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SANDWICHES

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The Sandwich What better place to start, than with the humble sandwich. Known as a sandwich to most, referred to as a butty, or buttie, in the north of England (probably a derivative of buttered bread), the sandwich is quite simply two or more pieces of bread, with one or more fillings in between. It can be hot or cold, depending on the bread, the filling and personal preference. A History The history of the sandwich goes back much further than the 4 th Earl of Sandwich. There is evidence of people using bread with meat and fish as far back as the early Neolithic period (9400 B.C.) Jewish religious leader and sage Hiller the Elder (110 B.C. - 10 A.D.) is said to have eaten paschal lamb and herbs between two pieces of matzah (a Jewish unleavened bread, which is eaten during passover) During the three periods of the Middle Ages (5th century until 15th century), there are many accounts of people using trenchers. A trencher was originally a large slab of stale bread, u

Feed Me Fast - The Filling Station

This site is dedicated to quick and easy meals that cost very little to make, and don't take a lot of time to cook.  In today's society it is really easy to eat quickly and conveniently, but we don't always know what we are putting into our bodies, but a hectic lifestyle can mean that we simply don't have the time to cook a meal and sit with the family to eat and socialize.  I have worked in professional kitchens for most of my life, in one form or another, and have worked in different kinds of kitchens, with different types of dietary requirements, and have collected lots of idea's, some tried and tested, most of them successful. I will point out that not everything on this site is going to be healthy, nor is it going to be all junk food. The aim is to get fed and get full.