New Britain herald., 1915-11-20
News f0r 7heafer G0eys and Women Readers
A WIFE.
Browning almonds means your atten ton every minute"
By ADELE GARRHON

I knew she was right, so I made no protest, and for a half hour or more we worked in silence I put as many nut meats as would brown well into the pan at time, stirred them con- stantly in the browning butter, keep ing the gas at just the right height, so that the meats should neither brown too much nor taste of scorched but ter. When they were just the desired shade of brown I took them out With long handled skinner, shaking them carefully, then turned them over to Mrs. Underwood, who spread them on the waxed paper and sprinkled salt over them.
 Before we had finished Dicky' and MT. Underwood appeared at the kitchen door, bearing between them as if it were a heavy barrel the tiny jar of onions
 "Heave ho, my hearties,'' sang out Dlcky. Here's your cargo.'
 They set 1t down with great care upon the end of the sink then they spied the almonds and simultaneous ly made a dash for them. Mrs. Un- derWood was a match for them, how ever. She got between them and the dainties and spread S1er apron in inn itation of farmers wife driving chickens.
 "Shoo!" she exclaimed, "oh, you know me! What I'll do to you both will be plenty!"
 Wed better shoo, Harry" quav- cred Dicky in mock alarm, and the two fled back to the living-room.
 We fisished the nuts, then went back to the dining room and the sandwiches. Lillian cut the bread and I prepared the filings Then we both spread the slices with a very thin coating of butter and more liberal one of filings I had made. Lillian went at the sandwich bread like a precised hand. She first removed with sharp knife the entire crust of the loaf then cut it in thin slices, and finally, with my biscuit cutters, cut these into stars and circles She made 1 also some triangles with skill which 1 could not have equaled.
 l was proud of my filings when l had them completed. One was made l of caviare dotted with the tiny onions | so small they looked almost like | grains of rice. For another I chopped ] anchovies and stuffed olives together until they were a paste, while for a l third I rubbed the yolks of some hard l boiled eggs had directed, Katie to prepare after breakfast, with an equal amount of sardines. I moistened all l of them thoroughly with lemon juice. To me there is nothing so delicate, so appetizing as a mixture of lemon juice with almost all sandwich fill ings.
 We finished the sandwiches, piled them daintly upon my prettiest china plates and covered them carefully with napkins.
 What next?' demanded Lillian.
 "The next thing is to prepare some sort of supper for you people, l said stretching my hand to ring the bell for Katie.
 touch the bell.
 supper for us! Are you crazy, my
 dear? There will be no supper in this
 apartment this afternoon. know
 what Dickey's suppers at night are.
 I've attended them before. and if we
 take anything more than one cup of tea and one of these delicious sand
 wiches apiece-you have loads too
 many as it is-we can't enjoy any,
 thing tonight. If you'll have Katie brew some tea I'll serve the tea and l sandwiches myself right in the living room, Then we can straighten up here and get your table ready. Inci- dentally, those flowers are the most stunning things in that earthen pot. Where did you pick it up?'
 'Dick ferreted it out of the kitchen" I returned.
 He has wonderful eye for those 1 things" she returned. Come on let's have our tea before we do anything | else"
 There was no resisting her. She had
 her way in everything We drank our
 tea and ate our sandwiches in the liv- 1 ing-room, and she had cleared every thing away and restored the room to l order in no time. She helped cut up
 the cheese and cleared away the deb- l ris of the sandwich making from the i. dining-room leaving Katie free for the I opening of the oysters. Then she l helped me spread my embroidered l centerpiece and doilies upon the 1 table and to put upon it the dishes l and silver, mostly wedding presents, l which I brought out. When we mad 1 finished the table, with the spring l blossoms in the center, we both looked l at it in admiration.
 l I called Dicl<y to place the things 1! in readiness for his rarebit and the cooking of his oysters, and went to my l room to dress, leaving Mrs. Under ] wood to assist Dicky or to talk to her ], husband, whichever she liked. | One problem was solved. I did not l need to put on an evening gown for ' h; $, ,lo NG,.c nd