Cannibal Sandwich
From Most for your money cookbook, 1938
This is an open-faced raw meat sandwich, often enjoyed by professional cooks.
Presented as published in 1938. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record
Ingredients
Method
Nutrition per serving
272Calories
10 gProtein
43 gCarbs
7 gFat
Full nutrition (33 nutrients)
Calories272 kcal
Protein9.5 g
Carbohydrates43 g
Fiber6 g
Sugars8.7 g
Total Fat7 g
Saturated Fat0.4 g
Monounsaturated Fat0.8 g
Polyunsaturated Fat0.5 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Sodium368 mg
Potassium319 mg
Calcium78 mg
Iron2 mg
Magnesium39 mg
Phosphorus119 mg
Zinc0.9 mg
Copper0.2 mg
Manganese0.7 mg
Vitamin D0 mcg
Vitamin C11 mg
Vitamin A0 mcg
Vitamin E1.2 mg
Vitamin K1.3 mcg
Vitamin B60.2 mg
Vitamin B120 mcg
Thiamin (B1)0.3 mg
Riboflavin (B2)0.3 mg
Niacin (B3)2.5 mg
Folate95 mcg
Choline18 mg
Caffeine0 mg
Water165 g
As published
This recipe was extracted from Most for your money cookbook (1938) by Cora Lovisa Brackett Brown, Cora Brown, page 71. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
CANNIBAL SANDWICH ROUND STEAK, FRESH AND FINE ONION, MINCED RYE BREAD, CUT THICK AND WELL BUTTERED SALT AND PEPPER PARSLEY, CRESS OR WATER CRESS, MINCED Scrape the best bit of round or tenderloin you can get, to free it from all sinew. Don't chop it or run it through a grinder, but scrape it carefully with the point of a tablespoon. Season well with salt and pepper and add a squeeze of lemon if you like. Spread thickly on buttered rye and pile the minced onion and parsley in little heaps hard by, for mixing into the meat according to taste or taking alternate bites of these indispensable relishes. This red-faced, open-faced, raw meat sandwich is made attrac- tive by cross-hatching the top with the back of a knife blade or otherwise dappling it into a decorative pattern, as a butler would fix up a pat of butter fancy enough for a DuPont, or a stableboy would curry the flanks of Mrs. Astor*s horse. A pleasing addition is an egg yolk
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