The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-14
PICNIC FIXINS.
Metaphysics OF Picknicking---Why
We DO Ii and What We Suffer
Therefrom.


A picnic at best is penance, which
every adult inyoluntarily performs for
some forgotten sin, and, however BEN
efcial this chastisement may be, there
5 but one feature that makes day in
the woods tolerable, and that is the
dinner or midday lunch. A man will
70 long way and endure vast
smOunt of uncomfortableness for q
good, savory meal. But if that repast
is insufficient and unpalatable the pic
mic is failure that the ordinary run
Of events will scarcely redeem.
As rule the women folks prepare
the lunch. and as a rule it is a wofui
failure. The first thing they do is to
bake lot of cakes and stack of pies.
Their neighbors do the same, $50 do
the sisters, and the cousins, and the
aunis'; cookies and tarts are legion;
few glasses of eurrant jelly are selected
and the smallest bottle Of new jam is
offered up. The result is that the pic
mic is too sweet for anything; choco-
late cake and cherry pie pail on the pal
ate. while the stomach hungers for
slice Of good. clean bread and butter,
piece Of beeksteak, and 4 cup of cof-
fee
Pastry will do well enough to finish
e meal on, but little should be made
TO 60 q long way. Ii may please and
satisfy the children. but it won't do for
people OF sound sense and good health,
nor for many men of any description.
There is really no use for this prodi.
gality Of sweets, and if the dear ladies
were reasonable in the matter there
are dozens Of good things with which
to make up the lunch basket that would
be both refreshing and healthful.
In not weather there is some danger
in drinking much water. Lemonade
is beverage that meets with little op-
position and is both cheap and easily
made. The lemons can be cut in quar-.
tiers and carried in q tin box or caddv.
Arrived at the picnic grounds. a pail
OF water is readily secured. Fill q cup
with the crystal fluid, squeeze one
piece OF lemon in it, add sugar TO suit
the taste, and there you have lemon.
ade indiyiduale. For an adult who pre-.
fers more acid use half lemon.
Caterers now have tea frappc, iced
coffee, and cold milk, which is espec-
Tally designed for private picnics and
is delivered in little coolers, packed in
ice similar to ce-cream. These orders
cost very little and add very much &c
the pleasure OF the forest meal.
In making sandwiches cut the bread
as thin as possible without breaking.
For this purpose bakers loaf q dsy
old is preferable to homemade, which
If not too dry, is sure to be too soft /,
cut thin Remove all the crust, let tn
thickness be less than an eighth of al
inch, and cut in circles, squares, Oh
longs, diamonds, or any figure fame
may dictate. See that the pieces fl
exactly, for q neat sandwich has 80 pei
cent more favor to it than a shaggy,
irregular one. Don'tu use fibrous veal,
fat ham, nor lumpy chicken. Mutton
and beef are too tough ever TO be used.
We are mindful that corned beef is ten.
der, but after meat has been boiled
from three TO five hours it has JUS
about as much flavor and nutrition in
It as fresh shaving. Tongue makes
good sandwich if we'll dressed, but thu
dressing is mussy and that is a condi
ton TO be avoided.
People are adverse 70 deviled ham
not only on account Of its utchina
scare, but also because. like hash. it i
considerable of riddle. Chicke
salad makes as good sandwich as ca
be suggested. Make that dish to su
the taste, put plenty Of chopped pick
or pickle lily in it, and complete tn
dish by a copious amount Of sala
dressing with or without oil. Whe
sufficiently wet, cover q piece Of brea
evenly, and sparingly enough to |
neat, fit the other piece down, an
you have as toothsome a sandwic
as the late Delmonco ever mad
II should have been stated tn,
u meagre amount of butter shoul
be used on the bread. II they al
good they will be very very good, an
large supply will be needed, for tw
hungry boys can get outside Of doze
very easily.
another delicious sandwich can b
made with pate de foie gras, whic
should be spread on thin slice of sol
piiable bread that can be rolled c
doubled up like lady-fnger. In eth,
case the crust must be removed an
the cylindrical sandwich tied at DO,
ends with water-cress. This is We,
appetizing, and can only have one fau
scarcity.
Another sandwich that will be put
flight at sight is the sardine sandwic
Circular pieces Of bread sparingly bu
tered are made the background 4
three sardines which are coaxed
gether and made to lie in from Il
edge. Very thin slices Of lemon fro