Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-02
BY MRS. N. A. WILSON
1920, by Public Ledger

CO. All rights reserved)
Entertaining ones friends and
family with a weekend house party
or an outdoor dinner. or a picnic
gives a splendid opportunity for
gathering the clans for the celebra-
ton OF this national holiday. In
by-gone days the celebration of the
Fourth. like Thanksgiving and
Christmas. was a day of family
gatherings and much frolic.
Flowers hat are most appropri-
ate for this day are field daisies n
buttercups. with tiny flags. The
favors may be bonbon boxes made
to r~epresent cannon crackers, giant
torpedoes and drums. A large LIB
erty Bell, hung from the dome Of
the dining-room and draped with
flags, makes a patriotic sight. Use
red, white and blue shades upon the
candles on the dining-room table.
A dinner-dance is a splendid form
of home entertainment. A nice
dinner, a Victrola and a space for
dancing-these are all that is re-
CURED. II the meal may be SC ar
ranged as to be served on the porch
or on the lawn, 1t will be cool and
comfortable. But for those of us
who have no porch or lawn, then
p1an TO use the dining-room and
UAuk II WINll AAaCCES VI CAA "
in Jars or pals of cold water. The
Jars may be covered with crepe
paper appropriate to the occasion.
This will keep the room looking
cool.
Menu for Dinner Dance
CLAIMS on Half Shell
Crackers Olives
Radsshes Sailed Nuts Young Onions
Cold Consomme
Fish a la Hoover
Roast Lamb Mint Sauce
rs Cherry sherbet
Rice Cakes Peas
Lettuce
Cherry Pie with Whipped Cream
Coffee
Crackers Cheese
For a porch or lawn dinner this
meal. after serving the consomme,
may be served as a platter meal.
II a simpler meal Is wished, then
pne may serve:
Grapefruit
Radishes Olives
Sailed Nuts
Roast Chicken Brown Gravy
Rice Cakes Peas
Tomato Salad
Ice Cream Lady Fingers
Coffee
II a picnic is decided upon 1t will
be found hat IL individual lunch
boxes are packed for each person
much OF the trouble with the food
may be eliminated. But If mother
decides against this and likes to
have the old-fashioned picnic style
hamper, with lemonade, coffee and
tea. or perhaps a hot dish, then the
day will be much more enjoyable.
TO the individual lunch
boxes: Line a box about the size of
an ordinary cardboard shoe oox
with wax paper. Now put the fruit,
usually an orange or apple or ba-
mana in the bottom, lei comes the
deviled eggs, which are wrapped IN
a D and then about eight
sandwiches, two pieces of cake or
xarts, each wrapped In wax paper
\and then a handful of peanuts. The
&boxes may then be tied together for
<x;heir Journey to the picnic grounds.
A supply of paper cups, napkins
It'd towels will afford a real COM
rnv t. Prepare the lemon juice at
sorne 80 that it Is ready to have the
water added to it.
I have been told by some of the
boys from "over there of a method
OF keeping ice at a picnic, and 1t is
worth trying. Line a chip basket
with newspapers and make a hole
IN the bottom the size of a silver
dollar for melted ice to drain off.
Fiji the basket with large Jumps of
Ice and then wrap the basket in hve
thicknesses of newspaper Inc tie
securely. You know that paper Is a
no~nconductor and will prevent rapid
melting OF the ice. Two packages
of ice prepared in this manner, II
stored in a cool. shady spot, will
provide cool drinking water all day.
II coffee is desired, make a
c~heesecloth bag, allowing plenty OF
room and then use twelve ounces OF
finely ground coffee to a gallon OF
water.
/ have found that for picnics
where either hot foods or a bever-
age was needed. to take the wire
shelf from either the coal or gas
stones and then building a fire I'M
derneath would afford a safe means
Of furnishing heat by which to cook.
Cold Consomme
Select one and one-quarter
pounds of shin beef and a small
knuckle of veal weighing about two
pounds. Wipe with a damp cloth
and then place in a soup kettle and
add
Six pints of cold water
Two onions, cut in half
-Four whole cloves
One bay leaf
one faggot of soup herbs
One medium-sized carrot, diced
One teaspoon of celery seed.
Bring to the boiling point and
then simmer slowly for four hours
upon the simmering burner. Strain
hroug a piece of cheesecloth into
a bowl and then let stand over