Yes- the society he found himself in had never thought to put meat on bread, so as Sandwich Maker he took on a kind of master craftsman/minor deity role.

I was purposely trying to avoid the comedy element, as although it was written as such, I recall at the time it was a very enlightening point for me. How little most of humanity could rebuild things from first principles.

Also makes me think of the first of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Californias_Trilogy Even a piece of glass is a prize.