Cucumber Sandwiches Recipe

Recipe Video presented by Tara de la Motte

The Cucumber Sandwich is considered the aristocrat of the tea table. It is described as the cool, gracious and the most impeccable sandwich to have with your afternoon tea.

“Cucumber sandwich is the aristocrat of the tea table”

Apparently cucumbers originated in India more than 3000 years ago. The cucumber plant arrived in England in the late 14th century for the first time.

But it was much later during the Victorian era they started putting cucumber in sandwiches, which were then served at afternoon tea.

Back then serving cucumber sandwiches at tea time was an indication of wealth due to the fact cucumbers were hard to come by all year around.

Cucumber Sandwiches

Ingredients:

What you will need

• Cucumber

• White Vinegar

• Salt

• White Pepper

• Butter

• Fresh loaf of Brown Bread

Method

1. Peel cucumber and slice thinly

2. Sprinkle cucumber with vinegar ,salt ,pepper and leave for half hour

3. Drain away any cucumber juice

4. Slice the loaf lengthwise and remove all crust then butter

5. Place two layers of cucumber on the buttered bread and top with a length of bread

6. Slice into finger sized sandwiches

7. Place on a pretty plate and serve

My picnic basket always contain a box of cucumber sandwiches and it’s a wonderful addition to my summer picnic

English Afternoon Tea Sandwich Recipes - Presented by Tara de la Motte