1/2 lb. shaved or thinly sliced ham
1/2 lb. shaved or thinly sliced roast beef
12 slices provolone or Swiss cheese
1 pkg. of 12 Hawaiian dinner rolls
mayonnaise
mustard
horseradish sauce

1 stick (1/2 cup) butter, melted
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon poppy seeds
2 teaspoons garlic powder


Preheat oven to 350*

Line a 13x9 baking dish or pan with foil. Set aside.

With a serrated knife, slice all the rolls in half so the bottoms and tops are equal height. Place the bottoms in the prepared pan and spread mayonnaise on 6 of the bottoms and horseradish sauce on the other 6. You may use mustard if you like instead of or in addition to the mayo and horseradish.

Divide the ham evenly and place on 6 of the rolls spread with mayo. Do the same with the roast beef, placing the roast beef onto the rolls spread with horseradish. Cut each cheese slice into quarters and place 4 quarters onto each sandwich. Spread the remaining roll tops with mayo and horseradish and top the ham rolls with the mayo tops and the roast beef rolls with horseradish spread tops.

Melt the stick of butter in a small microwave safe bowl in the microwave just until melted. Add the Worcestershire sauce, poppy seeds and garlic powder and mix well. Pour evenly over the sandwiches and cover with another piece of foil.

Place in 350* oven for 15 minutes. Remove foil and bake until tops are toasty, middles are hot and cheese is melted. Serve piping hot.

You can customize these sandwiches by using regular dinner rolls, different lunch meats and sandwich spreads or mustards and different cheeses. Some people like to make these ahead of time and let them marinate in the melted butter. I've seen recipes that range from 4 hours ahead to overnight. I usually just make them and bake them right then.

The story behind the name is that apparently this recipe originated with the Amish or Pennsylvania Dutch, and they began making these to take to funeral wakes for the bereaved families, but your guess is as good as anyone's whether this is fact or just a legend.