Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-13
BY MRS. NJ. A. WILSON

fcopyri0ht, 1870. br Mrs. ". A. wilson. All
rights reserued.)
yxTHEN the family are just about
w ready to sit down to the evening
meal ring Of the bell often brings to
your threshold an unlimited guest for
the evening meal. In the good old days
of long ago il would he the signal for
real pleasant evening at home. Yet
today, acknowledging to Old Man High
Cost Of Living the fact that the careful
housewife feels she can i'll afford guests.
there are many quickly made dishes
that will help on these occasions. Turn
the family meal into banquet.
The usual evening meals consists of
a meat, potato. vegetable. salad and
dessert with perhaps 10 allowance FOR
the guest.
To lengthen out this meal. plan TO
serye a fruit appetizer that will take
only few minutes to prepare.
Fruit Appetizer
Open can Of peaches or apricots and
lift four pieces of fruit into oyster
cocktail or sherbet glasses. Cover with
finely cracked ice and add maraschiuo
cherry and serve.
IN the meat be a stew. braise or pot
roast, garnish with pointed pieces ot
toast with a spoonful of we'll drained
pulp of canned tomatoes on each point
Of toast.
If. perchance. it is chops that are TO
be served and you feel they VIII LOOK
skinny upon the platter return une
cooked chops to the pan. Add one cup
of cold water. Cover closely and let
them steam. while you make S'lce "t
toast for each service. Now prepare
a sauce as follows: -,
One and orc-hGlf cups Of m,lk'
Fire lercl tablespoons Of Vour'
stir with fork to dissolve the. uour.
Bring TO a boil. Cook three minutes
Now add
One teaspoon Of onion crtrdct =
One teaspoon OF salt -,
One half teaspoon Of pdpr'Ed'
Pinch Of mustard,
Pinch Of thyme. -,
Lift chops on toast. ,oVer W,tn
cream sauce. Sprinkle with parsley
and serve. Pour gravy in the meat
nan over the toast before placing the
rhon in nosition. This method will
mako six chops cut to weigh one ana
one half pounds. Serve six persons. =,
II there is not n sufficient amount ot
washed notatocs or potatoes cooked IN
other manner. add an extra VcSetaUIe'
Now your menu would rcau'
Fruit Appetizer
Chops Ardis Sauce S"nDls
Mashed Potatoes tcas
Salad
Ginger Marshmallow Meringuc
Coffee
To prepare the dessert. use ginger,
bread or other cake. Cut gingeroread
In thin slices and spread with marsn
mallow whip and put together in sand
wich style. Pour over the cake some
~ tbe fruit sauce left from the canned
fruit used for the appetizer ana TOP
with spoonful of the whip.
To carry out these changes success
tu,iy tbe busy housewife should have
in her pantry a hurry up shelf, and It
shouid be used only to supplement- inc
rov,,lar meals in emergency or uneN-
Hurrv-up shelf should contain:
One bottle Of cdtSup,
One can of peaches or npricots or
sther canned fruit Of choice.
One bottle Of onion eTfrdcf.
One bo1 Of =,oicback, to use ~ pace
One can of peas, string beans corr
and tomatoes. ,.s
dressing,
One can of good salad OIL
O,e coufniurr of mdrShmdllOtc Whlp'
One package OF sdltineS.
One package of cocodhuf'
One can Of regetdble soup,
One cnn Of asparagus SOUP
One-hdlt pound Of grated cheese
I One bor Of Sdrdincs,
, One package Of mGcGroni.
To plan an impromptu supper have
Sardine Canape
Baked Eggs Tomato sauce
Macaroni au Gratn
q Peas
Salad or Coleslaw