Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-16
Camps and Motor Tours
Serving Melons Cake Filings Made. Without
Cooking Suggested Menus Which Will
Be. Useful on Vacation Parties.

a box and the ice cream taken In a
freezer.
The following articles may be pur.
chased from q grocery store as you
ride along: Leaf of bread, one-half
pound OF butter, one glass of jelly.
one cream cheese. can Of deviled ham
or chicken, head Of lettuce, bottle Of
salad dressing, crackers or cake,
bananas: ginger ale Or root beer and
sweet chocolate. Stop for lunch
where there II running water 90 that
you can wash the lettuce. Spread
the bread with butter and with ham.
Cover with lettuce and salad dress.
ing and buttered bread.
To Serve Melons ct Home.
All water and flavor and color, a
melons sole duty IL to provide cooling
refreshment. That duty the musk
melon. watermelon, nutmeg, cassava,
catawba and other varieties take
turns In performing throughout the
hottest weather. Their services, how.
ever, are greatly extended II they
are properly prepared. All melons
should be placed on Ice and properly
chilled before serving. Never spoil
the delicate favor Of melons either by
carlessly removing some Of the
choicest and most delicate pulp with
the seeds or by filling the center Of
the melon with cracked ice, which
draws out the flavor.
Cuts OF watermelon served as balls,
cylinders. triangies. or hearts make
for attractive service and less trouble
some eating. These cuts from any
melon are also suited to the making
Of salads. A dash of salt improves
the flavor. The crushed pulp OF
melons IL good In ices, mousses Or
whips Melon halves may be served
with ice cream, whipped cream, fruit
Juice or cut fruit.
While melons are plentiful make
conserves and buffers which will car
ry this delicious favor of midsum-
mer well into midwinter. Melon con-
serves may be used simply as an ac-
cessory to a meal. or by adding
a touch of crushed nuts, whipped
cream, cocoanut, marshmallow or pine
apple they may be transformed into
a dessert. When selecting melons.
choose those that seem heavy when
weighed in the hand. that haveN q
springy feel at the ends, and that
give dull thump when tapped with
the knuckles.
Cake Filings without Cooking.
During the Summer 1t is desirable
to get the baking done as early In the
day as possible, and 1t is often con-
venient to bake cake In the morn
ing and leave the making Of the
filing until ready to use In order to,
have Il fresh. The following filings
are made without cooking. and are
as delicious as those requiring q hot
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wise designated, the sugar required
Is confeetioner's.
Fruit-cream Filling.-Any desired
fruit may be used, sthe most desirable
being Strawberries. bananas. oranges
or peaches. Cut the fruit In very thin
slices and spread on the cake. Pour
over q generous amount OF whipped
cream. Prepare each layer In the
same way. For the top, put on the
cream first and arrange the fruit
artistically upon Il.
Apple Fluff Filling.-In a generous
sized bowl place the whites OF two
eggs, two large tart apples grated
very. fine and one and one-haf. cup
fuls Of graduated sugar. Beat all to-
gether rapidly until 1t becomes light
and foamy. If too thin. add another
half cupful of sugar and beat again.
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1 Chocolate Cream Filling.-Beat the
white or an egg very lightly. Add q
teaspoonfui Of VANILLA Place a square
Of chocolate to melt over a fire. Put
about hall, q cupful Of sugar In the
egg and stir briskly with q spoon.
Add the chocolate, two tablespoonfuls
OF thick sweet cream, and as much
more sugar as Is required. A. good
addition fs a cilpful Of finely chopped
nut meats or raisins.
Orange Filling.-Take the Juice OF
one large orange or Of two small
ones. Stir In as much sugar as Is
required. Spread between layers and
over the top and sides Of the cake.
Take another orange, peel and divide
1t into six equal parts. Cut each piece
cross-wise into thin slices and place
a row around the outer edge of the
ton Of the cake. with the points to-
ward the center. Make a. smaller cir.
Gle In the center Of the cake, points
out.