Hindenburg party menu
This Friday is the anniversary of the Hindenburg disaster (1937) and a friend and I decided awhile ago to throw a themed cocktail party for it. (We're not being morbid--it's just such a good excuse to make people dress up!) I've spent weeks fine-tuning my time-appropriate cocktail recipes, but now I'm looking for savory hors d'oeuvres suggestions. They need to be fairly simple and fast. I'm already thinking to do macaroons and chips with dip. What are your ideas for a star 1937 finger food? (And no offense to the incredible Fig and Blue Cheese savouries, but I've made that recipe at least 6 times in the last 4 months and I want to do something different.) Thanks for the help!
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Tokyo Geisha: 1.5oz gin, .5oz midori, chilled ginger tea, dash lime juice
Tesla's Coil: 1oz spiced rum, 1oz blueberry rum, .5oz ginger simple syrup, splash lemon juice, ginger ale, twist lemon peel
Peeler's Pike: 1.5oz whiskey, .5oz lemon juice, dash ginger simple syrup, soda water
Shrimp Cocktails (in martini glasses on bed of shredded lettuce topped with cocktail sauce and lemon wedges on the glass rim).
Smoked salmon with capers and horseradish cream sauce, Deviled eggs, Cavier. Escargot (maybe..).
Cucumber Sandwiches. Watercress Sandwiches. Scones,
Teas.
Brown Derby Grapefruit Cake...Cobb Salad. http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2010/03/03/grapefruit-cake-recipe-from-the-hollywood-brown-derby/
http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/brown-derby-cobb-salad-714069/
Or a Ceaser salad.
Martinis. Scotch on the rocks,. Wiskey, Brandy, Club soda and lemon/lime.
Also some of AntoniaJames' spice-brined nuts would be a good addition. http://www.food52.com/recipes/7334_crispy_spicebrined_pecans
http://www.food52.com/recipes/9456_crispy_savory_spicebrined_cashews
http://www.food52.com/recipes/9458_crispy_cardamombrined_pecans