A sandwich loaf is a stacked savory party

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made from a loaf of horizontally sliced bread. Typical fillings include

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chicken salad Chicken salad is any salad with chicken as a main ingredient. Other common ingredients may include mayonnaise, hard-boiled egg, celery, onion, pepper, pickles (or pickle relish) and a variety of mustards. Description In Canada and the United St ...

, ham salad,

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, and

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. While rare today, the food was quite popular during the mid 20th century in the

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History

Sandwich loaf was mentioned as early as 1935: " ..giving the fork a chance for active play, the sandwich loaf made its appearance. This loaf, as you all must know by now, is a delicate triple-layered affair generously frosted with creamy cheese. ---"'Breadless Sandwich' is Latest Innovation," Dorothea Duncan, Washington Post, January 27, 1935 (p. S6) Sandwich Loaf is still common enough to be served in restaurants near the US/Mexico border where the dish is called ''sandwhichon''. This variation is garnished with pineapple, cherries, pickled jalapenos and pecans, and visually resembles a traditional ''tres leches'' cake.

Preparation

To create a sandwich

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is cut horizontally and spread with layers of filling. Common fillings include

, ham salad,

, and

. In a simple sandwich loaf, the fillings may all be the same, but in more complex creations each layer is different.

White bread White bread typically refers to breads made from wheat flour from which the bran and the germ layers have been removed from the whole wheatberry as part of the flour grinding or milling process, producing a light-colored flour. This milling pro ...

is usually used to create a sandwich loaf, but

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is also used. Sometimes white and whole wheat are used in alternating layers to create a ribbon effect. Common garnishes are

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, and carrot curls. The loaf is sliced like a cake and eaten with a

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References

* Casey, Kathy. ''Retro Food Fiascos: A Collection of Curious Concoctions''. Portland: Collectors Press, 2004. * Crocker, Betty. ''Betty Crocker's Picture Cook Book.'' Facsimile ed. Minneapolis: Macmillan USA and General Mills, 1998. * Doubleday and Company inc. ''The Pillsbury Cookbook.'' New York: Doubleday, 1989. * Lovegren, Sylvia. ''Fashionable Food: Seven Decades of Food Fads.'' Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2005.

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Betty Crocker recipe for sandwich loaf
{{Sandwiches American sandwiches Bread dishes

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