# Eating a sandwich made out of the end pieces **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 16, 2024, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-a-sandwich-made-out-of-the-end-pieces/1007361 "2024-09-16T19:37:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2024, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-a-sandwich-made-out-of-the-end-pieces/1007361/21 "2024-09-17T06:35:52Z")
It don’t work. Old wives tale. IMO ---
**Author:** ![DaveUnknown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/94ad74/32.png) [@DaveUnknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveUnknown)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2024, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-a-sandwich-made-out-of-the-end-pieces/1007361/22 "2024-09-17T07:25:51Z")
I like rye loaf heals (not loafers). They’re usually thicker and toast well, and sometimes forms a cup-shape which holds lots of butter or spread. It’s the best option with Sunday bacon & eggs. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2024, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-a-sandwich-made-out-of-the-end-pieces/1007361/23 "2024-09-17T11:05:43Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > My heels are thicker. Use one of those pumice things. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2024, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-a-sandwich-made-out-of-the-end-pieces/1007361/24 "2024-09-17T12:26:41Z")
> [@DKW](#): > > But fine, I’ll keep tabs on the overall freshness of that loaf as I work my way through it, and if I notice anything drying out a lot faster than it should, I’ll save the ends for last next time. Live and learn. (Seriously, this is the first I’ve _ever_ heard of this. I really was not raised right at all. 🙂) For me, it only affects the freshness of the slice the heel would have been adjacent to, and only then if I leave it a couple days without eating the bread. It also seems to vary by brand how much that now uncovered slice at the end slightly dries out. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2024, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-a-sandwich-made-out-of-the-end-pieces/1007361/25 "2024-09-17T12:30:14Z")
When I was going through the “ordeal” for he Boy Scout Order of the Arrow we didn’t get a lot of food for the day. Lunch consisted of a peanut butter sandwich and a cup of water (after we had worked all morning). They deliberately made up one sandwich from the end pieces of the loaf and gave it to one guy they thought particularly deserving. ---
**Author:** ![Kropotkin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kropotkin/32/18045_2.png) [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2024, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-a-sandwich-made-out-of-the-end-pieces/1007361/26 "2024-09-17T12:49:21Z")
> [@DaveUnknown](#): > > I like rye loaf heals Do you secure the rye bread over a wound with adhesive tape? ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2024, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-a-sandwich-made-out-of-the-end-pieces/1007361/27 "2024-09-17T12:49:35Z")
> [@DKW](#): > > I had nice shiny new loaf of bread sitting there, all full of possibilities, and I was about to simply take the first two slices like I always do. But then…I don’t know how, I don’t know why, these things just happen…I decided, "What the hell, I’m going for the gusto today. I’m making this goddam sandwich _out of the two end pieces!"_ So, as I understand it from what I quoted, you took the top end piece, unraveled the loaf of fresh bread, took the bottom end piece, and then returned the rest of the bread sans end pieces to the packaging? The end piece (on top at least) keeps the rest of the bread fresher for longer, so I use up the loaf of bread while leaving the top end piece in place until it finally meets its brother at the bottom. I then toast the end pieces well. They make nice thick toast! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2024, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-a-sandwich-made-out-of-the-end-pieces/1007361/28 "2024-09-17T13:52:17Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Yes, I believe this. I’ve made a casual study. But did you do your own research? 😉 I usually eat the first heel with a regular slice of bread when I’m most of the way through a loaf. Then I eat the second heel when I get to it at the end. I prefer the regular slices, but I don’t particularly mind eating the heels. But I’d rather take them one at a time. ---
**Author:** ![DaveUnknown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/94ad74/32.png) [@DaveUnknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveUnknown)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-a-sandwich-made-out-of-the-end-pieces/1007361/29 "2024-09-17T14:19:47Z")
> [@Kropotkin](#): > > Do you secure the rye bread over a wound with adhesive tape? No, I drink a lot of band-ade and hope the pain goes away. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2024, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-a-sandwich-made-out-of-the-end-pieces/1007361/30 "2024-09-17T17:29:17Z")
> [@Kropotkin](#): > > Do you secure the rye bread over a wound with adhesive tape? It couldn’t hurt! ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2024, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-a-sandwich-made-out-of-the-end-pieces/1007361/31 "2024-09-17T17:33:57Z")
I usually end up giving the heels to the dogs these days. Nobody in my house wants those things. We all love crust on bread, but whatever crust there is on those typical bagged loaves of cottony white or wheat bread are not particularly appealing. Plus, those slices are extra thin and just have a weird texture. For heartier bagged loaves, they’re okay. But we typically have loaves of Butternut, Aunt Millie’s, or whatever they sell at Target for the kids. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2024, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-a-sandwich-made-out-of-the-end-pieces/1007361/32 "2024-09-17T17:34:07Z")
> [@DKW](#): > > But fine, I’ll keep tabs on the overall freshness of that loaf as I work my way through it, and if I notice anything drying out a lot faster than it should, I’ll save the ends for last next time. Live and learn. (Seriously, this is the first I’ve _ever_ heard of this. I really was not raised right at all. 🙂) I was curious about the mechanics. Modern bread takes forever to go stale, so if you eat it fast no problem. > [@CalMeacham](#): > > When I was going through the “ordeal” for he Boy Scout Order of the Arrow we didn’t get a lot of food for the day. Lunch consisted of a peanut butter sandwich and a cup of water (after we had worked all morning). They deliberately made up one sandwich from the end pieces of the loaf and gave it to one guy they thought particularly deserving. Huh. I don’t remember eat at all during mine, except for the big celebration dinner at the end. (mid-60s, New York). ---
**Author:** ![Kropotkin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kropotkin/32/18045_2.png) [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2024, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-a-sandwich-made-out-of-the-end-pieces/1007361/33 "2024-09-17T23:26:51Z")
He said wryly. ---
**Author:** ![Mallard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Mallard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mallard)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2024, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-a-sandwich-made-out-of-the-end-pieces/1007361/34 "2024-09-17T23:56:16Z")
The heel crusts are my favourite part of the bread and have been since I was a kid. There was nothing like a fresh loaf of bread and stealing those end pieces to make a sandwich. My parents didn’t like me doing that but I think deep down they thought it was funny. But I have to agree with an above poster they don’t make the best grilled sandwiches. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2024, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-a-sandwich-made-out-of-the-end-pieces/1007361/35 "2024-09-18T14:17:27Z")
I save the end pieces for last and make a sandwich with just them. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2024, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-a-sandwich-made-out-of-the-end-pieces/1007361/36 "2024-09-18T14:45:47Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > I usually end up giving the heels to the dogs these days. Nobody in my house wants those things. We all love crust on bread, but whatever crust there is on those typical bagged loaves of cottony white or wheat bread are not particularly appealing. Exactly this. I humbly admit that sliced white bread is one of my guilty pleasures, but only because it’s such a good match for classic sandwich ingredients like tuna salad or egg salad. But the end crusts of such breads don’t have the wonderful attributes of the bread itself and are pretty tasteless. Of course I love good buns like onion buns, kaiser rolls, and all the rest, which when you cut them in half are basically two heels, but those things are made with the explicit intent to have the right texture and flavour to be enjoyable that way. White bread is not. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2024, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-a-sandwich-made-out-of-the-end-pieces/1007361/37 "2024-09-18T15:03:15Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > I usually end up giving the heels to the dogs these days. Our dogs are spoiled. Offer them the heel from bread and they give you a look, like “what am I supposed to do with this?” If I give bread to our parrot, he dunks it in his water, so I then have to give him new water. Stale bread goes to the chickens. They’ll eat anything, and turn it into eggs. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2024, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-a-sandwich-made-out-of-the-end-pieces/1007361/38 "2024-09-18T16:12:30Z")
> [@Kropotkin](#): > > He said wryly. Don’t you mean rye-ly? Also, a hamburger is a sandwich using the end pieces of the bread. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2024, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-a-sandwich-made-out-of-the-end-pieces/1007361/39 "2024-09-18T16:37:35Z")
Today is NATIONAL CHEESEBURGER DAY!! Get off your butt and support your country in this time of national crisis. 🤪 ---
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2024, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-a-sandwich-made-out-of-the-end-pieces/1007361/40 "2024-09-18T17:06:33Z")
To heck with the butt ends, just use the whole loaf: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/xKeaXe4_bms/maxresdefault.jpg "New Orleans Muffuletta (Central Grocery Version)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKeaXe4_bms) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-a-sandwich-made-out-of-the-end-pieces/1007361.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-a-sandwich-made-out-of-the-end-pieces/1007361.md?page=3)