This coming Saturday we are
holding a party in our building celebrating Hats. I have a large collection of hats and I’m
bringing most of them to the party for the ladies to try on. We’re serving cucumber sandwiches, lemon
bars, cookies, lemonade, hot and iced tea.
I have an interesting recipe for the sandwiches: Buy a loaf of that hors d’oeuvres bread, the
kind that is about two by two inches.
Mix a packet of cream cheese with an envelope of Hidden Valley dry salad
dressing mix (a little mayonnaise makes it creamier) and spread it thinly on a
slice of bread. Top with a slice of
fresh cucumber, and top that with a slice of pickled ginger. Delicious!
I must remember to bring down mirrors.
I almost killed a sparrow
Saturday morning. I was coming out the
front door of our building and I pushed it open right into the path of a pair
of squabbling sparrows. The male thumped
hard into the glass and fell to the ground.
He lay stunned for a few seconds, but as I reached to pick him up, he
scrambled to safety under a bench. I
have found that picking up a stunned bird and keeping him in a quiet dark place
(a shoebox with holes punch in it is good) for a few hours frequently results
in a restoration to health. This fellow
was already aware enough to try to get out of my way, so I went on my errand
and he was gone when I got back.
I have nothing to report on
writing except that any second I expect The Chronicles of Deer Abbey will be
available in paperback from Amazon.
3 comments:
I had the recipe for cucumber sandwich wrong. Mix an envelope of Italian dressing (not Hidden Valley) with a package of cream cheese and a cup of plain yogurt and a tablespoon of milk. Spread thinly on a square of rye hors d'oeuvres bread, top with a slice of cucumber and a piece of pickled ginger.
I love cucumber sandwiches. I'll have to try your recipe. I particularly like Persian cucumbers. I don't know if they're available where you are, but they are small, crisp and have a wonderful flavor. I like to spread cream cheese on rye bread and top it with thin slices of tomatoes.
I have never heard of Persian cucumbers, but I'll look for them. I like English cucumbers, which are readily available. An old-fashioned refreshing summer recipe for cucumbers is to slice them thinly and mix with onions also sliced thinly in a mix of apple cider vinegar, water, and a little sugar. Let them steep in the refrigerator and serve cold.
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