Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-10
Good Things to Eat


Quite the newest thing in the way OF en-
tertainment is the sandwich party. N
isn't as economical as it sounds, but It's
fun.
When the guests had arrived the hostess
husband gravely walked through the room
In the guise of a sandwich man, and the
legend on the pIacards read, Sandwiches
Will be given away free tonight by Jane
Peyton."
At the sandwich feast there was not a
reminder of the good old reliable lunch
counter in sight.
Roast beef. ham and cheese were con-
splcuous by their absence. but there vera
the daintiest lettuce and mayonnais, sand
witches. bread and butter sandwiches as
, Viii as a khlie could cut them. nut and
wlcheS ana chicken sandwiches. with Gel
cry, owes and other small edfbles de-
icious nesselrode pudding finished the
Russian Cake.
Mix one pound of flour. half a cupful SUI
gar one-half pound OF butter; then when
this is of the consistency of cornmeal adj
one-half compressed yeast cake softened i'm
half pint of warm milk. and set this mix
ture In warm place to rise. When this Is
light add eight eggs. one at a time. and
DeatlnS the batter thoroughly after each
addition. Pour into a creased pan and SET
TO rise to the edge OF the pan; then bake I'm a.
When cold remove from the pan and cover
with an icing. In two colors, put through a
frilier or cornucopia made of stiff paper
Inc coiors should be green and red the for
mer being navored with strawberry and the
latter with pistachio. The frills are placed,
on the cake so that when it is cut each
slice bears one.
Midwinter Fruits.
Fig Cream.-Cook one-fourth of a pound OF
nss In a cupful of water until tender; chop
nne. Beat the whites of five eggs and a
pinch Of cream of tartar until dry: then add
fVe level tablespoonfuls of sugar and tho
Hgs beating constantly. Bake in a border
mold about half an hour; serve with stewed
ngs, stuned nuts and pass plain cream.
Stuffed Bananas.-Cut off quarter OF
the ends of a banana. Remove the pulp
and press through sieve. Add to each
cupful the juice of half lemon and two
tablespoonfuls of fine sugar; whip a cum
ful OF cream; fill shells; set on ice; serve
with cake.
Dates and Cereal-Cook any preferred CO.
real until well done and Just moist Re-
move pits from large dates and In their
PAGES put roasted and shelled peanuts
Roll in granulated sugar; heap on a dish
and surround with hot cereal.
Apple Sherbet.-Cook the pulp of six an
pies In one quart OF cider. seasoned to taste
with sugar and cinnamon. When tender
rub through seive. COOL and freeze; when
partly frozen add the stiffiy beaten whites
Oyster Fritters.
Chop twenty-five oysters. Make a batter
or two cups of milk. two of -four. two we'll
beaten eggs, teaspoonful of baking pow
der, small spoon of salt. Stir in the oysters.
If the mixture is too stiff add more milk. =
Bake on griddle or drop by spoonfuls into
very hot fat II the latter is done drain
we'll before serving.
.- g Cherry Pudding.
Make a custard Of pint of milk, yolks of
two eggs, tablespoonful of cornstarch and a.
little salt Cook in double boiler and flavor .
with vanilla. Let cool Drain the syrup
from pint Of cherry preserve and pit the
cherries, reserving six or eight. Heat the
syrup to the boiling point and thicken with
a large teaspoonful of cornstarch. There
Will be about teacupful of syrup; set this
away to COOL Just before serving stir the
cherries into the custard and put into a
glass dish. Beat the white to a stiff froth
sweeten with three tablespoonfuls of pow
dered sugar and put in spoonfuls on top Of
custard. placing a cherry on top of each.
Pour the syrup in the space around the
spoonfuls OF froth.
Delicate Pudding.
One and one-half cups water. one-half
cup sugar, one-half saltspoon salt, well
mixed and brought to the boiling point.
Wet three tablespoons cornstarc-l in a little
cold water, stir into the boiling syrup and
cook ten minutes. Beat the whites of three
eggs to dry froth and whip the boiling
mixture into them: return to the fire one
minute to set the egg. adding one-half cup
lemon juice aud little of the grated rind
Turn at once into a mold that has been wet
In cold water. and set away to become ice /.
cold. Serve with Strawberries or other fruit
piled high in the center pour a soft Gus
tard around sauce.
Hunters Stew.
Take one pound of steak bottom of the :.
round, cut in four or five pieces and brown .
well on both sides in hot frying pam
Also brown II. ne same way four large
onions, do not slice. but keep them WHOLE
and large carrot cut lengthwse In for
pieces. Turn all into a small kettle and
brown In the frying pan one heaping table
spoon of -four. When brown. add one and a
half cups of hot water and piece of butter
size of walnut. Let thcken and strain
over the meat and vegetables in the kettle.
Shake the salt cellar four times il,
then let simmer. closely covered. for two
hours. This is an English dish ana is truly
delicious.
Orange Baskets.
One package orange gelatine. six oranges,
one-half pound English walnuts and one
fourth pound canded fruit Dissolve the
gelatine In nearly pint of boiling water
the pulp and add the orange juice to gela-
tine. Sweeten a little II necessary. When
1t begins to harden add the English walnuts
and sliced candied fruit. Fill orange cases
and pile sweetened whipped cream on top.
Coffee Cake.
For Maiden-One cup sugar, one cup mo-
lasses, three-quarters cup beef dripping. a
big cup of strong coffee. two eggs, three and
a half cups flour, two level teaspoons saera-
tus, pinch Of salt, cup of raisins. cup of
rants teaspoon each Of olive, cinnamon all
spice and one-half teaspoon nutmeg. This
keeps very nicely and makes three loaves.
Philadelphia Mysteries.
Take two eggs piece of butter size OF
walnut. one and half cups sugar; beat to-
gether one teaspoonful vanilla. two cups
rolled oats two teaspoonfuls baking powder:
stir all together and drop on buttered pan in
half teaspoonfuls three inches apart;
these very dainty to serve with ice
cream
Caramel Custard.
One quart milk; three-fourths cup sugar;