CLUB SANDWICH

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Club Sandwich (Club House Sandwich; Clubhouse Sandwich)

The origin of the “club sandwich” is still unknown. Does it come from a particular club? The sandwich was also called a “club house sandwich” or “clubhouse sandwich.” A popular “club sandwich” origination claim is made (see the 1983 citation below) for Richard Canfield’s Saratoga Club in Saratoga, New York, about the year 1894. However, there are no historical citations to back up this claim, and there are “club sandwich” citations from before the Saratoga Club opened. The Pennsylvania Club of Long Branch, New Jersey also once claimed to have originated the “club sandwich,” but there are no historical citations to back up this claim, either. It is likely that the “club sandwich” originated in the “club cars” of trains, specifically the trains leaving Pennsylvania Station in New York City for Philadelphia and/or Chicago. Early train menus from the 1890s appear to contain the “club sandwich.” The “club sandwich” further entered popular culture in the late twentieth century with terms and phrases such as the “club sandwich generation” and “Club Sandwiches, Not Seals.”

Ingredients:
For each sandwich:

2 slices bacon, fried and drained
3 slices bread, toasted
2-tbspn mayo
2 leaves lettuce
2-slices deli turkey breast
2-slices tomato

Serving suggestions: Potato chipsDirections
Spread each slice of toast with mayo - the middle slice should be spread with mayo on both sides. Layer one slice of test, turkey, lettuce leaves, middle slice of toast, bacon and sliced tomatoes.
That’s it. Simple and good.