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Japanese Egg Sandwich

A historical recipe from The up-to-date sandwich book, by Eva Greene Fuller (1909).

A historical recipe

The up-to-date sandwich book: 400 ways to make a sandwich, by Eva Greene Fuller (1909). Project Gutenberg eBook #75893.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards. Its words name: raw egg. Check current food-safety guidance before following this.

Source and licence

From The up-to-date sandwich book, by Eva Greene Fuller (1909). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #75893 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75893). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

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What was changed: As printed, from the book's text; Project Gutenberg's header and licence removed. Ingredient lines were read out of the text by a program. A historical recipe, not current advice.

Japan. Associated with Japan by a demonym leading its title: Japanese (confidence 0.55). "Associated with" means only that the evidence named here links this recipe to that place. A recipe isn't labelled as representing an entire country because a source associates it with one, and regional origins are kept where the source gives them.

  • Raw egg. Raw or lightly cooked egg carries a risk, above all for children, older people, anyone pregnant or unwell.

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Ingredients

  • a teaspoonful of melted butter
  • four hard-boiled eggs

Method

  1. Chop four hard-boiled eggs and three boned sardines fine, add a teaspoonful of melted butter and rub to a paste;
  2. season with pepper and salt and a little mayonnaise dressing;
  3. cut in slender strips.
  4. Garnish with parsley and an olive.