Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-04-24
DINNER PARTY 3 MENUS.

II you feel that you must begin your
party feast with raw oysters, take
them straight--from the half-shell. II
the half-shell way cumbers you, serve
the oysters In cocktails. ... r.;
II your oysters must be hot, put
them in paper bag after draining
them well, add generous lump OF
butter for. each dozen Of the oysters,
busting of pepper and little salt.
Seal the bag, which must be thickly
buttered, and cook for six minutes In
side a very hot oven. =.
Here is my ideal paper bag cooked
dinner for six.
ay, Grapefruit au Rhum
F. Olives Warmed in Sherry ~
Sailed Pecans
Spiced Plums Celery Apple or
Cranberry Sauce X
Roast Turkey Raisin Stunning
Gravy from the Bag ,2
Endive Salad Sharp French Dressing
Sweet Potatoes in Syrup !,
!, " Caulifower au Gratin
Mince Pie Sweet Potato Custard
Fruit and Nuts in Variety
Black Coffee Waters, Cheesed or
Plain with Pimento Cheese
Here is q Christmas dinner for
hearty appetites: -
Oysters, Bag, Stewed and Served In
n. Separate Bags
Celery Toasted Crackers
CHARTERED Lemons
Sailed Peanuts Radishes Sharp Pickle
Roast Goose, Apple and Onion Stufdng
Baked Spanish Onions
Baked Irish Potatoes White Turnips
Apple Sauce Cucumber Catsup
5>} Hot Corn Bread
Cold Slaw Boiled Dressing K
Pimento Sandwiches Water Wafers
Pumpkin Pie Banana Pie
Pound Cake Caramel Cake
Nuts and Raisins ~
Coffee in large cups Sweet Cider
Water waters Dried Beef Crisped in .
tt,5sl \. s.ssssa Pan
Beef thus crisped till 1t crackles in
the teeth IL wonderfully relished ut
the end Of q heavy dinner. It gives
rthe saving tang Of salt that Is so 70
freshing. A very uttle-a mere mouth
full, sufices. Put 1t thinly in clean
pan, with tiny dot Of butter, set the
pan in the. oven after the IRE Is out,
but while there il still heat, shut the
door and leave till wanted. The beef
can be crisped over q low fame, Of
course, II the oven Is wanted for other
use. Make the waters also hot and
crisp. sls Y l.qs.
4, TO make pimento sandwiches, mince
half q can OF pimentos, rub them well
through cake of the best cream
cheese, adding enough French dress
Ing to make the mixture spread
smooth on the buttered bread. Few
better accomplishments for any sort OF
salad can be found. pa
Peel and slice, your -turnips and put
them in a well creased bag with 3
light seasoning Of salt, lump OF
butter barely busted with hour, and
enough thin stock to half cover them.
Seal and cook In a gentle heat fifty
minutes to an hour and q quarter, de-
pending on the size OF the bag. Empty
into hot dish and If not rich enough
add more butter, dust with black pep
per. ami, II approved, add q little vine
gar. MASKING is optional, 81
Oyster Broth .{
Hot Oyster Sandwiches
Brown Bread Celery
Sailed Peanuts Radishes
Fresh Ham, Stuffed and Roasted
Sweet Potatoes cooked in the Ham-bag
Cabbage Pudding
Baked Onions Baked Apples
&. Baked Potatoes
Prune Whip (entree)
Romalne Salad. Sour Cream Dressing
" Hot Biscuit
Ginger Pudding, Lemon Sauce. Fruit
and Nuts
Coffee IN large cups Ale Cider
Drain tho liquor from the oysters,
strain IL, add to It It's own bulk of rich
milk, and II the quantity is insufficient
|thalf IL own bulk OF good stock. Add
Ealump Of butter rolled in -four, season
with salt and pepper, and make very
|shot. but d, not let 1t quite boil. Stir 50
1.-THE. broth shall not curdle. Pour into
l|hot turveD, already furnished with tiny
|;squares o. hot toasted stale bread or
Itcrisped oyster crackers. Az "
H For the sandwiches make q light,
rich biscuit dough-: cut 1t in >four-inch
squares, bake, them quickly. split while
livery hot snd Ill after buttering with
1.-THE oysters which have been bearded,
chopped well, and made very hot in
bag with butter cream, adash OF cherry
| or lemon Juice or cider. seasoned light
lily with silt and pepper and cooked for
three to .f7s minutes. Serve as quickly
as possible along with tho broth.
Finely minced celery mixed with the
loysters improves them.
For sour, cream dressing beat until
very light two yolks OF egg with a
pinch OF sAlt, Ia dust OF pepper and q
little papr1ka. Then add half cup
OF thick soul; cream and cook over hot
water, stirring hard all the tine for
five minutes. Add 8 heaping table.
spoonful Of butter, q tablespoonful OF
lemon juice and tive OF vinegar. Cook
smooth, stirring hard Use cold.
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