Question. If you are partaking in afternoon tea TastyReuben, do you skip lunch or dinner?
Afternoon Tea, Anyone?
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Thanks! Yes, that’s the only thing I didn’t make (and the bread).
Yes…sort of. The funny thing is, whenever I’m plating everything up, I have to have a sample of this and that, to make sure it’s ok, and then the crust trimmings are a delicious little treat for the tea boss (me!), so while I was getting that together, I’d had a piece of fudge, a macaron, a scone (just plain) and trimmings from six sandwiches - I was nearly full before we started!
Sit-down time was 2PM, we had a starting cocktail (Prosecco & Chambord) and it went on until about 4:30PM, so we didn’t eat anything after that, except for our usual nightly tea-and-treat break, which was coffee-and-treat last night.
SandwichShortOfAPicnic
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Didn’t have time to photograph Mr SSOAP’s lunch pail as this morning was a bit rushed but I stopped to take a photo of the cucumber sandwiches because the electric knife is a delight to use for afternoon tea.
It’s really the only thing I use it for but didn’t throw it out in the latest cull because it does such a good job on sandwiches
I make cucumber sandwiches for travelling fractionally differently to cucumber sandwiches for afternoon tea.
You still whip the butter before buttering so you know you’ve got a good even coating without crushing the bread (not crushing the bread is a main aim) but I slice the cucumber differently, removing the seeds then drying off any wetness and slicing the cucumber into long strips, this way they can stay at their optimum for hours
It’s really the only thing I use it for but didn’t throw it out in the latest cull because it does such a good job on sandwiches
I make cucumber sandwiches for travelling fractionally differently to cucumber sandwiches for afternoon tea.
You still whip the butter before buttering so you know you’ve got a good even coating without crushing the bread (not crushing the bread is a main aim) but I slice the cucumber differently, removing the seeds then drying off any wetness and slicing the cucumber into long strips, this way they can stay at their optimum for hours
Barriehie
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Did you tell MG about the mayo between the cukes???Didn’t have time to photograph Mr SSOAP’s lunch pail as this morning was a bit rushed but I stopped to take a photo of the cucumber sandwiches because the electric knife is a delight to use for afternoon tea.
It’s really the only thing I use it for but didn’t throw it out in the latest cull because it does such a good job on sandwiches
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I make cucumber sandwiches for travelling fractionally differently to cucumber sandwiches for afternoon tea.
You still whip the butter before buttering so you know you’ve got a good even coating without crushing the bread (not crushing the bread is a main aim) but I slice the cucumber differently, removing the seeds then drying off any wetness and slicing the cucumber into long strips, this way they can stay at their optimum for hours
Those look pretty darn good SSOAP! I'll have to try that now that I've a loaf of white bread in the house. That's a rare thing here.
SandwichShortOfAPicnic
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Did you tell MG about the mayo between the cukes???
Those look pretty darn good SSOAP! I'll have to try that now that I've a loaf of white bread in the house. That's a rare thing here.
I assure you there’s nothing to tell MG, there’s not a dot of mayo near these sammiches!
Barriehie
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They are pretty good too!As I surmised. The true British cucumber sandwich is mayonnaise free.
JAS_OH1
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Just butter or is there a whit of cream cheese in there?
SandwichShortOfAPicnic
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Just butter.
If any cream cheese went in they would no longer be considered cucumber sandwiches, they’d be cream cheese and cucumber. Which I love a lot but that’s a different thing, it’s only supposed to taste of butter (beaten until light and easily spreadable) and thin slices of cucumber with the seeds left in.
Spot on.
As the saying goes: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!"
