Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-08
Mrs: Wilson Talks
About Vegetables
rhis Is the Season for Corn
nnd String Beans, but They
Should Be Served in I'm.
usual Ways

nv MRS. NJ. A. WILSON
csertoat 1921. .ds,, ~ NJ; ,s:o1y. NJ f. Wilson" A"
o,uIs week brings the succulent corn,
..o plant and the squash to the
.stst stalls. and within the reach of
~. No. housewife who feels that she must
s t.s, within a budget. After two or
.ssao servings of the summer vegetables
family will soon tire Of them unless
~ bousewife finds some new and at
..rsctive methods of serving them.
IN not use salt in the water when
Sing The vegetables, as 1t toughens
,Ss fber and prolongs the time for
cooking.
An Gratin Of Snap Beans
prenare and cook beans until tender,
i;rected in recipe above, drain, sea-
90 an with salt and pepper. using about
Three. quarters teaspoon OF salt,
One. quarter teaspoon OF tohtte pep
,r to one quart of the cooked beans.
Rub a baking dish will butter and
,,sce layer of the beans in the bottom
Tho dish. Sprinkle with finely chopped
orion. and a little finely chopped green
Sspper. Cover with cream sauce. re-
XII. layer with cream sauce. Sprinkle
sS;ck with coarse breadcrumbs and one
Sslf cup of finely grated cheese and
hsia in hot oven until well Drowned
on top.
For variety add cup Of nicely Drowned
..it nork or bacon chopped fine before
s,ownina. In community of vege.
tsrians they use one half cup of finely
sbonped nuts, one-half cup Of finely
srstrd cheese in between the layers.
fIe two cups Of cream sauce in making
this dish.
Stuffed Green Peppers
Select the large fat-looking pepper
and cut thin slice from the top. Re-
move seeds and place in hot water for
ten minutes, then drain. Now place in
One cup of crushed corn, scroped
from the cob nith a corn scrdper,
One Gun of thick cream sauce,
-Four tablespoons of bread crumbs,
Three tablespoons of -four,
Tpo eggs,
One onion grated,
Tro tablespoons of finely chopped
green peppers,
One level teaspoon of salt,
Onc.halt teaspoon of 1chite pepper,
One quarter teaspoon of thyme.
Mix well, fill into the green peppers
and place in baking dish. Now add |
one-half cup of water to the baking
dish and bake in moderate oven for
thirty minutes. When cold cut in slices,
dip in -four and brown in hot bacon
fat Lift to thin slice of toast and |
cover with holandaisc sauce and nicely
Drowned slice of bacon. This is de-
licious when the family are tired of the
usual meat dishes.
Squash Souffle
Pare and cook squash, turn in piece
Of cheesecloth and press dry. Rub
through a sieve and then place one cup
Of the water drained from the squash
in saucepan and add
One cup of milk,
Sir tablespoons of -four.
Dissolve the -four in the cold milk
before adding to the squash liquid.
l'ring to boiling point and cook for five
minutes, then add
Tro onions grated,
Ono green pepper, minced fine,
Three tablespoons of butter,
Yolks of four eggs,
One and three. quarters cups of the
prepared squash,
One teaspoon of salt,
O"e.hat teaspoon of pepper.
And beat to smooth blend. Fold in
The stf1y beaten whites of the four
cggs, turn in n wcll-buttered baking
dlsh and bake in moderate oven twenty
five minutes. Serve at once.
Corn and Tomato Fritters
Select firm tomatoes and cut In thin
slices. Dip in flour and lay on cloth
until needed.
Place in mixing bowl
The crushed corn scrapcd from four
care,
Ono cup of -four,
Ipo teaspoons of baking po,cder,
One.hat teaspoon of mhitc pepper,
One teaspoon of salt,
One egg.
One-hdt cup of milk,
uhe'hat cup Of fine bread crumbs.
Beat well to blend and place spoon
fui of the batter in skillet continuing
some smoking hot fat. Place the thinly
sliced tomato quickly on top after I
putting the batter in the pan and when
nlceiy Drowned on ono side turn and
eooh on OF her. I.if; to hot platter
.IISered .Ired with paper napkin to absorb
tue excess fat. If the frittcrs are
ttooked IN bacon or ham drippings they |
nave delicious flavor.
Tomato Pie
Hub baking dish well with butter
sna place layer of thinly sliced to-
i%atoes in the bottom. Season each
myer with finely chopped onion and ,
s.sen s pepper, now layer of corn
Nraped from tie cob. then a layer Of
@oked lima or butter beans. Season !
sach layer with the finely chopped J
Ih ISn9h and green pepper. and when !
.sIahihg dish is full with tomatoes on :
on ome Top, pour over one cup of thick ,
"eam y sauce, sprinkle with breadcrumbs !,
una grated cheese, and bake in mod. !
noro mute oven for thirty minutes. Pre-
hotc hhtc pam pastry. cut in squares and
u,.. nm delicate brown. Lift the to-
nato pie on this crust. !
Baked Cucurnbers
pare and slice three cucumbers thin,
iiao baking dish we'll with butter. nut
~ nj. lhe cucumbers in layers and season
Na Mmn hnely chopped onion and green
nspper' When dish is full pour over
adding ''i'" 'o"'"to puree'
ddmo tablespoons of -four,
OOhe teaspoon of salt,
u"e'hdt teaspoon of pepper.
bake in moderate oven for twenty.
nVe minutes. twenty