The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-05-15
A DINNER FROM CANS.
How Peopis May Dine without the Use
OF Cooks.

Sech an advance has been made In
late years in canning ali sorts of stuff
that one can now obtain whole
course dinner from soup to dessert in
tin. says the N. Y. Times. The variety
of soups that are now canned so rs to
be ready for consumption with very
little trouble as to heating is remark
able. One may select from this list
tomato, mock turtle. ox-tnil. con-
somne. julienne. maearoni okra,
gumbo, green turtle. chicken pea,
beef, bouillon Maggi. yermieelli nul-
lagatawny. clam broth and clam chow
der. All these soups come in cans
and, with nothing more to be done
than little heating, are ready for the
table.
II one does not care to begin his din
ner with soup, he may do so with
oysters. These come IN cans, and one
may have either saddle rock or blue
points as he pleases, or both. III he
prefers CLAIMS to oysters, he can have
them, for little necks are now done up
SO well Ia cans that's they may be had
at hand always. For fish he may
choose from bloaters. fresh maekerel
fresh salmon. whitefish and brook
trout. Incidentally. for reiishes. he
may have olives, radishes. and even
celery. When 1t comes to ueats, we
find a vast variety. Roast chicken.
roast turkey, roast beef. ham. roast
lamb. roast mutton aud roast duck are
all canned. The vegetable list COM
prises asparagus in Il half-dozen vari-
eties, corn, tomatoes, peas. sueeotash.
spinach, squash. potatoes, Boston
baked beans lima beans aud string
less beans For game he may have
pheasant, quail partridge, grouse,
xvoo1NaNE Snfna aud wild fl,RE
this time he may be ready for his des-
sert. and for that he may choose from
all kinds of fruits, jellies. marmalades.
or English plum-pndding. The last
not only comes IN cans, but is even
accompanied by the necessary sauce.
Other things that are canned and may
be made to lit here and there in a din-
ner are Holsters. chicken and shrimp
salads; sardines and deviied crabs,
that are not only canned, but are sold
with the accompanying erab-sheils, so
that the deviled crab may be served
just as though il had been picked out
and especially prepared for the occa-
sion.
In addition to this list, there are to
be found in cans and ready for con-
sumption Goldfish balls. green turtle.
herring, smelts. lambs tongue. boned
turkey. boned chicken. OK tongue.
chipped beef. smoked beef. ham saus-
age, compressed ham. pigs feet tripe.
deviled chicken. ham. lobster and
turkey; potted duck, chicken. tongue.
game. ham and turkey; Boston brown
bread and evaporate,l vegetables of all
kinds.
The list of canned fruits includes APP
plies, apricots. blackberries, blueber-
ries. cherries, cranberry sauce. figs,
grapes. gooseberries, peaches. pears.
pineapples. plums, ounces, raspber-
ries. Strawberries. and even preserved
roses. There are also fruit jellies of
every kind, and fruit preserves. jams
and butter. Mince-n.eat and desic-
Gated coeoanat likewise come in cans.
With the extension of the food stutfs
canned there has also come an inn
provement in the cans used. Whereas
it formerly required a great deal of
trouble to open tin can of any sort.
this difficulty has been overcome by
simple though curious device. Around
the can is soldered a strip of tin. one
end of which may be lifted in a key;
by turning this key the soldered rim is
twisted off without the least trouble
and the can is opened for use. Many
people may not like y tin-can dinner.
but those who eat such dinner. either
from choice or necessity certainly
can not complain of the variety or
quantity of the food at their service.