Papaya Canapes

A light and refreshing starter for your summertime meal. From the Southern chapter of the United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago, 1947.

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 1  papaya, peeled and seeded
• 3  tablespoons butter
• 1⁄2 loaf  French bread, sliced into 12 slices (the skinny baguette)
• 1  lemon, juice of
• 2  tablespoons sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
•  of fresh mint, for garnish

Directions

1. Slice the papaya into thin rounds and mix sugar and cinnamon very well.
2. Butter bread lightly, top with a thin round of papaya and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
3. Cover with another thin slice of papaya and lightly sprinkle lemon juice over top.
4. Garnish with mint leaves.