New-York tribune., 1911-12-22
Paper Bag Suggestions
for Stag Parties and
Church Suppers.
81 Martha McCulloeh Williams.


Mans part at Christmas time Is TO en-
dure al things and eat all things, smiling
., though he liked Il. whatever the facts
in the case may be. And most men, 1 be-
Eeye. nobly hn the part. Therefore, it
seems to me fitting that during the holi-
day season they should be given, by way
q reward. one supremely masculine even
i,s whereat Il is understood that woman's
part is 10 stand in wait and supply the
GOOD things 20 eat-good things that have
been cooked 10 perfection in paper bags.
AS 90 the nature of the evening, let the
man himself decide, and give your whole
energies 10 providing tasteful things for
The stomach. i'm return the eaters and
drinkers VIII rise up ana call you, not
blessed. but "a tactful good fellow-and
greater praise no woman should want.
Have your home at its best-a simple
unorneto best Let nothing look as though
smoke would offend IL. Put away all cush-
ions too fno or too fowery for ease, and
lsy in lavender whatever in the way of
bliss of perfect masculine ease. Spare
leither trouble nor paper bags 10 make
the evening a great success. Indeed, l am
beginning to believe that as a First Aid
20 Injured Affections and a Prophylactic
against the divorce microbe the paper bag
will deserve a monument.
Many things heretofore described in this
column suit such festive occasions. Savory
mouthfylS, hot chicken biscuits, hot oyster
sandwiches, paper bagsed oysters either in
shells after Soyer's recipe. OF cooked In
Quantity with butter. cream and lemon
juice and their own liquor added later
they all VIII satisfy hungry souls and whet
the palate for things potable, especially if
supplemented with cheese crackers, also
hot salted nuts Of any sort, olives warmed
H. a very little sherry, or crisp radishes
and invariably good sharp cucumber pickle.
Sliced beef crisped is not 20 be despised,
especially II the man Of the house has a
weakness for ale or 'alf-and- TO 90
with it make 1ricked biscuit; none YOU can
buy viii match them. The foundation is
puff paste, and do not spare either shorten
ing or work i'm it's making Put in triile
more salt than for pastry uses, roll out
lt,s than q quarter-inch thick, and cut in
rounds two and half inches across. Prick
them well over and bake crisp in a well
buttered bag. Sprinkle about half Of them
hcfOr. baking lightly with dry mustard
or black pepper and paprika, or even the
Iarest dustiug of cayenne. Keep these sea-
scned biscuit separate from the plain ones
and serve on separate plates Instead Of
the mustard and pepper, you can use finely
lr. Low eli pf
cheese between two biscuit after baking
and heat iu a bag until the cheese melts.
Rmeuto cheese spread between such bis
cit, which have been very lightly but
tered. also makes "A well favored mouthful.
Have whatever you serve in such shape
that it can he eaten from the fingers Thus
you save yourself trouble in the matter of
dsbwashins and help the eaters to better
alletitcs something of the boy stays with
every man worth the uame-and at Christ
mas. Of all times in the year, he likes to
20 back in trides TO the boyish atmosphere.
Ra.sins cut very small, mixed with sharp
cucumber piCke. also cut very fine, and
worked smoothly through the best cream
cheese with very little French dressing
Or else a bare iustiug Of black pepper.
make novel and appetizing filing for these
biscli, sandwiches. You can split the bis
cults or make them very thin. butter the
under one on top and bake them together.
The baking can be done in the afternoon
end the biscuit heated before filling them
with the ready prepared filling, using very
slightly srcased bag for the reheating,
Serve an things from a buffet even if
you must improvise it by upending a goods
boX and covering it with cloth. Set
things on it,, and let the eaters wait upon
themselves. yourself discreetly withdraw
ing, but remaining within call, so as 10 re-
new supplies at need. When the hot things
have been duly eaten, the cold ones duly
drunk and the serious business Of the as
4m0lagc is again under way. as unob-
tusytiv as possible refill the buffet with
pac.rs Of Sliced cake all sorts at hand,
tarte.s tunoyers-all manner of good
things indeed. your pantry or your cake
box Car furnish forth. With these supply
fIesh potab.cs-the sort depending on the
individual taste and purse. But since
Christmas comes but once a year one may
perhaps strain point in its honor and fur
nish something rather better than one
Nightly ought 20 afford.
All that has been written has a wider
application than 10 holiday home entertain
ntat for the men folk. Men being the titu-
"r lords Of The purse are the natural prey
O. women bent on good works. Church sup
1ert from time iumemOrial have built
churches and sent out missionaries and kept
sunday schools from going 10 pot. So oil
you elect ladies intent upon Turing mankind
Nrough Us palate 10 come 10 your help
axe UP Win paper bag cookery and make
mem work for you You can cook so many
'mnss in them-a turkey might be the