Evening star., 1924-06-27
UTOMoBILEs have made pic

A UTOMOB1LES have made pic
~ mics and camping trips very
"A popular. No one can deny
that it is decidedly easier to
Plan and carry out a picnic If one
has car to rely on, and more and
more people are taking refreshments
with them on their trips rather than
depending upon rodeside hotels and
inns. Then, too, the picnic hampers
and baskets are so fully equipped it
makes matters easy. Another ad-
vantage is that it is not half the
trouble to entertain a few friends at
such a picnic as it is to entertain
them indoors.
i is we'll to select food for your
picnic menu that will require the
minimum of siiverware and dishes.
Also the feed should be of the kind
that will stand few hours without
becoming less appetizing as time goes
on. 1t is becoming a custom to take
the wherewithal to make a refreshing
cup OF tea even when whole meal
Is not to be eaten in the open. Motor
fsts know how much it helps in an
afternoon OF motoring to stop just
long enough to boil water on tour
=
tea making outfit is fast becoming a
necessity for motor trips. Accom-
panied by small cakes or sandwiches.
IL makes refreshinga repast.
Preparing Refreshments
Egg sandwiches are convenient. TO
make as the materials are always on
hand: Cook the eggs hard. cool, shell
and put through strainer. Work
through with wooden spoon. This
method changes the egg into a liEht
fluffy mass. Add one tablespoonful
OF melted butter to two eggs and
season with salt, mustard and pap
rlka A few sprigs of water cress
laid inside will improve ham sand
Wich.
This is good sandwich filling:
heat half pound of new. unsalted
hutter to a cream and add a gill of
thlck cream that has been whipped
stun. IT the butter is to be used alone,
add little salt, mustard and cayenne
pepper. Otherwise, leave il unsea
soned. Chopped parsley, chives, mint
or naSturtiumS rubbed into unsalted
butter. makes savory sandwich I'LL
ing. Water cresS makes another eX-
.ellent combination with the butter.
PICK the small green leaves from the
stems OF handful of water cress and
Shop them in a wooden chopping
oowi. Then mix them with unsea-
soned and unsalted butter in the pro-
portion of one part butter and two
Parts cress. For a refreshing fruit
-aud-butter filling, cut an orange into
very small pieces, skin and all, and
ADD small quantity of sugar. Mix
the orange and butter. half and half,
ana STIR in teaSpoonful of lemon
1uice just before you are to use the
mixture.
You will find great satisfaction in
carrying sandwiches made simply Of
haklng powder biscuits opened and
spread with butter and potted meat or
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A tender chicken, split down the back
and baked. cut up when cool and each
scctfon wrapped in waxed paper. is
deIlsntful on a picnic. especially
biscuits
Appetizers in the form of olives,
pickles, even chow chow, can be cas-
lily carried if securely packed in small
aid of toothpicks.
Nut bread spread with jelly is good
Tor the sweet course. To make the
bread beat one egg we'll, add one-half
cup of sugar, one and one-fourth cup
OF sweet milk, one cup of English wal
nut meats broken into tiny bits, four
cupfuls of sfted -four, four teaspoon
RUS of baking powder and one tea
spoonful of salt. Mix well in the order
given. Let stand III a creased bread
pan for half an hour Bake for about
forty-hve minutes. Individual sponge
cakes, chocolate cakes and tasty cookies
are nice to take. If you like layer
cake, cut it in slices and wrap we'll in
waxed paper. Avoid taking the very
sticky kinds Do not take much candy.
as this causes thirst. and water may
be limited. Butter scotch. peanut brit
tie or any of the hard, clear candies,
or crystal mint drops are suitable.
Among the fruits that are good to carry
arc peaches, pears, plums, gra apes
oranges, bananas and lemons. The fruit
should be perfectly ripe. well washed
and not exposed to the dust.
How to Pack Utensils.
When packing the lunch avoid
weight as much as possible and use
utensils that can be thrown away as
much as possible. Put salt in little
paSteboard box and fasten with
rubber band or string. Use paper
cups instead of tumblers, paper nap
kinS and paper wooden plates.
Be lavish with the use of waXed pa
per. 1t is inexpensive and keeps food
fresh and clean. Garry crackers and