This gambling British peer gave his name to a snack or tea time refreshment as he consumed huge quantities of this while gambling, which consisted of meat stuffed between two slices of bread?

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The sandwich was named after 4th Earl of Sandwich, an 18th-century English aristocrat, although it is unlikely to have been invented by him. Indeed a form of sandwich is attributed to the ancient Jewish sage Hillel the Elder, who is said to have put meat from the Paschal lamb and bitter herbs inside matzo (or flat bread) during Passover. It is said that Lord Sandwich was fond of this form of food because it allowed him to continue playing cards at cribbage while eating without getting his cards sticky, from eating meat with his bare hands. The Earldom refers to the English town of Sandwich in Kent — from the Old English Sandwic, meaning "sand place". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandwich#Origin Dec 03 06, 10:07 AM