The morning call., 1894-05-05
FOR THE TABLE.

One day this week very large shellish hung
prominently over stall in one OF the markets.
bearing on It's back a placard loosely labeled
"Hurrah for California" which led the unwary
10 lump al the conclusion that the waters OF
our pay had finally given up to us the long
coveted lobster. IL proved however. to be
only monster crawfsh which though over
shadowed by the transcendent merits of its
Eastern brother is not thing TO be despised.
1he claws should be removed, and with the
mead and upper shell set away. the lower shell
and yiscera rejected. aud the white meat sliced
rolled in French dressing and piled in shape,
laid upon bed OF lettuce or chicory. and The
upper she'll laid in place again. This makes
very sweet, cool salad, but it is too solid to be
served with an elaborate repast.
Beneath the California trophy lay in sinuous
curves remarkable looking fish, evidently one
of the eel family, marked 'mareno." He gave
the Impression of being an ill-reeulaied, un-
nshlike fish, as he confronted one with his round
head up, his mouth gaping open and revealing
an egg-Shaped tongue and Jaws aimed with
teeth, tour needle-hke beauties on the upper
and double row on the lower jaw. He had
such an air of being aggresslvey proud OF those
horrid teeth that one involuntarily hoped that
the period Of dentition might be a critical one
for the tribe, and the survivors few. The frui
stalls are arraylug themselves in the glory OF
Solomon, and the dinner of herbs is not TO be
spoken lightly OF; with asparagus, peas, beans,
cucumberS, artichokes. strawberries etc., who
can long for the flesbpots of Egypt?
Peas now are In their prime the very best
qualify selling for 4 cents per pound and this
Is TO be chosen every time as being really
cheaper and more satisfactory. The poorer
grades are not so sweet. and are apt 10 be over
ripe and hard. In sheling peas only tile tender
Snonld hp oh OF .
the older ones should be cooked until tender in
soup Stock and the whole pressed through
puree sieve ard added 10 an equal quantity Of
White sauce made in The usual way, with one
tablespoonful of butter. one of flour, pint OF
hot milk, salt and pepper. This makes de-
lieious ana attractive looking SOUP which
should be served with thin slices OF lemon ana
croutOns-cubes of bread fried brown on all
sides In butter.
The word soup suggests endless possibilities,
and the purchase of portion of'tbat unfo-
mantle article, shlu Of beef. is a triumph where
economy is 10 be considered as 10 cents VIII
buy quite a good sized piece CT marrow bone,
which VIII furnish three dishes. Some genef-
ously Inclined butchers Will add bunch OF
soup vegetables, on the chIomO principle. IDe
piece of shin. after beng washed, should lie
put In the kettle. covered with cold wafer,
about two quarts, and cooked slowly nearly all
day. About noon. after skimming carefully.
add 10 the contents OF lie Kettle an onion,
which has been freG IN butter and into which
TWO or three cloves have been stuck, half
carrot and a slice Of tufnip with blade OF
celery, salt and pepper. An hour or TWO before
dinner pour off the SOUP through an cid napkin
ana set it away 10 cool; then remove all the fat,
running 4 piece If brown paper over The sur
face 10 absorb any drots of oil left; reheat and
serve with a little finely chopped parsley and
q Thin slice of lemon to each plate. The bones
must be kelI warm until dinner is served;
then. having some dainty bits OF toast ready
spread upon them the marrow, seasoned with
salt and cayenne, trm of all bits of crust aud
cut the Toast in Sttips and serve very bot as
second course.
for the meat, remove it in eood.sized pieces
from the bone, using the grsIle as well. as that
makes the stew nch, Cover 1t with soup stock.
and add 10 it cup OF strained tomato thick
ened with a little butter rolled In flour, half
dozen olives, a few raisins ana plenty OF
cayen pepper. SET this on the back OF the
stove Till just before dinner when it should be
drawn fOrw ard and dumplings added to it.
These are best made by sitting with one pint Of
-four enc lea spoonful of yeast powder and half
a teaspoOntul If sal. aud ma king into soft
dough with sweet milk. Drop into the stew
IN pieces the size of an egg ana cook for fifteen
or twenty minutes. close ly covered.
II might be we'll 10 call This dish a Spanish
slew, as under that name il is pretty sure TO be
eaten and approved of when the mention of
soup meat would condemn il uniried TO some
critical member Of the family.
An owe rZealous servant remarked 10 her
mistress on the occasion OF a rather elaborate
dinner: billed inyuns is very good with tur-
key" Billed inyuns is also very good with this
Spanish stew.