The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-11-12
CHAFING DISH IDEAS
POINTERS FOR USERS or PoPu-
LAR COOKING APPARATUS.
Reeosnlzed ss Most Valuable Friend
Of Surprised Hostess There Are
Things to Be Remembered az
TO Care and Operation.

No wonder the chafng dish IL pop
ular. There's magic In IT, when one
has assisted at a chafng dish supper,
formality is over forever. Besides
allowing a woman 10 appear at her
best and exhibit cooking as fine art,
the chafng dish will always serve az a
friend In need to the surprised host.
ess. word Of caution is necessary,
however Keep the chafng dish clean.
Under no circumstances place 1t on a
fabric cover, but use marble, slate,
wood or tile Keep II away from cur
tains and protect hlmy sleeves while
working around the chafing dish. A
piece OF slate roofing is convenient to
hold the lamp. Above all, when the
alcohoi has burned out, do not put In
a fresh supply until the tray has thor
oughly cooled of. Otherwise you may
! encounter an explosion.
Keep all chafing dish articles and
utensils ready where they can be
reached without trouble Use an agate
ware uteneil. 1t will heat in a third
Of the time required by tin OF copper.
Procure a small wire toaster, that
( fresh toast may be served with each
chaing dish delicacy and a second al
cohol lamp to keep one dish hot while
another is in preparation. Do not for.
get the various wooden.handled spoons
and mixing forks.
The most important article on the
larder shelf Is prepared beef stock.
! A great number OF chatting dish
recipes have as their fundamental in.
gredient soup stock. This can be
made excellently and at short notice
by dissolving a dessertspoonful Of con-
/ centrated fluid In half pint OF boil
Ing water, adding pepper, salt, two or
three drops OF extract OF celery and
a tiny teaspoonful OF onion Juice. Be-
sides stock the chafing dish expert has
In her commissary department some
fine East Indian curry powder, caviare.
tomato catchup, anchovy paste, canned
mushrooms, salmon, chicken, sardines,
cheese and all the ordinary season
ings, including paprika.
Bread and butter sandwiches. iced
tea, coffee or chocolate, fruit cake,
pickles and waters form a foundation
for lunch to which the addition Of
the hot dish prepared in the chafing
dish is the finishing touch. Chatting
dish cookery is really very simple and
anyone may soon learn TO stir up de.
licious things with little preparation,
provided one knows something def
mite to begin with. 1t would be well
to purchase book OF recipes and be.
gin at the beginning.
To make chicken croquettes a never
failing and universally liked dish, take
the following for six or eight people
Three cupfuls of chicken chopped
fine, one cupful of bread crumbs and
two eggs well beaten. Roll the
chicken and bread crumbs into small,
pear-shaped balls, dip into beaten
eggs and bread crumbs and fry in
butter in the chafing dish.
Oysters are always acceptable and
appetizing. The easiest way to cook
10 to pan them. Heat tablespoonful
OF butter and when il melts add the
Juice Of half lemon and teaspoon.
full OF chopped parsley and stir in the
drained oysters. Cook only until their
edges curl and lift out quickly on
strips OF buttered toast Oyster stew
Is also easy to prepare In a chafing
dieh.