Canapé-small sandwiches on skewers

All about canapés
Canapes are round, triangular, diamond-shaped or square, with a diameter of not more than five centimeters. They refer canapes to light snacks and are served on the table, usually during cocktails or crowded parties. But there is no rule, without exception. Canapes for the wedding table and children's holiday are also perfect. They will look great on any festive table.
Canapes are prepared simply and quickly and you need to do everything, in most cases, to plant the sliced ​​products on a skewer or toothpick. Products, for canapés, will suit almost any, cheese,

sausage, grapes, ham, salmon (any slightly salted fish), boiled eggs, tomatoes, meat, cucumbers-fresh and salted, mushrooms and even herring with onions, strawberries, bananas, kiwi ....
The basis for them, as a rule, is white or black bread, dense consistency (so as not to crumble), better yesterday. If the bread is fresh, then cutting it for canapé, it is necessary to dry it in the oven or lightly fry in a pan until it is light crust, condition - inside it should remain soft. The breadth should not be less than 0.5 cm and not more than 1 cm. From 100 grams, from eight to sixteen small sandwiches are obtained. In order that, sliced ​​for canapé bread, turned out smoothly and beautifully cut, you can use metal forms for biscuits.
Decorating canapes is also not difficult. For this, olives and olives (you can take and stuffed ones), thinly sliced ​​slices of lemon, berries and any greens are perfect.

To small canapes do not fall apart, the products from which they are cooked, are fastened together with bamboo sticks for canapés, special plastic forks or simple toothpicks.
Spread the canapé on a large flat dish or tray on a diagonal or circle. Before serving, the canapé stands for a short while, for cooling, put into the refrigerator.
Prepared canapes, usually 8-10 pieces per person.
If your holiday is scheduled in the summer, in the heat, then you should not prepare canapés with butter, fish, or meat. And you do not feel comfortable, like canapes hold out in the heat, and the guests have salted fish, meat, sausage with butter, salty cucumbers at a high temperature. Pay attention to light, fruit canapés or canapés with cheese. They and cook quickly, and they look bright and very elegant. Even for "hot" parties can perfectly suit canapé with cheese and cherry tomatoes