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| Tea Sandwiches |
There are few hard-and-fast rules for tea sandwiches. Start with these guidelines and improvise according to your taste:
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- White or wheat. You can use any bread you like, but white bread is the most traditional. Poke around the bread aisle of your favorite supermarket. Some brands offer thin-sliced bread, which makes for an even daintier sandwich.
- No crusts! Make your sandwiches with whole slices of bread, but keep the spreads and fillings just clear of the edges. Then trim the crusts, and cut the sandwiches into desired shapes.
- Prevent sogginess. Spread your bread with butter or cream cheese, depending on preference and the fillings to be used. A thin layer will keep your bread from getting soggy.
- Everyone has heard of cucumber sandwiches. Place thinly sliced cucumber on bread spread with cream cheese and sprinkle with a bit of salt and pepper, or a bit of fresh dill, perhaps.
- Or try very thinly sliced smoked salmon with cream cheese and dill. For waterfcress sandwiches, mix 3 oz. of cream cheese with a small bunch of fresh watercress, finely chopped in a bowl. Ripe tomatoes, if you can find them, add a festive splash of color to your sandwiches.
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