Evening star., 1914-07-12

"vERY- bright-minded human be
ing enjoys a pickup lunch. and
~ 1t is this love of infornlality.
~ stronger than ever In the sum
mer time, that makes the Sun
day night supper such a joyous meal 1t
ts a delightful thing at this time of year,
No more going out to restaurants or keep
ing the cook to make a formal dinner
just happy, informal gathering of
family and friends. with everything pre-
pared by amateur chefs.
The only thing necessary for the host
ess to do is to see that her icebox con-
tAins a reasonable amount of season.
able fruit and vegetables. some eggs and
relishes. The menu will be made up
after the party inspects the refrigerator,
and. in about fifteen minutes from the
time they start, a meal that would not
only tempt the dying anchorite, but would
bring him back to life again, may be
spread on the table.
Corn Salad With Mayonnaise.
Cut cold boiled corn from the cob
carefully removing any shreds of silk
that have fingered between kernels. Line
a salad bowl with small white leaves
from the heart of lettuce head and
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the mayonnaise over the whole being
sure to have plenty of it. The tooth
someness of corn as salad ingredient
is just becoming known. 1t is much bet
ter eaten alone with a mayonnaise than
mixed with other vegetables.
Recipe for Mayonnaise.
Put a pinch of salt and dash of pep
per into bowl after rubbing the bottom
and sides, of tho howl xxfh SnIif Glove
Of garlic; add the yolks of two eggs. half
a pint Of olive oil and tablespoonful of
vinegar. Take an egg beater and stir
them all up together briskly for about
ten minutes. Then pour the mixture over
the salad. Lemon juice may be used
instead OF vinegar, if preferred, and half
q cup Of whipped cream may be added.
but the combination of cream and vine
gar Is not always easily dgested. Some
persons like to make mayonnaise by
adding the oil to the eggs drop by drop.
but this is a tedious and laborious proc
ess. and the sauce is just as good when
made in the speedy way described.
Mixed Vegetable Salad With French
Dressing.
First rub the salad bowl with a split
Glove of garlic: then pour in four
tablespoons of olive oil to one of vine
fork. Next put in any vegetables you
have In the house; you cannot have
too many. but two will do. Sliced Gu
cumbers. tomatoes, onions, asparagus
tips. parsley. peppergrass-a1l these are
good and will blend harmoniously with
tables. sprinkle with pepper and salt
and celery salt. Edge the dish with
lettuce leaves.
Cream Cheese and Nuts
Take package of cream cheese and
put in a bowl with several spoonfuls of
prepared salad dressing and mix thor
oughly with silver or wooden spoon.
While one does this another can be
ehoppfng English walnuts or pecans
in a wooden bowl When the nuts are
ready stir them into the chees. md |
dressing. When all ingredients are
we'll mixed spread the paste on square
crisp crackers.
Cream Cheese With Gooseberry
Sauce.
Fresh gooseberries. if they are ripe. |
form an excellent combination with
cream cheese. If ripe gooseberries can
not be obtained the green fruit must
be stewed the day before. Anticipat-
ing the Sunday night picnic, the
hostess may do this. in which case the
fruit Is set on the table in a glass bowl.
The cream cheese may be used lust as
1t comes. IT can be mixed with a
cup OF whipped cream to make it go
further and taste a little better II
desired the cheese and cream so MIXED
may he placed in a little mound in the
center of glass dish and the goose
berries poured around them. The com
bination is delicious and may be eaten
On or with soda crackers.
Hard Boiled Eggs and Cheese.
Boil the eggs and then cool them by
placing in cold water Cut in half
lengthwise and remove the yolks- Mix
them in a bowl with a bit of cream
cheese, some butter. little mustard.
pepper and salt Stir thoroughly and
then put them back into the whites.
serve on a platter garnished with par
sley or lettuce leaves
Hot Hard Boiled Eggs With Mayor
naise.
After the eggs thoroughly done,
open and cut Iengthwise. Place on a
round dish, which should he edged with
small lettuce leaves. Pour over the eggs
the mayonnaise described above.
Cold Ham and Chicken.
This is a combination Of which southern
people are very fond. II there is no cold
sliced chicken in your icebox Sunday
night. open a can and pick some good
slices Then take your cold boiled ham
and cut into small pieces. Place these
alternately on a platter and garnish with
parsley or green pepper in long. thin
slices II preferred. the ham and chicken
may be minced in a chopping bowl. sea-
soned with green peppers and served by
spreading on bread in sandwich form. or
put in a bowl and covered with a salad
dressing.
Sponge Cake, Fruit and Whipped
Cream.