FOOD
Simplify Your Thanksgiving — Make Finger Sandwiches
For those of us who aren’t turkey surgeons.
If the price of a Thanksgiving turkey gave you sticker shock the way it did me (over $60.00 for a bird this year?!), there are many alternatives to the traditional American Thanksgiving dinner that cost a lot less. May I suggest afternoon tea finger sandwiches?
For those of us who do not want to take up the fine art of turkey dissection, finger sandwiches are a fun treat and easy to make, though they do require prep time.
I admit it; I’m a finger sandwich hound. I have loved the things ever since I ate my first one. My church hosts an annual Christmas Tea consisting of finger sandwiches with all the trimmings, including scones, mini-quiches, and petit-fours, and that is what gave me the idea for this article.
I was thinking that really, all I need to consider a meal Thanksgiving is cornbread stuffing and jellied cranberry sauce; I can take or leave the turkey.
All of the recipes below are “to taste,” meaning I don’t give specific quantities of filling ingredients — because I don’t know how many people you will be feeding. You would probably want to include side dishes and desserts along with these sandwiches, which will reduce the number of different sandwiches you’ll need to…