The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-09-14
DOWN WITH THE DINNER.
In Warm Weather Substitute Light Sup.
pers for the Meal of Many Courses.

az HarhL "eaIneF SUBSTITUTE LlEuG sup
pers for the Meal of Many Courses.
An institution which should be abol-
ished during the dog days is the even-
ing dinner. Every woman who is in
the position of lady of the house and
maid of all work combined will appre-
eiate the saving of energy and strength
such an abolition would be to her and
every woman who struggles along with
one servant should endeavor to use her
imagination IN discovering what it
would mean to the servant
AS for the man of the house, who
would probably feel that the time was
very much out of joint if he should not
find dinner of many courses awaiting
him on his arrival from work, he must
be dealt with gently and persuasively.
He must be shown that a cool, fresh,
alert wife is to be preferred above
soups, and maid of all work who will
consent to stay month is better than
roasts. It may be difficult to convince
him, but the sight Of delicious
and satisfying summer supper will be a
powerful argument.
The table will not necessarily be COW
cred with white damask; the delicately
tinted luncheon cloths or the coeer of
cool embroidered denim may be used.
The china, glass and silver must be in
their perennial state OF brilliancy, but
if the family owns anything odd or un-
usual, anything quaint and delicate id
the line of table ware, the summer sup
per is the place for its display. 1t is
also the place for the exhibition of Won
derful taste in the arrangement of low
glass dishes filled with flaming nastur-
tiums or restful green leaves.
On this ssthetically pleasing board
such dishes should find themselves as
are cooling and can be prepared early
in the morning, when strength and the
kitchen fire are both at their best.
There may be vegetable salads, pres
pared early in the morning and left on
ice. There may be delicious sliced
meats, ham, tongue and chicken. All
sorts of dainty sandwiches could be
there-egg, cheese, lettuce and the like.
French rolls, made crisp by heating in
tin over the gas stove few minutes
before serving, are good Graham
bread and sweet, hard butter will have
a new flavor when it becomes an inn
portant part of the meal.
Then there must be a heaping bowl
of berries and plenty of sugar and
cream for them. Cookies, waters and
light cakes should be served with the
berries Sometimes cold dessert, pre-
pared early in the day, may take the
place of the fruit. Apple snow, float.
ing island, custards, blanc mango, me-
ringues and the like are light and re-
freshing and will serve to vary the
monotont.
For drinks there are iced tea and cof-
lee, lemonade; orangeade and half a
dozen others, for which each family is
sure to have cherished receipts.
If only the man of the house. will
consent to take his necessary chop and
baked potato down town at his lunch
con hour, and the woman of the house
will eat a satisfying and sensible
luncheon with the children at home.
there is no reason why the summer
supper should not become a permanent
institution and the millennium be
thereby advanced century or two
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