The Washington bee., 1908-06-27
TABLE DELICACIES
RECIPES FOR DAINTIEs OF ALL
SORTS.
Tomato Macaroni That May or May
Not Be Served with Cheese
Picnic Jelly Packed in
Egg Shells.

Tomato Macaroni. Break two
ounces Of macaroni into short lengths,
throw into boiling water, and boil rap
idly for 20 minutes; rub the hard
boiled yolks of two eggs to a paste,
add gradually four or five tablespoon
fuls Of cream, then rub one tablespoon
ful Of butter and one Of -four Add
the egg and half a cupful Of milk, stir
over hot water until you have a
thick golden sauce. Add a half tea
spoonful Of salt and dash of pepper.
Chop the macaroni fine and add to the
sauce, cut a slice from the stem ends
OF good, solid tomatoes, scoop out the
centers, stand the tomatoes in a bak-
ing pan, fll the centers with macarCnt
dust with bread crumbs, and bake in
a moderate oven for 30 minutes. until
the tomatoes are soft, but not broken.
Serve on slices Of toast, either plain
or with cream sauce; cheese may be
added 10 the maCarOni, which will
give it greater food value.
Nougat.-Mix together the whites
OF two eggs, an equal quantity of cold
water, and enough confectiOner's
sugar to make a stiff dough. 1t will
require about two pounds. To pre-
pare fruits and nuts take seeds out of
dates and fill with the cream. Candied
cherries are nice, taking little balls
OF the cream and putting a cherry on
each. English walnuts and almonds
are used in the same way as cherries.
Picnic Jelly.-When jelly making
time approaches we break our eggs
carefully, keeping the shells whole ex-
cept for a small opening in the top.
We fill the empty shells with Jelly,
paste piece of paper over the open
ing, and pack them away They are
nice to carry on a picnic or to a sick
friend
Cheese Balls.-Mix one and one-half
p cupfuls of yellow American cheese
(grated) with onefourth of tea
spoonful each Of salt and paprika;
then cut and fold into the mixture the
whites of three eggs beaten stiff;
shape in small balls a generous inch
in diameter; roll these in fine cracker
crumbs and fry in deep fat to pale
straw color. Drain on soft paper.
Serve with a plain lettuce salad.
Johnny Cake.-To one cupful sour
milk add one-half teaspoonful salt,
two tablespoonfuls sugar, one scant
teaspoonful soda dissolved in a little
cold water. one egg beaten light, two
tablespoonfuls melted butter, and one
half cupful -four and one heaping
cupful yellow meal sifted together
Bake in well buttered tin for 80 min
utes in moderately hot oven and serve
hot.
Strawberry Jelly.-Take desired
quantity Of berries. wash carefully
place on slow fire, without a drop of
water. When the juice has come
from the berries strain twice through
a cheese cloth, measure, and for every
cup of juice add a cup of sugar Place
on brisk fire, stirring until it threads
from the spoon Pour in glasses and
seal Cook one glass at a time
Little Meat Pies.-Take the remains
Of a boiled shoulder. cut the meat and
chop it hne, seasoning with salt pep
per and curry powder. Add just
enough butter or gravy to moisten
slightly. Make some piecrust or bis.
cult dough, roll out, and line small
pans with this, fill with the seasoned
!. meat, mixed, if deficient in quantity.
with chopped cold potato or boiled
rice, cover with an upper crust, and
bake in a quick oven.