Cookbook:Vegetable Party Sandwiches

Vegetable Party Sandwiches
Category	Sandwich recipes
Servings	about 112 party-size sandwiches
Time	½ hour
Difficulty

Cookbook | Ingredients | Recipes | American cuisine | Bread

Ingredients

• 1 envelope (¼ ounce) unflavored gelatin
• ¼ cup cold water
• 2 large carrots, grated very fine
• 2 ribs celery, chopped very fine
• 2 cucumbers, peeled, seeded and chopped fine
• 1 small onion, minced
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 pint mayonnaise, such as Hellmann's
• 2 long square loaves white bread

Procedure

1. Dissolve gelatin in water according to directions.
2. In a large bowl, mix dissolved gelatin with carrots, celery, cucumber, onion, lemon juice, and mayonnaise.
3. Refrigerate for 25 hours.
4. If the mixture becomes too jelled to spread well, add ⅓ to ½ cup more mayonnaise.
5. Using an electric knife, trim crusts from bread edges.
6. Spread vegetable mixture on bread and make 28 sandwiches.
7. Cut into quarters.
8. Layer cut sandwiches in a large covered plastic container with damp paper towels between layers until serving time.