Grandma Jo's ribbon sandwiches

Grandma Jo is famous for making these sandwiches for luncheons and receptions. Mom used to make these sandwiches for weddings. They look fun died pink or yellow. A fun variation is to tie a ribbon around each square or slice!

3-4 Loaves of Bakery Sandwich bread/ Order it to be cut lengthwise. (Bread can be ordered died a pastel color if you like) You don’t have to have the bread cut this way it just makes it easier if you want to do loaves at a time. You can also make a luncheon loaf and cover the whole loaf in cream cheese and then slice it with a garnish on top of each slice.

Chicken Salad

4-5 chicken breasts
4 Tbsp. Chicken bouillon
1 Tbsp. Lawry’s salt
2-3 sprigs of fresh parsley
1-2 cloves fresh garlic
2-3 carrots
1/2 red pepper
1 onion cut into quarters
1 tsp. Black pepper
3-4 stalks of celery cut into thirds

In a large pot of water boil chicken and ingredients listed above. Bring to a boil and simmer until the chicken is tender and cooked through. Remove and let chicken cool while covered.

2 Stalks of Celery
2 sprigs of parsley
2 c. mayonnaise

Meanwhile, finely chop 2 stalks of Celery, and sprigs of parsley in a food processor or a blender. I use a blender so the celery chunks are extremely fine, otherwise the sandwiches won’t hold together very well. Chop until almost pureed.

After chicken has cooled, chop in the blender so it is extremely fine so it can spread very smooth. Add approximately 2 c. mayonnaise to the chicken. Also use approx. 1/2 cup of broth left over from pot and add to chicken mixture. Mash the left over red pepper from chicken broth and add to chicken. Add the celery and parsley to mixture and stir well. If mixture seems dry, add more mayo and broth. Season with Lawry’s, black pepper and garlic salt (to taste).

Egg Salad

1 dozen eggs hard boiled and chopped very fine
1-2 Tbsp. Mustard
1 tsp. Black pepper
1/4 tsp. Paprika
Season with Lawry’s season salt- approx. 1/4 to 1/2 tsp.

Mix above ingredients so that it can be spread easily

Minced Ham

1 1/2 lbs. Ham (canned is softer) chop in blender until smooth
1 1/2 to 2 c. mayonnaise (depending on consistency, it should be quite moist)
1/4 c. sweet pickle relish
2 Tbsp. Mustard
2-3 Tbsp. Honey or Honey Mustard
1/4 tsp. Ground cloves
Do not add salt, Ham is salty enough

Mix above ingredients

You will need five layers of bread. Spread a layer of each mixture (including a single layer of cheez whiz or cream cheese on one of the slices) on each slice of bread.
If you are not making a luncheon loaf and want to serve as individual sandwiches, you can cut each loaf into about 12 slices. Each slice is approx. 1/2 inch thick. Be sure to remove all crust. If you don’t special order the bread and just want to use regular sandwich bread, you can just slice the bread into quarters and remove the crust.

Chill for several hours before serving.