# Sandwiches nobody eats anymore **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [December 16, 2024, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714 "2024-12-16T16:38:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/262 "2024-12-20T20:34:26Z")
> [@Treppenwitz](#): > > Hey, I don’t want to put you off, it’s always great to try new things. But as others have noted, English mustard is all about heat; and (IMHO) nothing much else. Yeah, I grew up with both Colman’s (the powder in the yellow can) and French’s always in the house. French’s was used for sandwiches. Colman’s was used for cooking. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/263 "2024-12-20T20:36:18Z")
A full British breakfast demands hot English mustard for the bangers, bacon, and puddings (black and white). Colman’s, BTW, is available as both powder and paste. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/264 "2024-12-20T20:43:12Z")
I like roast beef sandwiches with mild to medium creamy (mayo-based) horseradish sauce. Straight horseradish is a bit too powerful for me. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/265 "2024-12-20T22:23:14Z")
> [@Treppenwitz](#): > > Hey, I don’t want to put you off, it’s always great to try new things. But as others have noted, English mustard is all about heat; and (IMHO) nothing much else. I’ve always likened it to what’s sold here as “Chinese mustard”. The flavor is largely the same. I love hot food, not just capsicum, so I will happily slather either of them on a ham sandwich. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2024, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/266 "2024-12-21T02:13:20Z")
I like English mustard. But in practice I use Maille more often. Both are easy to find in Canada, even in small towns. ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2024, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/267 "2024-12-21T11:43:47Z")
I’ve only been to the Carnegie Deli once, and I ordered the tongue sandwich. I chose unwisely. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2024, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/268 "2024-12-21T16:41:57Z")
A relevant video: [The Most BIZARRE and FORGOTTEN Sandwiches of America](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8WVuve3kf8) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2024, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/269 "2024-12-21T22:29:41Z")
I’ve just made SPAM® salad. I used the box grater instead of the meat grinder. Easier to do, and easier to clean. We don’t keep Miracle Whip around, so I had to buy some when I went grocery shopping. A small jar was on sale for $6.99, The large jar (typical mayo jar size) was $7.49. So I guess we’ll have MW around for a while. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2024, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/270 "2024-12-21T22:38:26Z")
My mother used to make what she called “chopped olive” sandwiches. Basically, chopped up black olives and either mayo or Miracle Whip. I really liked them as a kid. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2024, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/271 "2024-12-21T23:08:06Z")
We had them with cream cheese. Not often, because it’s seriously high fat. ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2024, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/272 "2024-12-27T06:44:38Z")
Decided to take the plunge. I bought a jar of Marshmallow Fluff and I made sure that I have creamy peanut butter. Currently don’t have any white bread in the house, but the next time I do, I’ll finally try a Fluffernutter. Or maybe just a half. The rest of the jar? I’m making Whoopie (pies). ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2024, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/273 "2024-12-27T07:00:00Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > We had them with cream cheese. Ditto. My impression was that it was a common luncheon item when I was a kid, but I haven’t seen it since. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2024, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/274 "2024-12-27T07:10:28Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > But one of the major supermarket chains does carry Keen’s. It’s not labeled as “English mustard” but it does say “hot mustard” and the label has a picture of flames! 😁 I must get some! One of the restaurants around here famous for their roast beef serves it with fiery hot horseradish, much hotter than the “hot” horseradish you can normally buy, and I love it! I’m also a big fan of wasabi. Keen’s, no matter what the label says, is an English mustard. You can get it either prepared and ready to use, or as a mustard powder, which you prepare yourself. But that’s as easy as adding water to the consistency you want. And it is hot; it is a staple in my home, for baked ham, and ham sandwiches, and the like. But be careful; a little goes a long, long way. Colman’s is about the same. I’ve seen it in southern Ontario supermarkets a few times. Keen’s is much more widely available, and just as good. As for horseradish, I know that you’re in southern Ontario, and for years, “Susan’s” was the hottest you could get there. And it was fiery. Pretty much limited to southern Ontario, and only available through butcher shops and specialty food stores, unless you went to a fancy restaurant, where it would be served with your prime rib of beef. I have no idea if Susan’s is still available, but you might try, well, specialty food stores and butcher shops. (Hint: A half-teaspoon of Susan’s would _really_ add some zip to a Bloody Caesar. 😉 ) ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2024, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/275 "2024-12-27T07:21:24Z")
> [@Die\_Capacitrix](#): > > Decided to take the plunge. Oh, do please report back with what you think! ---
**Author:** ![ZonexandScout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zonexandscout/32/544_2.png) [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2024, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/276 "2024-12-27T14:06:32Z")
Chopped olive sandwiches? My first grade crush, Eileen, used to eat the same sandwich every day. Her mother would spread Miracle Whip on bread and then slice black olives to put on it. (She sliced them across, not lengthwise, so they looked like Cheerios from Hell.) The same sandwich every, single day. I was once offered half of one. I was…uh, unimpressed. I dislike all olives to this day and place the blame solely on Eileen’s mother. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2024, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/277 "2024-12-27T15:46:46Z")
> [@Die\_Capacitrix](#): > > The rest of the jar? I’m making Whoopie (pies). I’m glad you specified a Whoopie is a kind of pie. Without the parenthetical, I would have thought you were into something kinky. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/278 "2024-12-27T16:03:28Z")
For especially sticky forms of kink. IMO most folks prefer slippery over sticky for that. Although I must say that even as a tween when I first heard the term “fluffernutter” it sounded vaguely sexual / “dirty” to me. Still haven’t eaten one 50+ years later. Sounds disgusting. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2024, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/279 "2024-12-27T16:11:10Z")
Has the [mercury warnings in tuna](https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/mercury-in-tuna) made tuna fish sandwiches less popular? My family rarely ate fish. I guess our mercury levels are ok. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2024, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/280 "2024-12-27T18:26:00Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GcrggtH-j7k/hqdefault.jpg "1929 HITS ARCHIVE: Makin’ Whoopee! - Eddie Cantor") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcrggtH-j7k) ---
**Author:** ![fedman1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e495f1/32.png) [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2024, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/281 "2024-12-28T22:58:13Z")
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