Cutting Sandwiches in Half

[low-key]

My Dad would always cut mine in half, why most kids had the rectangles, I asked him to do mine that way, he asked what do you mean ? I showed him and he said "thats stupid" so it was half's forever

 

[MrsPete]

I'm low-carb, so I only eat half a sandwich now. I almost always cut the bread into two rectangles and fold the one slice over. It's just practical for half a sandwich.

Bread -- preferably something hearty, seedy, nutty. Plain white bread isn't worth the carbs.

If I'm making a sandwich for my (adult) kids, I always cut it into four small triangles and turn them backwards (so the triangles are pointing outward like a four-pointed star) and fill the middle with chips or a little cup of salad or bite-sized veggies. I always did it that way when they were kids, and they think it's "fancy", even if it's just a plain PB&J.

 

[PollyannaMom]

I always cut it into four small triangles and turn them backwards (so the triangles are pointing outward like a four-pointed star)...

I used to do that for my little niece, but angle them as "butterfly wings" with a carrot or cheese stick for the body.

 

[Carol_]

I used to do that for my little niece, but angle them as "butterfly wings" with a carrot or cheese stick for the body.

You guys are so creative. ❤
Stick to those triangles.

 

[MrsPete]

I used to do that for my little niece, but angle them as "butterfly wings" with a carrot or cheese stick for the body.

Cute! You do this with two big triangles? I like it.

 

[PollyannaMom]

Cute! You do this with two big triangles? I like it.

I did four littles, but either way works:



(These photos are from Google, not mine.)

 

[MrsPete]

I did four littles, but either way works:

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(These photos are from Google, not mine.)

Very cute! It occurs to me, you could do this with pancakes too. With a piece of bacon or link sausage for the middle?
I used to love doing this kind of thing when my kids were small -- it made them feel so special. I can't wait for my grandson to be old enough to enjoy such things.

 

[maxaroni]

My mom always cut rectangles. Friends mom would cut triangles and thought that was way cool. My grandmother cu them into “fingers” - strips. I loved the fingers and my grandmother would trim the crust when I was young. My mom wouldn’t trim the crust and told me my hair would get curly if I ate the crust. LOL. Didn’t work.

 

[amcnj]

From my childhood I recall sandwiches at home being cut into rectangles. Highfalutin places like the Woolworth lunch counter is where you’d see those fancy triangle cut sandwiches.

 

[DisGirlAllie]

Triangles.

 

[RangerPooh]

I do t eat many sandwiches, but live a good obj made with raspberry or blackberry jam. I cut mine into triangles.

 

[shawthorne44]

Diagonally for myself or DD. Once every blue moon I'll trim the crusts off for her, even though I hate it when she does that. DH makes his own sandwiches. We are both too picky to eat sandwiches we didn't make. Except grilled cheese. Then it is a pile of triangles.

Hot dogs are best in flour tortillas. They hold the stuff in without being too bready.

 

[Carol_]

Diagonally for myself or DD. Once every blue moon I'll trim the crusts off for her, even though I hate it when she does that. DH makes his own sandwiches. We are both too picky to eat sandwiches we didn't make. Except grilled cheese. Then it is a pile of triangles.

Hot dogs are best in flour tortillas. They hold the stuff in without being too bready.

You had me until tortilla.

 

[lovesmurfs]

Same. My mother used to cut them into rectangles (she still does). I cut all of my sandwiches into triangles. I don't know why -- there IS some fun in taking a big bite of the triangle corner as the first bite.

From my childhood I recall sandwiches at home being cut into rectangles. Highfalutin places like the Woolworth lunch counter is where you’d see those fancy triangle cut sandwiches.

My first job the summer after high school was at the Woolworth lunch counter. Before that, I'd never really made sandwiches or anything before. I still make a killer vanilla shake.

 

[amcnj]

Same. My mother used to cut them into rectangles (she still does). I cut all of my sandwiches into triangles. I don't know why -- there IS some fun in taking a big bite of the triangle corner as the first bite.



My first job the summer after high school was at the Woolworth lunch counter. Before that, I'd never really made sandwiches or anything before. I still make a killer vanilla shake.

Yum!
So what is the secret to a good vanilla shake?

 

[lovesmurfs]

Yum! So what is the secret to a good vanilla shake?

There isn't. A bit of vanilla, three scoops of real vanilla ice cream, and just enough milk to make it able to be sucked through a straw.

 

[RUDisney]

I cut diagonally, but to be different, I cut just slightly off the corner, so I get trapezoids, not triangles. Does it make sense to cut like that? Probably not.

Also, X-cut is good for when you're serving kids, or have a particularly large club sandwich.

@starvenger, you are the only other normal person on this thread.

That's the best way to cut a sandwich. Dare to be different!

 

[Carol_]

Same. My mother used to cut them into rectangles (she still does). I cut all of my sandwiches into triangles. I don't know why -- there IS some fun in taking a big bite of the triangle corner as the first bite.



My first job the summer after high school was at the Woolworth lunch counter. Before that, I'd never really made sandwiches or anything before. I still make a killer vanilla shake.

You could make $$$ writing down those Woolworth lunch counter recipes!
(*crossing fingers you’ll start a Woolworth recipe thread*!!!)

 

[shawthorne44]

There isn't. A bit of vanilla, three scoops of real vanilla ice cream, and just enough milk to make it able to be sucked through a straw.

You lost me at the end. By definition a good shake can't be sucked through a straw, at least until the end after some melting has happened.

 

[lovesmurfs]

You lost me at the end. By definition a good shake can't be sucked through a straw, at least until the end after some melting has happened.

LOL. I only use about 1/8 cup. We had to have it melt a bit to get it to come out of the metal canister.