[Sca-cooks] Hillel sandwiches

[Susan Fox-Davis]

On 11/21/03 1:07 PM, "Huette von Ahrens" <ahrenshav at yahoo.com> wrote:

> On another list, someone mentioned that Hillel
> sandwiches are ancient and the first true
> sandwiches.  Being the good shikse that I am, I
> have no idea if this is true or not.  Can any of
> our Jewish experts please inform me about Hillel
> sandwiches and their history?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Huette

They may have a point, but since Hillel was a contemporary of Jesus, that is
First Century BC to First Century AD, he probably didn't call it a
"sandwich"!  It was open-faced anyway.

Here's a good explanation:
http://saugus.byu.edu/honors/theses/passover-seder/sandwich.htm

Selene