The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-14
FOR THE TABLE.

The school holidays are over now and the
reign OF lunch baskets is fairly ipaugurated. a
e1gn.Ct terror 10 some mothers, who declare
that other laoors OF the day are as naueht COM
pared with making those baskets ready. Others
prepare meal and cake IN abundance 10 last The
.Week~through, and Mondays lunch is the pat.
tern from which the her DAYS do not depart
except in degrees of staeness
children 40 not easily submit to- or certainly
40 not enjoy, sameneSs In the articles which
t0Fm their noontde meal. and they cannot be
.b3aln.d for turning away from thick stale
sandwiches which have absorbed the sweetness
anu mayor OF the slice OF cake which rests upon
Them: a little thought is required to provid
.Yarie in tue simple diet which children need
hui certainly the mother viii enjoy her own
llnch better for the thought that her child is
53klifg delight IN the contents OF her basket.
Much of The success OF the lunch is Que to ifs
arrangement In the basket which must he
ample enough 10 accommodate small lar or
Gun and must he lined each day with a fresh
white napkin aud covered over all with small
aioyley. The jars in which Dundee marmalade
comes are very nice for the lunches. az thew
"cau be flled with salads or other delicaces
: One good sized potato cut in cuDes and boiled
in sailed water I'LL tender. sailed and peppered
10 taste and dressed, while still warm. with A
few drops OF lemon juice and TWO teaspooutuls
Of olive oil and grating of onion with a little
Chopped parsley will give the salad for one
Gay; or the potato can be mixed with any bits
Of cold meat cut in shapely pieces before the
dressing is added.
II The meal is suitable make attractive sand
WicheSwith hin slices of 1t and of fresh bread.
WHICH" must be bultered evenly over its entire
surface, and the meat should be well seasoned.
kohl these. sandwiches in piece OF parafine
pa per 10 keep hem fresh and moist.
- 10 accompany these I'LL the jar with crisp
Saratoga POTATOES prepared by slicing as thinly
q possible one good-sized potato and laying
the slices in sailed water for half an hour.
Then dry elch slice TO reduce the spluItetng
Of the fat TO a minimum and fry in boiling
lard few slices at a time ill they rattle against
The Skinner Then remove and drain them
and salt lightly
e. A sandwich TO be used on occasions is made
by toastlug thin slices OF bread cut square but
{-rng whil hot and placing between he slices
.sardihes cut in half and Sprinkled with few
drops Of lemon juice. In fruit season the Jar
cab be utilized 10 hold berries or peaches cut in
pieces and sugared, or in ii can be baked a
small lice pudding, which will make a feast for
the ued title scholar. This pudding is the
most suPerlatively good one which IS ever made,
" and 10 VIII DE well 10 fill al least two Jars with
h. as being a thing which Will bear repetition.
j make II boil one tablespoonful OF rice in one
pint Of fresh milk for an hour in a farina boiler
or. one improvised by placing TN pail in a
Saucepan OF water. To the lice add a speck of
salt and two tablespoonful of brown sugar,
stir We'll. pour into the jars and bake in an oven
so slow that the mixture Will not boil and cur
die, but bake slowly till each grain of rice is
swollen big and white and lies in a bed Of thick
yellow cream.
The jar and spoon will come home clean on
:rice-puddIng day. II The bread is not fresh cut
it in slices. remove the crust and cut each slice
In TWO lengthwise, giving long rectangular
pieces, The shape Of which seems 10 The chids h
mind to give an added flavor to The toast. Dip
- lie bits OF bread into custard made by beat
=. ing the yelk OF egg with half cup Ofmilk
fly these in a little butter 10 a golden brown on
- both SIDES. Drain well and sprinkle with sugar
and cinnamon or spread with apricot jam and
= pile in corner of the basket, protected by
=. bit OF the paTaffine paper.
There is Kind Of sweetbread which Is al
ways approved b. children and is made by mix
ing one pint Of warm milk with two tablespoon
:, fuls OF sugar II lie salt and TWO eggs. 10 this
adding half of a cake OF compressed yeast and
-four enough to make i batter which can be
. easily stirred with spoon. This is to be- Kept
:. In warm spot; II the day be cool il may be set
'into a pan Of warm but By no means hot water.
.:When II has risen high in the bowl and is fun
OF bubbles add three tablespoonful OF butter
land -four 10 make 1t stiff enough TO handI-
.hQead il well Til the butter Is thoroughly in
cQrPOrated and put il back in the bowl TO rise
again When II is light turn il out into but-
= tered baking pant should be about half an
-:1nch thick-and cover the Top with slices Of
. apple; let It rise again and bake in a moderate
. oven for half an hour. The dough can be rolled
:out into long strip and spread with bits of
butter and sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon
OreeuTants, then rolled and slices cut from The
roll and placed cut sides down upon baking
pans, ana when they are light bake, taking care
not to burn them.