Evening star., 1901-10-12
and cook gently for several hours until the
cabbage and celery is tender.
Green Tomato Pickle.

and slice half an inch thick. Sprinkle salt
lightly through them and let stand over
night. In the morning drain thoroughly,
and If too salt, freshen by washing in clear
water. Make syrup in proportion to four
pounds of sugar to quart of good vine
gar; add cinnamon, broken into bits, cloves
and mace tied in little bags. When 1t boilS
put in the tomatoes, a few at a time, and
COOK gently until tender; as soon as done,
carefully remove to jars. Boil the syrup
down until quite rich; remove the spices
and pour syrup over the tomatoes. Sea-
tightly.
Small green tomatoes are nice picked
in this manner. Do not skin them and
cook in the syrup until they are clear look
ing.
Picked Peaches.
Select medium-sized fruit, not overripe
and very perfect. Pare carefully and for
seven pounds of fruit take FIVE pounds of
sugar, three pints of best cider vinegar,
one ounce Of cloves and two ounces Gin
namon. Put the spices in small bags and
put in a little water and simmer to ex-
tract the strength; then add to sugar and
vinegar. Bring to a boil and drop in the
peaches, but do not crowd them. COOK
gently until they are tender enough TO
pierce with broom straw; then put them
into wide-mouthed glass jars; cover well
with the syrup, filling the Jars to over
flowing and seal or pack them In stone
jars and cover with waxed paper and tie
closely. If you prefer a tarter pickle, use
three pounds of sugar to seven pounds OF
fruit The peaches may be picked without
pairing If you prefer. Carefully rub OH the
down with a soft cloth.
Clam Bake.
A genuine clam bake conducted In true
New England style requires seashore
and plenty of seaweed to make it COM
pete success.
We will give you directions for carrying
out clam bake and you can gauge the
quantity for the number of guests in
vited. The greater number of persons to
participate in clam bake the better, as
1t is more difficult to prepare for small
number.
Have place followed out and smooth
ly lined with fiat stones; pile seaWeed on
this and light it; as it burns out, add
more until the stones crackle when cold
water is thrown on them. Sweep them
clean of ashes and charred bits. Have
the clans well rinsed in salt water; pile
lower in the center. with a ridge around
that slopes off to the edge of the stones.
Lay into the depression formed in this
way and lay in it halves of chicken, well
both sweet and white Thoroughly clean
the potato skins, but do not peel them
or husk the corn) then add small fish,
blue fish, pickerel or any nice fish, young,
meat OF vegetables. Cover IHe
whole thickiy with seaweed; over this
throw piece of canvas to keep in the
steam. When the shells of the CLAIMS
that form the ridge around the pyramid
done. This will take about forty-five min
utes. Have ready melted butter, salt,
pepper and vinegar, brown bread and Gel
cry to serve with the bake. Each person
ing fork or sharp-pronged stick to rake
out the different edibles, all of which are
favored with the clans and cooked by the
steam. The seaweed for a clam bake can
be obtained by ordering it by the barrel
through fish dealer.
Menus.
SUNDAY
BREAKFAST.
Baked Apple, Cream,
Thin Slices Broilel Ham.
Creamed Tomatoes,
Baking Powder Biscuit, Coffee.
DINNER.
Clear Soup.
Roast Duck, Giblet Gravy,
Apple Sauce,
Mashed Potatoes, Drowned TurnipS,
Orange Salad,
Pumpkin Pie, Coffee.
SUPPER
Shrmps a la Newburg,
Thin Slices Bread and Butter,
Tomatoes Stuffed with Cucumbers.
Cereal Coffee.
MONDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Fruit.
Cereal, Cream,
Tomato Omelet, Bacon,
flashed Potatoes,
LUNCH
Brown Soup.
Duck Salad, Baked Tomatoes,
Fruit, Waters,
DINNER.
Clear Soup.
Broiled Steak. Baked Potatoes.
Eggplant Fritters Cold Slaw,
Peach Pudding.
Coffee.
TUESDAY.
BREAKFAST
Fruit.
Cereal, Cream,
Hamburg Steaks, Creamed Potatoes,
Corn Mullins. Coffee,
LUNCH.
Potato Chowder.
Eggs Canada, Plain Macaroni,
stewed Fruit, Waters,
Tea.
Cream Of Tomato Soup,
Little Oyster Pies, Boiled Sweet Potatoes.
Egg Salad,
Cereal Coffee.
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