Monday, September 15, 2025

Five?

A person who has never steered me wrong just directed me to a recipe from a book from 1909, the Up-to-Date Sandwich Book. The Popcorn Sandwich is basically popcorn on buttered toast with the addition of “five boned sardines, a dash of Worcestershire, and enough tomato catsup to form a paste.” That combination sounds like something you'd only ever taste on its way up. Just because they needed recipes for the book doesn’t mean anybody ever actually prepared such a sandwich, much less tried to eat it. However, “1909 Popcorn Sandwich” would be a great name for a bubblegum band.

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