Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-02-09
WITH A CUP OF TEA
MANY DELICIOUS TIDsITs UN-
KNOWN TO AVERAGE HOSTESS.
Possible to Meet the Variations of In
dividuaI Tastes Without Turning
Affair Into Formal Reception
Some Dishes Worth Trying.

There are many tidbits delicious
for serving with the social o'clock
cup which are unknown to the aver
age hostess.
Unless one keeps well abreast OF
the times accompaniment are apt to
be limited to shop-bought waters of
conventional order, or cakes frequent
ly over-sweet
Without robbing the occasion of its
principal charm by making formal
reception of 1t and serving an elab-
crate repast, 1t is possible to discover
new things and to meet the yaria-
lions of individual taste.
For instance, the dainty finger rolls
may be split lengthwise and the soft
crumb in one half removed. The hol-
low thus formed is to be filed with
cream cheese softened with a little
whipped cream. Put the two halves
together and tie with bebe ribbon or
tinsel cord.
Or some finely chopped walnuts
may be stirred into the cheese, which
is to serve as filling, with or without
the addition of minced olives.
Again, the following mixture, which
is just a trifie elaborate, will appeal
to many palates:
One roll of cream cheese, tea
spoonful of pimentos, chopped fine,
and full tablespoonful of mayor
naise. The olives should be chopped
by hand. Mix and use as above.
Another good form of sandwich,
made this time of conventional slices
of bread, requires four heaping table,
spoonfuls of minced chicken and three
of mayonnaise. A cream dressing
can be substituted for the one of oil.
Spread the mixture on three squares
of whole wheat bread and cover with
smaller pieces.
Or, chop fine some blanched al
monds, toasted but not sailed grind
thcm in the meat chopper or crush
In mortar and spread between deli
cate squares of buttered bread.
For a single sandwich, that is, hav-
ing but one slice of bread in it's COM
position, this combination of ingredi-
ents is considered choice: Over a
dozen large plump olives pour boiling
water, allowing them to stand a few
minutes, then drain and put on the
Ice Now chop fine enough pimentos
to form teaspoonful of the mince.
Chop the olives, add the pimentos
with one tablespoonful of fine cracker
crumbs Crush all the mayonnaise
and spread on shapes cut from thin,
rather stale bread.
Again, to many callers tea, ideally
served, always means a hot biscuit
of some SORT and unsalted butter. For
all such, small hot soda biscuit"
toasted English mullins, and even
dainty bstes of the nature of pop
overs are welcome.
The truly English trumpet is OBJ
tainable of late years in all our large
cities. Toasted and served very hot
with quantities Of good butter, it be-
comes SO delectable that we sympa-
thize with the man in "Pickwick Pa
pers" who preferred dissolution to cut
ting down his trumpet supply.
Scenes, hot and buttered, are an
other favorite accompaniment. These,
unlike the crumpet, can be easily
made at home. To prepare them nice
ly use this rule:
A quart of -four. teaspoonful of
salt, and two teaspoonfuls of baking
powder mixed together. Sift we'll,
chop into the flour and blend well
heaping tablespoonful Of butter.
Now add enough cold milk to make
soft dough. Turn out on a pastry
board, handling as little as possible,
and cut with small cutter. Put them
upon hot griddle, and when one
side has Drowned, turn Split with
fingers or fork-never cut them~-and
butter well.