SANDWICHES AND CANAPÉS
In preparing bread for sandwiches, cut slices as thinly as possible, and
remove crusts. If butter is used, cream the butter, and spread bread
before cutting from loaf. Spread half the slices with mixture to be used
for filling, cover with remaining pieces, and cut in squares, oblongs,
or triangles. If sandwiches are shaped with round or fancy cutters,
bread should be shaped before spreading, that there may be no waste of
butter. Sandwiches which are prepared several hours before serving time
may be kept fresh and moist by wrapping in a napkin wrung as dry as
possible out of hot water, and keeping in a cool place. Paraffine paper
is often used for the same purpose. Bread for sandwiches cuts better
when a day old. Serve sandwiches piled on a plate covered with a doily.
Rolled Bread
Cut fresh bread, while still warm, in as thin slices as possible, using
a very sharp knife. Spread evenly with butter which has been creamed.
Roll slices separately, and tie each with baby ribbon.
Bread and Butter Folds
Remove end slice from bread. Spread end of loaf sparingly and evenly
with butter which has been creamed. Cut off as thin a slice as possible.
Repeat until the number of slices required are prepared. Remove crusts,
put together in pairs, and cut in squares, oblongs, or triangles. Use
white, entire wheat, Graham, or brown bread. Three layer sandwiches are
attractive when made of entire wheat bread between white slices.
Lettuce Sandwiches
Put fresh, crisp lettuce leaves, washed and thoroughly dried, between
thin slices of buttered bread prepared as for Bread and Butter Folds,
having a teaspoon of Mayonnaise on each leaf.
Egg Sandwiches
Chop finely the whites of “hard-boiled” eggs; force the yolks through a
strainer or potato ricer. Mix yolks and whites, season with salt and
pepper, and moisten with Mayonnaise or Cream Salad Dressing. Spread
mixture between thin slices of buttered bread prepared as for Bread and
Butter Folds.
Sardine Sandwiches
Remove skin and bones from sardines, and mash to a paste. Add to an
equal quantity of yolks of “hard-boiled” eggs rubbed through a sieve.
Season with salt, cayenne, and a few drops of lemon juice; moisten with
olive oil or melted butter. Spread mixture between thin slices of
buttered bread prepared as for Bread and Butter Folds.
Sliced Ham Sandwiches
Slice cold boiled ham as thinly as possible. Put between thin slices of
buttered bread prepared as for Bread and Butter Folds.
Chopped Ham Sandwiches
Finely chop cold boiled ham, and moisten with Sauce Tartare. Spread
between thin slices of buttered bread prepared as for Bread and Butter
Folds.
Anchovy Sandwiches
Rub the yolks of “hard-boiled eggs” to a paste. Moisten with soft butter
and season with Anchovy essence. Spread mixture between thin slices of
buttered bread prepared as for Bread and Butter Folds.
Chicken Sandwiches
Chop cold boiled chicken, and moisten with Mayonnaise or Cream Salad
Dressing; or season with salt and pepper, and moisten with rich chicken
stock. Prepare as other sandwiches.
Lobster Sandwiches
Remove lobster meat from shell, and chop. Season with salt, cayenne,
made mustard, and lemon juice; or moisten with any salad dressing.
Spread mixture on a crisp lettuce leaf, and prepare as other sandwiches.
Lobster Sandwiches à la Boulevard
Mix an equal quantity of finely chopped lobster meat and the yolks of
“hard-boiled” eggs forced through a sieve. Moisten with melted butter,
and season with German mustard, beef extract diluted with a very small
quantity of boiling water, and salt. Spread mixture between thin slices
of buttered bread, remove crusts, and cut into fancy shapes. A small
quantity of lobster meat is most successfully utilized in this way.
Oyster Sandwiches
Arrange fried oysters on crisp lettuce leaves, allowing two oysters for
each leaf, and one leaf for each sandwich. Prepare as other sandwiches.
Nut and Cheese Sandwiches
Mix equal parts of grated Gruyère cheese and chopped English walnut
meat; then season with salt and cayenne. Prepare as other sandwiches.
Cheese and Anchovy Sandwiches
Cream two tablespoons butter, and add one-fourth cup grated Young
America Cheese and one teaspoon vinegar. Season with salt, paprika,
mustard, and anchovy essence. Spread mixture between thin slices of
bread.
Windsor Sandwiches
Cream one-third cup butter, and add one-half cup each of finely chopped
cold boiled ham and cold boiled chicken. Season with salt and paprika.
Spread mixture between thin slices of bread.
Club Sandwiches
Arrange on slices of bread thin slices of cooked bacon; cover with
slices of cold roast chicken, and cover chicken with Mayonnaise
Dressing. Cover with slices of bread.
Ginger Sandwiches
Cut preserved Canton ginger in very thin slices. Prepare as other
sandwiches.
Fruit Sandwiches
Remove stems and finely chop figs; add a small quantity of water, cook
in double boiler until a paste is formed, then add a few drops of lemon
juice. Cool mixture, and spread on thin slices of buttered bread;
sprinkle with finely chopped peanuts and cover with pieces of buttered
bread.
Brown Bread Sandwiches
Brown Bread to be used for sandwiches is best steamed in one-pound
baking-powder boxes. Spread and cut bread as for other sandwiches. Put
between layers finely chopped peanuts seasoned with salt; or grated
cheese mixed with chopped English walnut meat seasoned with salt.
Noisette Sandwiches
Use one-half recipe for Milk and Water Bread made with entire wheat
flour (see p. 54), and add two tablespoons molasses and one cup English
walnut meats or pecan nut broken in small pieces. Let stand twenty-four
hours, slice as thinly as possible, spread sparingly and evenly with
butter, and put between slices orange marmalade. Remove crusts, cut in
fancy shapes, and garnish with nut meats.
Colonial Sandwiches
Make one-half the recipe for Milk and Water Bread (see p. 54), using
entire wheat flour, and adding one and one-half tablespoons molasses,
and after the first rising adding, while kneading, one-half cup, each,
candied orange peel finely cut and pecan nut meats broken in pieces. Put
into buttered one-pound baking-powder tins until one-third full; let
rise and bake. Cool, and make into sandwiches.
German Sandwiches
Use Zweiback (see p. 61). Spread slices, thinly cut, with jelly or
marmalade, and sprinkle with finely cut English walnut meats. Cover with
thinly cut slices and remove crusts.
Russian Sandwiches
Spread zephyrettes with thin slices of Neufchâtel cheese, cover with
finely chopped olives moistened with Mayonnaise Dressing. Place a
zephyrette over each and press together.
Jelly Sandwiches
Spread zephyrettes with quince jelly and sprinkle with chopped English
walnut meat. Place a zephyrette over each and press together.
Cheese Wafers
Sprinkle zephyrettes with grated cheese mixed with a few grains of
cayenne. Put on a sheet and bake until the cheese melts.
Canapés
Canapés are made by cutting bread in slices one-fourth inch thick, and
cutting slices in strips four inches long by one and one-half inches
wide, or in circular pieces. Then bread is toasted, fried in deep fat,
or buttered and browned in the oven, and covered with a seasoned mixture
of eggs, cheese, fish, or meat, separately or in combination. Canapés
are served hot or cold, and used in place of oysters at a dinner or
luncheon. At a gentleman’s dinner they are served with a glass of Sherry
before entering the dining-room.
Cheese Canapés I
Toast circular pieces of bread, sprinkle with a thick layer of grated
cheese seasoned with salt and cayenne. Place on a tin sheet and bake
until cheese is melted. Serve at once.
Cheese Canapés II
Spread circular pieces of toasted bread with French Mustard, then
proceed as for Cheese Canapés I.
Sardine Canapés
Spread circular pieces of toasted bread with sardines (from which bones
have been removed) rubbed to a paste, with a small quantity of creamed
butter and seasoned with Worcestershire Sauce and a few grains cayenne.
Place in the centre of each a stuffed olive, made by removing stone and
filling cavity with sardine mixture. Around each arrange a border of the
finely chopped whites of “hard-boiled” eggs.
Lobster Canapés
Finely chop lobster meat and add an equal quantity of yolks of
“hard-boiled” eggs forced through a sieve. Moisten with melted butter
and heavy cream, using equal parts, and season highly with salt,
cayenne, German mustard and beef extract. Spread on sautéd circular
slices of bread and garnish with rings cut from whites of “hard-boiled”
eggs, yolks of “hard-boiled” eggs, and lobster coral forced through a
sieve.
Canapés Martha
Beat yolk one egg, add one and one-half tablespoons cream, one-fourth
teaspoon salt, one-eighth teaspoon paprika, one-fourth teaspoon
Worcestershire Sauce, and a few grains cayenne; then add one-fourth
pound cheese cut in small pieces, and cook until smooth, stirring
constantly. Spread on sautéd slices of bread, cut in fancy shapes, and
cover with finely chopped lobster meat held together with a thick sauce
made of Chicken Stock or cream, garnish with rings of whites of
“hard-boiled” eggs, yolks of “hard-boiled” eggs, and lobster coral
forced through a strainer, and rings of olives.
Anchovy Canapés
Spread circular pieces of toasted bread with Anchovy Butter. Chop
separately yolks and whites of “hard-boiled” eggs. Cover canapés by
quarters with egg, alternating yolks and whites. Divide yolks from
whites with anchovies split in two lengthwise, and pipe around a border
of Anchovy Butter, using a pastry bag and tube.
[Illustration:
LOBSTER CANAPÉ.—_Page 554._
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[Illustration:
CANAPÉ MARTHA.—_Page 554._
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[Illustration:
JELLY BAG AND OTHER NECESSARY UTENSILS FOR JELLY MAKING.
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[Illustration:
MARMALADES, JAM, AND JELLIES, WITH PARAFFINE TO MELT FOR COVERING,
PAPER CUT FOR COVERS, GUMMED LABELS, AND LIBRARY PASTE.
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Cheese and Olive Canapés
Cut stale bread in one-fourth inch slices. Shape with a small oblong
cutter with rounded corners. Cream butter, add an equal quantity of soft
cheese, and work until smooth; then season with salt. Spread on bread
and garnish with a one-fourth inch border of finely chopped olives and a
piece of red or green pepper cut in fancy shape, in centre of each. To
be served in place of sandwiches on a plate covered with a doily.
Canapés Lorenzo
Toast slices of bread cut in shape of horseshoes. Cream two tablespoons
butter, and add one teaspoon white of egg. Spread slices of bread,
rounding with Crab Mixture, cover with creamed butter, sprinkle with
cheese, and brown in the oven. Serve on a napkin, ends towards centre of
dish, and garnish with parsley.
=Crab Mixture.= Finely chop crab meat, season with salt, cayenne, and a
few drops of lemon juice, then moisten with Thick White Sauce. Lobster
meat may be used in place of crab meat.
Algonquin Canapés
Fry one-half tablespoon finely chopped onion, three tablespoons butter,
and one-third cup chopped mushroom caps five minutes. Add two
tablespoons flour, and two-thirds cup cream. Cook until mixture
thickens, then add one cup finnan haddie (soaked in lukewarm water to
cover forty-five minutes, then separated into flakes), two tablespoons
grated cheese, and yolks two eggs slightly beaten. Season with salt and
cayenne and pile on circular pieces of toasted bread. Sprinkle with
grated cheese, then with buttered, soft bread crumbs, and bake until
crumbs are browned. Serve at once.