Town in Kent celebrates 250th anniversary of first recording of ‘sandwich’

Monday, May 14th 2012 - 05:00 UTC

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When John Montagu, the fourth Earl of Sandwich, ordered beef served between slices of bread about 250 years ago he probably did not think his request would become a global convenience meal. Read full article

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Lord Loverocket
Forget TV, computers, WWW, the steam engine etc - is the greatest thing Britain gave to the world the Sandwich? Gets my vote.
May 14th, 2012 - 05:51 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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toooldtodieyoung
1 Lord Loverocket

You bet it is!!! But only as long as it's egg and bacon. The bacon has got to be crispy and the egg yolk has got to be runny. Otherwise it's just not a Sandwich. But it probably is the greatest invention of all time.
May 14th, 2012 - 06:48 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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PirateLove
I once had a lesbian sandwich, it left a bad taste in my mouth.
May 14th, 2012 - 02:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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JohnN
Getting away from the snack theme and into the geo-political aspect of Sandwich, wiki informs that Britain claimed sovereignty over South Georgia in 1775 and the South Sandwich Islands in 1908. In 1908 the United Kingdom annexed both South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. The territory of “South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands” was formed in 1985; previously it had been governed as part of the Falkland Islands Dependencies. Argentina claimed South Georgia in 1927 and claimed the South Sandwich Islands in 1938.

Similar to the contribution of the cruise ship industry in the Falklands, SGSSI seems to be getting some cruise ship business as well:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Georgia_and_the_South_Sandwich_Islands#Tourism

Google Maps of SGSSI: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Georgia_and_the_South_Sandwich_Islands#Tourism
May 14th, 2012 - 03:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Stendec
Egg and bacon rules. I've gone off corned beef a bit recently...
May 14th, 2012 - 04:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
no doubt CFK claims them from 1774=and 1907 respectivly.
May 14th, 2012 - 04:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Brit Bob
I'm sure that the Earl had the South Sandwich Islands on his mind when he munched away at the card table...
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