The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20

and broiled mushrooms suggested the
girl hatter. You see / had boiled
dinner, so have material for creamed
tenn
Perfectly lovely!" said the girl who
boarded, as she neatly took a circle of
tin off the top of the consomme can
Did you notice how beautifully I did
that? Most people just make a little
rip IN the tin. AS for me, my motto is
whatever IS worth doing at all is worth
doing WE'LL
After hurry order had been sent over
the telephone the girl f1atter and her
guest set to work. The chicken was Wig
orously chopped in a wooden bowl. cell
cry stalks We're quartered and placed
in ice water, mushrooms carefully
washed, sailed and peppered were placed
in a dish ready for cooking.
NOW said the girl flatter, eve shall
chop this handful of Shelled peanuts
very fine with a little salt, pepper and
butter In the meantime you can slice
some of the Boston bread very, very
thin, butter each slice and spread the
chopped nut mixture over each, pressing
the slices well together. Now we take
these little tin cutters, which must be
very sharp, and cut the sandwiches in
different outlines, circular, heart shaped,
crescent, square and oval. See how
pretty they look We fix these leaves
from the heart of a lettuce on a dish
and place the sandwiches upon them.
The first course of our one-girl menu
is ready"
And now for the consomme.' said
the girl who boarded eagerly. Il am
getting hungrier every minute
mo. the consomme is the very last
thing we fix before beginning said the
girl f1atter. You see it heats up so
quickly Next we halve the melon, re-
move the seeds and fill it with ice. Then
we shall place it in the refrigerator, and
just before we serve it we shall pour
away all the ice, leaving it firm and
cold.
What is that unearthly whistler"
asked the girl boarder.
THAT means that our oysters, pate
shells, cream and some fruit that /
ordered as a surprise have arrived.
This little round box is from the fruit
mans. 1 have an understanding with
him. and when I telephone he puts me
up a special box"
The girl hatter removed the cover and
the white lace paper dOyly and dis
closed the contents of the box. There
was one beautiful bunch of Malaga
grapes, one perfect peach, one pear,
few plums of the purple, red and white
variety, a tiny package of chocolate and
some English walnuts in the burrs.
These nuts are the very newest nov
city," said the girl f1atter; this is the
first season they have eyer been inn
ported in the burrs. We place this box
on a plate without removing the fruit
It looks prettier just as it is .
ITS just too lovely; said the girl
Those are peppermint waters for the
finger bowls said the girl hatter- They
Now let us fix the pates, said the girl
boarder II am positively dazed.
1--WE arrange the shells by taking this
little top circle off and placing it ready
to adjust when the oysters are ready In
the meantime you might fix the coffee
pot ready on the table It is one of those
the coffee after we are ready to begin.
That simpifies everything We also have
the chicken in the dish on the table and
set it cooking as we begin our oysters
But how do we prepare the oysters?'
asked the girl boarder. rs it very elab-
VERY simple" said the girl fatter.
Just turn the oysters-there is a pint Of
them here-into the dish. When they be-
gin to cook add butter, pepper paprika
and salt. Then have a cup of cream heat
oysters stir wen while cooking and pour
into the pate shells Very neatly. Replace
little more of the tHickened oyster gravy
at either end of the dish with sprigs Of
The consomme is quite hot said the
girl boarder II suppose l may pour it
And place the celery stalks and the
melon on also" said the girl f1atter. Il
oysters until we are ready for them, and
at the same time light the spirit lamp
1T is like playing house" said the girl
boarder ! think 1 shall become a fiat
The chicken is chopped ready for cook
ing in one Of the dishes and we turn
the light low under it When We are
ready we shall let it cook more rapidly
adding cream and some finely chopped
green peppers with seasoning. The mush-
rooms we have ready with butter in an
other of the pans ready to place over the
hame. when We remove the oysters.
What a magnificent system said the
girl boarder. Besides, it makes one so
hungry to cook in this way
Then think we may safely say
THAT dinner is served said the girl
boarder sitting down without any more
ceremony.