The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-08-14
A PICNIC IN
A MOTOR CAR
SOME EXCELLENT SUGGESTIONS
AS TO MAKING THIS DELIGHT
Full PART OF MOTORING EVEN
MORE ENJOYABLE SOME
RECIPES.

There is no form Of pleasure that
the average motorist enjoys more than
a motor picnic. A course dinner or a
luncheon can be had at any time of
| the year at a hotel of cafe, but the
picnic luncheon can only sbe enjoyed
during the warm weather. let it is a.
refreshing and delightful way Of
| lunching. The majority of motorists
who go touring carry with them an
appetizing luncheon. Those who go
on motor picnics must needs consider
the question of luncheon and lit helps
greatly the preparations for a days
jaunt If all the packing material and
all the favorite picnic receipts are
kept in one place in the kitchen cup
board, just as one keeps an "emerg-
ency shelf" for company.
When the picnic season arrives, a
""picnic shelf should be arranged and
the preparing and packing of a lunch
con will lose all it's terrors. There
should be some big sheets Of heavy
brown paper, one of which neatly
folded should be put in the bottom Of
the basket. This is to be the table
cloth. Then there should be a supply
Of paper napkins and an abundance of
paraffin paper in which to wrap the
eatables. There should be two in
expensive salt and pepper shakers, a
corkscrew for the bottles, some drink
ing glasses or cups, and a few knives,
forks and spoons.
The new motor hampers can be pur-
chased if one desires, so complete and
wonderful that they really have a
suggestion Of Aladdin's lamp about
them. They are a most wonderful
improvement over the old fashioned.
lunch basket, and if the motorist ex-
poets to take many of these daily trips
during the season it would be wise to
become the possessor of one of these
hampers.
Motor hampers can be had in leath-
er and in wicker; and are in varying
shapes and sizes with equally varying
prices. They are built very complete
with place for everything and every
thing in it's place. Some are fitted with
a refrigerator compartment and also a
place in which to fit the alcohol lamp
and they contain plates, cups, saucerS,
glasses, forks, knives, spoons and two
or three bottles. There are vacant
places in which special covered dishes
are fitted so that they will be held Sc
cure while travelling. These large mot
or hampers can be attached firmly to
the rear of the motor car with straps
or packed away on the floor of the car.
The hampers with the refrigerator
compartment are those most in favor
as in this way few bottles may, be
kept as cold as one likes Many of
the hampers are in tiers, the lowest
tier being packed with ice the next
tier containing the lunch and the two
upper tiers holding the dishes. glasses
and silver. Nearly all motorists are.
possessed of one or more Of the ther-
mos bottles which can be carried so
easily and in which one always may be
sure of having cold lemonade, hot cof-
fee or any other drink which one likes
best. 81
OF course sandwiches are, Of all eat
ables, the most needful, for what can
possibly be more delectable at a picnic
than sandwiches? The bread for MAX
ing sandwiches should be twenty -four
hours old or it will not slice smooth
ly. Trim the crusts off If you wish an
especially appetizing appearance, but
don't forget to save them to use for
making bread crumbs later. Cream
the butter with spoon before spread
ing the sandwiches and don't put it on
too thick. When the sandwiches are
made, wrap them in aparaffin paper or
in napkin wrung out Of hot water.
Some excellent sandwich receipts
may be useful to the picnic motorists.
One that Is we'll worth trying is made
of brown bread with filling, made Of
thin slices of cucumber which has been
dipped in a French dressing and care
fully drained. Another good brown
bread sandwich is spread with cream
cheese and a slice of dill pickle. One
may substitute the pickle with chop
| ped olives if preferred. Th we'll made
lettuce sandwich is usually liked by
everyone and a sweet sandwich can
be made most tempting when spread
with orange marmalade. A chicken
and ham sandwich is very good for a
change. Cream third cupful Of
butter and mix with one cupful minced
chicken and one dash of cayenne.