I assume that everybody likes sandwiches — at least here in the United States of Sandwich. Then, a co-worker told me that her husband hated sandwiches when they first met, but she enlightened him. Even so, I thought, could anyone really hate sandwiches? 
In my sandwich research, I have found someone: H.D. Renner, author of The Origins of Food Habits. In his 1944 book, which I discovered at my public library, Renner goes on quite the antisandwich rant:
The invention of the sandwich and its acceptance as an institution is a typical example of the power of ways of life to prevail over all so-called rules of gastronomy . . . according to all the rules of the sciences governing nutrition the sandwich should never have been born. If a slice of bread is spread with some other appetizing food it is obvious to both eyes and nose what it is, and there is a definite psychological reaction. When, however, the appealing surface is covered by another slice of bread, it is a matter of guesswork to find out what the filling is.
Mr. Renner, if I may: I think you're using too much bread. And I respectfully disagree: when the ratios are correct, I find a two-slice sandwich far more appetizing, and easier to eat, than an open-faced one. But it gets better! Read the rest of his rant.
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