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Originally Posted by Bookworm_Girl
Interesting. I've always assumed that whenever I order brown bread that I was getting whole wheat. So can anyone explain why the English put butter on their sandwiches? I've never gotten a good explanation. I always have to remember when I order a ham sandwich to say no butter please and add mayo to make it American style.
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Why butter? Habit, I guess. I don't eat butter or margarine, I don't eat mayonnaise either.
My grandparents grew up with bread and dripping (rendered animal fat used as a spread). I feel queasy just thinking about it. I guess it was a working class food, or worse still, something you ate because you couldn't afford anything else. Then again, it could be down to rationing, which didn't end until 1954:
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikiped...United_Kingdom