Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-11
WEDNESDAY.

Il hope you won't mind my coming
in very often to this cosy afternoon tea
Of yours. Mrs. Hooper," said the Bride,
as she opened the founced ribbon sewing
bag she carried on her arm and took out
the dainty cambria collar she was hem
stitching. This is the only house in the
neighborhood where one can dash in this
way for half an hour and sit and chat
without feeling that one is holding up
the entire works of the household" Mrs.
Hooper laughed.
1T is so curious that none of my
neighbors do take to this idea Of mine,
that afternoon tea informally the way
we have 1t every single day between 4
and 3, is not fad nor an affectation to
be monopolized by the rich and leis-
urely, but a simple relaKation-quite in
keeping with the most modest house
hold"
Il Just love It," exclaimed the Bride
enthusiastically, land l shall institute II
in my house quite as n matter of course
and recognize it as something TO be ar
ranged for as definitely as breakfast or
luncheon"
I'm sure you'u not regret It," re-
spOnded Mrs. Hooper. 81 can't tell you
how much this hour means to me and to
the children. We don't make it q func-
ton that nothing can disturb. II I am
not able to be home in the afternoon
helen always knows that I will be in
before 8, and she has learned to prepare
the tea table so that II any one calls
before 1 reach home, there is no sign Of
my lack of hospitality while they wait
for me to arrive. I'm usually home
though" she concluded, because I like
to sew and talk to the children at this
hour, and my friends all know where and
when to find me-"
"These are delicious sandwiches" re-
marked the Bride as she helped herself to
another from the plate which Helen had
already passed her with her tea.
"Since butter Is getting SO much
cheaper" volunteered Mrs. Hooper, I'VE
are having sandwiches for tea instead Of
cookies or cake There are ever so many
sandwich filings that have butter for
foundation and on account Of the vita
mines it contains butter has dietary value
that we were forced to ignore when 1t
was so expensive this winter"
This Is an egg filing isn't it7 queried
the Bride lifting the edge of the thin
slice of bread and inspecting the mixture
within.
well, It Is a combination of two table
spoOnfuls Of butter, one hard yoke of
egg, finely chopped chlVe, little TAR
agon vinegar, salt, pepper and raprika. If
you like anchovy sandwiches tube Of
anchovy paste can be bought for 35
cents and one tube viii make a great
many sandwiches. Cream one-fOurth Of
q cupful of butter then work into it two
tablespoonfuls Of the anchovy paste and
spread the mixture on very thin slices Of
bread"
"But you promised to tell me
something about casserole cooking when
came in this afternoon, the Bride re-
minded Mrs. Hooper as she took a Sec
ond cup of tea. II have lovely casserole
that was one of my wedding presents.
but I had an idea that you didn't use
casserole for cooking unless you had
large family and needed to make cheap
cuts of meat go a long way"
THE casserole has been much abused
because It's value as a cooking utensil
has only been recently recognized by
American housekeepers." said Mrs.
Hooper, "brt the Italians and French
have always known that the delicious
favor Of much of their cooking was due
70 the humble brown casserole"
The only reason that am anxious to