In the late 70's, McDonald's came out with a line of breakfast sandwiches, served in little styrofoam boxes. My mother bought one. She was really impressed with the taste and the convenience. But the styrofoam box? Tacky. "I think I can make these myself," she told us. So she bought English muffins, ham and cheese, and began producing her own breakfast sandwiches, which she modestly named after herself.
And she has eaten one Breakfast Jan nearly every morning ever since. She swears by them - says they keep her energized all morning like nothing else.
Everybody who eats at my mom's house eventually tries a Breakfast Jan. The Truth is spread, and is occasionally received by the faithful. The latest one is my husband BB. Recently diagnosed with diabetes, he needed to switch to an easy, no-sugar breakfast. Lo! He now nukes a salami, cheese and English muffin sandwich every morning. Swears by them. Says they keep him energized all morning. Etc.
Happy Birthday, Mama!
I love them - whether they be by Mickey D.'s or my ex, who made a lovely variation. Of course, I have high cholesterol and am a walking heart attack now because of all the fat in them, but, hey, they are just that good.
Posted by: Lori | March 27, 2008 at 07:47 AM
What a coincidence, to have written about our family's love of breakfast sandwiches this very week:
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Herb Peterson, who invented the ubiquitous Egg McMuffin as a way to introduce breakfast to McDonald's restaurants, died Tuesday.
Peterson came up with idea for the signature McDonald's breakfast item in 1972. He "was very partial to eggs Benedict," Fraker said, and worked on creating something similar.
The egg sandwich consisted of an egg that had been formed in a Teflon circle with the yolk broken, topped with a slice of cheese and grilled Canadian bacon. It was served open-faced on a toasted and buttered English muffin.
Posted by: pam | March 27, 2008 at 09:03 AM
You may be making me sound dull and predictable to all your readers. I am, but I also explore wild variations: eg sourdough rolls; usually I do ham, but I go wild on the kind of cheese: Swiss and pepper jack are best, but I use them all.
One breakfast Jan and I know not of hunger.
Posted by: Your mother | March 27, 2008 at 09:12 AM
It is easy to keep 'em low calorie-one 33 calorie slice of hard salami, one 60 cal slice of cheese with a whole wheat or sour dough muffin. Not the lowest in fat or salt, but it has helped me keep my weight down.
Posted by: BB | March 27, 2008 at 09:53 PM