needed to
get lunch somewhere. I recall that the local eatery appeared to be a
tourist trap and we walked around getting more and more hungry.

Finally we saw a small sign outside a little house right along the street
that said "Crab Sandwiches - 85p" and decided to take our chances. On a
small table just inside the door was a stack of sandwiches and an honor
jar. We paid for 2 and found a place to sit near the causeway to watch
the tide go out. Each sandwich consisted of 2 small, thin slices of
white bread spread with a thin layer of butter and (I *swear*) less than
a quarter inch thick layer of crab with no dressing, mayo or anything
else.

It was the BEST sandwich I had in my life.

--
Walking (but mostly biking!) on . . .
Laurie in Maine
207/110 60 inches of attitude!
Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03
  #103  
Old August 14th, 2004, 09:38 AM
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On 13 Aug 2004 23:43:49 GMT, SnugBear wrote:


When we were on vacation in the UK in '83 we went to check out an old
abbey on a tidal island in Northumbria - Lindesfarne. My husband misread
the tide and we were stuck there longer than we anticipated and needed to
get lunch somewhere. I recall that the local eatery appeared to be a
tourist trap and we walked around getting more and more hungry.

Finally we saw a small sign outside a little house right along the street
that said "Crab Sandwiches - 85p" and decided to take our chances. On a
small table just inside the door was a stack of sandwiches and an honor
jar. We paid for 2 and found a place to sit near the causeway to watch
the tide go out. Each sandwich consisted of 2 small, thin slices of
white bread spread with a thin layer of butter and (I *swear*) less than
a quarter inch thick layer of crab with no dressing, mayo or anything
else.

It was the BEST sandwich I had in my life.


Laurie I know Lindisfarne well, and I really love it. We even stayed
there in a holiday apartment for several days in winter once and it
was lovely to be there before all the day trippers arrived and in the
evening after they'd left. I had to smile at you getting cut off by
the tide - easily done if you don't pay proper attention to the tide
information! I've even seen people walking across when the tide's
out, and having to hurry as it came in - this can be seriously
dangerous, of course.

A lot of seaside places sell fresh crab sandwiches over here and it
can be delicious. I do like my sandwiches to be more filling than
bread, though, and I'm not sure about the white bread either but I'll
believe you when you say it was the best ever

janice
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Old August 14th, 2004, 09:38 AM
janice
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On 13 Aug 2004 23:43:49 GMT, SnugBear wrote:


When we were on vacation in the UK in '83 we went to check out an old
abbey on a tidal island in Northumbria - Lindesfarne. My husband misread
the tide and we were stuck there longer than we anticipated and needed to
get lunch somewhere. I recall that the local eatery appeared to be a
tourist trap and we walked around getting more and more hungry.

Finally we saw a small sign outside a little house right along the street
that said "Crab Sandwiches - 85p" and decided to take our chances. On a
small table just inside the door was a stack of sandwiches and an honor
jar. We paid for 2 and found a place to sit near the causeway to watch
the tide go out. Each sandwich consisted of 2 small, thin slices of
white bread spread with a thin layer of butter and (I *swear*) less than
a quarter inch thick layer of crab with no dressing, mayo or anything
else.

It was the BEST sandwich I had in my life.


Laurie I know Lindisfarne well, and I really love it. We even stayed
there in a holiday apartment for several days in winter once and it
was lovely to be there before all the day trippers arrived and in the
evening after they'd left. I had to smile at you getting cut off by
the tide - easily done if you don't pay proper attention to the tide
information! I've even seen people walking across when the tide's
out, and having to hurry as it came in - this can be seriously
dangerous, of course.

A lot of seaside places sell fresh crab sandwiches over here and it
can be delicious. I do like my sandwiches to be more filling than
bread, though, and I'm not sure about the white bread either but I'll
believe you when you say it was the best ever

janice
  #105  
Old August 15th, 2004, 05:20 AM
Chris Braun
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Looks like you're on a good eating plan, Alien -- and your progress
has certainly been impressive!

Chris
262/143/ (145-150)
  #106  
Old August 15th, 2004, 05:20 AM
Chris Braun
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Looks like you're on a good eating plan, Alien -- and your progress
has certainly been impressive!

Chris
262/143/ (145-150)
  #107  
Old August 15th, 2004, 10:46 AM
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janice wrote in alt.support.diet on Fri, 13 Aug 2004:

The adding of mayo to many of the sandwiches sold here is a relatively
recent thing, and I think it must have come from America. Until a few
years ago, egg mayonnaise sandwich was a well-established filling
(hard boiled egg chopped and mixed with mayonnaise - yummy), but I
really don't like the way it's getting added to everything from ham to
tuna - it makes them far too rich.


I think it started when ready-made sandwiches began to be sold; 20 years
ago, they were a rarity, and there were loads of little sandwich shops
that made to order, and did not add mayonnaise. When the supermarkets
started selling ready-made sandwiches, they all had mayonnaise in them,
which was very hard for my aunt, who is either allergic to it or has
such an intense dislike of it that she can't bear to even think of
eating it.

But in recent years it's got better as most of the supermarkets (and
chains like Prêt) do now sell a range of "healthy" sandwiches which
mostly don't contain any mayonnaise.

I didn't know you didn't have marge or butter on sandwiches in America
- it really is the fundamental part of the recipe - bread and butter
+ filling. Very unusual to find anyone who eats them without this,
unless they don't want to spend the calories on it because they're
aiming to lose weight.

I didn't know, either. It sounds weird to me, although I don't use
either myself on sandwiches I make.
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Annabel - "Mrs Redboots"
90/88.5/80kg

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Old August 15th, 2004, 10:46 AM
Annabel Smyth
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janice wrote in alt.support.diet on Fri, 13 Aug 2004:

The adding of mayo to many of the sandwiches sold here is a relatively
recent thing, and I think it must have come from America. Until a few
years ago, egg mayonnaise sandwich was a well-established filling
(hard boiled egg chopped and mixed with mayonnaise - yummy), but I
really don't like the way it's getting added to everything from ham to
tuna - it makes them far too rich.


I think it started when ready-made sandwiches began to be sold; 20 years
ago, they were a rarity, and there were loads of little sandwich shops
that made to order, and did not add mayonnaise. When the supermarkets
started selling ready-made sandwiches, they all had mayonnaise in them,
which was very hard for my aunt, who is either allergic to it or has
such an intense dislike of it that she can't bear to even think of
eating it.

But in recent years it's got better as most of the supermarkets (and
chains like Prêt) do now sell a range of "healthy" sandwiches which
mostly don't contain any mayonnaise.

I didn't know you didn't have marge or butter on sandwiches in America
- it really is the fundamental part of the recipe - bread and butter
+ filling. Very unusual to find anyone who eats them without this,
unless they don't want to spend the calories on it because they're
aiming to lose weight.

I didn't know, either. It sounds weird to me, although I don't use
either myself on sandwiches I make.
--
Annabel - "Mrs Redboots"
90/88.5/80kg

 




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