Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-04-10
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PAPER BAG LUNCHEON.
BY Martha MeculIoch Williams.


for being-a paper bag function pure
and simple. This. however, is not
saying. that It would not answer for
bridge; indeed, for any mild feminine
festivity. This festivity was not
strictly feminine. Like the moon, It
had . man in it--a man who has
eaten in the most famous places all
round the world. Praise from him,
therefore, was Appreciation from
Sir Hubert Stanley" meant the
paper bag stun to have It because
knew that it deserved It.
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Canteloupe Ia Frivole
Broiled SQUAD with Bacon
Corn Pudding Sweet Potatoes in
Syrup
Stuffed Green Peppers
tEG Rslishes
spiced Grapes Plum Jelly
/, Tomato Chutney @
Salad
Roma!ne and Tomatoes, French
si Dressing
Pimento Cheese Sandwiches
Dessert 81
Cheesecake Patties Grapes Oranges
Peaches Pears
After breakfast put my sweet po-
tatoes on to boil. choosing them
smooth, Of even size and neither too
big nor too little. In thirty minutes
they were done enough and, peeled
under cold water to save discolora-
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fore was through making the sand
wiches.
In the meantime the squad livers
had been boiling tender in slightly
salted water, with Just dash OF to-
basco in default OF 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 It 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.
scraptns corn for the pudding I
found that half q dozen big ears yield
ed almost q 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.
after it half cup Of soft butter, last
Of al a big cup Of top-milk. more than
half cream. It would not hurt by
standing, 80 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 l
lighted the oven, and by the time
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. 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 q thickly-buttered bag. with
q lump Of butter; and tablespoonful
OF water added, took their place. I
turned on full heat for three minutes.
then Stacked 1t as 1 had done at first.
Next I washed and wiped my SQUAD
six beauties, fatter than butter
stuffed them lightly with soft bread
crumb. seasoned with salt, pepper, q
very little chopped celery and shreds
OF tart apple. wrapped them in thin
broad bacon slices. and put them in
their bag. Since they needed no water.
the bag could stand little while un-
harmed. / improved the idle minute
by slipping into my company frock.
Safely buttoned up, went back to
work, The corn pudding was done
so were the peppers-they had been
\ in the oven about eighteen minutes.
All the bags were set in 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 II cooked quickly. left
the heat on full for ten minutes. then