Boulder Dude

Random memory flash while in the shower this morning. While it is not really the whole “foods of our fathers” thing, it is kind of the memory of things that I remember as being foods that both my Mom and Dad ate, and that memory is of sandwiches that they ate and being their child, tried, found to be tasty and carried on.

“Mom sandwiches”

First is the Fried Peanut butter and Jelly sandwich. Yes fried. It is tasty and most likely bad for you so there. I prefer black current jelly/jam/preserves, but raspberry and blackberry are just as good and Adams chunky peanut butter to the nasty smooth skippy white bread types of peanut butter (Why yes, I am a food snob, thank you for noticing. ;P).

Two pieces of bread, preferably out of the freezer since it is much stiffer and easier to deal with. Butter one side of each piece, and then the jelly and peanut butter of your choice. Heat a pan up until it is hot to the touch, pop the sandwich on, listen until it stops to sizzle, flip when golden brown and repeat for the other side. Remove from heat and nom to your hearts content.

Next is probably another one that is “bad” for you, but I think that since my Mom could not make a liver and onions that I liked, this was her way of getting me to eat liver.

The Liverwurst onion mustard sandwich. Good stuff Maynard.

Slice up liverwurst, sweet or Bermuda onion slices, mustard on a light of dark rye bread.

“Dad sandwiches”

Tuna, yes Tuna. My Father approached to making of a Tuna sandwich like it was a religious ceremony. White Albacore Tuna in water (not oil, since that is bad for you), Salad Dressing (Not Mayo because…it is slightly less bad for you I guess. :) ), Onions or celery if handy, but not both, and lemon. Add Salad Dressing and lemon to the tuna until gloopy, add enough celery or onions for color texture needs. Add more Salad dressing to the two slices of whole wheat bread, romaine lettuce and the tuna between the lettuce and bread slices. Serve and nom.

The other sandwich had to have been a very immigrant family/growing up New York thing. The Sardines, Onions and Mustard Sandwich.

Do not mock, for it is tasty.

One can of sardines, two pieces of either Whole Wheat, Dark Rye or Light Rye bread. Sweat or Bermuda Onions, and a dark mustard (Plochmans stone ground being the best flavour wise), put them all together and nom.

So there you go, foody bits to know and love.