Talk:Ham and cheese sandwich

I did what I could with this page. Not sure what else to add... &mdash; RJH 21:47, 13 May 2005 (UTC)

Origins?
Oddly enough, I've been looking at some 1870s-1920s cookbooks at Project Gutenberg and can't find ham and cheese sandwiches. Ham sandwiches, cheese sandwiches, but no ham and cheese. Quite a few references to "nut sandwiches" and "salad-and-nut" sandwiches. One reference that says that peanut butter has a "peculiar" consistency and should be moistened for sandwiches by adding "salad dressing" to it... no ham and cheese.

A fairly typical reference:


 * The luncheon put up for school-children may consist chiefly of sandwiches, preferably several small ones of different kinds, rather than one or two large ones. Biscuit sandwiches are generally more palatable to a child than plain bread ones. Besides those made of cold meat, there should be at least one cheese or one salad-and-nut sandwich, and one jelly sandwich. A hard-boiled egg, preferably one that has been cooked for some time in water kept under boiling point, will vary this diet. Of course fruit, such as an apple, an orange, or a banana, forms the best dessert. Occasionally cake, gingerbread, sweet biscuit, or a piece of milk chocolate may be put in the basket for a pleasant surprise.

Dpbsmith (talk) 22:27, 3 September 2005 (UTC)


 * According to Croque-monsieur the French style hot ham and cheese sandwich originated i Paris in 1910. Thomas Nygreen 08:23, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

AfD
I'm glad they voted to keep this article. Even though not a lot of people care about an article on Ham and cheese sandwiches, the fact that Wikipedia has all these seemingly pointless articles is what makes is so cool. Wikipedia is supposed to have everything imaginable.

--LocrialTheSequel 19:41, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

Rarely Used
I'm not saying that this is rare, but there's a topping that's rarely used. That's Ketchup. A friend and I at school use them alot. I LOVE Them. 72.83.145.68 12:16, 15 December 2006 (UTC)Air Transport Freak


 * Ketchup is commonly used as a topping on everything... by some people. But never forget, ketchup has more calories per ounce than ice cream. Dpbsmith (talk) 13:46, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
 * The calories are hard to believe... and wrong (as per ): 27.5 calories/oz for ketchup, 57 for ice cream. -R. S. Shaw (talk) 18:48, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Weird
This article confirms a strange idea: type in a random idea, and wikipedia, strangely, will have an article for it! When I read the last part — "Thus, we read in a detective novel..." — I couldn't help laughing. I bet there was great debate about which should come first — cheese or ham? I myself prefer the former, though some consider me an incorrigible aesthete. Rintrah 10:46, 26 December 2006 (UTC) _____________________________________________________________________________________________

This article has semi-renewed my faith in the USA. Not that the elite-class-owned government should be spared the people's wrath, however. 68.13.60.210 (talk) 04:25, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

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I'm sure that in, like, 90% of all cases they're referred to as "cheese and ham sandwiches" it just rolls of the tongue better I guess... Just consulted Google, and it has 4,220,000 results for "cheese and ham sandwich", and 4,210,000 results for "ham and cheese sandwich". Not that that in itself is a 'credential', but still... Aquakeeper14 (talk) 15:59, 2 April 2015 (UTC)

Picture?
Just my $0.02 and I didn't take either picture, but I like the picture of the sandwich on the griddle, whereas I think the picture of the "fried ham and cheese sandwich served with potato chips" is quite unappetizing. I also think it is not terribly appropriate since a) the article isn't about potato chips, b) potato chips aren't particularly associated with ham and cheese sandwiches, and c) ham and cheese sandwiches aren't usually fried. Dpbsmith (talk) 17:25, 8 March 2008 (UTC)


 * I'm not sure that's fair. Potato chips, I think, are culturally relevant to ham and cheese sandwiches. I believe, also, that it's good that we can see a sort of unusual variant.
 * God, I love this article.74.76.44.179 (talk) 03:05, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

I agree the picture is decidedly unappetizing. Whatsmore, the pic devotes more area to the burned chips than to the repulsive sandwich. Since the typical ham & cheese is ungrilled, and we have one good pic of a grilled, we should get rid of this one with the hope of someday getting a good one of a cold ham & cheese. -R. S. Shaw (talk) 18:59, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Hey, fried and grilled are decidedly different! 74.76.44.179 (talk) 08:09, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

Ham and no cheese
Curious that this article demands cheese. Ham sandwiches with no cheese are also rather popular. Or ham & lettuce. Is that appropriate here, or should it be a separate article? Kate (talk) 21:01, 30 July 2008 (UTC)