Has anyone heard of an "onion sandwich"? I didn’t until today...

[auxman]

I was talking to my 82 y/o Mom earlier today (I'm 60) and she was telling me she had an onion sandwich for lunch. I had never heard of this before... it consists of sliced onion, mayonnaise, salt and pepper on bread... I tried it and it was DELICIOUS! I was shocked. Anyway, just curious how many of y'all have tried it... I'm from Alabama (she still lives there) but live in Texas, yet never heard of it before today... hahahahaha

 

[Loretta Van Riet]

I only knew that an "egg and onion" sandwich was popular in the 50's.

 

[Kris Gandillon]

My family ate onion sandwiches. We’re from Texas.

 

[stormie]

My 88 yr old mother eats onion and mustard sandwiches her whole life. I always thought it was a Texas thang.

 

[AlaskaSue]

Always made them with the first hot loaf from the oven on baking day. Yum…mayo haters: also great with butter instead.

 

[Border Collie Dad]

My dad ate them with limburger cheese.

 

[Codeno]

My in laws were Ukrainian, and they primarily ate an old world diet, which could vary from out of this world delicious to retching at the table unpalatable. My father in law used to take red onions to work which he ate like an apple, and he loved to do this during meetings, just to freak people out.

 

[saeurs]

Yes! They are amazing with extra sharp cheddar or a slice of tomato. Used to eat quite a few of them in the off season when I worked at the church camp in upstate NY.

 

[seraphima]

Well, you learn something every day! Thanks.

 

[auxman]

My God, I must have been sheltered with my head in the sand all my life... can't believe I'd never heard of this before today... hahahahaha

 

[Ractivist]

Is it legit to grill them first?

 

[mossyoak1985]

my grandma loves them. even eats onion and peanut butter.

barf.

 

[saeurs]

Is it legit to grill them first?

Have if your way. But usually raw so they crunch.

 

[Teeja]

Growing up, we had onion sandwiches. Basically white bread with butter, salt, raw onion. Usually with a Vidalia or other type of sweet onion. Just talking about it now is making my mouth water for one.

 

[Squib]

Born and raised in Florida and used to have friends who grew those sweet Florida onions and would give me some…soon as he did, I’d be eating them with mayo and white wonder bread!

We got a call one day whilst I was on duty and I had just had a big onion sammich with Doritos….

The patient was DOA. So while I was speaking with the decedent’s wife, a really nice old lady, she kept saying in between giving me medical info in her husband…

”Does anyone else smell onions! I could swear I smell onions!“

Finally one of the other FF/Paramedics said,

“Uh, yes ma’am, I’m sorry, it’s my partner here” (pointing at me!)

Here she was crying and my breath had flames!

But, by the time we cleared the scene, she and I were heavily involved in speaking of our love for onion sandwiches…she even chuckled and pointed at her deceased husband and said, “oh, he loved them too!”

Told my partner on our way back to the station,

”Listen son! Did you see that! You tried to embarrass me, and all it did was cause this sweet old lady to have fond memories of her husband!”

 

[Milkweed Host]

Of course we ate onion sandwiches when we grew up on the farm in Minnesota
in the 50s and 60s. It was bread, butter and onion, that's it.

to this day, I'll cut a big slice of onion on a sandwich, with the addition of meat now.

 

[KARLEEinMI]

Tasty! We have them quite often. Beefsteak rye, onion-hopefully Vidalia, Miracle Whip and tomato slice. Yum. Checking for onions…

 

[dioptase]

Never heard of it...

But my dad was very fond of liver sausage sandwiches on rye bread, with lots and lots of raw onion. He used to call the onion "Wild Irish Rose".

 

[ARS1431]

Onion sandwiches are great. We ate them growing up. Bread, butter, and sliced raw onion on top. Still eating them to this day. I was very surprised to learn that my wife loves them too. Her grandma used to make them for her.

 

[auxman]

I will have to try them with butter...

 

[Griz3752]

I was talking to my 82 y/o Mom earlier today (I'm 60) and she was telling me she had an onion sandwich for lunch. I had never heard of this before... it consists of sliced onion, mayonnaise, salt and pepper on bread... I tried it and it was DELICIOUS! I was shocked. Anyway, just curious how many of y'all have tried it... I'm from Alabama (she still lives there) but live in Texas, yet never heard of it before today... hahahahaha

I like sharp cheddar or aged white with a slice of red or white onion on whole wheat;
really good if the onion is drenched w/ white vinegar 1st.

 

[sy32478]

When I stayed at my grandparents small farm and I wanted a snack, I'd pull a yellow onion and slice some Italian bread. Definitly salt and butter, ocassionally added thin slices of garlic for variety.

Having a prodigiious appetite as a teen, I found my grandparents cupboards lacking for snack / junk foods. So, on occasions, I did find myself enjoying an onion as one would an apple. At the time I thouught it might also help with the skeeters.

 

[ShadowMan]

My Mom loved her onion sandwiches. Bread, mayo and a thick slice of onion. Mom and Dad were from central Ohio, farm raised of English & Scots-Irish ancestry. They grew up during the Depression. Don't know if that plays any part of her tastes.

 

[auxman]

Also... you need to slice up and place onions in a Mason jar, then the refrigerator... my grandad always said that makes them "stronger" and more "stout"... hahaha

 

[Great Northwet]

Is it legit to grill them first?

Well, I think I would because the hot temp. would soften and sweeten them even more. Otoh, if you want more crunch add some pecans or other softer nut.

What about the bread? Sourdough, white and wheat all have different flavors and textures.

 

[Great Northwet]

Well, I think I would because the hot temp. would soften and sweeten them even more. Otoh, if you want more crunch add some pecans or other softer nut.

What about the bread? Sourdough, white and wheat all have different flavors and textures.

I should add that things occasionally come to me from work, so I have wedges of Brie and Camembert siting in the fridge doing nothing.

 

[sy32478]

Also... you need to slice up and place onions in a Mason jar, then the refrigerator... my grandad always said that makes them "stronger" and more "stout"... hahaha

That makes some sense as the "strong" flavors comes from the cut / broken cells of onion.

 

[Craftypatches]

My Mom during the depression era said she would eat radishes on bread. I can’t remember if she had butter on the sandwich, it seems like she did and I can’t remember if there was a dash of sugar put on it Or salt. That was Nebraska.

 

[Wildwood]

My grandmother lived with us through most of my growing up years and she ate most anything on a fold over sandwich, even her dessert. Back in the day, it wasn't uncommon to fry up a small skillet of potatoes and eat them on a fold over sandwich if that was all you had or just what you wanted...now I'm craving fried potatoes lol. I'm from Arkansas.

 

[Luddite]

Yes on the onion sandwich.

Cracker sandwich too. Saltines and mustard between bread.

My GM ate lard & brown sugar sandwiches as a child.

While enjoyable to some, they're all rooted in austere settings.

A friend called them all "wish sandwiches".
You wish you had a piece of meat on it.

Eta: pinto beans on a biscuit is another one.

 

[Dennis Olson]

I was talking to my 82 y/o Mom earlier today (I'm 60) and she was telling me she had an onion sandwich for lunch. I had never heard of this before... it consists of sliced onion, mayonnaise, salt and pepper on bread... I tried it and it was DELICIOUS! I was shocked. Anyway, just curious how many of y'all have tried it... I'm from Alabama (she still lives there) but live in Texas, yet never heard of it before today... hahahahaha

Absolutely disgusting.

 

[Doc1]

My late Father would eat them on occasion; white bread, mayo, large onion slice, with salt and pepper. Dad explained that they became popular during the Great Depression because the sandwiches were both very filling and very inexpensive.

I tried them a couple of times and while they weren't quite my cup o' tea, they were much better than I thought they'd be. I'd certainly be willing to eat them without complaint if money was tight and that's all we could afford.

Best
Doc

 

[Barb]

Love an onion sandwich but it doesn't love me back these days.

 

[Terrwyn]

Depression food. My Step-dad ate them. Midwest sugar beet farmers.

 

[alpha]

Had a honey-glazed onion and anchovy pizza in Port Saint Joe once, and fell in love with the taste!

 

[Capt. Eddie]

Growing up we had something similar except sliced radishes or kohlrabi instead of onion.

 

[Lone_Hawk]

Been a long time since I had one. For us it was a summer thing. My mother told me that they would keep the skeeters off ya' during the summer.

 

[zeker]

My in laws were Ukrainian, and they primarily ate an old world diet, which could vary from out of this world delicious to retching at the table unpalatable. My father in law used to take red onions to work which he ate like an apple, and he loved to do this during meetings, just to freak people out.

a local mennonite grows red onions

I have described them as.. able to be eaten like an apple.

they are delicious and mild.

vidalia onions would be a great sammich.

never those yellow onions from the store (they are too hot)

 

[zeker]

Been a long time since I had one. For us it was a summer thing. My mother told me that they would keep the skeeters off ya' during the summer.

also a good birth control method

especially when combines with garlic or capers

 

[West]

Staple in our diet too. But usually there's a bit of bacon strip or too involved. And cheese. Plus horseradish instead of mayo or both.

Yummy!