Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich: History, the 1901 Recipe and How It Spread
The first known PB&J recipe ran in a Boston cooking magazine in 1901. Sources differ on who invented peanut butter and where Uncrustables began.
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comfort food
Tuna Melt: Origin, the Woolworth’s Story and What the Records Show
The tuna melt is credited to a Woolworth's lunch counter in the 1960s, yet cookbooks and menus suggest an older history. Sources disagree on dates and...
Best Cheese for Grilled Cheese: Which Ones Melt and Why
Which cheeses melt best in a grilled cheese and why some refuse to: moisture, age, acidity and emulsifying salts, plus what test kitchens and tasters found.
Hot Brown Sandwich: History, Origin and How It Is Made
The Hot Brown, Louisville's open-faced turkey, bacon and Mornay sandwich, is credited to chef Fred Schmidt at the Brown Hotel in 1926; accounts differ.
Grilled Cheese in the Oven
Grilled cheese made in the oven, air fryer, waffle iron or press, with temperatures, times and flip steps taken from test kitchens and food writers.
Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup
Grilled cheese and tomato soup have dated ingredients but no dated first pairing. What sources say about school lunch, wartime and flavor, plus soup methods.
Club Sandwich History: Who Invented It and Where the Name Came From
The club sandwich has no agreed inventor. A New York club, a Saratoga gambling house and railroad cars all have claims, and early print dates are...
Monte Cristo Sandwich: Origin, History and How It Is Made
The Monte Cristo has a murky past: a 1923 print listing, rival origin claims, a French cousin and a Disneyland boost. Here is how it began...
Zingerman’s Delicatessen: The Ann Arbor Deli Behind the Numbered Sandwiches and the Reuben
Zingerman's Delicatessen opened in Ann Arbor in March 1982. Founders, the name, the numbered sandwiches, the #2 Reuben and a 2014 presidential lunch.
Jaffle Iron and Sandwich Toaster: Pie Irons, Toas-Tite and the Breville
The jaffle iron seals and toasts a sandwich over a flame. Sources on the 1949 Australian iron, pie irons, the Toas-Tite and the 1974 Breville toaster.
