The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-27

..-l- ASA. - roast and car.Du=ls pFFpa r-t|
SEES tables. 2 salad and dessert. for all
+ 'L which the preliminary apprtiz-r-
I have probably deprived one rf appetite
/ Perhaps the soup viii b- tle national
I ~tguL made of pounds OF f-TUeuu-u
cabbage au equal amour, ui cold boiled
mutton. chopped together and boiled
/ WIN two quarts of EEa~ eight ounces
+ 1I bltl-t. gpL.-Ltratei soup stock. salt.
I pepper, little barley and various
. herbs
Then one may have ho highly priced
roast sucking pig stuffed with black
. "uci-Wu-aI huilrd and boiled like uat-
meal ana Drowned lu the oven before
d Is used AS stunlus pI there may Dee
long known iu Russia and BOW popular
lu the United States
For am entTee might bee served Rus
sian cIuuJes, made of ureIy shredded
smoked OF ~uierd beef. 0ul into strips
about am inch long aud "a quarter OF
an inch wide. and soaked luF HaIL al
hour lu "a little French dressing. Gov
rT the tIuulr-. 1I blocks nl fried bread
with salt and pepper. Place the strips
OF beer O4 the DToaL-s and cover with
"a sauce made Ut whipped cream. or
better yet sour cream. into which grated
aorserduISl, cayenne pepper and few
drops of lemon juice aIa stirred.
ll-r famous Russian salad uI colo,
boiled peas. cluliuoWer- potatoes cut iT
strips. dice Cd. carrots. LITuIps and
ur.tus comes next d. order. Sliced raw
tomatoes, chopped pickle and Jrufie-
aEe arranged u distinct LAYERS iu q
salad bowl OF nm mold lined with
Jelly Season each LAYER with ma Won
nai-s- salt. and pepper. Pile the salad
high in the center. cover with mayOu-
naIse ana aruIsh with shredded sal
mon ard neets, olives. capers. and an
cloNirs.
After zak5usEa. topped 5y dinner. il
might Dee thought the Russian would
survive until The next day without
another meal Not he. In winter their
j. always light Suppe- after tho
Jheater while IN summer there are re-
ITeslm.nLs az 10 o'clock such as Der
TirS with cream ana cake. followed by
tea passed al midnight The long twi-
lights are conducive 10 Gate hours.
Delicious Coffee and Tea.
Both coffee and Jea. by the way. are
delicious in Russia. even when they
are passed ia great trays at the rail-
road stations. The samovar plays an
important part In the social life, and
il was from Russia We learned 10 use
lemon instead OF cream in our tea
What the initiated palate considers "a
rather pleasant variation in the tea
served at midnight is spoonful of
strawberry jam stirred into each cup.
Russian hospitality is sometimes over
poWering. A whole family will meet
a guest at the door on her arrival and
shower her with attentions during her
stay. Frequently AT the table the host
or hostess viii jump up and offer some
extra delicscv that has been overlooked
by butler or footman.
This proved rather embarrassing 10
TWO Young American friends visiting the
home of a noted Russian scientist
Without a language in common, IL was
impossible TO explain why the guests
could not 30 on drinking indefinitely a !
heauy wine 10 which they We're uuac-
customed The host. thinking they dis
liked the brand made an excursion % |
course of the dinner 10 bring out choice /
Vhtases in honor Of his visitors, To The |
embarrassment Of all concerned as the |
guests dared not touch them.
The half-fermenJed cabbage OF Rus
slt ls one OF the food staples. 1t Is /
dressed IN variety of ways, and is |
much used ia soups 1t is prepared BY |
hard in casks and adding a little salt
In few days &c viii he fermented SUI
lcichtiy Tor the casks to be sealed and 1
stored away Tor winter use.
sour cream is also 20 be found on i
every table and is considered a delicacy /
n any form IN which il Is used IL may /
pc bought IN an Russian dafries
Mushrooms, both fresh ana dried. are
B national deucacy.
curious combination OF fermented |
'dbhdge. sour cream and mushrooms IS
made by steWing dried mushrooms i'm
Old water, pouring the LIQUID over sour
.abhage and boiling FOR fifteen minutes |
Add the chopped mushrooms and salt;
tew TIL thick. Add sour cream. and.