Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-07
A Spring Dinner.
Cream of Carrots.
Potatoes baked In cream sauce.
Chicken pie.
Stewed new cabbage.

Cream of Carrots.
Potatoes baked In cream sauce.
Chicken pie.
Stewed new cabbage.
Drumstcks and pinions with orange salad.
French candles Coffee.
In beginning preparations for dinner peel
and slice enough bright orange-colored car
rots to nearly I'LL pint bowl and put 1t
over the fire to boil in quart Of boiling
water slightly sailed. While the rest of the
dinner is being cooked let the carrot boil
until 1t is soft enough to rub through
sieve or fine colander. Fifteen minutes be-
fore dinner heat a quart of milk, mix to-
eether over the fire in thick saucepan two
tablespoons each of flour and butter, stir
ring them with a small wooden pudding
stick until they are smoothly blended and
begin to bubble together; then gradually
stir with them heated milk. the carrot
pulp and enough hot water to make about
two quarts of soup as thick as good cream;
season with salt and pepper, let 1t boil and
then serve 1t thickens by standing, and
should 1t become too thick mix in little
hot milk. When green peas, string beans
or asparagus tops or lettuce are in season
the appearance of the soup is much i'm
proved by the addition of about half a cup
OF either, boiled tender in sailed boiling
water drained, thrown for a moment into
cold water to set the color and then again
drained and put into the soup. The lettuce
should be cut in narrow strips about two
inches long, boiled for a minute in sailed
boillng water, and then thrown into water
before being Put into the soup. The color
contrast is exceedingly pretty.
Chicken Pie.-Lay the legs and wings
aside and use the body of the bird as fol-
lows: Cut in pieces about two inches
square, taking out some of the unmanage-
able bones. Put the chicken over the fire
with enough butter to prevent burning and
brown 1t quickly, dust the Drowned chicken
with flour and move ii about in the pan
until the flour is brown, then cover il with
/ a a wit colt
and pepper and let 1t stew slowly while the
crust is being made.
For the pastry take half pound of flour
ana quarter OF pound of butter or the
best lard Mix the sifted flour with lust
enough cold water to make dough that
can be rolled without sticking to the pastry
beard or hands. Roll 1t square, about one
half an inch thick; lay the shortening on It
in large slices, leaving clear margin
around the outer edge of about an inch.
Fold this in toward the center and then
double the pastry together so as to inclose
the shortening; roll and fold the pastry
quickly several times; each fold makes a
fresh layer in the pastry; work rapidly; do
not melt the shortening; bake the pastry in
a quick oven and 1t will be light and tender
Line an earthen dish with the pastry; put
in the stewed chicken, cover with a top
crust, bake until the crust is done, and
serve in the baking dish.
Drumsticks and pinions with orange salad
are dainty and easy. After putting the pie
in the oven lay the wings and legs of the
chicken between the bars of double wire
gridiron, well buttered, and have them
ready to broil about the time of finishing
the soup, so that they will be hot and
brown when dinner Is ready. Bron quickly,
so as to preserve the juice. Season with
salt. pepper and butter. and serve with
orange salad.
Potatoes Baked In Cream Sauce-After
the pie Is In the oven peel half a dozen
sound white potatoes, slice one-quarter inch
thick letting fall into cold water Put in
baking dish, season highly with pepper salt
and butter, cover with milk; bake half an
hour, or until tender. and serve in baking
dish.