The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-02-26
PAPER BAG LUNCHEON.

Canteloupe q Ia Frivole
81 Broiled SQUAD with Bacon
Corn Pudding Sweet Potatoes IN
Syrup
Stuffed Green Peppers
Relishes
spiced Grapes Plum Jelly
Tomato chutney
Salad "
Romano ana Tomatoes, French I
= e. DRESSING 9 q \
Pimento Cheese Sandwiches
f. ., DESSERT \
Cheese PattiesI Grapes Oranges
Peaches ~. Pears 3,
After breakfast / put my sweet 20.
1tatoes on to bon, choosing them
smooth ofleven size and neither too
big nor TOO little.f I'M thirty minutes
they were done enough and; ipeeleds
under cold water tor sayeg dlscolera.
tlon; they were out of hand even be-
fore / was through making the sand.
wiches. re-
In the meantime the squad liYers
had been boiling tender IN slightly
sailed water, with Just a dash Of to.
basco In default OF a small red pep
per pod. When they were tender,
they were mashed fine. with lump
Of butter and plenty of Drowned bread
crumbs made ready the day before.
The mixing done, cut out the cores
Of my green peppers, poured boiling
salt water upon them, let sc stand Just
half minute, then dropped them in
cold water, took them out, drained
them, and stuffed them with liver
and crumbs, after which they were
set to wait the hour Of cooking.
: Soraping corn for the pudding /
found that half a dozen big ears yield.
ed almost a pint Of pulp. Then / beat
up three eggs very light, with big.
pinch Of salt, tablespoonful of sugar
and plenty Of red and black pepper.
Into the eggs went the corn pulp,
afterit half q cup Of soft butter, last
Of all big cup Of top-milk, more than
half cream It would not hurt BY.
standing, so It went on ice like the
other things.
The cheesecakes had been baked
the previous afternoon hence. there
remained only the. salad, the SQUAD
and the cantaloupe to make ready.
As soon as my bags were creased I
lighted the oven, and by the time I
had the corn pudding securely bagged
the sweet potatoes smeared with but.
ter, rolled in sugar, and put in their
bag with more butter, sugar and lem
on Juice, the oven was ready for
them. I gave them each shelf, put.
ting the potatoes on the lower one
being already nearly cooked they
would take only twelve minutes.
When they came out the stuffed pep
pers, in thickly.b uttered bag, with
q lump Of butter and tablespoonful
Of water added, took their place. Il
turned on full heat for three minutes,
then Stacked it as had done at first.
Next washed and wiped my SQUAD
six beauties, fatter than butter
stuffed them lightly with soft bread
crumb; seasoned with salt, pepper, a.
very little chopped celery ana Shreds
Of tart apple, wrapped them sin thin
broad ID bacon slices. and put them In
their bag. Since they needed;no water,
the bag could stand a.little while I'M.
harmed! n improved the idle minute
by slipping into my company rock.
Safely tbuttonad up, + went back to
work. The, corn pudding was done
Eso were the peppers they had been
in the oven about eighteen minutes.
All the bags were set lin pans down
under the oven, protected from the
flame by the broiler pan, inverted.
The squad bag now went on the
upper oven shelf because knew they
were better If cooked quickly. left
the heat on full for ten minutes, then
! Stacked 1t little more than half. Ad
interim, / had been preparing the
canteloupe, taking out the seed, max.
ing tiny cuts in the flesh and sprink-
ling lightly with sugar, then pouring
gently around the inside of each a
spoonful of yellow chartreuse. An
experiment, this, but one that I shall
repeat-it evoked such enthusiasm.
People began coming before the last
melon was finished! They ;trouped In.
to the kitchen, smiling .cheerfully.
The dishes sat ready-In a trice, II
had out the bags of vegetables. Muir.
murs Of admiration greeted what each.
of them revealed, and the murmurs
swelled to a chorus triumphant when
at last the squads lay, plump, juicy,
most delicately Drowned in their al
lotted platter.
Luncheon speedily followed the u.s.
ual course. We ate the fat, drank the
sweet and found all things good. This
I.say, not vainglory, but in due need
to2paper bag cookery The only man
said, looking ups from his plate at
ilast. Il never really tasted SQUAD be.
fore"
And when the luncheon was over
the washing up was greatly shortened
by the fact Of no5pans.
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