The Washington times., 1920-11-19
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dinner IL the tturheS
fxin's," but one usu$y wants a
frst course at a coneny dinner.
This can be soup. ri oysters. a
tasty canape. or a frt cocktail.
The oyster cocktaitseems a bit
more Of an appetite than the
plain oysters. To Ake this fill
your soup plates wifi cracked ice
and in the center sit tiny. THO
glass or half a lend scooped out
The oysters, in their helis, five for
each person, shout BIZ placed
around the glass on the ice The
cocktail sauce Is in the glass, Of
course. To make tbs use q table,
spoonful OF tomato eatsup for each
person. half a tablespoonful of
lemon juice. a drop or two Of to-
basco. half q teaspoonf1l OF Wor-
cestershire sauce and sat
The old-time Thanksgiving din
ners usually began with an oyster
soup. To make this pax over q
quart OF oysters, resolving the
liquor. Ada the oysters d up into
large pieceyand heat Sinner over
a low flame for twenty minutes
then strain. Scaid a Quat OF milk
with one slice Of onion, 10 stalks
Of celery, two blades of mace,
.sprig Of parsley, and b of bay
leaf. Remove the seasorhgs and
thicken with q third of , cup of
butter rubbed into a thirdpf a cup
of -four Add tho straine, liquor,
season with salt and peppt.
For clam bouillon use hall a peck
OF CLAIMS which have been washed
and scrubbed carefully. Mt into
a big kettle with three cupsb pr cold
water. cover tightly and Hil till
the shells are well opened. Strain
the liquor through fine chez &cloth.
When needed bring to the koiling
point, pour into cups. and ontop OF
each cup put a spoonful Of whipped
cream seasoned with salt and
paprika. The cream adds gteatly
to the flavor Of the soup.
Canapes are served often irttead
OF oysters at a formal dinneA A
sardine canape would be a very
good starter" for a Thanksgiving
dinner. This is made by toating
rounds Of bread and spreading them
with sardine paste made by nash
ing the sardineS and seasoning them
well with salt, cayenne. and vor-
cestershirc sauce. In the center put
a stuffed olive cut in two and ar
range ring Of chopped hard boiled
eggs around tho edge.
Possibly nothing will taste better
before heavy family dinner than
a fruit cocktail. This can be served
in orange or grapefruit shells or
In tall glass dessert glasses. A very
god combina tion is made by using
orange and grapefruit. MIX equal
quantities OF tho fruit cut into snail
pieces. Sprinkle with lemon Juice
and little sherry. II you have H.
Swecten to TASTE. but be sure II is
rather tart. Place on the Ice so II
win be thoroughly chilled. Many
people put the glasses into the re-
friRerator also. A little pineappi,
can be added. Gsrnish each with q
candied cherry.
TABLE! ESrFCrs.
4 red table H. very pretty. PnI q
low silver or glass compete witt
shiny red apples. Use candlosticks
to match with tall red candles ir
them and string ropes Of red Gran
berrios. Christmas trce style, anC
suspend them from tho chandelier
to the -four corners OF tho table
Some o. the more perfect apple.
can be scooped out. lined with wax
cd paper and filled with salte6
nuts,
If you are al all clever with you,
hands you can concoct from cotton
gray paper and water-color paint,
u most realistic reproduction of tn,
famous Plymouth rock. Put this ir
the center ot the table on a greer
paper mat and around It in n pro
cession, one for each guest, havo I
march OF the Pilgrims. They can b,
paper dolls dressed in crepe paper
or little kewpics: those for thu
men in black cardboard Pilgrim
hats and those for the women II
little white paper caps, fichus an
aprons.
Another effective centerpieco tina
can be built up could be made b!
laying an obions piece OF dari
green paper In the middle of tn
table and scattering over IL Ilttl,
sheaves OF grain, made OF drie,
grass tied with narrow yellow rib
bon. Around among them seattle
little candy pumpkins. The plac
cards can be little oblong card
decorated with sheaves OF rye o
wheat and pumpkins, and the quo
tations from when the Frost Is Or
the Pumpkin" written across it. 7
Is a very pretty idea to have tn
place card metch the centerpiec
wherever. possible.