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Sandwiches are beautiful,
Sandwiches are fine. I like sandwiches, I eat them all the time; I eat them for my supper and I eat them for my lunch; If I had a hundred sandwiches, I'd eat them all at once. I'm a roaming and a rambling A nd a wandering all along, And if you care to listen, I will sing a happy song. I will not ask a favor And I will not ask a fee, But if you have a sandwich Won't you give a bite to me? Sandwiches are beautiful, Sandwiches are fine. I like sandwiches, I eat them all the time; I eat them for my supper and I eat them for my lunch; If I had a hundred sandwiches, I'd eat them all at once. Once I went to England, I visited the Queen, I swear she was the grandest lady That I've ever seen. I told her she was beautiful And could not ask for more, She handed me a sandwich And she threw me out the door. Sandwiches are beautiful, Sandwiches are fine. I like sandwiches, I eat them all the time; I eat them for my supper and I eat them for my lunch; If I had a hundred sandwiches, I'd eat them all at once. A sandwich may be egg or cheese Or even peanut butter But they all taste so good to me, It doesn't even matter Jam or ham or cucumber, Any kind will do. I like sandwiches, How about you? Sandwiches are beautiful, Sandwiches are fine. I like sandwiches, I eat them all the time; I eat them for my supper and I eat them for my lunch; If I had a hundred sandwiches, I'd eat them all at once. Sandwiches are beautiful, Sandwiches are fine. I like sandwiches, I eat them all the time; I eat them for my supper and I eat them for my lunch; If I had a hundred sandwiches, I'd eat them all at once. |
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I was enthralled at the history behind the sandwich...
The sandwich was named after the 4th Earl of Sandwich, an 18th-century English aristocrat, although it is unlikely to have been invented by him. Indeed a form of sandwich is attributed to the ancient Jewish sage Hillel the Elder, who is said to have put meat from the Paschal lamb and bitter herbs inside matzo (or flat bread) during Passover. However, crediting any single person with the invention of the sandwich is arguably similar to crediting someone with the invention of the wheel since they are both highly likely to have been thought of independently by different minds. It is said that Lord Sandwich was fond of this form of food because it allowed him to continue playing cards at cribbage while eating without getting his cards sticky, from eating meat with his bare hands. The Earldom refers to the English town of Sandwich in Kent — from the Old English Sandwic, meaning "sand place". Nowadays some types of sandwiches are so unwieldy they must be eaten with a knife and fork. However, the generally recognised way to eat a sandwich is with one's hands. Eating a sandwich with cutlery arguably defeats the purpose of this specific food. A sandwich is great, but no one takes the time to discover the history of the sandwich...probably too much of a mouthful. |