[Salads, Sandwiches and Chafing-Dish Dainties by Janet McKenzie Hill]@TWC D-Link bookSalads, Sandwiches and Chafing-Dish Dainties PART II 19/30
Garnish the dish on which they are served with rosebuds and leaves. =Violet Sandwiches.= Prepare in the same manner as in the last number, substituting candied violets for the rose petals, and violets with green leaves for a garnish. =Honey Sandwiches.= Spread one bit of white bread with honey pressed from the comb with a wooden spoon, the other bit with butter.
Garnish with white clover blossoms and leaves. =Puff-Paste Sandwiches.= Roll puff paste very thin (about one-eighth of an inch), cut in fanciful shapes and bake to a delicate brown; add chopped almonds to rich strawberry preserves, or peach marmalade, and spread the mixture between each two bits of pastry. =Pineapple Sandwiches.= INGREDIENTS. 1 cup of pineapple juice and pulp. 3/4 a cup of sugar. Juice of half a lemon. Lady-fingers. _Method._--Cook the pineapple, sugar and lemon juice until thick; let cool, and spread upon lady-fingers or sponge drops.
Press together in pairs and serve. =Whipped-Cream Sandwiches.= INGREDIENTS. 1 cup of heavy cream. 1/4 a cup of powdered sugar. 1/4 a teaspoonful of vanilla extract. Lady-fingers. _Method._--Add the sugar and extract to the cream and beat until solid; let chill, then spread quite thick upon lady-fingers or sponge drops. =Whipped-Cream Sandwiches with French Fruit.= Soak half a cup of fine-cut candied fruit in wine an hour or more. Prepare the cream as above, and sprinkle the same with the fruit before putting the sandwiches together. =Fruit Jelly for Sweet Sandwiches.= INGREDIENTS. 1 box of gelatine (2 ounces). 1 cup of cold water. 1 cup of boiling water. 1 cup of sugar. 1-1/2 cups of orange juice. 1/4 a cup of lemon juice. _Method._--Soak the gelatine in the cold water and dissolve in the boiling water; add the sugar and strain; when cold add the orange and lemon juice.
Mould in sheets three-eighths of an inch thick. =Claret Jelly for Sweet Sandwiches.= Substitute claret for the orange juice and prepare as above.
Do not omit the lemon juice. =Fruit or Claret Jelly Sandwiches with Nuts.= Slice blanched English walnuts and pecan nuts or almonds very thin, and stir into whipped cream.
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