It was a hot day much like this one back in August 1762.
An overweight British bureaucrat in his mid-forties, who preferred to sit on his butt and gamble, as many Londoners knew, got hunger. His name was John Montagu and he was rich, had the title of Earl, was falsely empowered and as a result, lazy!
So rather than take a break from the gambling tabled for food that usually included bread in a bowl, or on a plate. He demanded someone put a piece of meat or cheese on a slice of bread and bring it to him. This way he had food in one hand and could bet with the other.
This improper approach amazed many and for months they told the tale of Montagu’s “meal in hand” that let him keep gambling! However being the fourth “Earl of Sandwich” he cared nothing about the bad press regarding Earl’s Meal. Eventually they started to call his food faux pas by his family’s title “SANDWICH”.
The name sandwich became a mainstay on tables for centuries.
