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[Cricket] What's The Best Sandwich For A Cricket Tea ?
- Thread starter Eeyore
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Postman Pat
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Prawn without doubt. Left sitting in the sun for 4 hours whilst fielding. Guaranteed runs when batting.
GT49er
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From memory (Polegate vs. Sussex 1958, when I got a free tea for working the scoreboard) the choice was cucumber or meat paste.
Biscuit Barrel
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Good quality beef with horseradish sauce.
dingodan
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- Feb 16, 2011
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Me and my Monkey
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- Nov 3, 2015
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The Monkey, who is a cricket traditionalist, and northern too, swears it should be cucumber. No questions asked. End of thread.
portlock seagull
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- Jul 28, 2003
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Liver sausage and cucumber. Don’t forget to cut diagonally.
Egg got to be egg
Sussexscots
Fed up with trains. Sick of the rain.
Gammon ham with plenty of Coleman's English Mustard.
ManOfSussex
We wunt be druv
Egg and Cress
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
Marmite
Make the teas once a season for the First XI. Without fail, the chicken, crispy bacon and salad wraps are the most popular item.
Shippams?
(Oddly, there is no apostrophe in a Shippams meat paste sandwich. No meat, either, allegedly.)
Live by the sea
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- Oct 21, 2016
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Big no to gammon or cheese and onion or meat paste ! All are with the greatest of respect very downmarket choices and not acceptable for a good quality cricket match sandwich .
Most importantly use very fresh bread and only put it out ready for eating a max of 15 mins before or the sandwiches will start to dry out .
Some acceptable choices .
A good quality beef is always a good bet , finely sliced with a touch of horseradish.
Smoked salmon pref Scottish with a squeeze of lemon and cucumber
A decent mature cheddar with a quality pickle ( not branston ! )
Egg mayo ( go easy on the mayo ) with a dash of dill
Poached salmon with watercress ( expensive option but classy )
You get the picture .
Most importantly use very fresh bread and only put it out ready for eating a max of 15 mins before or the sandwiches will start to dry out .
Some acceptable choices .
A good quality beef is always a good bet , finely sliced with a touch of horseradish.
Smoked salmon pref Scottish with a squeeze of lemon and cucumber
A decent mature cheddar with a quality pickle ( not branston ! )
Egg mayo ( go easy on the mayo ) with a dash of dill
Poached salmon with watercress ( expensive option but classy )
You get the picture .
I'm not surprised if you make the teas only once a season. Who wants to drink stone cold tea?
GT49er
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F*ck knows - it was free, I was 9. It might even have been fish, it was spread so thinly (it definitely wasn't anchovy though!)
Ah Shippams - the pride of Chichester, eh?
- Apr 5, 2014
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Add cream cheese and I think we have a winner. That's Sunday sorted.