Walnut Picnic Sandwich (1914) on Sandwiches of History⁣

My first intro to combining walnuts and mayonnaise was from dish I used to get once in from a Chinese Restaurant across the street from when I worked at Netflix. Walnut Shrimp that had a mayonnaise sauce. It’s quite tasty. Unfortunately, the Walnut Picnic Sandwich from 1914’s The Neighborhood Cook Book ain’t that. And while it is epically simple to make, it requires at least one hour in the fridge. If you’re tempted to think that it’s because back then mayonnaise was a sauce, just remember that jarred mayonnaise was first sold in the is around 1907 and by 1914 was widely available everywhere. Go figure.
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[@matthewlane8955]

I would have expected cream cheese rather than mayo on this one

[@cyrollan]

OMG yes!!!!

[@norwoodwildlife9849]

Type of sandwich I would tell my kids "If you don't behave, this will be your lunch"

[@marym434]

😅

[@DeborahMaufer]

Harsh!

[@boomshanka8743]

Walnut, cheddar, and chopped date goes great on a sweetish multigrain bread.

[@rymlks]

The greatest innovation of the early 1900's was trying every single combination of mayonnaise + thing to narrow it all down to boiled eggs, tuna, and macaroni as the 3 good mayonnaise salads

[@mercster]

"Oh hello, I didn't see you there." Oldest trick in the book.

[@B_B_Blake]

Mayo and walnuts seems.... odd. Very odd.

[@homecentipede]

the way I already knew you were going to say "mayonnaise" immediately after the chopped walnuts.... and yet I was still like "oh no" when it happened

[@drowsypro5106]

When I read the title my mind imagined walnuts in marshmallow fluff.

[@lessweet3093]

Of all the sandwiches which say to butter the bread, this 1 probably should have been buttered, due to its time refrigerated & possibly not consumed until later @ picnic.

[@bostonrailfan2427]

prevents the bread from getting soggy due to the lettuce…

[@DeborahMaufer]

This is another one of those "the cupboard is bare" sandwiches. I get a desperation sandwich - I don't get putting it in a cookbook!

[@LVVMCMLV]

Blue cheese, and honey on that walnut sandwich...

[@FishareFriendsNotFood972]

Zhug sauce is a game changer, for sure!

[@Nashvillain10SE]

The Walnut Picnic Sandwich is just ACHING to be plussed up!

[@Lilly_Belle]

This is strangely similar to a thing I used to have as a kid. It was all of that, but with sliced banana as well. My older brother liked Miracle Whip instead of mayo.

[@theofficialczex1708]

Walnuts in the Walnut Picnic* Sandwich? 🤯 *Picnic sold separately.

[@goldenbeasts1974]

Thank you for teaching me how to pronounce schug. I’ve had it in several green chef recipes, and I’ve always pronounced it like shrug without the r. 🤪

[@dorkultra]

i was a little bit bummed that we didn't have an out of focus moments today

[@salamiinferno]

I thought my internet took a dump yesterday. lol

[@thewefactor1]

Tea sandwiches become more interesting when they are served in a variety of shapes, heights, cuts of ingredients on a well done board that looks nice. Then it becomes more of a meal or a light summer dinner...

[@thewefactor1]

Meaning you wouldn't typically serve just one little sandwich of one kind...

[@thewefactor1]

No air conditioning back then too.

[@morganchilds9054]

With all things walnuts, my immediate thought is blue cheese... a creamy one, like St. Agur or Roaring 40s... nice plus up with the zhoug.

[@bhmcl4131]

My parents would make me walnut and chopped date sandwiches for school sometimes. Not bad.

[@gmlyla]

Walnuts are so healthy. Id go for it

[@grokashrimp]

Thank you

[@cyrollan]

it doesn't sound by any means BAD. but in lights of things you've taught me a new sauce. i am immediately purchasing some of this sauce! thanks Barry!

[@SandwichesofHistory]

Hope you enjoy!

[@melissalambert7615]

Always chill a sandwich before packing for a lunch. Making M. Jaffrey's cilantro riata today. Cilantro, scallion, green chili and lime juice. Going with a lamb dinner. Nice plus up!

[@burtbacarach5034]

It's like what,2/5's of a Waldorf salad sandwich?Many,many plus up's possible here.

[@tmead07]

That’s what I was thinking!

[@siamsasean]

I'd try to work some pomegranate molasses in with the zug sauce. Then you're kinda going down the muhammara road.

[@pinkmonkeybird2644]

I can kind of see how it could possibly work, maybe - with a lot of help. I cannot eat any spicy foods at all right now because of a GI disease, so I might try za’atar, capers, and more vegetable matter, like cucumbers and marinated eggplant. Or maybe just the popular carrot and kohlrabi pickles in Asian cooking, depending on what’s in my fridge. Thanks for an interesting sandwich idea.

[@frankmacleod2565]

sometimes I wonder, how many people in history ever made these sandwiches. Maybe some of them only came into being a few times. Maybe some of them were just theoretical and never got made at all.

[@mikalagounaris2371]

The spicy salsa was a good idea!

[@Aquablecs]

Day 17 of asking Barry to make the sandwich I submitted!~~ Not sure how I’d plus this one up, don’t think it’s for me. I’d probably add meat and other stuff, but then it wouldn’t be a “walnut sandwich”. Thanks for your courage Barry!

[@Maj0rB00thr0yd]

I would plus it up Chinese Style. Hot honey or something similar to get that sweet fried walnut effect with a bit of kick from some heat. Toast the bread before making it for best results. I'm baked and you're welcome.

[@sheryl7837]

I was thinking maybe cranberry sauce and cream cheese….

[@Larkeshet]

It’s pronounced Schoog or Zhook. And even if you took saw dust and plused it up with Schug it would be atleast an 8. So i call it an illegal plus up akin to Bacon!

[@kevinrossi3557]

Apple would have been good too

[@davidbeazley1958]

Plus it up by replacing walnuts with literally anything 😅

[@LucasPNW]

Oh, Hello!

[@JuiceJive]

Needs a slice of ham or something.

[@1971ahtom]

Yeah.. but you can put Trader Joe's zhoug sauce on a leather shoe and it will taste good. 😆

[@Maja_boo]

ha - first! :D