Two slices of bread and butter, with a slice of toast in the middle.
1216. Toast carefully a very thin slice of bread; cut off the crust spread two slices of thin bread and butter, also cutting away the crust, seasoning each with a very little made mustard and a sprinkle of salt; lay the toast in the middle, serving it as a sandwich.
The British Cookery Book, 1864. Public domain; transcription unaltered.
The immortal one. There is nothing wrong with it, nothing dangerous about it, and no possible way to improve it. It is bread, filled with bread.
It was also serious. This is invalid cookery, for someone who can manage almost nothing, and a little salt and mustard on something dry and plain is a reasonable answer to that problem.
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