Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-31
WEDNESDAY.


The silver was all to be polished this
morning and the menu for the luncheon
planned, but as Mrs Hooper was to have
dinner with the Bride in the evening,
there was so preparation to be made for
this meal at home. The temperature had
been steadily climbing for the last two
days, and as it promised to be very hot
on the occasion of her luncheon, she won
dered If she ought to have her menu
made up entirely of cold dishes. Her in
tention had been to have creamed chick
en- served from her chatting dish at the
table as the main course, but the threat
ening heat inclined her to change this to
jellied chicken, but she finally decided
that the creamed chicken would make
more satisfactory luncheon, and she
would have everything else ice cold. The
fact that she would have to serve the
luncheon herself entered into the plan
ming as to what she would put on her
menu. Having to get up from the table
too often would be awkward but by
serving the hot chicken from the chafing
dish and by using the tea wagon for
the extra dishes and having as few
courses as possible, she expected to be
able to manage.
She was just putting the silver away in
shining rows when the Bride rushed in.
of course, it is perfectly awful TO
have to come and consult your guest
about the dinner at which she is to be
entertained" laughed the Bride breath
lessly, but I'm going to have fried
chicken q Ia Maryland, because 1 know
how to cook that pretty well, and I'd
like to make some waffles to go with ii.
You know my electric grill has waffle
iron attached, and it is so easy to COOK
them. Besides, you take them right OF
piping hot, as you are ready to eat them.
But what 1 want to know is how to make
them and in a sufficient quantity for
just the three of us
4 think 1 have a recipe in my file
that makes enough for three" said Mrs
Hooper, taking down her card index
from the shelf
That is the thing that bothers me
most about my cooking" said the Bride
as she famed herself with her big sun
hat. L can't gauge the ingredients at
ALL If l increase my measurements
from those that make just enough for
Bob and me, ! usually find enough food
on my hands for a dozen"
Well here is a recipe that will do
for three" said Mrs. Hooper, laughing,
and you'd better write it down for your
file, and use it whenever you happen to
have an extra person. You ought to
be able to make them perfectly with al
electric iron"
Il suppose I ought to have them for
breakfast instead Of for dinner" ex-
claimed the Bride ruefulIy.
Ordinarily, yes" responded Mrs.
Hooper, but the fried chicken makes
them permissible for dinner"
Read me the recipe, please, and III
write II down." said the Bride.
Take one and one-hah cupfuls of
-four, two and three -fourths teaspoon
fuls OF baking powder, one-h half teaspoon
full OF SALT one egg, one teaspOOnful of
sugar Cif you like it, one and one-half
cupfuls Of milk and one and One-hah
teaspOOnful Of melted fat. Sift together
the dry ingredients. To the well beaten
egg yolks add the shortening and part
Of the milk and mix this with the dry
materials. Add the remainder Of the
milk and fold IN the well beaten whites
Beat well. The batter should be smooth
and about the consistence of cream"
In spite Of her inexperience as a cook
and housekecper, Mrs. Hooper rather
envied the Bride the ease and grace with
which she presided al her own dinner
table that night. She gave the impress
sion that she would have entertained q
dozen guests with quite as little fuss as
she did one, and her little meat was 4
great success. She had not made the
mistake Of having an elaborate dinner
There was just the fried chicken and