Poorly food for poorly people. What you eat when feel unwell?

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

Told Mr SSOAP about this thread and about Windigo’s Cucumber finger sandwiches. He liked that a lot.
That’s how they used to cut the sandwiches for the children in the pavilion after cricket at school.
Will be doing him some finger sandwiches after his shoulder op in a couple of weeks time

 

[Morning Glory]

Told Mr SSOAP about this thread and about Windigo’s Cucumber finger sandwiches. He liked that a lot.
That’s how they used to cut the sandwiches for the children in the pavilion after cricket at school.
Will be doing him some finger sandwiches after his shoulder op in a couple of weeks time

Cucumber sanwiches are a delight. But they are crucially dependent on the exact slicing of the cucumber (to the millimetre), the right type of bread and of course, the perfect salty butter.

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

Cucumber sanwiches are a delight. But they are crucially dependent on the exact slicing of the cucumber (to the millimetre), the right type of bread and of course, the perfect salty butter.

I agree entirely.
But I’ve never had or given them as food when unwell. To me they’re high days and holidays.
I do put huge amounts of cucumber in my sandwiches but they’re always with something else.
I have no idea why, because tomato sandwiches are an everyday sandwich so why not just cucumber?

So if you were making a cucumber sandwich as poorly food for poorly people (see how I’m staying on topic ) how thick would you slice your cucumber?

 

[Morning Glory]

I agree entirely.
But I’ve never had or given them as food when unwell. To me they’re high days and holidays.
I do put huge amounts of cucumber in my sandwiches but they’re always with something else.
I have no idea why, because tomato sandwiches are an everyday sandwich so why not just cucumber?

So if you were making a cucumber sandwich as poorly food for poorly people (see how I’m staying on topic ) how thick wold you slice your cucumber?

Congratulations for staying on topic.

Oh, I would use ready sliced medium white bread or wholemeal (Warburtons or Hovis or whatever) . Medium to thin if using bread I had to slice myself, but the bread needs to be super-soft IMHO.

 

[Barriehie]

I'd have to toast mine or it's homemade. Absolutely abhor bread that gets "gummy"

 

[Morning Glory]

I'd have to toast mine or it's homemade. Absolutely abhor bread that gets "gummy"

Toast what?

 

[Barriehie]

The bread.

 

[Morning Glory]

The bread.

Oh, you mean for cucumber sandwiches? That would be a travesty!

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

Congratulations for staying on topic.

Oh, I would use ready sliced medium white bread or wholemeal (Warburtons or Hovis or whatever) . Medium to thin if using bread I had to slice myself, but the bread needs to be super-soft IMHO.

and the cucumber slices, thick or super thin?

 

[Morning Glory]

and the cucumber slices, thick or super thin?

I'd say on the thin side but not too thin. Certainly not thick. I think you need to contact the Ritz though as I am not an expert.

 

[rascal]

I hardly ever get sick
If I am fluey? Is that a word?? I take sudafed night and day . Keeps me functioning .

Russ

 

[Barriehie]

Oh, you mean for cucumber sandwiches? That would be a travesty!

Depends I guess on your ability to chew things.

 

[Morning Glory]

Depends I guess on your ability to chew things.

Well if you can't chew, then cucumber isn't a good thing. I find soft bread easier that toast to chew...

One of my favourite things when poorly is a soft boiled egg with buttered soldiers (not toasted). There is a version of this called 'eggy in a cup' which I used to give my kids when they were poorly. A cup is heated by pouring boiling water into it, leaving for a minute then emptying. A soft boiled egg is scooped out into the cup with buttered soldiers of bread cut into small cubes. Add salt and pepper and mix well. Its both satisfying and soothing - nursery fare.

 

[TastyReuben]

A soft boiled egg is scooped out into the cup with buttered soldiers of bread cut into small cubes. Add salt and pepper and mix well.

I’d like that right now!

 

[SilverSage]

Do you have a Michigan connection? My SIL is from Michigan and she’ll flat out murder anyone who offers her Canada Dry, or god forbid…Seagram’s!

Born and raised in Detroit. Lived there for 30 years. Graduated from U of D. Used to live right downtown - walked to work in the RenCen.