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CoolGirl
12-09-06, 07:18 AM
my lad's switched from school dinners to packed lunches this term, and i've just figured out why cutting sandwiches in to triangles is better than squares:
with squares, you get 2 sides of crust and 2 cut sides
with triangles you get 2 cut sides, but only one side of crust.
Moral: if you want to get your kids to eat their sarnies, cut 'em into triangles.
I'll go and get a life now.... :lol:
i'm struggling to work that out! :D
if i cut a sarnie into tringles, i get (per cut sarnie) one cut side and two sides of crust.
squares = one cut side, 3 crust sides
so the theory still applies, just the wrong numbers. :wink:
i'll take my pedantry elsewhere..... :oops:
i'm struggling to work that out! :D
if i cut a sarnie into tringles, i get (per cut sarnie) one cut side and two sides of crust.
squares = one cut side, 3 crust sides
so the theory still applies, just the wrong numbers. :wink:
i'll take my pedantry elsewhere..... :oops:
Squares, cut a piece of bread into 4 squares, you make two cuts and end up with 2 cut sides & 2 crusts.
Triangles, you still make 2 cuts, diagonally on the bread, and end up with two cut sides & only one crust. You still have 4 triangles of bread, and the kids eat just as much bread as before, but like it more.
Kiethd, I think your squares are more rectangular (cut bread in half to get 3 crusts). Pedant? Pah, please, try harder next time!
i'm struggling to work that out! :D
if i cut a sarnie into tringles, i get (per cut sarnie) one cut side and two sides of crust.
squares = one cut side, 3 crust sides
so the theory still applies, just the wrong numbers. :wink:
i'll take my pedantry elsewhere..... :oops:
Squares, cut a piece of bread into 4 squares, you make two cuts and end up with 2 cut sides & 2 crusts.
Triangles, you still make 2 cuts, diagonally on the bread, and end up with two cut sides & only one crust. You still have 4 triangles of bread, and the kids eat just as much bread as before, but like it more.
Kiethd, I think your squares are more rectangular (cut bread in half to get 3 crusts). Pedant? Pah, please, try harder next time!
you spelt his name wrong :wink: :D
i'm struggling to work that out! :D
if i cut a sarnie into tringles, i get (per cut sarnie) one cut side and two sides of crust.
squares = one cut side, 3 crust sides
so the theory still applies, just the wrong numbers. :wink:
i'll take my pedantry elsewhere..... :oops:
Squares, cut a piece of bread into 4 squares, you make two cuts and end up with 2 cut sides & 2 crusts.
Triangles, you still make 2 cuts, diagonally on the bread, and end up with two cut sides & only one crust. You still have 4 triangles of bread, and the kids eat just as much bread as before, but like it more.
Kiethd, I think your squares are more rectangular (cut bread in half to get 3 crusts). Pedant? Pah, please, try harder next time!
you know boph, i tried so hard to picture what cool girl was describing, but couldn't get it (ok didn't try THAT hard) and i thought the moment i type something i'll have my pants pulled down and my pert bottom spanked.
i was right. :D
carry on. :oops:
you know boph, i tried so hard to picture what cool girl was describing, but couldn't get it (ok didn't try THAT hard) and i thought the moment i type something i'll have my pants pulled down and my pert bottom spanked.
i was right. :D
carry on. :oops:
It helps if you have kids yourself, you'll be so used to cutting into 4 rather than 2 - Man sized pieces!
Thanks for the tip Debs, do you give in and cut the crust off?
Don't cut 'em at all. Leave 'em whole as it's only a couple of man-size bites anyway.
Obviously, I don't include cucumber sarnies in that; they should be cut into squares (2-cut squares rather a keithd rectangular square) and no crusts.
you spelt his name wrong :wink: :D
There's always one isn't there....
Apologies keith :oops:
Flamin_Squirrel
12-09-06, 08:35 AM
Mmmm, sandwich.
Flamin_Squirrel
12-09-06, 08:49 AM
A typo :oops: :lol:
A typo :oops: :lol:
ah! eye cee
northwind
12-09-06, 09:17 AM
Squares divide the crust better. I like to eat the black crust off the top and the sides of the bottom squares, then eat the soft bit (sometimes, dismantling it so as to have one slice of bread with filling, and one slice just with spread) then eat the crusts last. Warburtons white bread in the blue paper bag, for preference. Try that with your so-called "triangles".
Squares divide the crust better. I like to eat the black crust off the top and the sides of the bottom squares, then eat the soft bit (sometimes, dismantling it so as to have one slice of bread with filling, and one slice just with spread) then eat the crusts last. Warburtons white bread in the blue paper bag, for preference. Try that with your so-called "triangles".
Medium sliced :) i like Warburtons bread too me i prefer squares without the crusts - today i'm having a barm tho.
Medium sliced :) i like Warburtons bread too me i prefer squares without the crusts - today i'm having a roll tho.
... not up norf now ;) :lol:
Medium sliced :) i like Warburtons bread too me i prefer squares without the crusts - today i'm having a roll tho.
... not up norf now ;) :lol:
Souldn't that be "oop norf"? :wink:
DoubleD
12-09-06, 09:38 AM
......i'm having a barm....
Took me ages to work that out when I moved oop norf
barm cake
tea cake
bap
it's still a roll to me!
Marshall
12-09-06, 09:41 AM
I prefer baps!!
Biker Biggles
12-09-06, 09:45 AM
Any pics? :D
I prefer baps!!
Me too, but what have they got to do with bread? :lol:
Medium sliced :) i like Warburtons bread too me i prefer squares without the crusts - today i'm having a roll tho.
... not up norf now ;) :lol:
Yeah I know they are rolls :roll: :lol:
Filipe M.
12-09-06, 09:49 AM
Stop it now, you're making me hungry.
CoolGirl
12-09-06, 02:10 PM
good grief! you lot will talk about ANYTHING :shock: :lol:
Btw, I had a sausage roll for lunch. And if my timing's right, Jabba should be hitting the jam donuts round about now.... :P
good grief! you lot will talk about ANYTHING :shock: :lol:
Well you started it! :lol:
northwind
12-09-06, 02:15 PM
good grief! you lot will talk about ANYTHING :shock: :lol:
Not anything, we're not allowed to talk about the good stuff :)
Filipe M.
12-09-06, 02:16 PM
good grief! you lot will talk about ANYTHING :shock: :lol:
Not anything, we're not allowed to talk about the good stuff :)
Will you lot please shut up?! You're making me hungry yet again! :lol:
You could try using a metal cookie cutter, they alway eat the sarnies if they are the shape of stars, clouds, teddy bears etc - give the crust to the birds
Ceri JC
12-09-06, 02:34 PM
All this talk of the sandwich cutting and the effect it has on the sides reminds me of an old puzzle. It's a bit hard to describe without a link to it, but essentially, it's a rectangle of graph paper, with a few cuts in it that can be arranged into a rectangle 2 ways. 1, the way it originally was, is a perfect rectangle. The other has 2 squares missing from one corner! It's quite a cool effect if you see it done.
Anyone know the proper name/can provide a web link?
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