The Springfield herald., 1912-04-19

In small squares, frost with tinted
icing and serve in a basket lined with
white crepe paper frills.
DINNER PARTY MENUS.
So many letters have asked for
menus suitable throughout for cook
Ing in paper bags that here follow
several, each suitable for party din
ner. Direction for cooking more than
half their component parts have al
ready been printed.
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.
II your oysters must be hot, put
them in a paper bag after draining
them we'll. add a generous lump OF
butter for each dozen Of the oysters.
q busting of pepper and q little salt
Seal the bag. which must be thickly
buttered. and cook for SIX minutes In
side very hot oven.
Here Is my ideal paper bag cooked
dinner for six.
Grapefruit au Rnum
Olives Warmed in Sherry
Sailed Pecans
spiced Plums Celery Apple or
Cranberry Sauce
Roast Turkey Raisin Studing
Gravy from the Bag
Endive Salad Sharp French Dressing
Sweet Potatoes in Syrup
CauliHower nu Gratin
Mince Pie Sweet Potato Custard
Fruit and Nuts In Variety
Black Coffee Waters. Cheesed or
Plain with Pimento Cheese
Here is a Christmas dinner for
hearty appetites:
Oysters. Bag, stewed and Served In
Separate Bags
Celery Toasted Crackers
CHARTERED Lemons
Sailed Peanuts Radishes Sharp Pickle
Roast Goose, Apple and Onion stufang
Baked Spanish Onions
Baked Irish Potatoes White Turnips
Apple Sauce Cucumber Catsup
Hot Corn Bread
Cold Slaw Boiled Dressing
Pimento Sandwiches Water Waters
Pumpkin Pie Banana Pie
Pound Cake Caramel Cake
Nuts and Raisins
Coffee in large cups Sweet Cider
Water Waters Dried Beef Crisped In
Pan
Beef thus crisped till 1t crackles In
the teeth Is wonderfully relished at
the end of heavy dinner. 1t gives
the saving tang of salt that is so re-
freshing. A very little-a mere mouth
full, sun,ces. Put 1t thinly in a clean
pan, with a tiny dot Of butter. set the
pan in the oven after the f1re is out.
but while there is still heat. shut the
door and leave till wanted. The beef
can be crisped over low flame, OF
course, II the oven is wanted for other
use. Make the waters also hot and
crisp.
To make pimento sandwiches. mince
half 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.
Oyster Broth
Hot Oyster Sandwiches
Brown Bread Celery
Salted 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)
Romaine Salad, Sour Cream Dressing
Hot Biscuit
Ginger Pudding, Lemon Sauce. Fruit
and Nuts
Coffee in large cups Ale Cider
Drain the liquor from the oysters.
strain it, add to it its own bulk of rich
milk, and If the quantity is insufficient
half its own bulk of good stock. Add
a lump of butter rolled in flour, season
with salt and pepper, and make very
hot, but do not let it quite boil. Stir SO
the broth shall not curdle Pour into
hot tureen, already furnished with tiny
squares of hot toasted stale bread or
crisped oyster crackers.
For the sandwiches make a light,
rich biscuit dough. cut 1t in four-inch
squares, bake them quickly. split while
very hot, and fill after buttering with
the oysters which have been bearded,
chopped we'll, and made very hot in
bag with butter cream. dash of cherry
or lemon juice or cider, seasoned light
ly with salt and pepper and cooked for
three to five minutes. Serve as quickly
as possible along with the broth.
For sour cream dressing beat until
very light two yolks of egg with
pinch of salt, dust Of pepper and
little paprika. Then add half cup
of thick sour cream and cook over hot
water, stirring hard all the time for
five minutes Add heaping table,
spoonful OF butter. a tablespoonful of
lemon Juice and two of vinegar.
Copyright, 1911, by the Associated