Monte Cristo Sandwich - cooking recipe

Ingredients

18 slices bread
butter
6 slices ham
6 slices cooked turkey or 6 slices cooked chicken
12 slices swiss cheese or 12 slices gruyere cheese
mustard, if desired
mayonnaise, if desired
3 eggs
1/3 cup milk
1/8 teaspoon salt
powdered sugar

Preparation

For each sandwich use 3 slices of bread. Butter one side of bread first, then cover with a slice of ham and a slice of turkey or chicken.
Butter both sides of the second slice of bread and spread with a little mustard or other dressing, if desired.
Place on top of turkey or ham slice and top with 2 thin slices of cheese.
Butter third slice for top; press sandwich lightly and trim crusts.
Cut into halves diagonally and secure with toothpicks.
Beat eggs with milk and salt.
Dip sandwich halves into the egg mixture and fry on a hot skillet or griddle in butter or margarine.
Brown on all sides, adding more butter when necessary.
Dust lightly with powdered sugar & remove toothpicks before serving.