Path: swen.emba.uvm.edu!banzai!news.internetMCI.com!imci5!imci4!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!mack.rt66.com!mack.rt66.com!not-for-mail From: eureka Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes Subject: Cucumber sandwiches Followup-To: rec.food.cooking Date: 25 Aug 1996 19:50:19 -0600 Organization: Interport Lines: 28 Sender: phill@mack.rt66.com Approved: phill@rt66.com Message-ID: <320917C2.872@interport.net> Reply-To: eureka NNTP-Posting-Host: mack.rt66.com ESTHER'S CUCUMBER SANDWICHES I grew up in England in a household where we had cucumber sandwiches for tea very often; we also used to take them for seaside picnics. Here is the recipe of my grandfather's housekeeper, Esther King: 1 thin cucumber 1 loaf brown bread, sliced 1 stick sweet butter salt and pepper to taste Peel cucumber and slice in paper-thin rounds. Salt rounds lightly and place in colander for 15 minutes to drain. Press to release water; pat dry with paper towels. Spread sliced bread (bakery whole wheat is closest to English Hovis) with softened sweet butter. Put 2 layers of cucumber slices on bottom slice, salt and pepper to taste, and top with another buttered slice. Press lightly with palm of hand. Cut all crusts off with a sharp knife. Cut sandwiches in half diagonally. Eureka ~~~ Rec.food.recipes is moderated; only recipes and recipe requests are accepted for posting. Please read the "Posting Guidelines" article. Recipes/requests go to recipes@rt66.com; questions/comments to tfdpress@acpub.duke.edu. Please allow several days for your submission to appear.