Talk:Ham and cheese sandwich

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I did what I could with this page. Not sure what else to add... — RJH 21:47, 13 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Origins?

Oddly enough, I've been looking at some 1870s-1920s cookbooks at Project Gutenberg and can't find ham and cheese sandwiches. Ham sandwiches, cheese sandwiches, but no ham and cheese. Quite a few references to "nut sandwiches" and "salad-and-nut" sandwiches. One reference that says that peanut butter has a "peculiar" consistency and should be moistened for sandwiches by adding "salad dressing" to it... no ham and cheese.

A fairly typical reference:

The luncheon put up for school-children may consist chiefly of sandwiches, preferably several small ones of different kinds, rather than one or two large ones. Biscuit sandwiches are generally more palatable to a child than plain bread ones. Besides those made of cold meat, there should be at least one cheese or one salad-and-nut sandwich, and one jelly sandwich. A hard-boiled egg, preferably one that has been cooked for some time in water kept under boiling point, will vary this diet. Of course fruit, such as an apple, an orange, or a banana, forms the best dessert. Occasionally cake, gingerbread, sweet biscuit, or a piece of milk chocolate may be put in the basket for a pleasant surprise.

Dpbsmith (talk) 22:27, 3 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] AfD

This article was nominated for deletion on 31 August, 2005. The result of the discussion was keep.

I'm glad they voted to keep this article. Even though not a lot of people care about an article on Ham and cheese sandwiches, the fact that Wikipedia has all these seemingly pointless articles is what makes is so cool. Wikipedia is supposed to have everything imaginable.

--LocrialTheSequel 19:41, 4 March 2006 (UTC)