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Can You Pass This Sandwich Homemaker Quiz From The Year 1950?

1950 Sandwich Quiz

Can You Pass This Sandwich Test From The 1950’s?

A screenshot of an old educational film with the title "Let's Make A Sandwich"

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A young women smiling at her mother, dressed in 1950s clothing

“Sally’s mother always uses rye bread. She’s found that the spicy caraway flavor makes a great contrast to the bland fish and cheese.”

According to the film, you should use rye bread!

First things first, what kind of bread should you use?

“Part of the trick to entertaining unexpected guests is keeping on hand certain generally useful foods, like cheese of an easy melting type, which Sally will use as a base for the rarebit.”

According to the film, you should use American cheese!

Now, it’s time to turn your attention to the melty cheese mixture. You add butter and milk to a measuring cup. But what kind of cheese should you add?

“The simmer flame keeps the water boiling gently while the cheese is melting, so that Sally can go move on to other tasks."

According to the film, you should use a double boiler!

How should you melt the cheese mixture?

“Sally adds a can of chunk-sized tuna fish to the mixture.”

According to the film, you should add a can of tuna fish!

It's not a tuna rarebit sandwich without tuna. What kind of tuna should you add the the cheese mixture?

“Sally uses a wooden spoon to avoid discoloration of the mixture.”

According to the film, you should only use a wooden spoon!

It's imperative that a young homemaker knows which utensils to use and when to use them. What kind of spoon should you use to stir the cheese mixture?

"Sally toasts the bread quickly in the broiler."

According to the film, you should broil the bread in the oven!

Now, how should you toast the bread?

"Although the tuna rarebit is fairly substantial food in itself, it is a good idea to add something for variation in color and texture, like a salad of celery, radishes, olives, and pickles.”

According to the film, you should serve a salad of celery, radishes, olives, and pickles!

Mother strongly believes that you should serve a salad alongside a sandwich. Which salad should you serve your guests?

"Potato chips used to be exclusively picnic fare, but they’ve joined the host of useful accessories foods that make entertaining so much easier and fun for teenagers."

According to the film, you should add a bowl potato chips!

You'd rather die than let your guests leave hungry. What's one more food you should add to the table?

“Mother thinks she’ll give the choice of Coca-Cola and milk. When you can offer guests a choice easily, it’s a gracious gesture.”

According to the film, you should offer them Coca-Cola and milk!

Don’t forget to be a good hostess and offer your guest a refreshing beverage. What'll it be?

"Sally knows you should serve creamed dishes with extra caution and effective carelessness here is no asset.”

According to the film, you should spread it carefully!

The mixture is now perfectly melted and it’s time to serve your sandwiches. In what manner should you spread the cheese and tuna mixture on the toast?

“Mother is a great believer in the aesthetic value of parsley, and of course, it’s good to eat, too.”

According to the film, you should add parsley!

Mother puts a couple drops of Tabasco on each slice, but there’s still something missing. What should you top the sandwiches with?

When it comes to sandwich making, you still have a lot to learn. You have been known to leave dirty dishes lying around, using the wrong type of bread, and serving your guests sandwiches that aren't up to the standards of the 1950s. You better study up!

You failed the sandwich test!

Hot damn, you are quite the domestic goddess! You know the perfect ratio of bread to cheesy spread and you always leave your guests with full stomachs and a sense of delight. The rest of us could stand to learn a thing or two from you.

You passed the sandwich test!

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Can You Pass This Sandwich Homemaker Quiz From The Year 1950?

Welcome to “Let’s Make A Sandwich,” an educational video from 1950. The film features Sally and her mother making sandwiches for their guests.

Can you make a sandwich that Sally would be proud of? You’ll be making her favorite, an open-faced sandwich called tuna rarebit.

Ready? Let's put your sandwich-making skills to the test!

Check out the full video here!

View this video on YouTube

Can You Pass This Sandwich Homemaker Quiz From The Year 1950?

Welcome to “Let’s Make A Sandwich,” an educational video from 1950. The film features Sally and her mother making sandwiches for their guests.

Can you make a sandwich that Sally would be proud of? You’ll be making her favorite, an open-faced sandwich called tuna rarebit.

Ready? Let's put your sandwich-making skills to the test!

Check out the full video here!

View this video on YouTube

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