Tea Party Diva - Life & Craft

Cucumber sandwiches are associated with afternoon tea and the traditional British tea party.
These sandwiches were served at the Orangery at Kensington Palace.

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How To Make Traditional Cucumber Sandwiches

• Slice bread thinly
• Cut bread into small rectangles or triangles
• Remove crusts
• Butter lightly

You can remove the skin or score the skin with a fork down the length of the cucumber to give a serrated edge.

Put paper thin cucumber slices between the two slices of bread, immediately before serving.

If you put the cucumber in too soon before serving, the sanwiches become damp, or at worst, soggy.

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