Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-03-05
HOUSEHOLD TALKS.
Dainty Dishes That Are Delight
en- n Hot Day-May be Made at
Any Time of the Day.

A housekeeper suggests the follow
ing dishes for a cold luncheon on a. hot
| day, says the New York Tribune.
With such a bill of fare the meal may
be prepared long before the guests ar
} rive: Sandwiches spread with
| chopped meat, veal loaf, devied eggs,
vegeta bic salad, cottage cheese, gela
tin with cream, custard or ice cream
and angel cake. Olives and radishes
may accompany both courses.
Maple fudge is liked better by many
persons than chocolate. Put into
saucepan one-half cupfnl of granulated
sugar, Il cupfuls of scraped maple
sugar and cupful of milk When the
sugars melted and the mixture hot add
two tabespoonfuls Of butter and boil
for 20 minutes. When it hardens in
cold water, it is done. Upon removing
it from the fire add a teaspoonful of
vanilla. Begin to beat as soon as it
comes from the fire. When it shows
signs of granulation turn into but
tered, shallow tins, and when cool
enough mark into squares. Two table
spoonfuls of grated cocoanut and
cupful of walnut or hickorynuts may
be added, if they are wanted, with the
vanilla.
Mint bags for the linen closet are
liked by some persons. Put into little
silk bags mixture made of a pound
of dried lavender, an ounce of thyme.
an ounce of mint, an ounce of ground
cloves and caraway seeds and a ia BILE
spoonful of dry salt
A woman who has tried it AYERS that
a watermelon may be kept for any
length of time by vanishing its en-
tire surface, leaving no spot untouched
and open to the air.
Planned tomatoes are an excellent
accompaniment for roast of lamb or
veal. Peel and cut in two six plump
tomatoes. Put them in a pan with a
tablespoonful Of melted butter and
cook slowly on top of the stove for ten
minutes. Then brown in the oven.
Arrange the tomatoes on a hot plate
and serve with a sauce made in the
pan in which they cooked For the
sauce put another tablespoonful of
butter into the pan, and when it has
melted cook in it for four minutes two
tablespoonfuls of flour. stirring it con-
stantly. Then add two cupfuls of milk,
salt and pepper, and turn it over the
tomatoes.
Some housekeepers vary the flavor of
potato salad by boiling the potatoes
for it in stock. or. if it is more CON
venient, in the soup kettle.
Dainty and seasonable sandwiches
may be made Of thin slices of brown
bread with mayonnaise and separated |
by thin slice Of a tart apple.
Stewed olra is one Of the dinner pos
sibiities. Select the small green pods.
and remove the stems and discOlored
tips, Put into boiling salted water and
cook until tender. It will take about
half an hour. Then drain add a heap
ing tablespoonful Of butter and
tablespoonful Of vinegar. and season
with pepper and salt. Simmer until
the butter is al abs0rbed, and serve hot.
Experiments in canning peas report
ed in a government bulletin show that
heating under pressure to secure
nlghef temperature than the ordinary |
boiling point, 2I2 degrees Fahrenheit
is necessary to insure keeping. Where
a temperature of 242 degrees Fahren-
heit was maintained for about sc min
utes very few swelled cans resulted:
at 232 degrees a much larger number
spoiled. This shows that it is' hardly
wise for the average housekeeper to
attempt to can any Of the fruits and
most liable to spoil.