Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-07-23
OUT OF DOOR REPASTS.
A Favorite Menu for Gypsy Tea, New
Sandwiches, Cakes and Sweets.

During the summe~, writes a friend
from Ohio, we often have gypsy tea
for few friends and enjoy the novelty
of eating out of doors
We arrange a number Of chairs and
settees on the lawn. and receive our
friends there as they arrive.
When the hour for serving the meal
comes. a small table covered with a
white lunch cloth is brought out and
placed on the lawn, and We move out
chairs and sit in a large circle around
It,
The wire screen is removed from the
kitchen window and the cook passes
the eatables out Of the window from
the kitchen to the waitress outside.
Napkins. plates and silver are dis
tributed first. and then olives, pickles.
salads. sailed nuts. plates of sand
witches and other eatables are passed
around by the waitress.
The open air always gives one a good
appetite. so generous supplies are pro-
vided of everything. and placed upon
the table ready to be passed again.
Returning to the house for the des-
sert course, the waitress can take with
her each time some Of the dishes of the
first course and bring back the ice
cream. cake and candy. The dessert
plates can be piled on the table and
left for the waitress to clear away.
We find by experience that it is most
convenient to have all the eatables cold
except the coffee and potatoes. which
are creamed and served very Tot.
lows:
Boiled Smoked Beef Tongue
Potato Salad
Brown Bread and Butter
Lettuce Sandwiches
Deviled Ham Sandwiches
Olives Pickles
Jelly Sailed Nuts
Strawberry Ice Cream Chocolate Cake
Mint Waters
Coffee
When darkness Overtakes us we light
the Japanese lanterns which hang
among the trees We provide no special
entertainment for the informality of
the affair always brings out the social
gifts of our friends. and witty sayings.
choice anecdotes and amusing incidents
are related and enjoyed. We sing old
college songs as the hour grows late.
and then adjourn to the house for a cup
Of fruit punch in the dining room just
before the goOdbyes must be said.
Among the dishes which we have
found admirably suited to informal out
door entertaining are the following:
Two Story Sandwich-Cut brown or
elf
butter delicately. On one side spread a
sweet or savory dainty and on the other
side a tasty accompaniment. Put the
two together with the spread side on
top and crown with a thick third slice
OF bread buttered side down. Among
happy combinations for the filling are
boiled ham or tongue moistened with
mayonnaise or q good boiled dressing,
and sprinkled with either minced pick
les or olives. Pate de fois gras. spread
on one slice of bread and delicately
shredded cucumbers or tomatoes, mois-
tened with mayonnaise make another
savOry blend.
Club Sandwiches-For these. boiled
chicken is better than roasted. and the
dark meat is quite as good as the light.
Other essentials are that the bread
shall be stale enough to toast nicely and
the bacon delicately broiled. then laid
on rack in a pan in the oven so that
while IL remains crisp. the slices remain
flat for spreading on the slices of bread.
This preliminary work is done early
enough to have chicken and bacon per-
fectly sold before serving. On the toast
ed buttered bread is placed Il lettuce
leaf on this are thin slices of chicken
over topped with thin slices OF the
boiled bacon. The second slice of bread
follows this and over this more lettuce,
chicken and bacon Mayonnaise in