{"id":8788,"date":"2023-06-19T08:19:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T08:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourfulltable.com\/?p=8788"},"modified":"2023-06-19T08:19:01","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T08:19:01","slug":"the-hidden-ingredient-in-queen-elizabeth-iis-favourite-cucumber-sandwiches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourfulltable.com\/everyday-meals\/the-hidden-ingredient-in-queen-elizabeth-iis-favourite-cucumber-sandwiches\/","title":{"rendered":"The hidden ingredient in Queen Elizabeth II’s favourite cucumber sandwiches"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Cucumber sandwiches are a simple pleasure enjoyed by many Britons for lunch or in Queen Elizabeth II’s case, with afternoon tea.<\/p>\n

The late Queen used to enjoy them each day as part of a spread served to her by Buckingham Palace staff.<\/p>\n

While there’s no doubt she loved them for their plainness and simplicity, it has been revealed that the royal recipe included an extra ingredient.<\/p>\n

According to television presenter, Jenny Hanley, the palace staff make the small sandwiches with a fragrant twist.<\/p>\n

The presenter took to Boom Radio to share the revelation after she tried the humble snack while attending a Garden Party at the palace.<\/p>\n

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Jenny said: “The most wonderful thing that happened at one of the Buckingham Palace garden parties that I was lucky enough to go to was not the fact of the scones but the cucumber sandwiches.”<\/p>\n

She explained that while it “may be a joke to some people”, tasting the cucumber snacks on the lawns of the palace was like nothing else she had experienced.<\/p>\n

The presenter credited the unusual addition of mint to the simple sandwiches for their “wonderful” flavour.<\/p>\n

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In fact, they were so tasty, Jenny exclaimed that she “will never make a cucumber sandwich without chopped mint again”.<\/p>\n

The royal recipe is said to contain a simple combination of just five ingredients:<\/p>\n