El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-31
Married Life the Third Year
The Next Morning Helen Tries to
Get the Restaurants Recipe
For the Cheese.
by Mabel Herbert Urner

The Next Morning Helen Tries to
Get the Restaurants Recipe
For the Cheese.
by Mabel Herbert Urner --
A RESTAURANT at night with its
n air of festivity, its brilliant
4 lights and people passing in and
out, is very different in the morning
with its dingy. coIorless and deserted
atmosphere.
And now, as Helen paused at the en-
trance of the place they had dined the
night before, she hesitated. She was
not quite sure whether women ever
went there alone, and no one seemed to
be going in now. To regain her cour-
age, she walked on around the block
They had dined there last night with
the DawsOns, and Mr.. Dawson had or
dered a special mixed cheese, statlng
that it could be had at no other place
in New York. It proved to be delicious,
particularly to Warren.
And now that the Stevenses were COM
ing tonight. Helen had conceived the
idea of getting the recipe and making
the cheese as a surprise. That she
could make it, she felt sure. She had
detected green peppers, Roquefort and
onions, but did not know the proper
lions, and there were other things in it
she could not detect.
Once more she approached the res
tauranu, again she hesitated, and then
determ1nedly passed through the door.
No GIamOr There.
Inside the disillusionment of the
morning was even more marked The
mirrors and gilt decorations that had
seemed so attractive, now looked cheap
and taWdry in the cold morning light
The whole place was dismantled.
Most of the tables were bare, with
chairs placed upon them, a few had the
canton flannel covers that are used
under the cloth. and these were coffee
stained and sOiled
A waiter in his shirt sleeves was pol
iShing the sugar bowls and salt cellars
at a side table. and a scrub woman was
hopping up the floor.
In the semi-darkness of the back Of
the room Helen could see the closed
piano on the platform with the empty
music stands huddled against it There
was a strong odOr of strong tobacco
and a number of spittcons were showed
together against the wall She knew
she could never again eat at this place
with any relish
Hesitatingly she approached the
waiter who was pohsnlng the saII eel
lars, noting that the cloth he used was
wet and black.
Gould I see the manager or the head
Waiter?" she ventured-
The head waiter amt on, ma am, but
I think Mr.. Schaeffers IS around some
where. III see if I can find him
He disappeared through swinging
door at the back and returned. followed
by a stout flOrid German.
I'VE dined here last night" she ex-
planned hurriedly, much embarrassed
I'VE had some cheese St Armand. And
II suddenly realizing the presump-
tuousness of her request, I wondered
If YOU would give me the recipe2
Mr. Schaeffers was plainly surprised.
It was most unusual to have a charm
ing young woman ingeniOusly demand
a recipe Of some dish they had had the
ssWhy. you'll have to get that from
the chef he told her courteously. Y on
see. he makes up all the dishes. III call
him and If he's willing to give 1t out,
you're welcome to it. far as I'm con-
The Chef Refuses.
The chef was sent for and appeared
in his white cap and apron, uerce
looking man with a heavy mustache.
But he had no intention of giving out
his recipes, for his answers, in broken
English. were most vague. de men
toned the ROquefOrt, green peppers and
onions which had been so apparent, but
was very indefinite as to the proper
tions. and carefully refrained from Civ
I ing the other ingredients.
Helen could but thank him and hurry
E out realizing that she had not only put
/ herself in an embarrassing position and
accomplished nothing, but that she
would never again enjoy a dinner at
that place. She would always see 1t
as she had seen it this morning and
would always feel that things were not
clean.
But her determination to make the
cheese was mistaken On the way home
she stopped at the grocer's and ordered
some green peppers, onions and Rogue
/ fort looking around to see If anything
0 else suggested itself
Half an hour later Helen was in the
kitchen, unwrapping the packages thai
had just been delivered Maggie looked
on disapprovingly. Maggie always dis
-, lone In
4 ing; she made everything as she had
] always made it. The idea OF improY-
\ ing on or adding to a recipe was one
/ that never occurred to her. Heller
Z mashed the RoquefOTt up in the bowl
| added cream cheese a tablespoon OF
butter, rubbing it all to a thick paste
I Then she chopped together very line
! two green peppers, one large BermuoS
onion, and some celery she found in the
/ icebox Slowly she stirred this into the
mixed cheese and tasted it eXpectantly
What Was Lacking.
"Oh. it's delicious, Maggie! Try 1t,
giving her a little on a spoon
THAT tastes right good, ma am" ad-
mitted Maggie reluctantly.
But the color's lighter than that we
/ had last night. and it lacks something
/ What is it? Paprika, Of course.
Maggie got down the paprika and
I Helen sifted it on literally.
There" triumphantly, that gives II
| the reddish cast Now get that little
stone jar and wen put it in the ice
I box"
You'd better write out that recipe
ma'am. before you forget it." suggested
| Maggie, as Helen was leaving the
kitchen.
Helen took the blunt kitchen pencil
! and obediently wrote
1Oc worth of Roquefort
1Oc package Of cream cheese,
| One tablespoonful Of butter,
Two green peppers,
| One large Bermuda onion
Half stalk of celery.
Rub the ROquefort, cream cheese and
/ butter to a smooth paste, add the finely
chopped onion, peppers and celery. Mix
| well, season with paprika, and put in
: icebox to harden. Serve with hot toast
] ed crackers.
Helen had not intended telling War
| ren about the cheese, wanting it to be
! complete surprise when it was brought
] on the table. But, unable to suppress
, her enthusiasm, as soon as he came, be-
| fore he even got his coat off, she
I rushed out with eager excitement.
oh, dear, I've made some cheese just
/ like we had last night. I think it's
/ the very same thing. Do come and
Warren followed her into the kitch-
en-, where she triumphantly took out the
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