Club Sandwich takes a turn to the sea

by Sarah J. Gim, Posted Sep 21st 2006 @ 6:01PM

I have fond memories of the classic Club Sandwich. I would sit patiently in the clubhouse doing homework while my Mom played out her tennis game, then share a sandwich with her, quietly pulling it all apart while watching her and her all-white-clad lady friends chatter on about life.

See, that was what I had to do -- pull the sandwich apart because the double-decker is too big to eat like a normal sandwich. Today, I still have the same problem, and wonder why the sandwich was built this way in the first place when it will eventually have to be dismantled into one regular sandwich and one open face sandwich.

The question will remain unanswered, and we certainly can't change a classic. Or can we? Though the Club sandwich is typically made with turkey breast, bacon, lettuce, and tomatoes on toasted white bread with mayo, I recently had a Salmon Club sandwich on grilled sourdough. It was delicious, though I still ended up eating half of it with a fork.

Filed Under: Sandwich Day, Ingredients, How To
Tags: america, bacon, club sandwich, clubhouse sadnwich, comfort food, fish, food, food and drink, lunch, salmon, sandwich, sandwich day, sandwiches

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9-21-2006 @9:12PM Veronica said... The salmon club sounds delicious - can you say where you had it?
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9-21-2006 @10:47PM Mike said... I'll always remember being at a rather posh country golf club on an invite from a friend that worked there, where i had a king prawn club for lunch.
Butterfly king prawns instead of the turkey, with minimal bacon so it didn't over-do the taste of the prawns, and it was delish.
How ever not being the kind of person thats likely to have a membership at one of these clubs I got a lot of bad looks for eating the already quartered sandwich ignoring the cutlery i was given. Opting for picking up the quarters instead and using the cutlery only on the salad and bits fallen from the sandwich (in my attempt to fit in with the toff's the club was full of)I was not the most welcome person there.
However I had two great (if expensive, i'm still a student) meals there, but I can't remember a lot after lunch due to my friend blagging rediculous amounts of alcohol off of the nice bar lady
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9-22-2006 @1:17AM RONALD SALTUS said... Re: Club sandwich takes a turn to the sea
Why would you talk about a salmon club sandwich and give the recipe for a chicken and bacon club????
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9-22-2006 @1:16AM yatesy said... Club sandwiches are only for cerain people who can handle them. If you need to use a fork, then get a regular sandwich. Simple enough.
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9-22-2006 @1:32PM hobbes404 said... Reminded me of the late Mitch Hedberg's take on the club sandwich:

I order a club sandwich all the time. And I'm not even a member. I don't know how I get away with it. "I like my sandwiches with three pieces of bread." "So do I." "Well lets form a club then." "Okay, but we're gonna need more stipulations." "Yes we do." "Instead of cutting it once, let's cut it again." "Yeah, four triangles." "And we will position them in a circle. And in the middle we will dump chips." "Or potato salad." "Ok." "Let me ask you a question, how do you feel about frilly toothpicks?" "I'm for 'em!" "Well, this club is formed. Spread the word on menus nationwide." "I like my sandwiches with alfalfa sprouts." "Well you're not in the ****** club!"
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