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  Cucumber sandwich - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Because the cucumber sandwich is usually considered a delicate food, the bread is sliced as thinly as possible.
Cucumber sandwiches are most often served for a light snack or at afternoon tea, a formal light meal served some time in the late afternoon or early evening before the main supper.
Cucumber sandwiches are often used as a kind of shorthand in novels and films to identify upper class people, occasionally in a derogatory manner.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cucumber_sandwich   (657 words)

  
 Sandwich - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sandwiches are commonly carried to work or school in lunchboxes or brown paper bags (in sandwich bags) to be eaten as the midday meal, taken on picnics, hiking trips, or other outings.
As part of a full meal sandwiches are traditionally accompanied with such side dishes as a serving of soup (soup-and-sandwich), a salad (salad-and-sandwich), or potato chips and a pickle or coleslaw.
Indeed a form of sandwich is attributed to the ancient Jewish sage Hillel the Elder, who is said to have put meat from the Paschal lamb and bitter herbs inside matzo (or flat bread) during Passover.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sandwich   (968 words)

  
 Tea sandwich - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A tea sandwich is a small prepared sandwich meant to be eaten at afternoon teatime to stave off hunger until the main meal.
The tea sandwich may take a number of different forms, but should be easy to handle, and should be capable of being eaten in two bites.
The cucumber tea sandwich in particular is considered the quintessential tea sandwich.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tea_sandwich   (214 words)

  
 Cucumber sandwich: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The cucumber is the edible fruit of the cucumber plant cucumis sativus, which belongs to the gourd family cucurbitaceae, as do melons...
Cucumber sandwiches are usually associated with the upper classes of the UK[Follow this hyperlink for a summary of this subject], EHandler: no quick summary.
A patty melt is a type of hamburger sandwich consisting of a hamburger patty and cheese between two slices of bread (usually rye bread)....
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/cu/cucumber_sandwich.htm   (1724 words)

  
 Cookbook:Sandwiches - Wikibooks, collection of open-content textbooks
Sandwiches are generally two slices of bread, with other food in between.
When serving sandwiches at a dinner party, they should be triangular, easily held between a finger and thumb, and have all crusts removed.
There are many possible fillings for a savoury sandwich, including bacon, turkey, alfalfa sprouts, spinach, pastrami, corned beef, pickles, tongue, fried clams, fried fish, ham, olives, cheese, tuna, lettuce, tomatoes, and onions.
en.wikibooks.org /wiki/Cookbook:Sandwich   (155 words)

  
 B's Cucumber Recipes: Frequently Asked Questions
Is a cucumber a fruit or a vegetable?
So, cucumbers tend to be lumped in with vegetables because of the way they are used (cooked and in salads), but botanists will call them fruits because they develop from the reproductive structures of plants.
Cucumber Sandwiches: The traditional English cucumber tea-sandwiches consist of sliced cucumber on white bread spread with butter, with the crusts cut off.
www.lpl.arizona.edu /~bcohen/cucumbers/faq.html   (1049 words)

  
 Cucumber Tea Sandwich, Tea Sandwich, Sandwich Recipe
Sandwiches will not become limp and soggy as readily if you spread the butter to the edge of the bread.
Since tea sandwiches should be delicate, cut each sandwich in half on the diagonal or into thirds or fourths before serving.
If you need to make tea sandwiches in advance and need to keep them from drying out, cover them loosely with a sheet of wax paper and then place a damp kitchen towel over the wax paper (never place a damp towel directly on top of the bread because the sandwiches will become soggy).
whatscookingamerica.net /Sandwich/SandwichCucumber.htm   (302 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The cucumber is part of the gourd and squash family and is native to India and Egypt.
The cucumber is one of the oldest cultivated vegetables with a history of more than 4000 years of cultural use.
The fruit of the cucumber plant is used in the cosmetic industry in facial cleansing and toning lotions.
www.herbalgram.org /seelecttea/HMBC?h=Cucumber&r=no   (526 words)

  
 Messy Gourmet Tips- Cool as a Cucumber
The cucumber is technically a fruit, as it comes from the fruit part of the plant.
Most cucumbers need to be scraped or peeled as they have a waxy coating and a bitter taste.
The English cucumber, which is sold encased in a plastic wrap, does not have a waxy coating and as such the peels do not have to be scraped.
www.messygourmet.com /tips/issue8.html   (381 words)

  
 Cute Cukes, Gadzooks!
My neighbor, Betsy, always a wealth of ideas, said she prefers lemon cucumbers to the other kind, in part because she always knows where they came from, as they tend to be favored by gardeners; the lemon cucumbers carried by the Co-op are, in fact, locally grown and organic.
People tend to use regular cucumbers only in salads, she pointed out, in part because they’re not that easy to lug around, whereas lemon cucumbers are not only pretty in salads because of their yellow peel but also are portable and work well as a snack.
She commented on the lemon cucumber’s “fresh taste,” how they keep really well; perhaps this is a result of the lemon cucumber’s shape, with its lower surface-to-volume ratio.
www.moscowfoodcoop.com /archive/cukes.html   (824 words)

  
 The Guide -- Adults Enjoy Sandwiches Too
Sandwiches are a part of nearly all cultures in the world, but they were first named after John Montegue, the fourth Earl of Sandwich.
Nowadays sandwiches can range from elegant, bite-sized tea breads with their crusts off, containing delicacies such as foie gras and caviar on them to tuna melts laden with cheese and mayonnaise.
Sandwiches are prepared in a multitude of ways and recently both wraps, and grilled “panini” sandwiches have come in vogue.
www.thehoya.com /guide/041202/guide15.cfm   (297 words)

  
 Nosheteria: Cool as a Cucumber
But I do like a good cucumber, and watery as they may be, they also taste of summer: light, refreshing, and cool.
A pickling cucumber that is diminutive, and just yearning to be brought home and soaked in some briny solution, is next on the list.
Cucumbers are going to be on the menu a lot from now on.
nosheteria.com /2006/05/cool-as-cucumber.html   (507 words)

  
 Allrecipes | More Recipes Like This | Cucumber Sandwich   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Cucumbers and watercress come together to create mouthwatering sandwich bites.
A healthy alternative to the traditional tuna salad, this bean spread is made with sweet pickles, green onions, and low-fat mayonnaise.
The sandwich is made with layers of the bean spread, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, and grated carrots between slices of whole wheat bread.
mrlt.allrecipes.com /mr/18003.asp?lnkid=631   (298 words)

  
 tBlog - Recipe for Cucumber sandwich (Indian recipe)
Cucumber sandwich is light Indian recipe, however, nutritious.
Cucumber sandwich is decently nutritious and medicinal owing to its content of cucmber, onion and tomato.
Arrange all the slices of cucumber, onion and tomato in a plate.
ndrai.tblog.com /post/282497   (148 words)

  
 Cooks.com - Recipes - Cucumber Sandwich Pickles
Results 1 - 9 of 9 for cucumber sandwich pickles.
Peanut butter, sandwich spread and jelly was all they could afford.
Add the mushrooms on one side and cucumbers on the other side.
www.cooks.com /rec/search/0,1-0,cucumber_sandwich_pickles,FF.html   (105 words)

  
 Sandwich Selector
Hungry in the west end, I was surprised to see a salmon sandwich of apparently excellent quality for 1.59 in a newsagent.
Consequently I presumed that the sandwich itself would probably be quite poor (front-loaded, boney salmon, limp cucumber - you know).
One bite proved me wrong and transported me back to sunday evenings as a young teenager, watching Bergerac with my family, avoiding working on the homework that needed to be in the next day, and tucking into a refreshing tinned-salmon and cucumber sandwich.
www.fatsquirrel.org /sandwichselector?vm=91   (150 words)

  
 Hawaii Department of Agriculture
Press excess liquid from cucumbers; then place cucumbers in prepared sauce.
Make sandwiches using cream cheese mixture as a spread and cucumber for filling.
Wash cucumbers, score with fork and sprinkle with salt.
www.hawaiiag.org /add/recipes/cucumber.htm   (200 words)

  
 The Waygood Online Gazette » Cheese and Cucumber Sandwich
One of his personal favourites, is the Cheese and Cucumber Sandwich.
Persistence will enable the sandwich maker to come to the realisation that the bread knife is a much more sensible option.
Assemble the sandwiches in a layered style; bread, butter, cucumber, cheese, bread.
www.thewaygood.com /?page_id=42   (386 words)

  
 Cucumber Sandwich Recipe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
When you think of cucumber sandwiches, you probably think of dainty sandwiches served with tea.
The fact is that cucumber makes a great, hearty, healthy filling for sandwiches that are anything but dainty.
Spread one slice of bread with mustard and one slice of bread with mayonnaise.
www.healthdiaries.com /eatthis/cucumber-sandwich-recipe.html   (166 words)

  
 Tea & Cucumber   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The chaps here at Not Cricket shall be organising a moving tea and cucumber sandwiches stall, which shall be stopping off at various wrong doing american global coffee chains throught the day.
Anyone is welcome to attend, just bring along a thermos with some hot water, and a selection of cucumber sandwiches, and buscuits if that is your proffered bite.
Below are a couple of examples of traditional cucumber sandwich recipes (No it's not just bread, marg and cucumber you oaf!).
www.spacehijackers.org /notcricket/html/teacucumber.html   (376 words)

  
 Tea sandwich
It may take a number of different forms, but it should be easy to handle, and can be eaten in a few bites.
It may be a long, narrow sandwich, a triangle formed sandwich, or a small biscuit.
Spreads might include cream cheese or mayonnaise mixtures, and they often feature fresh vegetables such as radishes, cucumber and watercress.
www.knowledgefun.com /book/t/te/tea_sandwich.html   (156 words)

  
 Cucumber Sandwich Tea Restaurants   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Because the cucumber sandwich is usually considered a delicate food, the bread is sliced...
Cucumber sandwiches are usually associated with the upper classes of the UK, where working people preferred a more filling, protein-filled sandwich, in a "meat tea" that might substitute for supper...
A cucumber sandwich is, unsurprisingly, a sandwich containing cucumber.
www.eatingoutrestaurants.com /food/Cucumber-Sandwich-Tea.html   (3293 words)

  
 English Cucumber Tea Sandwich - Sarah Hardimon - IL
“English Cucumbers are long and uniform in size, and have small to almost non-existent seeds.
Choose firm, dark green greenhouse cucumbers that are slender and well shaped.
To assemble individual sandwiches:   spread herb butter over 1 side of bread cut out.
www.bellevilleredhatsociety.org /files/englishcucumberteasandwich.htm   (139 words)

  
 The Collegian Online: Try Something New: Cucumber Sandwiches   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
With a history spanning back to British royalty, high tea and croquet, cucumber sandwiches are a treat to feast on.
The next step in the perfect cucumber sandwich is to cut it into four triangles.
These sandwiches are truly satisfying, easy to prepare and you can make a lot in a short amount of time.
www.utulsa.edu /COLLEGIAN/article.asp?article=133   (373 words)

  
 Literature Network Forums - View Single Post - News
The type of sandwich people choose to eat can reveal their "inner" self, according to a new survey.
A tuna and cucumber sandwich suggests a caring and giving individual.
The classic 70s favourite - the prawn cocktail sandwich - was one of the least favoured sandwiches with only 8%.
www.online-literature.com /forums/showpost.php?p=48202&postcount=64   (207 words)

  
 icWales - Ambassador's wife's sandwich making lessons
And the cucumber sandwich taken with high tea is causing the most controversy as the French gaze in wonder at this 'oh so British' tradition.
Now Sandwichs (there is no e in the French spelling) follows an earlier recipe book called Simply British, which also raised money for breast cancer research on both sides of the Channel.
When interviewed by Europe One radio, Lady Holmes, who hails from Pembrokeshire, faced incredulity at the concept of the cucumber sandwich and was asked to explain how it could be made edible.
icwales.icnetwork.co.uk /0100news/0200wales/tm_objectid=16811427&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=ambassador-s-wife-s-sandwich-making-lessons-name_page.html   (699 words)

  
 CUCUMBER SANDWICH - THOUSAND CRANES TEA - oolong tea, China tea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
CUCUMBER SANDWICH - THOUSAND CRANES TEA - oolong tea, China tea
Overlap cucumbers in 2 layers atop 12 bread slices.
Cut sandwiches into rounds using 1 ½ inch round cookie cutter.
www.thousandcranes.com /healthy_living/recipes/sandwich_cucumber.htm   (98 words)

  
 savory finger foods
Elegant tea sandwiches, also known as finger sandwiches, are a welcome addition to any shower.
Cut the sandwich in half but not in quarters...
Lightly butter bread and cover with two layers of cucumber.
www.babybox.com /savfinfood.html   (615 words)

  
 Tomato, Cucumber, & Avocado Sandwich Recipe
This delicious sandwich is a re-creation of one I ate in a lovely lunch cafe in Natchitoches, Louisiana.
This was served with slices of fresh melon,kiwi,strawberries,and orange on the side drizzled with some honey mustard dressing.
MMMMmmmm, I used to eat this same sandwich years ago and it was so good to eat it again.
www.recipezaar.com /recipe/getrecipe.zsp?id=17286   (434 words)

  
 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features
This wasn't the first time Ryan had ever been rescued -- once from a hilltop by a chopper back in Vietnam, another from a river in the jungles of Colombia by a teammate -- but this was the first time he'd been saved by a cucumber sandwich.
"Cucumber sandwiches," Fawn said, regarding the dainty, crustless sandwiches on the delicate white china, quite pleased with this new experience at the Veranda.
But then he was more into pints and pub fare than tea and cucumber sandwiches.
starbulletin.com /2001/07/07/features/chapman.html   (342 words)

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