Goblin sandwiches. A halloween treat from the 1930's

Goblin Sandwiches

Goblin Sandwiches, originally published in The Queenslander, October 29th, 1936

Ingredients for each sandwich

1 slice each of white and brown bread

margarine or butter (optional)

cheese spread (home made or store bought)

shredded ham

pickles

stuffed olives

You can find the recipe for home made cheese spread here

 Method

Butter both slices of bread (optional)

Spread one of the slices of bread with the cheese spread.

Sprinkle the ham on top.

Top with the second slice of bread.

Make a face using slices of stuffed olive for the eyes and nose, half a pickle cut in half again for the lips and tiny rectangles of pickle for the eyebrows.

Peanut butter and onion sandwiches

Peanut Butter and Onion Sandwiches

Will our heroic cook survive the horror that is – Peanut Butter and Onion Sandwiches? (insert spooky music here)

OK, so there aren’t a lot of vintage Halloween recipes out there that aren’t haggis~ shudder ~ so I delved into the realm of the weird for this week’s recipe :)

Ingredients

smooth peanut butter

traditional mayonnaise

onion

white bread (with the crusts cut off unless you’re completely uncouth. Like me)

butter

 Method

Mix 4 parts of peanut butter to 1 part mayonnaise. For example, 4 teaspoons of peanut butter and 1 teaspoon of mayonnaise.

Butter the bread.

Spread on the peanut butter mix.

Top with fine slices of onions.

Eat it before you chicken out!