The tramezzino is a usually triangular sandwich constructed from two slices of soft white bread with the crusts removed.

(On previous mornings the breakfast tray delivered to our room had contained white bread toast with the crusts removed, and individually wrapped slices of processed cheese.)

Other bread manufacturers have released crustless bread, with the crusts removed.

The menu has three main parts: panini, sandwiches made with crusty toasted ciabatta; tramezzini, made with untoasted white bread, crusts removed and cut into triangles; bruschetta, in which the ingredients are simply placed atop a slice of toasted bread.

Melba Toast 12 slices Pepperidge Farm Very Thin bread, crusts removed.

Bread Crumbs Preparation time: 3 minutes Cooking time: 8 minutes 1 1-pound loaf white bread, crusts removed.

Line a five-cup pudding bowl with slices of bread, crusts removed, leaving no gaps between the slices for the fruit juices to escape.

If the sores are crusty, soak them in warm water for 15 minutes, scrub the crusts with a washcloth to remove them, and pat the sores dry.

We all know what the food at afternoon tea is: pastries, round or triangular quick bread called scones and smoked salmon and cucumber slices on bread with the crust removed called finger sandwiches - not, as popularly believed, so named by cannibals.

The cucumber-and-egg-salad sandwiches, with their crusts neatly removed, set the tone Sofia sought.