While working at a small French-owned bakery and café in Chicago, I came across a very traditional French sandwich -ham and butter. When a teenage girl asked me to make her this sandwich, I thought it was odd. Then I tried one and realized it is one of the simplest and most delicious things to eat - a few thin slices of deli ham laid between two halves of freshly baked, crusty French bread spread generously with with good, cold butter.

Just last week, on a whim, I ordered a butter and ham sandwich from the deli counter at Whole Foods. The girl behind the counter did the same thing I had done about ten years before — looked at me like I was nutty. She tried to change my mind, offering every condiment and sandwich topping she had at her disposal, but I declined and suggested she give ham and butter a try. If she did, it’d certainly become her newest lunch favorite.

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