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Title: Food question.
Post by: jay-ell on June 20, 2008, 04:20:16 pm

I'm prepping for our trip, and to save money, time, and frustration with two young kids on the road, I'm packing sandwiches so we can eat whenever the mood strikes.  (Or, more accurately, when both kids are finally passed out for just one motherfuck*ng minute seriously Pedro who died and made you king of driving the whole way you sit back here with these screaming children for just ten minutes and see how long it takes you to blow your top and can you just pass me a sandwich i don't care what kind no not that one and a soda too oh fuck it tunagiraffe is fine just pass it back quick before they wake up.) 

Anyway, my question is, we're going to be on the road for three days, and some of the sandwiches will have lettuce on them.  When I was a kid and my Mom did this, I never ate lettuce on my sandwiches, so I don't know how long it will keep in sandwich form.  How far in advance can I make these sandwiches?  I'd like to do them early next week, but some of them will be a week old by the time they get eaten, and I don't know if that's a good idea. 

I'm taking mayo on the side, so bread sogginess shouldn't be an issue.  I'm just worried about the lettuce getting all brown and wilty. 

Title: Re: Food question.
Post by: Carlos del Vaca on June 20, 2008, 04:24:12 pm

I'd keep lettuce on the side as well.  Pack it separately in a ziploc bag, lest it make your sandwiches soggy and yucky.

Title: Re: Food question.
Post by: wombat on June 20, 2008, 04:27:16 pm

Love those family vacations.

I think lettuce is likely to make the sandwiches soggy. I don't think mayo in moderation is as much of a culprit - the fat would actually prevent watery things from soaking into the bread. Old cookbooks recommend buttering both side of the bread (the insides of both slices) for that reason.

I actually can't think of many things nastier than a week old sandwich. And how are you keeping all of this stuff cold?

Title: Re: Food question.
Post by: jay-ell on June 20, 2008, 04:33:45 pm

Quote from: wombat on June 20, 2008, 04:27:16 pm

Love those family vacations.

I think lettuce is likely to make the sandwiches soggy. I don't think mayo in moderation is as much of a culprit - the fat would actually prevent watery things from soaking into the bread. Old cookbooks recommend buttering both side of the bread (the insides of both slices) for that reason.

I actually can't think of many things nastier than a week old sandwich. And how are you keeping all of this stuff cold?

Electric cooler, plugged into the cigarette lighter. 

Hm.  Looks like I got the answer I was looking for, much quicker than I was expecting.  Include the mayo, lettuce on the side?  Sounds swell enough to me. 

Thanks, dudes. 

Title: Re: Food question.
Post by: jay-ell on June 20, 2008, 08:46:21 pm

Heh, well, naw, actually, it's a Jayell is dating herself via antiquated vocabulary thing. 

Title: Re: Food question.
Post by: Arachno-capitalist on June 20, 2008, 08:47:28 pm

::Pours a beer out for his fallen homie, the car cigarette lighter::

Title: Re: Food question.
Post by: side_show on June 20, 2008, 09:05:43 pm

Instant Memory Bring Back: 

I brought my car in for a paint job.  Those assholes stole my car's lighter, the change from the glove box and my bobble head Apu.  What the hell?

Title: Re: Food question.
Post by: side_show on June 20, 2008, 09:11:19 pm

"have a cock" or "are a dick" it all depends which side you're on.