Peel cucumbers and cut off ½ inch of the end (one end only) of each cucumber. Remove seeds and centre with spoon and pour in ½ teaspoon salt in each cucumber, rubbing the insides well. Allow to stand for 15 minutes and then dry with paper towel. In mixing bowl combine ham, eggs, onions, hot pepper sauce, mustard and half of the mayonnaise.

If mixture is too dry, add a little mayonnaise. However, mixture should be able to hold a shape in a spoon. Stuff cucumbers tightly, wrap in aluminum foil and chill for 2-3 hours. Slice diagonally on a slant about half an inch thick and serve immediately.

Recipe by:Yolande Cools-Lartigue author of The Art of Caribbean Cooking.

Clean the clams, washing them well with lemon juice and cold water. Cook in 1 cup of water. Strain and set water aside. Chop the clam flesh into cubes. Then fry onion and salt pork fat. In the meantime parboil potatoes. Then in a casserole, put a layer of potatoes followed by a layer of clams. Add salt, pepper and garlic.

Sprinkle flour on top and cover with another layer of potatoes and more flour. Pour in 1 cup boiling water and simmer for 20 minutes. Add milk and butter. Bring to boil and cook for another 3 minutes. Add water clams were cooked in, simmer for a further 2 minutes. Serve hot.

Recipe by:Yolande Cools-Lartigue author of The Art of Caribbean Cooking.

Wash oysters in cold water to which 1 teaspoon lemon juice has been added. Drain well for a few minutes. Then in a bowl combine ketchup, pepper sauce, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, salt, grated onion and sweet peppers. Add oysters and allow to marinate for a few minutes before serving. Chill before
serving.

Recipe by:Yolande Cools-Lartigue author of The Art of Caribbean Cooking.