The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-07
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Breakfast in June
Edouard Panchard of the Hotel MIC.
Alpin Gives Receipts, and a Mu-
steal Setting Is Suggested

tn" soup reaches the boiling temperae
turc put IL ava n allow II to boil
slowly for two hours. Swimming of tho
fat. strain through IA cheesecloth and
let II cool or nm Ice or In a refrigerator
and serve in n cup. II properly pre-
pared and cooked this consomme will
be very clear.
Lamb Outlets. With Asparagus Tips
The lamb outlets. neatly trimmed.
should he lightly grilled or cooked In
the sautc pan with butter. and served
with new potatoes. a In maitre d'hotel,
and garnishcd with watercress IND
pointes d'asperres prepared in the fol-
lowing manner as "A sauce:
A small bundle. say eeventy-flvo
heads, Of ordinary well grown aspara.
gus will suffice for this dish. First Of
all. lay the vegetables on a board and
tut Off all tho tender green part Of
each piece. See that these are quite
clean and cast the tougher ends into
q bow Of water, clean them. wipe them
dry and put them INTO as much boiling
water as will float them nicely, with u
dessertspoonful of sugar and one Of
salt. In "A smaller vessel do the same
With the green ends. adding half an
ounce Of butter. hut reducing the sea-
soning in proportion to the quantity OF
water. Boil them till tender. drain
them and lay them on "A plate. Add
their boilings to the water in the larger
pan. the contents OF which should be
set TO simmer with the object OF get
ting the stalks as tender as can be.
When this object has been secured,
probably after two hours ~simmering.
hut according TO the age and freshness,
drain off the water. Keep IL In a bow
and press all the pulp that can be got
from the talks through n hair sieve
into a soup plate. Now put half an
ounce OF butter into a stewpan, melt,
and mix with II over n low fire half
an ounce of lour. Cook gently as long
as you can without coloring, then
begin TO stir in asparagus pulp and
the water TIL you have half a pint Of
PURGE. %expending all tho former In the
operation. cut the cooked green ends
INTO half inch lengths. put them into
"A small stcwran. moisten with the
PURGE ito which a tablespoonful of
good cream should he added. and set
IN the balm marie till wanted. Serve
in a hot silver saucehoat.
Fresh Cherry COmpote-Take two
pounds of nice cherries and remove the
stones If You like. Prepare a syrup
with one pint If water. four ounces OF
Sranulated sugar. one-half Of a vanilla
bean. Som" orange peel and the Juice
or "h"-half "A lemon pu on the fire.
NhoG 1t comes to a boil add the cher
rieS, cover tight and allow T. 10 cool,
for three minutes. Remove from the
range to a cool place. keep the cover on
dntil COO, then serve in a glass bowl
winch Is surrounded with fine grated
ice. To increase the flavor Of the cher.
ries do not remove their stones.
h breakfast tnaV he served at
, small tables ont of doors. Where tho
grounds are too Surshiny for confort
~" should have Il marquee erected. 4
/ ! more charming roofing than the heavy
= awning usually chosen can he made of
wire covered with greono in a solid
mass. n advantage Of this over the
awniiiS J. thar the glare and heat are
O. destroyed ana the air Cir'llates more
, easily. The wire covering may he
pointed In circular tent fashion with
tho apex " the centre pole. At
: IN" Sid'~ II must meet and rest upon
"a seven or clcht foot high lattice.
P About this lattice should he banked
ilowors-hollyhOCk are wonderful,
effective when ~ season and around
and against the crown OF the marquee
within there should properly be n sun.
burst of h~"llYhoCkr 70 carry out the
idea. The same flowers may he used
p even on small tables hv breaking the
e long stems ami wiring the blossoms on
4 sticks TO hc pressed into small banks OF
close set foliage. Individual table
baskets Of flowers should not Ne used,
r as they belong to the decorative ideas
II past seasons.
II y is having the marquee OF
i aNCinS, then there may be used on the
t. tables SINAI. clear glass bowls filled
With soft ferns and sweet peas, pre-
ferHhly white, for white and green
u make the da.nticst MONDAY color
: scheme IN summc and large palms
; massci her" and there replace the
- h~ul'yhockr.
II a vivid effect is preferred there are
possible arrangements OF pet,inias in
clear glass with much green ahou,
them and just a few ~ tho blossom,
q themselves. 0CCause = their heavy per
. fums. Picked close TO the heads tho,
are lovely afloat n a fiat glass dish
e several on heir proper stems hc.r-
placed with fern IN an urr!gh, holict
q NJ one edge Of the dish in the prcyalcu'
X Japanese fashion. But this fat dish
d decoration requires n fairly Ia &c table
e 10 bring ont It's perfection.