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Salmon Sandwiches

Erken's salmon sandwiches from 1914: round cut-out slices of white bread spread with butter, edged with flaked cooked cold salmon, mayonnaise piped as a star in the center and finely shredded lettuce strips on top.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 5 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

From the chapter "Hot and cold small dishes" in Henriette Schønberg Erken's "Stor kokebok" (1914). These pages contain a range of small canapés of white bread topped with fish, cheese and shellfish — a typical cold spread for parties.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Cut out the bread

    Cut out round slices of the white bread with a glass or a cookie cutter.

  2. 2

    Butter and add salmon

    Spread the slices with butter and arrange the flaked salmon around the edge of each slice.

  3. 3

    Mayonnaise

    Pipe or place the mayonnaise as a star in the middle of the slice.

  4. 4

    Garnish

    Scatter finely cut lettuce strips over the top and serve cold.

Changes from the original

Ingredient quantities have been estimated and given in modern measures, since the original only lists ingredients without weights. "Franskbrød" has been rendered as white bread.

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1949 (proofread, p. 8) → Modernised~90% of the text changedremovedadded
Franskbrødskiver 8 skiver loff (skorpene skjæres bort). 200 g kokt, kold kald laks (plukket i fine flak). 50 g smør (romtemperert). 1 dl majones. 4 blad salat majones smør. Skivene utstikkes runde, påsmøres og belegges rundt om (skåret i fine strimler). Stikk ut runde skiver av loffen med et glass eller en utstikker.. Smør skivene med smør og legg den opplukkede fisk. Majonesen legges plukkede laksen rundt kanten av hver skive.. Sprøyt eller legg majonesen som en stjerne i midten. Finskårne midt på skiven.. Strø finskårne salatstrimler legges over. over og server kaldt.

Note on Modernised

Ingrediensmengder er anslått og oppgitt i moderne mål, siden originalen bare lister ingredienser uten vekt. «Franskbrød» er gjengitt som loff.

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Frequently asked questions

What kind of salmon should I use?
Cooked, cold salmon flaked apart into small pieces. Leftovers of poached salmon from the day before work perfectly.
How do I build up the sandwich?
Cut out round slices of white bread, spread them with butter, and arrange the salmon around the edge. Pipe or place the mayonnaise as a star in the middle, and scatter finely cut lettuce strips over the top.
Where does the recipe come from?
From Henriette Schønberg Erken's "Stor kokebok" (1914), page 5, in the chapter on hot and cold small dishes – open sandwiches and canapés. It is considered a cold small dish for 4 people and takes about 20 minutes.

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