Super Sandwiches
July, 1978
Super SandwichesLet's lay the old myth to rest right up front. John Montagu. Fourth Earl of Sandwich, did not invent the dietary staple that immortalizes his name. Sandwiches go back in gastronomic history, antedating such nuances as knives, forks and dinnerware. Conceiyably, they evolved from trenchers--thick slabs of coarse bread that functioned as rudimentary plates in medieval England. However, the sandwich was indisputably named for the fourth earl, a profligate gambler and rake, after he s...