The Washington herald., 1914-07-10
WHAT TO SERVE AT
THE HOME TABLE
Two Delightful Hot Weather Menus
with Practical Recipes.

Two Delightful Hot Weather Menus
with Practical Recipes.
BREAKFAST.
susared Curnata
Hominy and Cream
Toast Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Spanish Omelet.
Lettuce Sandwiches
Iced Cocoa. Cookies
DINNER
String Beans and Tomatoes.
Com Frtttts. New Potatoes
Lettuce. French Dressing.
Raspberry MousSe. Waters.
Coffee or Iced Tea
II
BREAKFAST.
Raspberries with Cream.
Pcsehed Eggs on Toast.
Rolls Coffee.
LUNCHEON
String Bean Salad with MayonnGise.
Bread and Butter.
streiSal Kuchen. Mint Punch
OVEN DINNER.
(CasseroleD
Rice Baked with CheeaA
Stuffed Green PeppefA
Tomato Salad
Cherry Brown Betty. Hard Sanoa.
Co1ee.
cooking should be reduced to the mimi
mum, and where possible the fireless
cooker or casserole should be used. Per-
ishable food supplies must be purchased
as quickly as possible. The meals should
be planned so that there are few left
overs, for a careful watch must be kept
of pantry, cellar and refrigerator and
cooked or uncooked food unused any
length of time cannot be regarded as in
the best condition.
The left-overs were one box Of rasp-
berries, four tomatoes, lettuce and string
beans.
Raspberry Mousse-To one and one
half cupfuls OF crushed raspberries add
one-half cupful of sugar. Carefully mix
berries and sugar into three cupuls OF
whipped cream. Pour into mold. Cover
and bind the seam with a strip OF
cheesecloth which has been dipped into
melted fat or paraffin. Pack in a pail
of crushed ice and sait-allow one cup
full OF salt to three of crushed ice. Let
stand for three hours. When properly
side, but creamy in the center.
This dessert is easily made. wholesome
and nice enough for any dinner. Other
mousses may be made in the same way
by simply changing the fruit or flavor
used
Streisal Kuchen-Sift two cupfuIs OF
-four with one cupful of sugar, a pinch
of salt and three large teaspoonfuls of
baking powder. Take one-half cupful of
lard, one-fourth cupful Of butter and
work into the first mixture as for pie
paste. Put an egg into a measuring cup,
fill with milk and combine with the flour
and shortening mixture. Pour into a
shallow pan and dot with one and one
half cupfuls of buttered crumbs which
have been busted with powdered cinna-
mon and sugar. Bake in a moderate
oven for half an hour.-From German
Cookery.
Mint Punch-Make sirup OF one quart
Of water and two cupfuls of sugar.
Boil for about ten minutes Meanwhile
bruise and cut fine two cupfuls Of mini
leaves. Mix with the mint the juice
and rind of three lemons and pour the
boiling sirup over. Let stand several
hours or overnight, then strain. Wher
serving use plenty of crushed ice and
equal parts Of mint and ginger ale
Good Housekeeping.
Expenses, two days. - Currants, II
cents; hominy, cents: eggs, ten. Il
cents; coffee, cocoa, IL cents: string
beans, 10 cents; tomatoes, six, II cents;
potatoes, 5 cents; corn. one can. 10
cents; lettuce, cents; raspberries. two
boxes, Is cents: kuchen, cents; lemons
three. 10 cents; rice. cheese, cents;
peppers, fve, 10 cents; cherries. two
quarts. 10 cents; bread. rolls, II cents;
milk, two quarts, II cents; cream. ].
cents; butter, six ounces, II cents; flour
sugar. 10 cents, and sundries, 10 cents
Total, S2.29.