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There is a wonderful blog that I read called Lea’s Silent-ology all about silent film! (Check it out, you won’t regret it). Well, one article mentioned this thing called The Theda Bara Sandwich– please read this short blog article here. This will give you a little background on the sandwich I just tried.
Theda Bara was an actress, you see, a very vamp-ish actress, to be exact. I hope to do a piece on her in the future; she was a very ‘different’ gal.
As I think you have already realized, I decided to try it! I followed the recipe exactly. Since the recipe doesn’t specify which bread to use, I used white bread, being as I already had it. (frugal, I know). I was worried about the pimentos, because I have never tried them, and I am not a spicy pepper eater. I even had a glass of milk on hand JUST in case, because even the slightest spicy is very unpleasant to my throat.
I know you are wondering, and I will tell you: yes, I did go out and buy the ham, pimentos, and pickles just for this reason. And BOY was I glad I did, because not only did I find out that I really like pimentos, but I found new favorite sandwich! The pickles and the pimento served warm with ham, mayo, and toast was the perfect combination. I was pleased to find out that pimentos really aren’t hot. Although it was a delicious beverage to pair with my snack, I didn’t even need the milk for the purpose it was originally intended. I think I will try this with all different kinds of bread: banana bread, rye bread, raisin bread, (in that order) and so on until all the breads have been eaten.
If you try this, make sure you are hungry, because even a small sandwich (like mine was) will be very filling. I bought a ham steak, so it would be more like the kind of ham that they would have used in the sandwich in the ‘teens.
So, try it today! (seriously, do it).
I’m glad you liked this one. 🙂 Alas, I probably won’t try it, as pickles or mayonnaise aren’t my thing; but it sounds like an interesting taste combination. That photo of Theda is a great one—so quintessentially her—don’t think I’ve ever seen that one. By the way, have you read the Eve Golden biography of Theda? I read it about a year ago, and I thought it was very interesting and well-written.
No, I have not read that one. Thank you for suggesting it! I like looking for autobiographies, myself, although the only thing I’ve read that a silent star wrote was My Rendezvous with Life by Mary Pickford. I so want her other little book “Why Not Try God?” I love being able to look into her thoughts. It makes them feel so much more human, rather than ghostly images on the silent screen. It’s a big reason why I love the interviews. 🙂
I’d like to read “Why Not Try God?” too. I recently read Miriam Cooper’s auto-bio—a most interesting book, though Miriam doesn’t come across as an entirely likable person. But I’ll tell you the best silent film autobiography I’ve ever read—in fact, the most entertaining book on silent film, period I’ve ever read: “Adventures with D.W. Griffith” by Karl Brown. If you haven’t read that one, don’t miss it. It’s fascinating, and often hilarious.
Thank you again for the suggestion! I have to start looking for books, I think! 😀
If you’re like me, it’s hard to get around to reading everything you’d like to, but I have to mention one more good one I read awhile back: “When the Movies Were Young” by Linda Arvidson (Mrs. D.W., at that time.) I found it a likable book, and interesting (though not nearly so much as the Brown book). There is a lot that Arvidson obviously leaves out, and the first few chapters were a little less interesting, but overall I think she does an wonderful job of conveying the excitement and discovery in those early days at Biograph. It’s out… Read more »
Thank you! I’m so glad to have you as a friend, Donnie! I will check that out. I read a book a while back by Vachel Lindsay, can’t think of what it’s called I think The Art of the Moving Picture something like that. Half the book was about theater (not as interesting lol) but a good portion was about film and really interesting.