Welsh Cake Sandwich
Welsh cakes (griddle cakes) sometimes split and filled.
The Sweet Sandwich
Sugar Sandwich
The most stripped-down sweet on the British thrift shelf, and its whole character is one physical fact: the sugar stays a grit, crunching dry against soft buttered bread before it melts.
Sally Lunn Bun
The Bath Sally Lunn is split, not sliced: a large enriched bun opened through the waist and spread with cream or jam. Its Huguenot origin story is modern invention; the real record begins in 1776.
Peanut Butter Sandwich
Half fat and almost no water: the plain peanut butter sandwich is the British cupboard's default round, buttered underneath, split over smooth or crunchy, and lately bigger business than jam.
Peanut Butter and Jam
British version of PB&J; less common than in US.
Nutella Sandwich
Chocolate-hazelnut spread on soft white bread, where the only real decision is how thick to go: thin grips the crumb and stays a sandwich, thick collapses into candy by the second bite.
Mincemeat Sandwich
Christmas mincemeat (dried fruit mixture) on bread; festive.
Marmite and Peanut Butter
Marmite with peanut butter; unusual combination.
Marmalade Sandwich
Orange marmalade on bread; Paddington Bear's favorite.
Marmalade on Toast
Marmalade on hot buttered toast; British breakfast.
Lemon Curd
Lemon curd spread on white bread; sweet, tangy tea sandwich.
Lemon Curd Sandwich
Cooked from yolk, sugar, butter and lemon, the curd sets into a sliceable, sour-first band on buttered white bread. Elizabeth Raffald printed its recipe in 1769; the word curd waited until 1844.
Lardy Cake Sandwich
Lardy cake (lard, sugar, dried fruit bread) sometimes filled; sweet.
Jeely Piece
Jam sandwich; 'jeely' is Scots for jelly/jam. Subject of famous song about high-rise flats.
Jam Sandwich
Butter out to the crusts, jam on the butter, and the bread survives until lunch. The thrift sweet of the English lunchbox: dinner in the 1913 Lambeth budgets, so common the police car took its name.
Jam and Cream
Strawberry jam with clotted cream on white bread; scone filling as sandwich.
Jam and Cream
Jam with clotted or whipped cream; like a scone filling.
Hundreds and Thousands Sandwich
Butter with sprinkles (hundreds and thousands) on bread; children's party food.
Honey and Walnut
Cream cheese with honey and walnuts; sweet tea sandwich.