Soup, salad and sandwich recipes from quick grab-and-go to elegant entertaining. Includes helpful hints, historical facts and fun trivia. -- From the publisher.

Includes index.

Soups : Soup mixes -- Vegetable soups -- Meat and seafood soups -- Bisques -- Chowders -- Gumbos -- Stews -- Chilis -- Chilled soups -- Salads : Green salads -- Picnic salads -- Fruit and gelatin salads -- Pasta and rice salads -- Meat and seafood salads -- Salad dressings -- Sandwiches : Tea and brunch sandwhiches -- Cold sandwiches -- Hot sandwiches -- Subs and Po-boys -- Wraps and pockets -- Burgers and dogs -- Seasonings -- Sweets.