AFTERNOON TEA

"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceromony known as afternoon tea".....Henry James, Portrait Of The Lady. CUCUMBER SALMON RIBBONS. Ingredients...12 slices of white sandwich bread, butter or margarine, 1 x 375 gm can of red or pink salmon, drained, 2 tbs of mayonnaise, 6 spring onions, finely chopped, 30 thin slices of cucumber. Mix together the salmon, mayonnaise and spring onions, season to taste with cracked black pepper. Lightly butter the bread. Spread the salmon mixture over 4 bread slices, top with another slice of bread, buttered side up. Divide the cucumber between the 4 slices, season to taste with cracked black pepper and close the sandwiches with the remaining bread. Remove crusts and slice into 3 ribbons. Makes 12 ribbons. PAPRIKA PEPPER PINWHEELS...... Ingredients.....8 slices of white sandwich bread, 1 red capsicum, seeded and sliced into strips, 1 tsp of paprika, 250 gm of cream cheese, lemon juice to taste, cracked black pepper to taste. Remove the crusts from the bread. Jion 2 slices together by overlapping along one edge, then roll them firmly with a rolling pin until flat. Beat together the cream cheese until smooth with the paprika, lemon juice and cracked pepper. Spread this mixture over the the bread slices. Place the capsicum strips along the mixture at intervals. Roll up firmly, cover and refrigerate until firm. Makes 12 pinwheels.