The Up-to-Date Sandwich Book

Four hundred ways to make a sandwich, catalogued in 1909 — from oyster and nasturtium to the After the Ball.

Canapes

17 sandwiches in this part of The Up-to-Date Sandwich Book.

Caviare Canapes

Season the caviare with a dash of lemon juice and a very little onion juice. Spread mixture on toasted rounds of white bread and sprinkle…

Herring Canapes

Toast slices of white bread, remove the crusts and cut oblong. Spread them with butter mixed with a very little French mustard, cover with…

Anchovy Canapes

Toast rounds of white bread to a nice even brown; place two boneless anchovies on a round of toast, and sprinkle over same the yolks of…

Lobster Canapes

Chop the meat of a boiled lobster fine, season with pepper and salt, a dash of lemon juice, and a little mayonnaise dressing and spread on…

Crab Canapes

Put the contents of a can of crab meat into a saucepan, add one tablespoonful of sherry and let simmer until the liquid disappears. Fry one…

Sardine Canapes

Pound boneless and skinless sardines to a paste; moisten with a little olive oil, and a dash of lemon juice; spread mixture on thin rounds…

Sardine Canapes No. 2

Take a box of sardines, remove bone and skin, rub to a paste with three ounces of fresh butter, and gradually add four tablespoonfuls of…

Sardellen Canapes

Toast a thin biscuit cracker and lightly butter. Put a slice of hard-boiled egg in the centre and coil one well cleaned sardellen around…

Salmon Canapes

Toast rounds of white bread and spread with melted butter; next with finely flaked salmon, to which add a dash of Worcestershire sauce, and…

Fish Canapes

Rub a quarter of a pound of any kind of cooked fish to a paste; season with pepper and salt, and a few drops of onion juice. Moisten with…

Ham Canapes

Mince and mash to a smooth paste half a pound of cold boiled ham, add two tablespoonfuls of currant jelly, one tablespoon of soft butter…

Ham Canapes No. 2

Cut bread in rounds one-fourth inch thick. Saute in butter; spread with finely chopped ham mixed to a paste with a little melted butter and…

Bacon Canapes

Cut bread in squares one-fourth inch thick, saute the bacon fat. Spread with a little French mustard, cover with fried bacon finely…

Tongue Canapes

Toast one-fourth inch slices of graham bread, cut in rounds and fried in butter; mix cooked tongue that has been chopped fine with creamed…

Chicken Canapes

Chop fine the white meat of a chicken and two stalks of celery. Season with salt, pepper, and vinegar. Let stand a few minutes, then drain…

Nut and Olive Canapes

Fry rounds of white bread in butter; mix equal quantities of chopped English walnuts and olives with enough mayonnaise dressing to moisten…

Tomato and Cucumber Canapes

Saute rounds of white bread in butter. Fry slices of tomato in deep fat; place one slice of tomato on each round of bread. Dust with salt…

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