Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-19
NOVELTIES IN ENTERTAINING.

Picnics! What does that name re-
call to your mind? Visions of spiders,
ants, toads and other horrid insects
not invited? Piles of cake with only
enough bread to go around once-the
salt forgotten-so the hard boiled eggs
were drug in the market" The cof-
fee bottle leaked-so half the quantity
was wasted and you went home hun
cry declaring it was the last picnic
you would ever go to.
Well-picnicS can be made most de-
lightful. First of all the party must
be thoroughly congenial, all well ac-
quainted, even one stranger IS apt to
make things somewhat formal, but. of
course, this all will depend on the per-
son. Ten or twelve is a good num-
Der. The place to go must not be too
far away and if possible should he near
water-if only a small stream. The
girls should meet and decide upon the
lunch-each one knowing definitely
what she is to furnish. One will bring
the sandwiches, another the cake,
pickles. olives, cheese, crackers and
jelly, with sugar for coffee and salt
being divided between two more. Po-
tatoes to roast and butter falling to
another. Corn il in season makes an
agreeable addition.
TO one may fall the responsibility
of seeing that the dishes, coffee pot
and table linen are provided. All these
little items are carefully talked over
Paper napkins can be used and plates
for each one cut out of white stiff
paper. with quotations written around.
If liked, smaller plates can be made
for butter. Small pieces of soft pa
per should also be provided with which
to hold the potatoes for they are to
be roasted TO the girl who furnishes
the sandwiches | will tell Just how.
Get a can Of cOrned beef. remove any
gristle, chop very fine then make a
dressing, like for cabbage salad. One
egg, lamp of butter, salt. pepper and
mustard. with one cup of vinegar. d.
luted with water if too strong. is
good rule. boil until it thickens. being
careful not to let it curdlc: pour this
ever the meat and mix thoroughly with
a spoon
The bread must not he too fresh.
but not dry. Cut in thin slices, spread
with butter then the meat. Cut off
the crust or not. as you like TO look
with ribbons in piles of a dozen, pack
in n covered pasteboGrd box which
can be thrown away. saving one bas-
ket to carry home. The hard boiled
eggs can be loft in the shell and each
one Ornamented with quotation. or
taken out of the shell aud wrapped in
tissue paper Cabbage OF salmon salad
or any kind that is liked can be made
and carried IN q glass fruit Jar. The
small dainty pieces of CELERY are nice
IL the distance is not 81 far so they
will keep fresh, but If tine pieces are
wrapped in wet paper. then a napkin
or towel put around there they will
be found very nice and crisp. Lettuce
sandwiches are appetiZing If made
properly. Use only the small. tender
leaves, place with dash of salad
dressing between two thin slices of
bread.
The can opener and an olive fork
must not be forgotten. although a hat
pin has been made to serve very well
for the latter. Some like radishes, and
even onions are not disdained. Sup
posing the boys furnish the convey
ance and the driver. Each one must
be ready when the wagonnette arrives.
The baskets are snugly stored away
and the merry party starts. After ar
irving the fire should be built. and
when it IS one mass of red Goals take
the potatoes. put each one deep down
under, and each ear of corn, unhusked.