Southern Tea Sandwich - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 ounces cream cheese
1 medium cucumber, peeled,seeded and grated
1 small yellow onion, peeled and grated
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
3 -5 dashes Tabasco sauce
1 dash salt
green food coloring

Preparation

Wrap cucumber in thin, clean dishtowel and squeeze out as much juice as possible.
Discard juice.
Mash cream cheese with a fork until smooth.
Add cucumber and mix.
Wrap grated onion in another clean dishtowel and squeeze juice INTO cream cheese, then discard grated onion.
Mix mayonnaise and Tabasco into cream cheese mixture.
Season with salt and add 1 drop green food coloring.
Mix well.
Cut crusts off very thin white or rye bread, then spread one side with cream cheese mixture, topping with another slice.
Cut into finger sandwiches.