[Sca-cooks] Dishes named for people

[Jennifer Carlson]

> Does it say who Melba is for the sandwich? Could the Melba sandwich
> originally use melba toast? Both Peach melba and melba toast are named for
> Dame Melba.
> 

There was no specific reference to the singer, but the cookbook is from around 1918, so the time period would be correct.  The sandwiches were on white bread, not Melba toast, so it would seem they were named for the diva and not the ingredient.
 
Talana