Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-09
TEMPTING LUNCHEONS


be. 1t makes but little difference whether
1t Is the mother the cook or the child
Itself who is responsible for the putting
up OF the luncheon. there always seems
to be thousand and one things to-inter-
fere with getting 1t ready In time. From
October till June universal wall goes
up: There! look at the clock! There's
no time to fix your luncheon now. Here's
some money-buy 1t at the bakery"
on goes the boy girl. with mouth al
ready watering at the visual image of the
rat, green pickle, the large. sweet cream
pun and the rich nve-cent pie whose inner
contents are little more than a name but
whose outer crusts are heavy with short
ening For who would buy plain, nutri-
uous sandwiches or simple cream cheese
and crackers when he might revel in the
Juiciness OF pickles and the richness of
pies?
But to expect a child to achieve the
highest success with the three RS or
their modern equivalent. on the two p's-
pies and pickles-is to set nature too great
a task. To feed the body wisely is be-
coming one OF the serious aims of medical
science This wisdom demands certain
amount of attractiveness; we eat with the
eye, so to speak, before we eat with the
mouth; meal that stimulates appetite by
its appearance aids digestion more than
we ina CINE. Too often when the luncheon
Is ready for the child to take 1t Is done up
in a careless fashion. Four slices of bread
cut thick. with butter carelessly Jumped
on slice of meat. usually somewhat dry.
thrust into each sandwich and a piece of
sticky cake all huddled together in a brown
paper wrapping, or distinctly messy and
attempting three hours later Consider
the cool. green pickle. oh mother. floating
In Its translucent juice in the large glass
from the dry. mussy bunch Of food in the
paper wrapping and spends all his allow
ance on the corner grocery joys?
The first requisite in making proper pro-
vision for the school child's luncheon is
time in which to prepare It. Calculation
should be made for at least ten minutes
every morning to be spent in fixing up
the luncheon. II a box basket is to be
used there are various combinations pos
sible that cannot be managed when the
luncheon Is to be simply wrapped in paper
A universal rule to be followed is that in
making sandwiches the crusts should be
trimmed on the slices of bread. They are dry
and hard by noon-time and nine times out
OF ten they are thrown away Neatly cut
on they may be saved for bread crumbs or
used for scalloping tomatoes and oysters.
For the luncheon to be carried merely
wrapped In paper, the use Of paraffine
paper will be found most helpful in keep
ing the bread and cakes fresh and moist.
Packages of II may be obtained at any de-
partment store. and when ordering 1t a
quantity of japanese paper napkins should
be purchased also. They are so very
cheap tndt tney may De thrown away each
day after the luncheon with no fear OF
extravaganza. These Japanese napkins
ought to be used even when lunch basket
or box Is carried for the shutting up of a
soied linen napkin every day in the box
gives to 1t stale door which might as
well be avoided.
Some of the luncheons easily prepared
which can be carried without the use Of
box as follows:
Meat Sandwiches.-Trim of the crusts
neatly. spread the slices with butter Qf the
butter is too cold to go evenly heat the
knife blade) and lay between the slices
any cold meat cut thin and sprinkled with
salt and a little pepper II the meat Is
dry, moisten slightly with Worcestershire
sauce or French dressing. Add to this
luncheon three or four pieces of celery ana
current bun or two cakes. Wrap the
cookies separately in paraffine paper to
keep them from becoming softened by the
bread and tie up the whole carefully. not
forgetting to put in a paper napkin.
Egg Sandwiches.-White or gluten bread,
generously spread with butter: hard boiled
eggs chopped fine and mixed with French
dressing. Radishes sliced thin and spread
over this are a nice addition. Gingerbread
or ginger cookies are appetizing with this
luncheon. An orange goes particularly well
with this combination
Celery Sandwiches.-Spread slices of
bread first with butter then with celery
chopped fine and well mixed with French
dressing. If an apple can be carried with
these sandwiches it will taste especially
well. for apples and celery are delicious
together Fig sandwiches. made by spread
ing crackers. thinly buttered, with mashed
figs would complete this luncheon.
Sardine Sandwiches.-Use homeless sar-
and scrape off most of the OIL then crush
the sardnes, spread on thinly buttered
bread and squeeze lemon juice over them
Four OF five olives wrapped in paraffine
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sandwiches. For the inevitable sweet.
which every child Graves, add spice cakes
or ginger cookies.
Nut and Cheese Sandwiches.-These are
delicious. made of either brown or white
bread; the very best of all is the Boston
brown bread Cut the slices thin and
spread lightly with butter: this helps the
cheese to stick to the bread. Then spread
with cream cheese, and lay nuts thickly
over this. either in whole kernels or chop
ped fine and dust over with salt Celery
or olives should accompany these, and raj
sin cakes make a nice dessert.
Lettuce Sandwiches.-These are dainty
and keep moist very WELL but they are
hardly substantial enough for a whole
luncheon. A meat sandwich should be put
up with them. The slices of bread should
be spread with butter. the lettuce leaves
laid on. and then covered with mayonnaise
dressing. The white. Arm part OF the let
tuce leaf does not wilt as quickly as the
green part Any fruit goes well with this
luncheon.
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The most satisfactory way to carry a
luncheon Is to use a box. 1t Is also much
more easily done up. for. as every one who
has tried 1t knows. to tie up an apple or an
orange with sandwiches takes more time
than to wrap the paper around box and
tie it. Into a box various things may be
put which cannot be tied SO well In paper;
for instance. bunch Of grapes or cup
OF custard or jellied bouillon. -.-'
Collapsible lunch boxes are easily pro-
cured. They may be folded when empty
and so can be easily strapped up with the
books to be carried home They should
be thoroughly scalded with soda once 2
week and put out In the sun. II II Is not
possible to procure one OF these collapsible
boxes tin box such as waters come In or
preserved ginger-in short. any box OF the
right size may be carried to and from
school with but little trouble.
Into such a receptacle may be put such
luncheons as the following.
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