The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-10
atriotic Porch Party
For Children

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A table on the porch filled with fire.
works should be covered with red,
white and blue paper. The American
flag draped back OF 1t will form as
fine background as one could desire.
Do no. spread a flag on the table top;
but one may be used to drape tho
front Another prettily decorated table
placed conveniently near the company
should hold bowl OF fruitade. The
liauld will taste doubly delicious if
served in giant crackers made OF red
bristol board and formed Into tubes
Just large enough to slip over tall
glasses. Glue bottoms on tho tubes
to prevent the glasses slipping out
when lifted from the tray. Decorate
with tri-color ribbon and little flags.
When the straws are in place the
| similarity OF the firecrackers Is quite
| realistic.
If the liquid Ia served from pltchet
| make 1t festive by tying the hands
| with tri-color clusters OF natural
| cherries and little flags. These minia-
| ture flags, procurable for IL cents
| dozen. give jolly appearance to the
| most simple occasion, and will prove
| worth much more than their original
cost. BY tucking them in the little
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table. even the simple family dinner
or tea may be transformed. Bring
the dessert on with one OF these
topping each dish or arranged SO one
Is served with each portion.
| A cherry tart is always delicious
when properly made. but 1T becomes
| doubly so when made with red and
| white cherries. the blue motif supplied
/ with whipped cream colored with
| grape Juice
The height OF Joy will be expressed
/ by a little company of children II
| the Ice cream is made OF strawberries
| and nodded to represent giant fire.
| crackers This seems troublesome
| task but by using the quarter-pound
| baking powder cans in which to pack
| the cream after 1t has been frozen to
a mush, 1t is easily accomplished. Fill
| the cans to overfiowing, At the covers
down tightly. pour melted fat around
i the edge to keep out the brine. then
4 pack in salt and ice for an hour or
two. When ready to serve remove
the covers, dip the tins In warm
water second and the cream will
slip out. Stick fuse Of candied fruit
In each and serve.
When this occasion marks birth
day there must be the special cake
which even grown-ups secretly delight
In A red and white marbled mixture
strawberry or current juices it Is given
q flavor quite its own. The icing Tor
the little ones party may be of white
and red, and il tiny crackers arc
| placed in a row about the centre 1t
will be jubilee cake indeed. These
crackers may be made by mixing con-
tectioner's sugar with hot strawberry
Juice until thick enough to mold into
shape, tucking a little piece OF citron
in each for the fuse; let stand q day
to become firm. The harmless spark
lers come into play to decorate cake
for the children. Arrange them about
the edge OF the cake board with BIZ
OF glue and when hardened cover witt
little icing Ignite at the proper
time and enjoy the screams of delight
|5from the little guests as the cake rs
surrounded with this elf-like tire.s Red
cherries may also be used In decor
ating the cake, mounding them up U
the centre to simulate cannon balls
The July Housekeeper
Summer Cake Sale.
summer cake sale will prove
delightful entertainment for some
church societies with which TO end
the season. and can form the basis
for delightful lawn party or the
same idea may be used for a private
party. the contest being for q cooking
club amusement. q
Have the tables decorated with
bunting and the Stars and Stripes
waving gracefully Red. white and
blue Japanese lanterns can hang from
red cords strung from tree to tree. and
a few brightly colored hammocks and
Japanese umbrellas can be placed IN
striking places where they will prove
decorative.
Tables can be placed under trees.
where lemonade, Ice cream and cakes
will be served. and whole cakes for
sale can be arranged on the tables
made doubly attractive by paper frills
of red, white and blue. Blue china
can be used entirely. and the floral
decorations can be either red and
white carnations. geraniums or roses.
Outdoor sports may be enjoyed, and
when there comes a lull the following
contest can be given given all present
to puzzle out The contest should be
written on triangles OF paper In shape
of piece OF cake, the following guess
lions upon 1t. II used at money
making social the privilege OF enter
ing the contest can cost cents, Prizes
can be ornamental boxes filled with
small fancy cakes.