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14 May 2019 — 5 min read

The Lucky Second Email We Sent Today, May 14, 2019

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LAST WEEK ON HMM DAILY

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PRIZES

Things don’t always work out the way you planned, and when they don’t, sometimes others benefit. For example, I thought I was going to be on the West Coast this week visiting family, so I speculated and bought a pair of tickets to a Chemical Brothers show in San Francisco. Presently I am not on the west coast, my ticket insurance does not cover poor planning, and the thought of trying to sell these tickets on the Internet makes my head hurt, so what I’m saying, dear email readers, friends, and potential supporters of Hmm Daily, here is an opportunity for one lucky reader and a guest to win admission to:

The Chemical Brothers W/ Special Guest The Black Madonna
Fri • May 17 • 7:30 PM
San Francisco, CA — Bill Graham Civic Auditorium

To enter into a random drawing, please send an email—from the address to which we send your weekly email or newsletter—briefly stating why you would like to attend the show, along with any thoughts you might have about your Hmm Daily weekly email or Premium Newsletter experience, to joe.macleod@hmmdaily.com. One entry per person, please. DEADLINE: Wednesday, May 15, 9 a.m. Eastern time, 6 a.m. Pacific. If you win, I’ll be in touch. Good luck.

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RECIPES

We present here for your (and our) continued amusement, delectation, and possible puzzlement three recipes for sandwiches, hand-picked from The Up-To-Date Sandwich Book: 400 Ways to Make a Sandwich, published in 1909 and now in the public domain. We found more sardine recipes!

SARDINE SANDWICH NO. 4
Remove skin and bones from the sardines and pound to a paste; season with salt and cayenne pepper and a dash of lemon juice. Spread on thin slices of lightly buttered white or rye bread; cover with another slice of bread and garnish with a pickle.

BROILED SARDINE SANDWICH
Use sardines in oil, remove from can and put on a platter to drain off oil. Toast thin slices of bread and cut in triangles or squares, and butter while hot. Dip each sardine in cracker crumbs, put on a broiler and broil over a coal fire first on one side, then the other. Lay two broiled sardines on a piece of toast, cover with another slice, and garnish with a slice of lemon. Serve as soon as made.

PINEAPPLE SALAD SANDWICH
Shred one medium sized pineapple, add one cupful of skinned and seeded white grapes, one-half cup of finely chopped English walnuts; moisten with cream mayonnaise. Place between thin slices of lightly buttered white bread with a crisp lettuce leaf between. Garnish with a red cherry.

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