Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-07-17
MEALS WITHOUT COOKING.
Canned Meats, Relishes and Fruit Cordi
tails That Are PalatabIe.

Canned Meats, Relishes and Fruit Coroi-
ials That Are Palatable.
These are the days Of cold victuals,
picnic lunches and cooling drinks
Housekeepers are at their wits ends to
think Of something for the family meal
which will tempt the appetite aud at
the same time be easy to prepare. The
suggestion Of bonding over hot stove
these hot days broiling piece Of raw
beef is in itself nauseating. But what
to get to take the place of that same
bovine nourishment is the question.
With the present state Of the market
there is every opportunity to supply the
table with a full course meal without
ever turning on the gas in the range
There are soups, canned meats and
vegetables, desserts and cooling drinks
all ready with a little manipulating,
TO serve.
Some popular prejudice has existed
in regard to canned meats. Occasionally,
it is true, family is poisoned by their
use. But these are rare instances, and
the trouble is usually traceable to some
carelessness on the part Of the people
themselves. They either buy cheap stock
from some grocer who has had the stuff
on hand for an indefinite time. or they
have allowed the article to stand in the
can for hours, perhaps for days, after it
has been opened.
One Of the first requisites, then, in
starting out 10 buy ready prepared food, |
either for table or picnic, is to 90 to a |
first class place and buy none but the
best. The chances Of poisoning are then !
reduced 70 a minimum
In canned meats there is absolutely |
almost nothing which is not to be had
Canned fish for this season of the year !
is simply delicious Fish seems to gain |
by being packed away in oil and spices
and catchup and the like 1t becomes
frmer and takes on a finer flavor For
a luncheon there is nothing more tooth
some than fresh brook trout done in to-
matO sauce.
Fresh mackorol is a favorite canned |
fish. 1t comes put up in mustard or in |
oil or in clear vinegar with slices Of
cucumber pickles with a dash Of onion
For those who are fond Of them there
are the rich anchoyios Then all manner !
Of shrimps, clans, oysters and the lesser
tidbits are 10 be had for what appears
very reasonable figures
Potted tongue ham and beef are fine
for making sandwiches If any ono de
sires the meat more highly seasoned the
deyiled goods are excellent for the same
purpose.
Sardine paste and number Of meats
made into paste have been condemned !
as being too strong. But the mistake
has often been made Of spreading on too
thick.
In the line Of cheese what is known
as club cheese is in high favor at pres
emit 1t is soft, spreads like butter and
is not SO pungent as some Of the other
brands Speaking Of cheese, little
seen on the table at almost ev-
cry luncheon now is the one with the
thin coating Of cheese blistered into the
crust. 1t has decidedly "moreish'
taste.
One Of the newest vegetables canned
is the beet 1t is put up in glass cans
and heavily spiced. Small tender beets
are selected, and in the red liquid they
look decidedly tempting.
Preserves and jellies Of all kinds come
put up in glass, and the fruit especially
looks much more tempting than most of
the home production.
The prices are so reasonable il looks
like waste Of time TO stew and worry
over such work at home.
One Of the most delightful things Of
the present time is the fruit cordial,
from which each family can, with lit
tie ice, easily manufacture its own
drinks ANY favor desired may be Sc
strawberry, coffee,
lemon or orange. The price is 45 cents
a quart, and quart Of the cordial will
make several gallons Of drink Shaved
Or cracked ice placed in the glass makes
the drink pleasanter. More sugar may
be added to taste Lime juice and rasp-
berry vinegar are similarly used.-Chi-
cago Tribune.