In November 2011, the toast sandwich was recreated by the Royal Society of Chemistry in a tasting almost 150 years (...) They named it "the country's most economical lunch", offering £200 to whoever could create a cheaper meal. Due to an overabundance of submissions, the offer was closed 7 days later and the £200 given to a randomly selected entrant.
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This is perhaps the single most potent piece of evidence that HN's glory days are all in the past. Oh well, it was a good run.
This is by far my favorite comment in that thread.
I hope that he/she is alright, and that they simply succumbed to fatigue from the inevitable ennui and despair
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"To make Toast Sandwiches toast a very thin slice of bread and put it between two thin slices of bread, spread with butter and a very little marmite"
(1938) - https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-502488403/view?sectionId=nla.obj-...
Do you butter both sides?
In November 2011, the toast sandwich was recreated by the Royal Society of Chemistry in a tasting almost 150 years (...) They named it "the country's most economical lunch", offering £200 to whoever could create a cheaper meal. Due to an overabundance of submissions, the offer was closed 7 days later and the £200 given to a randomly selected entrant.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milk_toast
Not familiar like I've had it, but I saw it in an old cookbook long ago. And apparently the term "milquetoast" was indeed inspired by it.