South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-11

49, 80 - ~ ~. 49, 1890 ~
there is no denying hat the nuts
compared in flavor 10 the ones YOU
Tx yourself"
BROWNING THE ALMONDS.
Il cannot pear the apologies FOR
sailed almonds they sell in the
shops j returned. a bit acidly. /
did not quite relish the p%atronizing
way in which she dismissed my la
Dor for the evenings supper as the.
ambitions of a bride. For years
whenever ] have entertained my
friends / have prepared them my
self. II really is very little trouble.
and l cannot imagine changing my
habit OF years, no matter how long
1 am married"
l took my largest frying pan as
I spoke. poured boiling water over
it. my invariable practice when US
ing a cooking u~tensil. and wiped IL
carefully. Then / lighted one of
the jets on my gas stove. put the
pan over IL. and when il was hot
put a large piece Of butter into the
pan.
Katie" directed. as ] stirred
the butter carefully so that it should
melt evenly. brown Just enough and
not burn. put those almonds in the
bowl and bring them here. then
spread some sheets OF waxed paper
over some dry towels on the table,
where the nuts have been drying"
Here. Katie interrupted Mrs.
Underwood, gathering up the nuts
into the bowl as she spoke. hand
me the waXed paper and fowls. I'll
attend to the table. You hold the
bowl for Mrs. Graham. She needs
you there. Browning almonds
means your attention every minute"
l knew she was right, so / made
no protest, and for a half hour or
more we worked in silence. I put
as many u meats as would brown
well into the pan at a time, stirred
them constantly in the browning
butter. keeping the gas at just the
right height, so that the meats
should neither brown TOO much nor
taste of %scOrching butter. When
they were just the desired shade of
brown ! took them out with a long
handled skinner, shaking them
carefully, then turned them over TO
Mrs. Underwood, who spread them
on the waNed paper and sprinkled
salt over them.
Before we had finished Dicky and
Mr.. Underwood appeared at the
Kitchen door. bearing between them
as if il were a heavy barrel the tiny
jar of onions.
"Heave no. my hearties.' sang
out Dicky. Here's your cargo"
They set it down with great care
upon the end OF the sink. then they
spied the almonds and Simultaneous
" made a dash for them. Mrs. I'm
derwoOd was a match for them.
however. She got between them
and the dainties and spread her
apron in imitation OF a farmers wife
driving chickens.
Shoe she exclaimed, 'or you
know me! What I'll do TO you both
viii be a plenty
Wed better shoe. Harry" quay-
cred Dicky in mock alarm. and the
two fled back TO the living oOm
We finished the nuts. then went
back TO the dining room and the
sandwiches. Lillian cut the breao
and 1 prepared the filings. Then
we both spread the slices with a very
thin coating of butter and a more
liberal one of filings l had made.
Lillian went at the sandwich
bread like a practised hand. She
first removed with a sharp knife the
entire crust Of the loaf. then cut it
in thin slices, n finally, with my
biscuit cutters, cut these into stars
circles. she mad also some
triangles with a skill which 1 could
not have equailed.
I was proud OF my filings when
I had them completed. one was
made Of ~caviare dotted with the
tiny onions. so small they looked al
most like grains Of rice. For anoth-
er 7 chopped anchOvies and stuffed
olives together until they were a
paste. while for a third / rubbed the
yolks OF some hard-boiled eggs 7
had directed Katie TO prepare after J
breakfast, with an equal noun of
sardines. I moistened all 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 nil-
ings.