The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-06-10
Congenial People and an AppehSmg
Lunch Grooming Features of a Picnic

picnic lunch is as certain a quantity
as a six-course dinner n certain
things go together or do not much in
the same way.
OF course, the most important thing
is the sandwiches. They are the prin-
the usual idea to the contrary are one
of the most difficult things to fix. 1t
is true that anyone can make a sand
witch by sticking two pieces of bread
together with a slice of meat or cheese
between. but that is a poor excuse for
a sandwich, and after such a one has
lain for some hours it will not make
very pleasant eating.
To insure sandwiches being nice when
eating time comes, as when they were
made. simply wrap each one in a piece
of oiled paper. This does not take long
to do and is more than worth while,
for in the cas- of Jelly, lettuce and
other such sandwiches it keeps the
bread from getting moist; or, If one
piece should get soggy, 1t will not ruin
the others. and lettuce sandwiches can
be kept crisp and fresh for hours, If
they are only wrapped in this way.
One of the easiest ways of getting
the bread ready is this: Put some
butter in a pie pan and melt it; then
take the loaf, from which the end crust
has been cut; using a fiat knife, put a
thin coating of the melted butter on
the end of the loaf, and then cut off a
thin slice. In this way it goes much
quicker and the soft inside part OF the
bread will not break under the stiff
butter. However, be careful not to let
the butter boil, or else it will taste like
the rendered kind. but If just merely
melted will have a sweet, fresh taste,
like any other.
Now, having the necessary number
of slices cut, one is ready to begin TO
fill them. Undoubtedly the most well
come sandwich at a picnic is that Of
lettuce. 1t is so refreshing that every
body likes it. Hard-boiled eggs may
be chopped up. seasoned and moistened
with m~ayonnaise, and laid between the
lettuce leaves. This combination is
delicious, but no more so than peanuts
chopped up instead of the egg. Almost
anything will combine we'll with the
salad leaves and make a fine sandwich.
Cream cheese, moistened with milk
and a bit of butter and seasoning. with
finely chopped nuts well mixed in,
make a splendid filling for the sand
witch. 1t isn't nearly so dry as the or
binary slice OF Swiss cheese. II this
latter is used be sure to put a little
mustard on it, as it greatly improves
the taste. and the sam is true of
tongue or corned beef. Figs. of the
pressed variety, nicely washed and cut
open. make an astonishingly good sand
witch. and dates with the stones taken
out are equally good.
The truth is, two pieces of bread can
be used as a sort of dish in which to
serve anything. Potato, chicken or
fish salads between leaves of lettuce
can be carried to q picnic in this way
and served without the nuisance of
plates. Sardines, which are really too
oily to serve any other way, make a
very good sandwich, and a sort of salad
made of the canned salmon moistened
with lemon Juice and laid between the
lettuce is still another.
But after the sandwiches have been
made the rest is easy. Olives and
pickles are brought in bottles; fruits
and tomatoes and even berries. are
easily carried; deviled eggs, too. are
not difficult to make and If wrapped in
the oiled paper like the sandwiches,
keep nice and fresh for hours; and
then, of course. cakes and candies of
the regular sort in the regular way.
Lemon juice can be put into a jar. the