ploughman's lunch

This post does not serve much purpose other than I loved this lunch tin belonging to a friend’s grandfather and wanted to find a way to use it. My grandpa Earl had a similar one he took to his factory job in Bay City, Michigan. I remember driving with my grandma Opal to pick him up. We would wait in the car until the factory whistle blew and all the men would trudge out, heading home for some good ol’ meat and potatoes for dinner. I like to think my grandma packed a cute lunch like this, with a little love note tucked in the corner; and maybe his step was a bit lighter than the others knowing she would be there to bring him home. It’s my revisionist history.

A ploughman’s lunch is a common menu item in British sandwich shops with very similar ingredients as I’ve placed in my lunch tin: thick cut ham, hunk of English cheddar, pickle spears, apple, home-made bread and the ubiquitous Colman’s mustard.

Put something tasty in the thermos and let’s have a picnic!