The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-04
ART IN SERVING FOOD
HALF PLEASURE OF EATING rs
THROUGH THE EYE.
Molds Play Large Part In Artist;
service-EverythIng From Fish
to Dessert Can Be Nodded
Hollow Ring Is Favorite.

Half the pleasure of eating Is
through the eye. If food is we'll serv.
ed and cooked, a meal is a success,
though the quantity and variety of the
food may be limited.
Molds play a large part In this
dainty service. Everything, from fish
TO dessert, can be nodded. Even the
coup might be, II 1t happens to be
jellied consomme. and new shapes are
constantly brought out.
The ordinary mold is of heavy tin,
but the woman who objects to using
tin. especially for acids, can buy
earthenware or aluminium. These
last two cost more, and in them there
are fewer shapes.
Various sizes can be had, from q
quart to many quarts. The very large
ones are made to order. Individual
mods are also popular, though the
large ring or form shapes are more
convenient and more fashionable for
general use.
Probably the favorite mold for most
PURPOSES is hollow ring, round or
oval. The round ones are better Xix
ed, but either shape is good These
come with lid for desserts that must
be frozen, and without one for aspices,
nousses, blanc manages and vegeta-
bles.
With one Of these ring molds the
clever hostess can even glorify hash
or vegetable leftovers. Macaroni made
into timbale and put in a ring, with
the center filed with creamed chick
en-. lamb or fish. makes an appetizing
luncheon dish.
Mashed potatoes may be quickly
formed into hollow ring with one of
these molds, the center being filed
with lamb chops, creamed sweet
breads or fried chicken.
For salads and desserts the ring
mold Is invaluable For the former
an aspic is usually made, plain or
vegetable, and the center Is filed with
any desired mixture In fruit salad, or
with meat or fish salad, or even
celery or shredded let
tuce with sour cream dressing.
An attractive salad Is made by u.s.
Ing two sizes of oval or round molds
that At into each other. In the outer
and larger one Is put white chicken
asric, and in the inner one a tomato
aspic. The center is filled with cubes,)
OF grape fruit, apple and maraschino
cherries dotted thickly over the top
and well mixed with mayonnaise.
A separate dish Of mayonnaise
should be passed with most nodded
salads, as 1t is not easy to get enough
dressing without destroying the ap-
pearance of the form.
Another appetixing effect is had by
using a round ring mold and filing
he center with fancy mold that |
Ms closely and Is much higher. Thus
cucumber aspic in the ring can have |
aalibut or salmon salad arranged In |
he fancy form that flts closely IN the |
Ing when turned out II halibut is |
lsed, mix with shredded green pep
'ers and olives for color. or the sweet
ed peppers finely chopped.
This arrangement is equally attrac-
I've for dessert, this ring being of ice
ream and the centersof wine Jelly.
simpler dessert might have the
utter ring Of chocolate blanc mango. +
With nuts mixed through 1t. the fancy
orm being filled with whipped cream. i
his may be slightly stiffened with h
elatine II 1t will not hold its shape. II
Nothing Is prettier than a round or h
val ring mold of French vanilla ice
ream heaped high with fruit in it's,
eason, Strawberries, raspberries
caches. oranges and bananas. Home :
lade Ice cream served In this W. v
as all the air Of novelty desss IT.
or further adornment whipped ere am
lay be put on the top of fruit thru ugh
tube to make fancy forms