Surprise Sandwiches

Place half-cupful of butter and one cupful of boiling water over the fire; when boiling beat one cupful of flour into this, when dough rolls from side of saucepan beat in flour eggs, one at a time.

Drop by spoonfuls in finger shape on buttered paper and bake in a moderate oven forty-five minutes. When cool, split open, fill cavities, and replace top.

Filling: Two small cans lobster, picked fine; chopped celery; two hard boiled eggs, chopped fine; salt; mayonnaise, with a teaspoonful or more of lemon juice. The mixture should be proportioned to taste, and other fillings may be substituted.

Mary Ross Potter.

Sandwich Filling I

Raisins Dates.

Lemon Juice or Preserved ginger.

Chop the raisins and dates, add a dash of lemon juice or preserved ginger sliced thin.

Mrs. Arlo Ayers Brown.

Sandwich Filling II

Sweet pickles Stuffed olives Bacon crisped.

Nuts Mayonnaise.

Chop all ingredients together and blend with mayonnaise till right to spread.

Mrs. J. H. Prindle.

Pimento Sandwich Filling

2 tablespoons butter 2 level teaspoons cornstarch 6 tablespoons milk 1 teaspoon salt.

1 cup diced cheese (about 1/2 pound) Paprika 1 can pimento or less.

Make the first three ingredients into a smooth white sauce. You may use more cheese if desired. If stringy add milk to make it smooth. A tiny pinch of soda dissolved in a teaspoon of milk or water will also improve the consistency. Use when cold. The cheese is added to cream sauce and cooked till melted. Makes 25 whole slice sandwiches.

Mrs. B. F. Traxler.

Ribbon Sandwiches

2 medium thick slices white bread 1 medium thick slice dark bread or vice versa.

Shredded lettuce Pimiento cheese Olives Nuts.

Use shredded lettuce and pimiento cheese between two slices, and chopped olives and nuts with lettuce between the other two. Press firmly together and slice down into four or five sandwiches. A whole loaf can be slices in layers length wise when making a larger quantity.

Mrs. B. F. Traxler.

Chicken Pecan Sandwiches

1 cup chopped chicken 1 cup pecan meats 8 tablespoons mayonnaise.

1/4 teaspoon paprika A dash of pepper Salt to taste.

Toss all together until well blended. Delicious with whole wheat bread and white bread used as ribbon sandwiches.

Mrs. C. O. Boring.

Sandwich Loaf

Bread.

Minced ham or chicken.

Cucumber.

Chopped boiled egg.

Stuffed olives.

Mayonnaise.

2 Cream cheeses.

1 cup cream.

Nuts.

Garnishings.

Remove crusts from a loaf of bread and cut lengthwise four times, making five long slices. Butter between each one. Spread on the bottom slice a layer of minced ham or chicken with mayonnaise. Add a slice of bread. Spread on this a layer of cucumber and mayonnaise. Add another slice of bread. Spread a layer of chopped boiled egg and mayonnaise. Add fourth slice of bread. Spread this with chopped stuffed olives and mayonnaise. Add fifth slice of bread. When neatly stacked place on a platter and frost as cake with two packages of cream cheese mixed with one cup cream. Place on top and sides whole nuts, green pepper or pimiento or tomato and parsley for garnishing. Bring to table and slice as you serve.

Mrs. Frank E. Baker.