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 a salad of thinly sliced cucumbers with a highly seasoned French dressing and set away on the ice. Proceed with the sandwiches as follows: Take unbuttered slices of bread and spread evenly with the shredded fish. Lift out the cucumber slices with a silver fork, from the dressing, not draining too dry, and place one layer of them between the fish-spread slices.

This is an exception to the general rule, in-as-much as both upper and under bread slices are spread with the mixture. Cut according to general directions.

The bread spread with the fish may be prepared in advance, but the cucumbers must be added just before serving.

It might be well to suggest that cucumbers should always be pared and placed in cracked ice and plenty of salt, one hour before slicing.