Good Housekeeping, 1955: Box Lunches, Part 2

Here are some lovely suggestions for what to put into the box lunch. Most will be familiar, but one never knows if one will discover something new.

Bread-and-Butter Sandwiches:

Whether they're made from bakers', homemade, or canned bread, bread-and-butter sandwiches always carry well in a lunch box even without refrigeration. The variety is fascinating, includes nut or fruit breads, muffins, rolls, buns, etc.

Old Reliables:

Lunch-box sandwiches made with one or more of the fillings below will keep well even when the lunch box can't be refrigerated.

• Any cheese spread
• Any natural cheese
• Applesauce
• Celery
• Cream cheese
• Green pepper, carrots, or raisins
• Marmalade, apple butter, jelly, or jam
• Nuts
• Peanut butter
• Pickled tongue (See? I told you there might be something new!)
• Thuringer-type dry sausage (Any clues on this one?)

Salad-Type Sandwiches:

Include these only when the lunch box can be kept refrigerated...Such sandwiches are likely to keep better too if they're made from canned meats, fish, chicken or spreads, or ready-cooked meats, rather than leftovers. Adding chopped olives, lemon juice, catchup, or pickle relish helps, too. (I have never seen ketchup/catsup spelled "catchup" before.)

Sliced-Meat Sandwiches:

These should be handled like Salad-Type Sandwiches, above. Mix olives, lemon juice, etc. with the butter before it's spread on the bread. (Interesting.)

Surprise Tuck-Ins:

• Cheese-stuffed celery
• Cracked nuts
• Cutout cookies to suit the season
• Dried apricots, figs, or raisins
• Marshmallows
• Peanut-buttered graham crackers
• Ripe olives
• Salted nuts
• Semisweet chocolate
• Small chunk of fresh coconut
• Small molasses-popcorn ball
• Stuffed dates, prunes or nuts

The rest of the suggestions were exactly what one would expect:

• Egg, Potato, Chicken, meat, or Fish Salads
• Crisp Vegetable or Fruit Salads
• Crisp Raw Relishes (raw vegetables)
• Milk, Lemonade, Fruit Juices, Iced Coffee, etc.
• Fresh, Canned, or Cooked Dried Fruit
• Cakes and Cupcakes
• Fruit Pies, Deep-Dish Pies, and Turnovers
• Puddings and Gelatin Desserts
• Cookies
• Ice-Cold Fruit, Tomato, or Vegetable Juice

Now, where can I get some pickled tongue for hubby's lunch tomorrow? Of course, knowing my husband, he'd probably eat it. He's no trouble to feed. That's because he's eager, I guess.