Name: Sardine Sandwiches
Ingredients: 1 can sardines, drained and chopped fine; 1 cup mayonnaise; Slices of bread (unbuttered)

Sardine Sandwiches

Ingredients

1 can sardines, drained and chopped fine
1 cup mayonnaise
Slices of bread (unbuttered)

Directions

In a bowl, mix the chopped sardines with the mayonnaise.
Spread the mixture between slices of unbuttered bread.
Cut into desired shapes and serve.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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What each ingredient does

Sardines: Provide the main savory flavour and the filling's texture when chopped fine.
Mayonnaise: Binds the chopped sardines into a spreadable filling and adds moisture and richness.
Bread: Holds the filling and gives the sandwich its structure and bite.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.