The Washington herald., 1913-07-02
PICNIC PLANS FOR
FOURTH OF JULY
There Are Many Delightful Ways Of
Arranging 0ut-of-door Parties
for the Holiday,

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picnic supper eaten in the woods, and II
frecrackers and other noisy means of
celebration do not tempt, a picnic lunch
con Is equally attractive.
The nature Of the day, Of course,
should not be forgotten in the planning
of the picnic. For 50 cents a lunch set
containing a dozen paper plates decorated
with a red, white. and blue design. a
dozen paper doilies, as many paper nap
kins decorated like the plates. and a
white table cloth Of paper with patri-
otto border can be bought Extra nap
kins decorated with eagles firecrackers.
or flags can be bought at the rate Of 10
cents for eighteen. For favors paper
firecrackers containing fans for the
ladies and cigars for the men are appro-
pirate.
If the things can be transported to the
place Of the picnic by carriage, trolley,
or automobile there need be little econo-
mixing OF space. Even so paper plates
and napkins and cloth are q convenience.
for they can be burned when the picnic
is over and so lessen the work of clear
ing up. Besides. they look much more
'.picnicky." II the picnic supplies must
be carried far by foot give a small pack
age to each member of the party. pack
them all in pasteboard boxes or straw
baskets. and make the burden of getting
them to the picnic cite as light as pos
sible.
Paper cups for water or other cold
beverages are the best sort to carry. II
a hot drink Is to be served china cups
are almost a necessity. 1t is difficult to
hold the paper cups when they contain
anything hot: moreover. the heated liquid
breaks the seams so quickly that spills
and burned fingers are hard to avoid.
How to Pack Cold Food.
II you have a thermos bottle for the
cold drink and a thermos Jar for salad,
dessert. or other cold food so much the
better. II you have not these conven-
fences try packing the cold food in a
small covered aluminium dish. putting il
in a larger covered aluminium dish-the
two sizes from a three-hole freless cooker
answer this purpose very well-and
packing chopped ice about the inner
dish. Take a piece of ice wrapped in
newspapers and sacking and cool the
water carried in bottles on this.
Use plenty of wax paper in packing
the picnic meal Whenever II is possible
to do so wrap individual portions Of
salad, dessert, and even sandwiches in
small pieces Of waxed paper. as this ar
rangement simplifies the serving of the
picnic meal.
After the picnic is over, remember that
other picknickers may follow your ex-
ample and choose the same place for
another summer outing: therefore, burn
all refuse of food and furnishings.
II you are near a stream or brook or
spring. the guests at the picnic can
easily wash OF such sickness as the
informal service a picnic makes neces-
sary. II there is no nearby running
water. have a bottle of water. from
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big leaves thronged together with stems
or twigs can be flled.
A suitable warm day menu might be
made up as follows:
The Menu.
Muskmelons
Cold Veal Loaf
Brown Bread Cucumber Sandwiches
Buttered Rolls
Stuffed Tomato Salad Cheese Waters
Sailed Almonds Stuffed olives
Cherry Tart
Punch
IL the day proves cold. coffee could be
substituted for the punch. and hot soup
could be served instead of the melons.
Scrub the melons and carry them uncut |
wrapped in waxed paper in a covered
pail or pan, with little ice about them |
Cut them, remove the seeds, and serve
lheil WIFI silNereu Ice IN the center.
The veal loaf can be wrapped in waxed |
paper, then in a napkin, and then packed |
in pasteboard box. The cucumbers. |
nicely wrapped in packages in waxed |
paper. can be packed in a metal sand
Wich box. pasteboard box. or a basket, |
and the rolls, split open and buttered. |
can be packed in the same way. TO
make the cucumber sandwiches, slice the
cucumoers, previously soaked for a
couple of hours in ice water very thin.
salt them slightly. sprinkle them with a
few drops of olive oil and a few drops
Of lemon juice. and spread them between
buttered slices Of graham or other brown
bread.
The cheese waters are salt waters
crisped and Drowned slightly in the oven.
spread thinly with clean cheese or soft
yellow cheese, and put together in sand
wich fashion to facilitate carrying The
lettuce can be carried after it is thor
oughly cleaned and chilled with bits Of
shaved ice between its leaves we'll wrap