Cucumber Sandwiches

White bread slices

2 medium cucumbers

4 oz. Cream Cheese, room temperature

2 tablespoons Mayonnaise

Salt

Fresh Dill Sprigs

Pimento pieces

Method: Thinly slice cucumbers (peeled or un-peeled). Layer in a bowl with a sprinkling of salt on top of each layer. Cover with a plate over the cucumbers to weight it. Place in refrigerator for about an hour. In a mixer, combine the softened cream cheese and mayonnaise, blend until smooth. Drain excess water from cucumber bowl and lightly dry cucumbers with a paper towel. Trim crusts from bread and cut with a round cookie cutter. Spread the cream cheese mixture over the top of the rounds, place a layer of cucumber slices on top of each round. Place a small amount of cream cheese mixture on top of cucumbers to hold a sprig of fresh dill and a small piece of pimento, for added color.

*Traditional Afternoon Tea Sandwiches

Susan Turton

• Tea was discovered almost 5,000 years ago in China.
  "The pleasure of 'taking tea' is one of lifes most delightful and restful experiences... savor every moment of it." - Ruth Cato Turton
• Tea is the second most popular beverage in the world, second only to water.
• To be considered tea, it must contain leaves from the Camellia Sinensis plant! Most herbal teas do not contain the Camellia Sinensis tea leaves. . . they are made from herbs and flowers . . . herbal infusions, called Tisanes.
• The best quality tea comes from the top two leaves and leaf bud from the Camellia Sinensis plant.