Vermont Farm Sandwich
Are you brave enough? Our Vermont Farm Sandwich may seem simple but it’s deceptively powerful. According to one Vermont farmer we know, a daily lunch of this is the best cold preventative there is!
Start adding horseradish and raw onion to your sandwiches to help prevent winter colds. And brace yourself!
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Spread one piece of bread lavishly with mustard, and the other with a very thick layer of horseradish. Add the meat, several slices of onion, and 2 pieces of cheddar cheese. Put it all together, and serve with apple cider (hot or cold) or hot ginger tea. According to one Vermont farmer we know, a daily lunch of this is the best cold preventative there is!
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Farm Sandwich
Mine consist of Whole Wheat Bread, lots of Onion, Salt and Pepper and Mayo
Must be good because I'll be 82 on the 16th of January and have been eating this for quite some years ( Winter and Summer )
Horseradish cheese
I love horseradish and learned recently that there is a horseradish cheese. I put it in almost every sandwich i make. I found it in my grocery store (Publixs).
Horseradish
Speaking of horseradish, I just bought some fresh. Can you freeze it?
Veggie version
I have been eating a vegetarian version of this for years. Instead of meat, use peanut butter. All other ingredients are the same, but the mustard is optional.
Vermont sandwich
Yum yum especially if you love horseradish!
Sure that sandwich will
Sure that sandwich will prevent colds. It does it by keeping everyone away from you!
Growing up I remember my Dad
Growing up I remember my Dad eating onion sandwiches(just onions) when he was getting a cold.
Love horseradish. I use the
Love horseradish. I use the entire amount in the small jars (about 4" tall) in my beef stroganoff. Very, very good and it does clear the sinuses.
Horseradish is good on roast
Horseradish is good on roast beef sandwiches but how much would be a personal preference, everybody is different. Just adjust it how you want, same with mustard...I'd like a white cheese instead on mine.
Sandwich
I use horseradish even on prime rib it’s excellent!
A good half inch of
A good half inch of horseradish? How would it stay on the sandwich and not ooze out when taking a bite? How would you taste anything but horseradish? I would say it would be a cold preventative, and maybe burn your sinuses out completely! I like horseradish but I am not putting a half inch layer of horseradish on any sandwich.
Maybe they mean a half-inch
Maybe they mean a half-inch of a small jar's worth? They can't mean it literally -- that would be insane.
But I'd still try it, LOL.