Title

Pink Tea Menu / Rolled Watercress and Bacon Sandwiches

Subject

watercress

bacon

mayonnaise

white bread

walnuts

pimiento

cream puff

eclair icing

whipped cream

raspberry sherbet

mint

tea

lemon

cream

Description

• "pink tea"

Rolled Watercress and Bacon Sandwiches

(Chop watercress very fine, add 1 or 2 slices crisp bacon, broken in pieces,
blend with small amount mayonnaise. Spread on halves of thin slices white
bread and roll. Stick sprig of watercress in ends to serve.)

*Walnut and Pimiento Sandwiches

Eclairs (use *cream puff recipe) Eclair Icing Whipped Cream Filling

Raspberry Sherbet Green and White Mints

Tea Lemon Cream

*Recipe from THE AMERICAN HOME BASIC FILE

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# "Pink Tea" Menu

## Rolled Watercress and Bacon Sandwiches

### Ingredients
- Watercress, chopped very fine
- 1 or 2 slices crisp bacon, broken in pieces
- Small amount mayonnaise
- Thin slices white bread, halved

### Instructions
1. Chop watercress very fine.
2. Add 1 or 2 slices crisp bacon, broken in pieces.
3. Blend with a small amount of mayonnaise.
4. Spread on halves of thin slices of white bread and roll.
5. Stick a sprig of watercress in ends to serve.

## Menu Items

- Walnut and Pimiento Sandwiches *(recipe from The American Home Basic File)*
- Eclairs *(use cream puff recipe from The American Home Basic File)* with Eclair Icing and Whipped Cream Filling
- Raspberry Sherbet
- Green and White Mints
- Tea, Lemon, Cream

Creator

Alberta P. Thornton

Source

RCA0005 - VTG 175+ Recipes w Box Handwritten Clipped Breads Pies Casseroles Seafood Donut (eBay)

Date

1950s

Rights

Personal/Family

Format

Clipped recipe

Identifier

RCA0005-20260528-0001

Coverage

Maine, US