Canape a LA Minden

Ingredients

• 2 hard-boiled eggs
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 6 canned anchovies
• 1 teaspoon English mustard
• ½ teaspoon white pepper or a little Cayenne pepper
• 1 pint fine-minced boiled ham
• 2 fine-chopped whites of boiled eggs
• 1 tablespoon fine-chopped capers
• 12 slices of bread
• butter for frying

Directions

1. Finely mash the yolks of the hard-boiled eggs in a bowl.

2. Add butter, lemon juice, anchovies, mustard, and pepper; mix well.

3. Incorporate the minced ham, chopped egg whites, and capers into the mixture.

4. Cut the bread into oblong shapes and fry in butter until light brown.

5. Once cooled, spread the ham mixture evenly over each slice of bread.

6. Melt cheese with milk over low heat until creamy, then spread over the canapes.

7. Serve immediately.