Subj : Today in History - 1946
To   : All
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."

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      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

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

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