High temperatures increase the popularity out for decorative canapes or open sand-wishes: the virtues of prawns on ice; smoked salmon seated on Swedish bread and seasoned with lemon juice; cucumber treated with sugar and white vinegar and served on toast or rye bread; and the ever-welcome pátés are appreciated in direct ratio to the height of the thermometer.
Then there are fruit canapes, most popular wherever they are served. Their secret lies in original mixtures, fresh tastes, a real colour sense in their presentation, and the use of a fresh cream dressing in place of the general mayonnaise. A canteloup melon, cut into basket shape and filled with its own "meat" (which has been neatly removed and diced), with some whipped cream, kirsch, ginger, and curry powder would have been greeted with applause by Lvcullus himself.
Petits fours, those delicious unsticky little biscuity things in which almonds, chocolate, angelica, nougat, all play their part so well, are to be recommended as a good thought for summer wedding buffets. They don't wilt or melt and their flavour is distinctive and uncloying.
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