The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-03-15
BY Martha Mecunooh Williams.

or her children back home to help the
old folks celebrate their anniversary.
Menu
Grape Fruit aux Rhum, or with Raw
Oysters
Sailed Nuts Toasted Cheese Crackers
Roast Turkey
Sweet Potatoes In Syrup
Spanish Onions
Baked Pears Cranberry Sauce
Celery
olives Radishes Sweet Pickles
Dreamed Satisfy
S%mothered Chicken
alternative to Chicken Pie)
Apple pie Mince Pie Pumpkin Pie
Hickory Nuts Apples Pears
Grapes Black walnuts
Black Coffee Water Waters
Pimento Cheese
Beverages
Cider Cup Mineral Water Tea
Lemonade
Grape fruit, with rum. is, to my
mind, the ideal appetizer. hut II oys.
ters are insisted upon, put three small
raV ones IN the middle o. the pre-
pared fruit and season with salt, pep.
per, Worcester sauce and tobasco.
Keep the oysters very cola, and add
them to the fruit very shortly be-
fore serving. thus the two tiavors re-
main distinct to accent rather thHn
to muddle each other.
Sailed Nuts made TWO bags
almonds and pecaDs-and hereafter
shall never buy them ready prepared
The almonds were blanched and
dried, the pecans, bought read
hulled. picked over. scalded by pour.
ing boiling water through them In a
%colander. and instantly dried Then
both were put in thickly.buttered
bags, set in a very hot oven for half
a minute. Their the heat was reduced
three-quarters, and the nuts left to
brown for ten minutes. They came
out crisp and beautiful, needing only
n sprinkling OF salt.
The Toasted Crackers prepared
were tiny oyster crackers, as fresh as
possible. They were put in buttered
bag. lightly sprinkled after they were
In. with melted butter skinned clean
VI AApNhs NhNh NANNh ~ Nabl'SpoohAh
OF grated Parmesan, which was shak.
en- well through them before sealing
the bag. Sealed, IL went into a very
hot oven, which after two minutes
had the heat turned as low as pos
sible. Eight minutes of IL made them
not quite brown enough peep-hole
In the bag top assured me OF that
30 | left them In three minutes longer.
A few OF them stuck together. but In
the main, they looked as good as they
tasted.
The Turkey.-Chooss him as young,
as tender, as fresh AS you can But
II by Ill chance you must take an old
bird, therefore a tough one, then,
indeed. you will hnd in paper bag
cookery. surcease from the sorrow
Of toughness. A tough bird will re-
Quire a lot OF crease In the bag with
II, also long and slow cooking. But
the end will crown the means-he
will come forth tender and delicious,
also well Drowned, but not too brown,
and simply bursting with juice. Ex-
ira care must be taken in trusting
hlm-tie down legs and wings beyond
any possibility Of s~pringing. Tough
fowls have a way OF stretching out
their joints under the influence Of
heat, that, without this precaution,
may make the legs and wings dan
gerous TO the Integrity OF the bag.
Get the bird in hand ~eRrly-the
night before IL possible. II he comes
drawn, so much the better; II In
q state OF nature, pick, draw and SINCE
AZ once, taking pains TO get on all
pinfeathers, and cutting out the oil
bag upon the parsons nose"-other-
wise Known as the Dol OF the tail
feathers. Wash the bird thoroughly
in very cold water. II there Is the
least sour smell, scald out by pouring
through boiling soda water, followed
by a cold rinse water. Drain we'll.
wipe dry, inside and out, salt very
lightly. and hang up In a cold place
until morning-outside, unless the
temperature Ia below freezing, or
there is danger OF thieves, four OF
t~wo-fOoted. A city housewife will
do well TO cover the turkey while
thus banging out with either a loose
ly fitting g~rocer's paper bag or a
square crash or cheese cloth. This
keeps away SCOT and dust, which,
once settled on the skin, defy wash
Ing of. Get the stufing ready before
taking In the bird. Dash cold water
over and through II before putting In
the stunning. wipe inside and out with
4 soft. damp cloth, then resalt but
very lightly outside and In.
Since the turkey is apt TO require
the whole oven and long, slow cook
:, ing. better put him on early, and take
him up before beginning the other
things.
Copyright. 1911. by the Associates
Literary Prsss,)
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