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My Grandma's Old World Polish Recipes

 
 
Canapés Galore
kanapki rozne
 

HAM CANAPÉS
kanapki z szynka
Thinly spread bread with butter (plain or flavored with mustard or horseradish or with any of the various butter recipes in this section), top with a thin slice of ham the size of the bread and cover with a small slice of tomato, cucumber or radish.

KIELBASA CANAPÉS
kanapki z kielbasa
Top bread thinly spread with horseradish or mustard flavored butter with a slice of skinned, smoked kielbasa. Garnish with a sliced, marinated mushroom, a dill pickle slice, or half a spiced plum.

ROAST MEAT CANAPÉS
kanapki z pieczystym
Thinly spread bread with plain, mustard or horseradish flavored butter. Top with a thin slice of cold roast beef, roast pork, roast turkey or chicken. Garnish with a small tomato wedge and strip of green pepper plus a dollop of mayonnaise, or with a dab of whole-style cranberry sauce and a sprig of parsley.

SPRAT OR SARDINE CANAPÉS
kanapki ze szprotkami lub sardynka
Thinly spread bread with plain, dill or garden-green butter, top with a piece of leaf lettuce the size of the bread, a drained smoked Baltic sprat (from Poland) or high-grade sardine, and a dollop of mayonnaise. Insert a tiny wedge of peeled lemon into the mayonnaise.

HERRING CANAPÉS
kanapki ze sledziem
Top thinly buttered bread with lettuce, a piece of salt-herring fillet (soaked overnight, skinned and boned), a wedge of tomato, hard-boiled egg, and cucumber slice topped with a dollop of mayonnaise. Drained, store-bought marinated herring may also be used.

SMOKED SALMON CANAPÉS
kanapki z lososiem
Cover bread thinly spread with dill butter with a piece of lettuce, a slice of smoked salmon (lox), a small wedge of peeled lemon and a radish slice.

YELLOW CHEESE CANAPÉS
kanapki z zoltym serem
Cover bread thinly spread with plain or mustard flavored butter with a slice of yellow cheese, garnish with a strip of green pepper and/or radish and dust with paprika.

EGG CANAPÉS
kanapki z jajkiem
Thinly butter bread with plain, dill or garden-green butter, top with a hard boiled egg slice, decorate with a splotch of mayonnaise (or a blend of mayonnaise and brown mustard) and a small thin radish slice stuck in the mayonnaise. Sprinkle with chopped chives and dust with paprika.

Note: Lettuce and a hard boiled egg wedge may be used to enhance the flavor and color of all of the above canapés. All may be sprinkled with chopped chives according to your own preferences.
 

 
 

 




My Grandma's Old World Polish Recipes - Focal Prism Vintage Content