The Rains Sandwich of the 18 Nineties

In the 18 nineties in mostly irish bars, there was one sandwich in the bar made out of rubber. And if you ordered a drink, you were given the sandwich. You didn't touch it, you didn't eat it. Then the sandwich was taken back and passed to the next person, and then you were given your drink. This rain sandwich came from a thing known as rain's law. Rain's law restricted howand when alcohol could be served. But at its root was an anti-irishness. A distrust that we collectively have of ourselves around alcohol. In ireland, night clubs like, you won't find somewhere open past three o'clock,. If you