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This book brings me so much joy! Combining food with history, not to mention the satisfaction of an actionable recipe book. This is a must have!

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If sandwiches are your thing then this book is pefect for you, nicely photographed and with a little background history on each sandwich, this book has some classics to the bizarre flavour combinations, there are even some little bonus ideas to really ramp up the flavour combos, really who knew you could have so much choice between two or three slices of bread.

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Thank you for the opportunity to review this book. I really enjoyed learning the history of many of these entries - lots of the years were real surprises! The recipes were well written and I really appreciated that weights were included for measuring, it was quite helpful!

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Sandwiches of History is a bright light in the wastelands of the Internet. Barry is warm and engaging and this carries over into this book. It was fun and I have tried 3 of the recipes and they all work a treat.

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It’s amazing how such simple sandwiches of 100 years ago developed into such complicated ones of today.
It’s a combination of a walk through history with giving you plenty of ideas for your next sandwich.
Who doesn’t love a great sandwich.
There’s plenty of unusual ingredients which nowadays are seen as very adventurous.
Plenty of pictures for the tastebuds.

I received a free review copy from the publisher in exchange for my honest unedited feedback.

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Special thanks to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group – Harvard Common Press for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review

I will say that I absolutely love this creator on social media and am so happy to see that he published this book. It was incredibly entertaining, colorful, and the recipes are really fun

The only reason I took off a star is because the online version of this book that I received had some issues that affected readability

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This is a really cute book! I learned new things about the history of sandwiches and certain ingredients.

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I like this cookbook! There was a lot of information about when to use what type of bread, sauce, etc.. there was a lot of good recipes in this book, and I made many of them. I have a few new favorites from this book. I also like how they gave different versions of the same sandwich in this book.


Thank you to NetGalley, to the author, and to the publisher for this complementary ARC in exchange for my honest review!!!

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This is a really cool concept and I think it would make a really good gift for the right person. The design is also nice.

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This is a really fun book perfect for foodies! There is information on the history of various condiments at the beginning of the book which was interesting to read about. Recipes for various sandwiches are also included which range from common to obscure. If you enjoy food books and recipe books, I think you will enjoy this. Special Thank You to Barry W. Enderwick, Quarto Publishing Group and NetGalley for allowing me to read a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.

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The Earl of Sandwich would be proud...

Take bread, some fillings or topping and you get...sandwich. This is a handy book on tasty sandwiches.
Savory and sweet. I especially liked the vegetarian section. Now, I'm off to make my own sandwich...
Recommend.

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This was a really fun cookbook! Lots of interesting sandwich recipes, and Enderwick gives interesting historical notes on when the sandwiches were created, as well. I can't wait to try some of the recipes!

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I absolutely loved this. What an original idea; to trawl old material and pull together updated recipes for all sorts of sandwiches. It’s fun, colourful and there are actually some really mouthwatering ideas. It’s interesting to see the way sandwiches have developed and changed from the 1800s onwards and this is an engaging title, packed with information and a few recipes that are likely to appeal widely. A great gift for any foodie.

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Who knew you could do so much with a sandwich? This has given me lots of inspiration and I can't wait to try some of these. I liked the overall aesthetic and pictures

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I always struggle what to have in sandwiches so this book is perfect, full of beautiful sandwiches that I cannot wait to try out,

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I went into this book feeling relatively confident I could not be surprised. It's a sandwich, how many unique variations can you make that aren't random? This book proved me wrong! It was so fun to see such a wide variety of sandwiches and get little bits of history or trivia about them along the way. This was a delicious, unique read I really enjoyed.

Thank you to NetGalley and to the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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I received a free ebook from NetGalley in exchange for a fair review.

This is an interesting cookbook because it gives a little information about the origins and details of the specific sandwich, but also offers ways to modernize or kind of “update” the recipe! Like adding 5 spice to pineapple cucumber tea sandwiches, or chipotle powder to your mayo. Lots of cool combinations and yummy pictures of the recipes make this a fun book to get ideas from!

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Sandwiches are a staple in my household… Usually pretty easy to prepare and fairly easy to pack on the go. I have never thought about the history of sandwiches, but this was a very interesting read! I love a good club sandwich, I was excited to see so many different variations to try! I don’t personally think I would go for a sweet sandwich, though it is nice to have some options!

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Very interesting facts included in this cookbook/history of sandwiches book., I especially enjoyed the bread section at beginning. Also really enjoyed the pictures. I've saved some recipes to try myself now I'm super hungry after reading this! Thanks netgalley and publisher for this arc!

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I received this DRC from NetGalley.

A recipe book about sandwiches doesn't sound very exciting, but the variety of sandwiches included make it interesting. I appreciated the inclusion of international options. I liked that the vintage recipes were updated with modern equivalents. A couple of the recipes are just ridiculous (like the toast sandwich), and are ones I have never heard of, so learning about them with a bit of history was cool. I also liked the historical information about the condiments. The photography and design of the book overall was done well. The instructions are easy to follow since they're sandwiches.

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