Tea Sandwiches
Tea Sandwiches
Submitted by Nancy Grzesik - Adjunct Faculty , School of Graduate and Professional Studies
While I was attending then-Gwynedd Mercy College , I worked as a waitress at Wanamaker ’ s . My mom was a waitress in Wanamaker ’ s Crystal Tea Room on the 9th floor and was able to get me a job . I worked in the Wanamaker ’ s café located in the basement . The special and most-ordered item in the afternoon at both restaurants were the tea sandwiches . In the kitchens , they were made by the hundreds and piled high for the waitresses to select when preparing the customer ’ s plate . And of course , the order always came with a “ sweet ” treat to have afterward .
Ingredients for the variety of sandwiches
Egg Salad – White bread with crust cut off , hard boiled eggs chopped , diced celery mixed with mayonnaise , and a little bit of mustard
Tuna Salad – White bread with crust cut off , white tuna mixed , diced celery mixed with mayonnaise , and a little bit of mustard
Watercress and Cucumber – White bread with crust cut off , watercress leaves diced , mixed with a little mayonnaise and spread evenly on the bread with thin slices of cucumber on top
Ham Salad – White bread with crust cut off , thinly diced ham and celery mixed with mayonnaise
NOTE : The sandwiches after being prepared are cut and presented in triangles .
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