Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-08
New Compositions for Sand
witch Making.
THEIR NOBLE INVENTOR
SMALL AND DAINTY AND MA
TERIALs A SURPRISE.
A Ham and Egg Mixture That Will
Tickle the Appetite and
Satisfy Also.
Written for The Evening Star.

ury is not my purpose, which is rather TO
suggest a way of making the ham sandwich
and all its family connections so attractive
that the extravagant canvasback appetite
will be altogether forgotten.
The season of the picnic and the sand
witch will soon be upon us, and what SO rare
as q day in the woods shared with hap
py band of friends who rival in merriment
Robin Hood and his rollicking followers
that Is If the inner mans wants can be
satisfied from a well filled hamper piled
high with tempting vfands?
One hears great talk about the beauty OF
the simple life" Its virtues and charms
are extolled ofttimes amid the most COM
pick and luxurious surroundings. but how
few of us care are able to capture the
elusive something called simplicity! How
few come down even to the simple elements
of the homely. everyday picnic which is
within the reach of all! Its aristocratic
neighbor the fashionable picnic luncheon,
served on top of a coach where champagne
and thigh balls make the feast a flow of
fun and smart chatter-that is another
story; attractive. no doubt, but beyond the
reach of the average mortal who has not
syndicated everything In sight
AS i write pleasant afternoon spent In
a lovely spot the banks of a beautiful
river looms in happy "reminiscences. The al
fair was of no great Importance, only a
picnic which began its existence on canal
boat and brought up at the spot just men
toned. The boat used had long gone out
of COMMISSIONER fact. the canal itself was
only used at intervals to connect two rather
inaccessible railroads. The old boat hao
been scrubbed until its floor shone like the
holystoned deck of a cruiser. Bunting was
attractively draped wherever 1t was posi-
BILE. Rugs. pillows, few magazines ana
prints were placed on table, and these,
together with a guitar and mandolin
thrown carelessly on a couch made OF
box covered with cushions, gave the old
tub the appearance of a living room on an
English houseboat. The journey was not
a rapid one-to make haste slowly was the
business In hand-and we were content
when the merry tinkle of the bells decorat-
ing the gayly decked horses told us we were
moving.
Spread All Ready.
Supper had been sent ahead with the
servants by road consequently when the
party arrived al the picnic place prettily
laid table, primitive in construction, but
lovely with its fern trimmed cloth, was the
first object to meet the eye. Needless to
saw Justice was done to the spread. My
palate tickles even now with appreciation
of the delicious raspberres gathered right
there and served in their leaves. l could
tell of the jolly fun we had when going
through the locks, but the sandwich is my
subject.
yention of this appetizing trihe is generally
attributed to the fourth Earl of Sandwich,
who was a noted English titled gambler.
His lorlship would frequently pass three or
four days at the gaming table without in
PERMISSION. eating only the hastily prepared
food which derived its name from its noble
admirer.
Let It Be Small.
History does not make clear the exact
proportions of the inventors sandwich but
we have all been nauseated by the thick,
lumpy affair often encountered and
equally attracted to the small daintily pre-
pared one The sandwich to be used with
salad or as preface to meal is always
smaller than that made for the picnic occa-
sion, but for whatever purpose, by all
means let it be comparatively small. The
bread for a successful sandwich should be
at least twenty four hours old and cut one
eighth of an inch thick. Remove the crust,
which-wllful waste-the careful house.
wife may use for bread crumbng or pud-
ding: then stamp the bread out into any de-
sired shape or cut in strips and triangles.
Butter will spread much smoother and
easier If creamed. Great care should be
taken that butter or filling of any kind
does not run over the edges as an untidy
looking sandwich is anything save inviting.
When sliced meat is used. which. by the
way, must be as thin as a wafer favored
butter is to be recommended.
Filings OF meat or fish purees will be
found to be much improved if they are
pounded in q mortar to a paste and mixed
with mayonnaise, chopped pickle or capers.
The following is ham and egg sandwich
which will revoutioniZe its fellows: Put
halp cup of lean cooked ham and a few
teaspoonfuls of fat ham chopped fine in
mortar with a third of a cup of butter and
two tablespoonfuls of cold white sauce.
After passing through a sieve add the sift
ed yolks of four eggs little mixed mus
tard, some finely chopped capers and few
drops of onion. Spread this upon buttered
bread prepared as directed. and you will
have sandwich to make your mouth wa
ter
A Russian Style
Russian sandwiches are wonderfully good
for the picnic luncheon They are made of
thin slices of brown bread cut In an oval
and lightly buttered with Neufchatel cheese.
Spread over this chopped olives and
pimento mixed with mayonnaise and
pressed together with crisp lettuce leaf
Chicken makes a splendid sandwich.
Pound the meat to a paste, add a little
chopped parsley and mix with the cooked
yolk of an egg. Season with celery salt
and put all together with a Hollandaise
sauce.
Fruit sandwiches are delicious for after
noon teas when fashioned from baking
powder biscuits. Slice the fruit and sprinkle
with sugar. and when agreeable a spoon
full of whipped cream may be added
Caviare en- Surprise.
Still another picnic delicacy is caviare en-
surprise. Cut some slices of cucumbers
one inch long and scratch the peel off with
the prongs OF a fork. Scoop out the mid
die with a vegetable punch and fill in with
caviare. Place on biscuits squeeze a little
lemon juice over the caviare and put a
tiny sprig of water cress upright In each.
busted with corallne pepper. Serve with
leaves of water cress and diamonds of to-
mato.
A good idea is to prepare eggs as for the
time-honored stuffed variety only cut the
egg crosswise instead of lengthwise Cut
white tissue paper into six-inch squares
fringe two ends and wrap an egg In each
one after a quotation has been written on
slip of paper and inclosed. Twist the
fringed ends and serve in basket lined
with a few dainty ferns.
All kinds of sweet nut sandwiches are
pleasant. and for the aesthetic taste they
are spread with flower favored butter
When packing the luncheon basket be
sure to wrap each sandwich in paraffin pa
per or, better still, In . slightly damp cloth
covered with perfectly dry one.
/ may have hit on no novelty. but the
proof of all these sandwiches will be found
In very satisfactory eating. l have told