Kmart Subs - a Blast from the Past!

Every Saturday morning in 1969 at 7am, all alone at K-Mart 40Hwy and Noland Rd, Independence, MO, wearing my white mini waitress dress, I set out to make Submarine sandwiches. First step:Set up ( 2 ) 8ft long wood tables. Step (2): open and lay out Wonder Bread hoagie buns. Step (3)" dip spatula into white plastic tub of yellow mustard and smear on each bun. Step (4): Grab a bunch of shredded Iceberg lettuce and sprinkle on top of mustard. Step (5): place 3 thin slices of salami on each. Step (6): place 3 thin slices bologna on each. Step (7): place 3 thin slices of deli ham on each. Step (8): use 2 (1/2) slices of American cheese. Step (9): place (3) thin white onion rings. Step (10): only use 3 see through thin sliced tomatoes. Step (11): finish Sub with 3 dill pickle slices. Step (12): Fold and Stuff all 128 Submarines into plastic sacks with twist tie. Take to the cigarette/Submarine counter in the front of the store and place in glass cooler. 3 for $1.00 or when we had green light special get them for 4 for $1.00!

Great recipe. And a total Blast From The Past. My Dad used to take me to K-Mart quite often in the early to mid 70's and we almost always went to the 'diner' to get the Submarine Sandwich. I don't remember the sliced peppers though, but I do remember that they always had the periscope, which was a green olive stuffed with pimento, of course, on a toothpick and stuck in the center of the sandwich. These were fresh-made to order, but there were sandwiches packed int the cooler under the counter which were pre-made, but those did not have the periscope and my Dad would not buy a sub sandwich without a periscope! LOL He said it was not a real Submarine Sandwich without the periscope...and I agree. <br/><br/>He was also a connoisseur of gas station sold pre-packed sandwiches. The kind delivered in a wedge pack and sealed up. There is really something wonderful about bread, mayo, mustard, some kind of meat, usually ham, wilted lettuce and soggy American cheese on a day old sandwich. Really. I still try to make sandwiches like these to this day, make them, seal them and put in the fridge at least 8 hours, marvelous!<br/><br/>But of course, this must be nostalgic more than anything else as we all know fresh food is so much better. But still...?<br/><br/>And then we would listen to CBS Radio Mystery Theater on the radio in his old boat car from the late 60's on the way home as it just began to get dark. A full tummy, some new clothes, or whatever we bought from K-Mart and a radio show to stimulate the brain, well, it was a fond memory of a time gone for me. Still is.

These are awesome and how I remembered them from the 70's! Our subs from the K-Marts in Indiana did not have banana peppers, so I left those out. I have made these on several occasions, and everyone that is old enough to remember K-Mart deli sandwiches says they're spot-on! Thanks for the recipe!

I worked for Kmart in Detroit for a long time doing those subs by the hundreds of thousands! We started with maustars on left, then some shredded lettuce, a slice of each:bologna, cotto salami, spiced luncheon meat(dutch loaf is the closest I can find. 2 strips of american cheese,2 tomato slices,3 dill pickle slices,then a few strips of onions, thin sliced. ENJOY

I have been craving one of these for weeks. I knew I could find the exact ingredients on Google. Probably not the best thing to eat, but once in a while can't hurt. Just the smell take me back. Will be making these!