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[quote][B]Britain's 'cheapest' lunchtime meal was unveiled by scientists on Wednesday - the toast sandwich.[/B]The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) is reviving the mid-Victorian dish, which, unsurprisingly, consists of two slices of bread around a slice of toast.
The society is so confident in the repast, it will offer £200 to anyone who can create a cheaper alternative.
The meal, costing 7.5 pence, was first promoted by Victorian food writer Mrs Beeton.
It is taken from [URL="http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/beeton_mrs.shtml"]Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management[/URL] which became a best-seller after its appearance 150 years ago next month.
To celebrate that anniversary, the RSC decided to focus on meals that reflected "stern days" to come in Britain, rather than one of the book's many "table-groaning creations".
The meal was recreated by a chef at the RSC on Wednesday and offered to people outside their London offices.
The RSC's Dr John Emsley said: "You simply put a piece of dry toast between two slices of bread and butter, with salt and pepper to taste. I've tried it and it's surprisingly nice to eat and quite filling.
"I would emphasise that toast sandwiches are also good at saving you calories as well as money, provided you only have one toast sandwich for lunch and nothing else."
The toast sandwich provides about 330 calories, and consumers could opt for the healthier alternative of margarine instead of butter - an ingredient not available to Mrs Beeton because she was writing her book before it was invented.
"Of course, when we finally emerge from these dark days we will seek something more celebratory from Mrs Beeton's pantheon of rich recipes to welcome back the good times," Dr Emsley added.
RSC employee Jon Edwards said: "In my student days I thought a meal of '9p noodles' from Tesco was the epitome of thrift - but a toast sandwich is tastier, quicker, has more calories and comes in at just 7.5p."[/quote]
Why didn't i ever think of this?
It's so obvious.
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[quote]Consists of two slices of bread around a slice of toast[/quote]
Why not just eat some cheese on toast instead of what I'm reading as two cold slices of bread with a piece of toast inbetween.
So it's a slice of bread between two slices of bread?
Since when could you buy sandwiches for like 10 cents?
I thought food was supposed to be expensive over there?
[QUOTE=AceOfDivine;33301509]So it's a slice of bread between two slices of bread?[/QUOTE]
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what about a sandwich sandwich
it is cheaper than toasting bread which uses un-necessary amounts of energy and an expensive toaster
[QUOTE=AceOfDivine;33301509]So it's a slice of bread between two slices of bread?[/QUOTE]
Yep.
I'm pretty sure rice is much, much cheaper than bread anyway.
Such a shame it's in that country, I love toast!
[QUOTE=AceOfDivine;33301509]So it's a slice of bread between two slices of bread?[/QUOTE]
I'll let M. Night Shyalaman explain it:
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[QUOTE=ZombieDawgs;33301490]Why not just eat some cheese on toast instead of what I'm reading as two cold slices of bread with a piece of toast inbetween.[/QUOTE]
I fucking love Cheese toasties.
[QUOTE=ZombieDawgs;33301490]Why not just eat some cheese on toast instead of what I'm reading as two cold slices of bread with a piece of toast inbetween.[/QUOTE]
Well, if you read further it also says they use butter and salt/pepper.
what about a toasted toast sandwich?
Huh... Think I may give this a shot later today to see how it tastes. Then again, American bread is much different (I think?) than European/England/UK/IDon'tCare bread.
[quote]reviving the mid-Victorian dish[/quote]
retoast.
[QUOTE=ZombieDawgs;33301533]I'll let M. Night Shyalaman explain it:
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What a [i]toast![/i]
[QUOTE=Contag;33301517]Since when could you buy sandwiches for like 10 cents?
I thought food was supposed to be expensive over there?[/QUOTE]
A loaf of branded (Hovis) bread costs around £1 with 20 slices so is 5p per slice
Subway's better.
How about [I]Subway Toast Sandwich[/I]?
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Nothing better than a cheese toastie with some tomato soup on a winters day, oh baby.
trying this later.
[quote][b]unveiled by scientists[/b][/quote]
It takes scientists to discover this???
sandwich scientists
Snack Lab
I can come up with a cheaper meal, just eat an untoasted slice of toast for 1 cent (or penny)
Come to think of it, it's the KFC Double Down all over again
[QUOTE=pastorpaul;33302499]It takes scientists to discover this???[/QUOTE]
What's worrying is that it was written in a book. So basically they read a page out of a book.
Good, now mass-produce it and airdrop it over third world countries.
[QUOTE=macerator;33302642]Snack Lab[/QUOTE]
That sounds like a company that makes mini-pizzas that taste like a mix of gummy bears and rotten tacos and sell that crap for 99p
[QUOTE=ZombieDawgs;33301533]I'll let M. Night Shyalaman explain it:
[img]http://www.starpulseonline.com/images/celebrity/m-night-shyamalan.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
I like Michael Bay's adaptation better.
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Genius
clearly funding towards scientific research is being well spent
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