The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1914-11-27
CHAFlNG DISH IDEAS
POINTERS FOR USERS or poPu
LAR COOKING APPARATUS
ReeoenlEsd a. Most Valuable Friend
Of Surprised Aostesa There Are
rhlnss 60 De Remembered as
60 Care and Operation

No wonder the channs dlsh la pop
ular There's magic In IT, When one
has assisted at a chatting dish supper
formality Ia over forever. hesides
allowing woman 10 appear at her
best and exhibit cooking a. a due ART
the chafinE dish will always serve as
friend In need 10 the surprised host
ess. A word Of caution IL necessary,
however Keep the ehanng dish clean
Under no circumstances place II ON
fabric cover. but use marble, slate
wood or tile. Keep Il away from cur
tains and protect dlmy sleeves while
working around the ehanng dish. A
piece OF slate roofing Ia convenient TO
hold the lamp Above all, when the
alcohol has burned out. do not put In
a fresh supply until the tray has thor
oughly cooled on. otherwise you may
encounter an explosion.
Keep all ehanng dish articles and
utensils ready where they can De
reached without trouble, Use an agate
ware utensil. II will heat In a third
OF the time required by tin or copper
Procure a small wire toaster. that
fresh toast may ba served with eaeh
chatting dish dellcacy and a second al
cohol lamp 10 keep one dish hot while
another n 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 chahng dish
recipes have as their fundamental in'
gredient soup stock. This can be
made e1eellently and at short notice
by dissolvins a dessertspoonful OF con-
centrated nuid In half pint OF boil
ing water. adding pepper. salt two or
three drops OF extract OF celery and
tiny teaspoonful OF onion juice. Be
sides stock tho ehating dish expert has
In her commissary department some
tine East Indian curry powder. eaviare,
tomato eatehup. anchoyy 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 a lunch 10 which the addition ot
the hot dish prepared in the chafns
dish is the finishing touch. Channg
dish cookery Is really very simple and
anyone may soon learn TO stir up de-
lIclous things with little preparation.
provided ono knows something def
mite to begin with. II would be well
to purchase book OF recipes and be-
gin at the beginning,
To make chicken croquettes never
falling and universally liked dish. take
the following for six or eight people:
Three cupfuls OF chicken chopped
ine, 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 chating dish.
Oysters are always acceptable and
appetizing. The easiest way TO cook
is 10 pan them. Heat tablespoonful
OF butter and when 1t 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 chafng
dish