Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-02-23
oDD DAINrF BirEs.
Suggestions for Lupchsons or Teas That
Are 0uits New.


Are Quits New.
Philadelphia Times.
Let me here remark that have not
the smallest grudge against sandwiches
in themselves-from the dainty morsels
served at afternoon tea, mere mouth
fuls of delicate sweetness or of savory
piquancy, to the substantial slice of
ham or tongue between real pieces OF
bread and butter that are offered us at
homely picnic. All these may be
excellent, il well made, of their kind,
but why do our cooks, skilled in many
a line, generally fail so lamentably in
our journey sandwiches? Why should
these consist of thick, stale bread,
with very little butter, much mustard,
no salt and all the stringy, fat, gristly
ends of the meat? IL sandwiches are
the only available things, let us study
how to make them good.
They must not be too thin and deli
cate. because Of carrying them; be-
sides. we may be hungry and want
something with little substance.
Slices of firm but not stale bread,
spread with good butter and trimmed
Of their crust should be used. Home
made ported meat or fish may be taken
to fill them-that which is brought has
generally too little nourishment and
too much flavor to make meal of--or
else scraps of any kind of cold meat
may be used, but 1t should be freed
from fat, skin and gristle and carefully
minced. then mixed with salt and pep.
per and a very little. stock or gravy
into dry paste. For some tastes this
may be varied by cheese, grated or put
in thin slices and laid between the
bread and butter. The foreign form
of sandwich is nice, too, in modified
form. The roll .'fourre'' is difficult
to struggle with. but small, fat roll:
Of the twist kind, or the long. narrow
shape often seen now, taste excellent
and save ones fipgers. Any of thes'
should be put up carefully in white, un
printed paper. may observe that tn,
crowds Of advertising circulars we al
receive may here find a raison d'etre
as they are generally printed on on
side only and on good paper. Thu
. we may eat our conservative sandwich
but with a difference. although
personally aspire to higher flights o
daintiness. Small patties form q yer
; pleasing variety. The pastry shoul'
be of the short, rather than Of tn
, flaky kind. They may be carried il
! their patty pans, which give them
firm support in packing, help in hold
, ing them while eating and take yer,
little room afterwards, but still bette
is that Protean Wand known as Cornis
pastry.
/ Is there any benighted individus
! who has never met it in its natiy
home or transplanted? Let me dc
J scribe it for his benefit. Cut som
, plain, short pastry into rounds havin
I diameter OF from four to six inches
, Heap on these any filling you prefer
/ wet the edges and bring them clos
together, pinching them all along tn
top into a scalloped edge. This II
:, quires little practice, but will al
: peal to the artistic sense of ever
\ true cook. The exact curl is arrived ;
h by twisting, rolling movement of ii
y thumb and finger, easy to accomplish
I but impossible to describe. The film
4 may be savory or sweet--sliced pot;
q toes, sprinkled with salt and peppe
n with or without scarps of meat I
bacon; apples, rice, sultanas an
currants. preserved fruit. The Cornis
:, saying is that anything may be pr
v in pasty. When 1t is baked it wi
q be found convenient to handle and N
"a troublesome to pack.