High Tea and Lite Beer

[Antfarmer77]

This question is for those of you taht reside in the U.K. Are cucmber sandwiches indeed just that? Sliced cucumber between two slices of bread? At any rate that's what I just had. It wasn't bad, needed more ranch dressing though, and some Tabasco Chipolte Sauce. Man I don't don't know who invented that stuff but I want to have their baby!! Oh..so back to these sandwiches...oh look...something shiney....

 

[minsue]

Sliced cucumber between two slices of bread?

And butter. Don't forget the butter.

*shudder*

 

[Liar]

Hey, sometimes the simplest stuff is the tastiest.

But, to argue the fine pints, why between two slices? That's too much bread. Even with such dull topping, bread is the boring part.

 

[Antfarmer77]

Hey, sometimes the simplest stuff is the tastiest.

But, to argue the fine pints, why between two slices? That's too much bread. Even with such dull topping, bread is the boring part.

Is that how they're traditionally eaten "open face"? I like bread...LOL
AF77 is a carb junkie
Who said that? LOL

But, to argue the fine pints

I don't know if this was a typo or not, but I'm drinkin the cheap stuff LOL

 

[rgraham666]

Lite beer is a blasphemy against the natural order.

 

[Antfarmer77]

Lite beer is a blasphemy against the natural order.

Wouldn't be my first

 

[Liar]

I don't know if this was a typo or not, but I'm drinkin the cheap stuff LOL

Definitely a typo. Fine pints are above any arguing.

 

[minsue]

Definitely a typo. Fine pints are above any arguing.

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[Guest]

 

[Antfarmer77]

Cucumber sandwiches are wonderful.

Click here for info, and discussion, and even a poem she said, shamelessly.

Ohhhh yes...the poem. I remember that now, I quite enjoyed that he said sheepishly thinking he didn't vote

 

[matriarch]

The whole point of cucumber sandwiches is to use very thinly sliced bread, consequently its no good using pre-sliced bread, its too thick.

Use an uncut loaf, cut very thinly, butter two slices thinly, add peeled, sliced cucumber, and a very slight sprinkling of salt to one, place the other slice on top, cut diagonally into four small sandwiches and remove the crusts. Do this with as many slices as you wish, place all the small triangular sandwiches on a plate and serve to your guests.

The whole point of sandwiches this size, is as one or two bite sized delicacies, small enough not to need a plate - an extra encumbrance when one already has a cup and saucer in one hand.

 

[TheEarl]

The whole point of cucumber sandwiches is to use very thinly sliced bread, consequently its no good using pre-sliced bread, its too thick.

Use an uncut loaf, cut very thinly, butter two slices thinly, add peeled, sliced cucumber, and a very slight sprinkling of salt to one, place the other slice on top, cut diagonally into four small sandwiches and remove the crusts. Do this with as many slices as you wish, place all the small triangular sandwiches on a plate and serve to your guests.

The whole point of sandwiches this size, is as one or two bite sized delicacies, small enough not to need a plate - an extra encumbrance when one already has a cup and saucer in one hand.

I'm a non traditionalist. Thick bread, lots of cucumber slices, tickly layered, a little bit of Gold spread and no salt. Haven't had them in years though!

The Earl

 

[TheEarl]

And no tea.

The Earl

 

[Rumple Foreskin]

Bah. Humbug. Cucumbers make me burp, often. They serve only one valid purpose, and even that's shot to hell once they're sliced.

Rumple Foreskin

 

[matriarch]

Bah. Humbug. Cucumbers make me burp, often. They serve only one valid purpose, and even that's shot to hell once they're sliced.

Rumple Foreskin

You should buy burpless cucumbers.
Honestly.
Most English cucumbers are now advertised as burpless.

 

[matriarch]

I'm a non traditionalist. Thick bread, lots of cucumber slices, tickly layered, a little bit of Gold spread and no salt. Haven't had them in years though!

The Earl

I agree, I prefer my bread thick, multi grain (rather than white), simply cut into two sandwiches, not four, and leave the crusts on. And mayo.

Yummy.

 

[Rumple Foreskin]

You should buy burpless cucumbers.
Honestly.
Most English cucumbers are now advertised as burpless.

Mat, I feel a bit like the crows in the movie Dumbo. Now I've heard just about everything.

Rumple Foreskin

 

[TheEarl]

I agree, I prefer my bread thick, multi grain (rather than white), simply cut into two sandwiches, not four, and leave the crusts on. And mayo.

Yummy.

Oh, you had me right up until the mayonnaise comment. Disgusting stuff.

<makes face> I'm disappointed in you Mat.

The Earl

 

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[cloudy]

don't do the sandwich thing, but NOTHING is better in the summer than cucumbers soaked in the fridge in vinegar and water, then salted.

yum.

 

[matriarch]

Yay! Someone else who realizes that mayo is commercially-made slime!

My cucumber sandwich:

Whole wheat or ciabatta roll
Sliced cucumbers
Dill & black pepper
Cream cheese.

Had one for lunch.

May? Slime? No freakin' way, especially if you make your own. Nothing to beat it......and this from someone who has cream cheese with hers (I like that as well).

Cloudy.......that sounds just..........disgusting. *shudder*.

 

[matriarch]

Oh, you had me right up until the mayonnaise comment. Disgusting stuff.

<makes face> I'm disappointed in you Mat.

The Earl

*shrug*........can't win 'em all.
As a child we only had .......*gulp*....salad cream ...... in the house. I can't even see the jar for that now without shuddering. Now that IS disgusting.

 

[Guest]

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[matriarch]

Lite beer is like making love in a canoe...

It's fuckin' close to water.

Exactly!!!!

 

[Guest]