THIS is a Cheese sandwich!
Ever thought a cheese sandwich is just that...grab some cheese and whack it on some bread? No fear... Mrs Beeton has an entire recipe for a cheese sandwich... actually an entire section for sandwiches...
So without further ado I present
CHEESE SANDWICHES
INGREDIENTS. - Cheshire or Cheddar cheese
butter
anchovy-essence or paste
white or brown bread
salt and pepper
METHOD. - Grate the cheese finely, then either pound or work it until smooth with a little seasoning, anchovy-essence or paste, and as much butter as is needed to form the whole into a soft paste. Have ready some thin slices of bread and butter, spread the cheese preparation on half of them, cover with the remainder, press well, trim, and shape.
As you can see I didn't quite pound my cheese enough to make it smooth... and I added a touch too much anchovy paste... but it was quite tasty and would make a good savoury addition for an afternoon tea. And I learned a new way of making a cheese sandwich.
4 comments:
We ordered a cheese sandwich once in England and, when it showed up, it was just grated cheese between two slices of buttered bread. It went everywhere and was funny--but mystifying! Now I understand: they lost the second half of the recipe and just stopped after "grate the cheese"! That'd probably be really good grilled--did you try that?
no, but I should try it grilled...
I presume at some places they just have the pre-grated cheese and no sliced cheese at all
I wonder, is grilling a cheese sandwich an american thing? I never thought about it. I do know that cheese toast is an english thing, but no so much here. I ADORE anchovy and sardines as I said before, yummers.
we grill cheese sandwiches over here... but then they are grilled cheese sandwiches - not just a cheese sandwich :)
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