freaky hand sandwiches is from Anna Mowan, Spencerville, Indiana Serve your guests these fun sandwiches and they’ll be sure to “hand” out compliments!

Ingredients

2 cups finely chopped cooked chicken

1 small cucumber, finely chopped

2 hard-cooked eggs, finely chopped

1 celery rib, finely chopped

1/3 cup mayonnaise

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon each ground mustard and

white pepper

24 slices thin sandwich bread, crusts removed

Sliced almonds

1 tablespoon spreadable cream cheese

Neon green food coloring

Method

1 In a small bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. Spread 1/4 cup chicken salad onto 12 bread slices; top with remaining bread.

2 For fingers, cut each of six sandwiches into four 3/4-in. strips. With a small knife, trim one end of each strip, forming a point. For fingernails, attach an almond to each strip with a dab of cream cheese. With a clean paint brush, paint almond nails with green food coloring.

3 From each of the remaining sandwiches, cut out one strip for the thumb and one 2-in. oval for the palm. Trim strips; attach almonds and paint the thumbnails. Arrange one palm, four fingers and a thumb on each plate. Yield: 6 sandwiches.