Evening star., 1921-12-16
LIGHT DESSERTS, BEVERAGES
AND SALADS FOR CHRISTMAS

Mix in half cup Of stiff mayon-
naise. cover with some mayonnaise
and put few rings of olives over the
top.
Rcd and Green Pepper salad.-chop
one-half small Bermuda onion fine and
chop fine four small red peppers and
eight green peppers. Mix with one-half
cup Of olive oil, five tablespoons OF vim
egar, half teaspoon OF powdered sugar
and one teaspoon Of salt. Let stand in
an earthen jar for one hour. Serve on
crisp lettuce leaves.
Green Pea and Potato Salad.-Mari-
nate two cups Of cold cooked canned
peas in French dressing and put In
cool place. Cut some cold boiled pota-
toes into straws. arrange in nest shape
sprinkle with salt. pepper and celery
salt. Drain the peas, place them in the
potato nest and serve with mayonnaiSe
to which half a cup Of broken walnut
meats has been added.
Pineapple and Pimento Cheese Said.
-On q HEARTBEAT Of lettuce put round
slice o. canned pineapple. With scissors
cut some strips Of rosy canned pfmento
about an eighth Of an inch wide and
long enough to reach from the center
place like the spokes Of a wheel. fill the
center Of the pinapple with cottage or
cream cheese Redeemed with finely
chopped pimento and press half wal
nut into the cheese. Mask one side of
the fruit with spoonful of mayonnaise,
leaving the gay color showing on the
other side.
Mixed Fruit Salad.-Pare. core and
dice one large apple, add one diced
banana, four chopped English walnut
Add the pulp Of one orange and one cup
Of diced canned pineapple. mix with
the following dressing: Mix one table,
spoon Of flour. one tablespoon of
sugar. one teaspoon of salt. one tea
spoon Of mustard very s1y lit little IRE, red
Add the well beaten yolks Of three eggs
and cook in double boiler. When it
begins to thicken add onehalf cup OF
hot vinegar. When thoroughly cooked
beaten. Take from the fire and stir
until the whites are cooked. Cool before
adding to the salad.
Surprise Salad - Not long ago a
hostess served a surprise salad at an
afternoon tea which quite delighted
ance. On long beds of curly parsley
and endive was laid full-length ba-
| mana which had been split down the
middle. The slit had been filled with
| chopped peanuts and the banana
gently pressed back to its original
| Malaga grapes, skinned and seeded.
| whole peanuts. chopped celery. mara
\ schino cherries. chunks of oranges.
candied pineapple and bits OF pre-
served ginger. On top of the banana
was spread a layer of thick mayon-
naise, and on top of this was a heaped-
up mass of whipped cream.
Christmas and New Year Beverages.
| Ginger Ale Mint Julep. - Strip the
leaves from two or three sprigs of
mint and crush in the mixing glass
with a thin strip of lemon peel. When
the juices have been extracted add
the juice of one lemon and the de-
sired quantity of sugar. Stir to a
paste, fill the glass half full with fine
ly crushed ice. add ginger ale almost
to the brim, stir gently but steadily
| until the sugar has dissolved and the
drink becomes cold, then serve in
small glasses with a garnish of mint
and fruit.
Mixed Fruit Punch.-Cut up as many
different kinds Of fruit as desired and
mix we'll Make a rich sirup Of sugar
and water boiled. pour over the fruit
and flavor to taste with lemon juice.
Cool and let stand in the ice box for
| several hours for the fruit f1avors to
develop and blend. then add plain cold
Tor charged water and serve. To
serve twenty people you will require
q solid quart of fruit sirup. a cup of
81 gar, Two quarts OF wafer ana the
Juice of six lemons. Freshly brewed
tea may be added with good results.
/ Raspberry Punch. If raspberry
sirup or vinegar has not been put up
at home. a very good commercial ar
ticle can be obtained in pint bottles.
Dilute with carbonated or plain water.
add lemon Juice and sugar to taste
! and bits of pineapple. orange and ba-
tnana A tablespoon of concentrated
raspberry juice is usually enough for
an ordinary tumblerful of punch.
, Strawberry Cocktail-Mash one quart
of canned Strawberries. add one quart
| of cold water and the juice of two
lemons and let stand for two hours.
Strain, add two cups of sugar. stir until
| II is dissolved and let the LIQUID stand on