The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-11-26
ECHOES. FROM THE
THANKSGIVING TABLE
The Dinner Is Always an Unusually Elaborate and
Bountiful One, and Often the Leftover Can
Be Served the Second Time
By CORNELIA c. BEDFORD.

Whether East or West every house
Keeper who is true American feels
that she must make the Thanksgiving
meal au unusually sood one. and that
ile central featurc of b. should be
fine turkey. When the day is over ard
SHE takes account of stock, she finds
fnat with her small family IL is likely
10 be- several days ere she viii need
more meat. and that other cooked
foods stand there in far too large guam
tuy. IT, simply reheat them and serve
In the same manner as before would
yet, she knows, DO for more than 8uCa.
and her confidence IN her own powers
Reads her to plan their TeappcarauCe ia
absolutely new Euise. So for lunch ou
Friday, she makes her menu list read:
surprise rolls, with celery sauce and
corn friJtefs.' From the turkey-nOt
Oue-h4H of which has been eaten-she
trims struggling bits of meat. until she
has good cupful. This she puts
through the chopper. seasoning IL well
and slightly molsteulug with q spoon
ful or two OF gravy. She makes
dough as Tor baking powder biscuit.
WITH pint Of flour, ii half teaspOoufUl
Of salt a teaspooufui of baking powder
auc sweet milk 20 m0lstcn This is
rolled our halI am inch thick and cut
In iJur-iuCn circles. Uu each circle is
pun spoonful of prepared meat. the
paste la FOLDED over, the edges m0isfeued
ahe pressed together. The rolls are ar
raHSed ou a Nat creased baking pan
end baked in quick oven.
Celery Sauce for Lunch.
The bunch OF celery. when ouared
for use the previous day. had contained
many pieces roo green 10 be served as
a relish. These are put through the
chopper cupful and "a half of white
sauce is made with three-quarters u
pint OF milk. one heaping teaspooufm
each Of butter and -four. and pint Of
the chopped ceierysstirred i'm. After sf8-
soninE with salt and pepper. this is LEFT
IN the double boiler 20 cook for ff-
teen minute, and accompanieS the rolls
% The table
The cupful and "a half of stewed corn.
WiitA D. found u bowl goes next
through the eyer-ready chopper Two
csSs are "ni beaten and added Co IL.
Nllh "a quarter of ii cupful of milk ID
h"iI spoonful ot salt and q third of
a teHspoouful OF black pepper From a
quart ~ siited -four zafiicieut is stirred
ln 10 make thick drop batter more Gf
less W4E Toe needed. according 10 the
cohaislehc- "i The chopped corn. Know
!ns the quantity used. one level tea-
spoonful OF baking powder Is allowed
Tor each cUpiul of four this is stirred
On "a the last moment and the batter
e. dropped by small spUoufuls into deep
smoking hot TAT 20 swell and brown.
They VIII cook through in about Iour
minutes. ana, If well seasoned with pea.
per taste very like oysters
Salad Of Stuffed Apples.
For The evening dinner our housexaep-
- plans "Onion Soup. a scauop Of Tar
key and oysters. and "a Salad OF Stuffed
Apples The cold boiled onions ar.
rubbed through sieve or assed
through the chopper mixed with an
equal quantity OF white sauce-made las
st uo0n-sessoned and kept not lu "a
double boiler with this toast croutonz
arr 90 be- served Either az noon on
later. as may Doe convenient I'd cuurl
Of raw rice i- washed through several
waters. then dropped lu Kettle c0u-
tanning fully four quarts Of rapidly bal
Ing water. a tedsp0OuIul Uf salt Is add
ed ana the water kept al eaiiODiuc
boil until the rice feels perfectly tender
when "a few grains are rubbed between
the finger and thumb 10 is then drain
Ell and sea over the TOO of the bOiuug
Tea Kettle Tor "a few moments 10 steam
dr. From the body and rl-eus or The
turkey AN Csc dark meat which remains
Is cut and neatly diced-m insufficient.