Subj : Today in History - 1946
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From : Dave Drum
Date : Mon Jul 04 2022 10:57:00

05 July 1946 - A TWO-PIECE SWIMSUIT MAKES AN EXPLOSIVE DEBUT IN PARIS
Louis R++ard's abbreviated two-piece swimwear design debuts in a fashion
show held at Paris' Molitor Pool. R++ard names his creation, cut from 30
square inches of fabric, after the recent nuclear bomb tests on Bikini
Atoll, explaining, "like the bomb, the bikini is small and devastating."

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     Title: Bikini Sandwich
Categories: Dairy, Breads, Cheese, Pork, Eggs
     Yield: 2 sandwiches

MMMMM---------------------MANCHEGO MORNAY----------------------------
     3 c  Whole milk
 4 1/2 tb Unsalted butter
     6 tb A-P flour
   3/4 c  Coarse grated 6-month-aged
          - Manchego cheese
   1/2 ts Salt
   1/8 ts (ea)black & espelette pepper

MMMMM--------------------------BIKINI--------------------------------
     4 sl White bread
   1/4 c  Truffle aioli
     4 sl White American cheese
   1/4 c  Jamon iberico (ham)
     2 lg Fried eggs; sunny side up
     2 tb Butter; melted

 Make the mornay. In small sauce pan, heat milk, salt,
 black pepper, and espelette on low heat. In separate
 sauce pan, heat butter on medium-low heat.

 Sprinkle the flour over the hot butter and stir for 4 to
 5 minutes. Stir often with spatula to cook out the raw
 flour taste.

 One ladle at a time, add the warm milk to the flour and
 butter mixture, whisking simultaneously.

 After milk is added, sprinkle the cheese into warm sauce
 while whisking. Strain and keep warm.

 Make the bikini. On each slice of white bread, smear a
 few tablespoons of truffle aioli and build the sandwich
 up from the bottom. Place a slice of cheese on each
 slice of bread. Next, add jam+|n ib++rico to one slice of
 bread and place the other piece of cheese and bread on
 top to complete the sandwich.

 Place nonstick saut++ pan on medium heat and add 2
 tablespoons butter. Place bikini in pan and press
 lightly for 30 seconds, release, and sear for 2 minutes.
 Brush remaining melted butter on the top of the bikini
 and flip. Continue to sear until the bikini is
 sufficiently hot and cheese in melted.

 To assemble. Place bikini on plate and cover with ++ cup
 warm manchego mornay and top with sunny side up egg.
 Lightly salt egg yolk and serve.

 Recipe by Brian Hyland

 RECIPE FROM: https://www.myrecipes.com

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