D.to Buckingham Palace to Balmoral, from Windsor to Sandringham, royal kitchens are always ready to work overtime. This is because when she feels like a snack, especially in the afternoon, thereQueen Elizabeth has her favorite sandwiches prepared – a habit acquired as a child and which she does not give up even at 96 years of age.
The sandwiches of Queen Elizabeth
The sovereign, however, is not satisfied and also in terms of sandwich has its own preferences. Starting with the fact that his afternoon sandwich, served with or without afternoon tea (the five o’clock tea) must be made with few ingredients. And it must be served strictly without a crust.
Bread and jam for Queen Elizabeth
When Elizabeth was still a child, the nanny he prepared the so-called for her and her younger sister Margaret Jam Pennies, sandwiches made with bread, butter and jam that Darren McGrady, former Buckingham Palace chef, revealed to be still a passion of the queen. And as she proved the same Elizabeth in the now iconic sketch with the Paddington bear broadcast on the occasion of the recent Platinum Jubilee, it continues to have them served every day.
The (simple) recipe of the Jam Pennies
A little butter spread on the bread and jam prepared only with the strawberries of the Balmoral gardens: these are the two secrets of the Jam Pennies. To which is added an aesthetic detail: once ready, the sandwiches must be cut in the shape of a coin, from which they take the name of Pennies, the British cents.
Salty sandwiches but not too much
When, on the other hand, he prefers something salty, the sovereign opts for tuna (strictly not canned and preferably sourced from Scottish waters). Slices of cucumber, a thin layer of homemade mayonnaise, a little salt and a lot of pepper are added to the perfectly buttered bread.
The presentation is a must
Another favorite of Queen Elizabeth’s sandwiches includes another passion of hers: the cream cheesea type spreadable cheese Philadelphia, topped with a pinch of freshly picked mint and also here very thin slices of cucumber. Obviously without a crust, which the sovereign deteststhe sandwich must then be served cut into pieces small enough to be eaten in one bite.
Bread and tomato also for Elizabeth II
The one of cheese and very thinly sliced tomato is another favorite combination of the queen. But in this case the butter used to spread the two slices of bread must be salty. And for cheese we must not stray from Sage Derbya particular sage variety produced in the north of England since the seventeenth century.
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