Three popular fillings were mayo with crab, pimento cheese with olives, and cream cheese with watercress. It was then coated in whipped cream cheese and decorated with herbs.
Ingredients like mustard, Worcestershire, dark beer, and hot sauce were incorporated into the cheese sauce, as well as toppings like caramelized onions for extra flavor.
Combining sweet and savory ingredients, the Monte Cristo appealed to a wide audience with ham, turkey, and Swiss cheese on white bread topped with powdered sugar.
The patties were made with ground beef, breadcrumbs, onion, herbs, spices, egg, and some Campbell’s soup to make a moist burger served on toasted buns.
Like a cross between an oyster po’boy and a BLT, the oyster club consisted of fried oysters layered with bacon, lettuce, and tomatoes on bread with mayo.
To update the sandwich, you can lean into the seafood element by adding lemon to your mayo or incorporating seaweed flakes or Old Bay to your oyster batter before frying.