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Whether you call it a hoagie, a hero, a sub or a grinder,
a big sandwich is a must at every tailgate party! The
amount of ingredients will vary with the size of the
baguette and personal taste. The amount of cheese and
meat indicated was ample to fill our 2 footer.
a long, flat Italian style baguette
softened butter
mayonnaise
deli-style mustard
shredded lettuce
tomatoes, thinly
sliced
red onion,
thinly sliced
red bell pepper,
thinly sliced
1/2 lb. prosciutto,
thinly sliced
1/4 lb. salami,
sliced
1/2 lb. baby Swiss,
sliced
pickle slices
Italian dressing
 Cut
baguette lengthwise, producing two giant slices of equal
thickness.
 Spread
the inside of each piece with softened butter to prevent
the bread from becoming soggy. Spread one piece with
mayo and the other with mustard.
 On
the bottom piece stack on the ingredients in this order:
lettuce, tomato, onion, red bell pepper, prosciutto,
salami, cheese and pickles. Place other piece of bread
on top.
Note: Although the sandwich will be very cartoonishly
appealing at this point, it is very hard to keep the
ingredients contained unless you continue on to steps
4, 5 and 6. But, if you just can't resist, secure your
mile high with toothpicks and tuck in.
 Wrap
the sandwich TIGHTLY with plastic wrap, making sure
that none of the ingredients fall out. This is really
a two-man operation, with one person holding the sandwich
and the second person wrapping it up.
 Place
some books, cutting board, small child (seriously),
etc. on top of the sandwich. The goal is to apply heavy,
but even, weight to the sandwich. Let press for 1 hour.
 Unwrap
the sandwich and carefully remove top piece. Drizzle
the inside of the sandwich with Italian dressing. Replace
top piece. Secure with toothpicks. Cut your masterpiece
into slices in between each toothpick.
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