This 1861 recipe for a toast sandwich consists of a piece of toast between two slices of untoasted bread

You might like to try Gentleman’s Relish.

I swear that was not a euphemism.

Well, it probably is but not in this case.

A slightly salty, firm greyish-green spread to be eaten sparingly on unbuttered toast. It contains anchovies.

Love it or hate it, like Marmite, though the difference is you will find yourself spreading the word afterward that it is divinely delicious or, alternatively, something scraped from beneath the hoof of Satan Himself after a long week in The Pit.

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