Smoked Scottish Salmon Christmas Tree Hors D'Oeuvre

Directions

1. For the trees Take the pumpernickel bread and using a Christmas Tree cookie cutter cut out as many trees as you are going to be making.
2. Spread a very thin layer of cream cheese onto one side of the trees.
3. Using an aspic cutter star shaped cut stars or what ever other design you want out of the leftover pieces of pumpernickel.
4. Take the Salmon and lay it out flat and using the same cookie cutter , cut tree shapes of salmon and place onto the cream cheese side of the pumpernickel.
5. Take left over pieces of salmon and group into rectangles slightly larger than the tree and cut out and using spatula place onto pumpernickel.
6. * Now taking the thinly sliced onion crisscross it down the tree to resemble garland.
7. Place a few capers and pimento to resemble decorations, and place the star shaped bread at the top of the tree.
8. Arrange on a platter to serve.
9. For Wreaths Using wreath cookie cutter, cut out the pumpernickel bread, layer with salmon or spread cream cheese or a pâté and decorate.
10. Use small aspic apostrophe cutter to make the bows.
11. For a more decorative touch pipe the pâté onto wreaths and then decorate.
12. *Note that salmon doesn't have to be all in one piece, You could also make a pâté to spread on the pumpernickel out of the salmon and cream cheese, to save time..
13. It doesn't even have to be salmon you can alternate with a dill cream cheese spread or really anything else you can think of or any shape you want ie: round or bell shaped cookie cutters etc.
14. and decorate as Christmas balls.
15. You can also add fresh chopped dill to the cream cheese to spread under the salmon or any other spice you think might compliment it.