Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 January 1917 — Appropriate to Serve With Tea [ARTICLE]

Appropriate to Serve With Tea

Among 4he delicate sandwiches appropriate to serve on tea table ■. are these: Caviare Sandwiches —Mix one half can caviare, one teaspoonful onion juice and a good squeeze of lemon juice. Cut thin rounds of bread, butter and spread. Mock Pate de Foie Gras Sandwiches —-Parboil one half pound of calf’s liver, pat dry on a cloth; cut in dice and fry gently with a little bacon, four mushrooms and three shallots, all ir.ineed fine. When done —rand it must not be allowed to overcook, which u.ughens it —put into a mortar and pound to a smooth paste. Season with .-alt, pepper, a piece of grated nutmeg and powdered mace, then through a sieve and spread. A few chopped truffles improves the flavor. Chieken Sandwiches—Chop the white meat of chicken very fine, then pound to a smooth pulp in a mortar. Season to.taste with salt, pepper, olive oil and a little lemon juice and spread upon thin slices of lightly buttered bread, cut in fancy shapes. The covers to these slices are spread with hutter, into which are pressed almonds or English "walnuts, sliced or chopped very fine. Put together and press. - Ribbon Sandwiches —These are made in different ways, varying both breads and filling according to fancy. For instance take stxthin slices of nread and butter on both sides. Spread Ir.yers of deviled ham or chicken between, then press the entire sandwich. Slice crosswise making thin, ribbonlike sandwiches. Or use alternate slices, wafer thin, of white and brown bread with a filling of cream cheese and chopped nuts or olives. French sandwiches —Stamp out thin slices of white bread with a cookie cutter Spread half with cream cheese and currant jelly blended to a pink ream. On top of this bread spread a second round of bread lightly buttered and spread with chopped pistachio nuts- _ Roquefort Cheese and Egg—Mix to a creamy paste Roquefort* cheese and one hard boiled egg. Add salt and pap nka to taste, with a dash of lemon juice or vinegar. Chop fine a little celery, mix and spread.