Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-18
SANDWICH FILINGS


This is not only delicious. but full Of
nourishment. Scald one half cupful milk
and add to 1t one-half cupful boiling water
When lukewarm stir in three-quarters of
cake of compressed yeast, softened In three
tablespoonfuls lukewarm water, one-half
tablespoonful each lard and butter, two
tablespoonfuls molasses, one cupful chopped
nutmeats preferably English walnuts or
pecans), one-half cupful white flour and
three cupfuls entire wheat -four II not
quite stif enough to knead more may be
added. Knead and bakeQs ordinary bread.
This bread is delicious simply spread with
butter alone, but 1t goes specially well with
a sandwich filling of currant jelly. In Chi
cago this is known in fashionable tea rooms
as the Noisette sandwich.
Sandwich Filings for Whole Wheat
Bread.
Among other sandwich filings that go
well with whole wheat bread let me COM
mend these:
Cream Cheese and Ripe olives.
Stone and chop the olives fine and beat in
with little cream or Neufchatel cheese.
adding sweet cream to moisten and salt and
paprika to season.
Green olives or pimentoes may be used in
the same way. Spread on slices of whole
wheat or brown bread and press together
Nut and Cheese Sandwiches.
MIX with half roll cream or Neufchatel
cheese quarter cup chopped or pounded
nuts. Add salt and pepper to season and
spread.
Cream Cheese, Currant Jelly and Nuts
blend cream cheese with spoonful cur
rant jelly and spread one slice of bread with
this. Spread a second slice with chopped
nuts and press together.
Other Cream Cheese Combinations.
Among those frequently noticed and used
are cream cheese and crisp lettuce leaves.
cream cheese and sliced tomatoes cheese
and chopped dates or figs. cheese and
chopped spinach, seasoned with lemon juice
and mayonnaise, cheese and the yolks Of
hard boiled eggs rubbed through a sieve,
cheese and sliced cucumber, cheese and
minced preserved pineapple, cheese and
preserved ginger.
Preserved Ginger Sandwiches.
Chop preserved ginger very fine, moisten
with some of the syrup of cream to a con-
sistency Of spreading and put between small
rounds Of bread.
Egg Sandwiches.
Remove the yolks of two hard-boiled eggs
and rub smooth. Season with little salt,
paprika, mustard and lemon juice or vine
gar to stiffen. Mayonnaise is still better.
Add the chopped whites and spread between
slices of buttered bread
Tongue and Tomato Sandwiches.
Cut tongue in delicate slices or mince fine,
as preferred, and place with thin slices Of
raw tomato, seasoned with salt and pepper,
between thin rounds Of buttered bread.
Oyster Sandwiches.
Cook the oysters in their liquor about two
minutes stir into a stiff mayonnaise and
spread between slices Of sandwich bread.
Another way to make these hearty yet
dainty sandwiches is to fry large oysters,
placing one between bread slices with let
tuce leaf dipped in French dressing or may
onnaise. A bit Of finely chopped red pepper
is deemed to be an Improvement by many.
Fish Sandwiches.
Any cooked fresh fish. picked into bits.
we'll seasoned with salt and pepper and
moistened with mayonnaise, makes an ex-
cellent filing for sandwich. A little chop
ped pickle Is also an addition.
Nasturtium Sandwiches.
These are dainty and appetizing. Cut
your bread in thin slices and butter. Take
nasturtium leaves or blossoms that have
been laid in cold water a few moments to
crisp, sprinkle with salt. bruise- slightly
slices Of buttered bread.
Lettuce Sandwiches.
An entire leaf of lettuce is seldom used
nowadays in a sandwich. Instead the leaf
Is cut into ribbons with scissors, put be-
tween thin slices of white bread we'll but
tered and seasoned with mayonnaise.
French dressing or salt only, as preferred
Lettuce should be crsped before using.
Other Good Filings.
Other good filings that may be varied ac-
cording to materials on hand are cold NUT
ton. chopped fine and seasoned with mint
sauce; picked lambs tongues. chopped fine,
with capers Or nasturtium seeds picked;
the tender tops of celery, minced and mixed
with mayonnaise: hard-boiled eggs, chop
ped fine and mixed with anchovy; figs and
raisins, chopped together; cold roast beef
chopped and seasoned with Chill sauce
or hGrSeradish corned beef minced and