Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-04

February is fun OF SpeclaI Gays,
with none more interesting than the
14th, with Cupid as mascot, and many
minds are on the alert, thinking UP
something new and symbolic OF the
day.
To many persons valentine
luncheon or dinner has no slgplh'
canoe unless cupids and hearts are
included in the decorations. Conse-
Quently the menu should be in keep
ing with the valentine idea and hearts
should be displayed in various ways
in the different dishes by using heart
SHAPED cooking tins, pastry cases and
roolds for ices and salads that nave
aspic or gelatin for the basis.
ices may be served in heart-shaped
paper cases with perforated lace
edges. In each one should be thrust
a inv red candy arrow from which
a sweet pink heart bangles. For place
cards cupids may be arranged on
large hearts with strings of hearts
in their hands. 1t is the refresh.
ments that are the real party for
the children. They should be seated
around a large table lighted by red
candles, with bright-colored valentines
scattered around over the tablecloth,
and give them ice cream in individual
cupid molds.
Crepe paper roses in pink and white
make lovely decorations for a yalen-
tine luncheon or party. They can be
made into garlands and feStOoned
along the walls of the room, caught
up here and there with red crepe
paper hearts stuffed with cotton, or
bows and arrows may be cut out of
bristol board and gilded and silvered.
While the rooms may be decorated
with paper roses, it is better to have
real roses for a centerpiece on the
table. Place on a circular mirror
edged with smilax or on a pin-and-
white lace mat.
A delicious valentine salad is made
as follows: Boil one quart of canned
tomatoes, two teaSpoonfulS of sugar,
one small chopped onion. two whole
cloves and one teaspoonful of salt for
10 minutes Soak three tablespoon
fuls of gelatin incold water for five
minutes Strain the hot tomato mix
ture over the gelatin, stir until
the gelatin is dissolved, then pour
into shallow pan. Set aside to chill
and harden. Stamp out small heart
shaped pieces of the tomato jelly and
place each on a slice of pineapple.
Surround with shredded lettuce, gar
nish with celery and mayonnaise and
serve very cold with small heart
shaped sandwiches.
To make beet and cream cheese
sandwiches, cut some whole wheat
bread into round slices and butter
lightly Spread half the rounds with
cream cheese and the other half with
picked beets mixed with mayonnaise.
Put two rounds together press firmly,
then cut across in half. Stick tiny
spT1g of parsley in each one before
serving. Shredded lettuce may be
used on the rounds with the beets If
desired.
Pineappleade is very refreshing
drink. Mix two cupfuls of pineapple
Juice pressed from canned grated pine
apple, one-third cunful of lemon juice
and one-half cupful of orange juice
with one cupful of crushed ice and
about two-thirds cUpful of sugar
sirup. Mix thoroughly, add one quart
of plain or carbonated water and
serve in tail glasses garnished with
few fresh mint leaves or thin slice
OF orange.
For Other Entertaining.
To make a syllabub with cream and
cherries. mix one tablespoonful OF
cornstarch with one-third cupful OF
sugar. Beat two eggs, add the corn
starch mixture and then stir In two
slow fire until thickened and smooth.
Remove from the fire and add one
teaspoonful Of vanilla and little nut
meg. Cut one stale sponge cake in
slices and place in glass serving
dish, pour the sauce over it and cool
thoroughly. Whip two-thirds pint of
cream, sweeten lightly, heap over the
custard and garnish with one dozen
candied cherries. To serve on Wash
ington's birthday.
Sandwiches suitable for a Washing
ton birthday celebration are made as
follows: Cut or chop one-half cup
full of drained maraschino cherries
into small pieces. Add one.fourth cup
ful of chopped blanched almonds and
one-eighth pound of cream cheese.
Mix until thoroughly blended, then
spread between round or heart-shaped
slices Of buttered white bread. Cut a
small round or star-shaped piece from
each top slice and fit In piece OF
cherry.
Punch and Connections.
For a good punch. pour three
fourths cupful Of boiling water over
one tablespoonful Of tea, cover and
let stand for Ave minutes. Squeeze
the juice from three oranges and two
lemons, and cut the peel in strips.
Pour the hot tea over the peel and let
stand until cold. Then strain, add the
fruit juices, one-half q cupful of
crushed pineapple and one-third cup
full of raspberry jam dissolved in a
little hot water. Sweeten to taste
with sugar strip and dilute with plain
or charged water, allowing one and
one-half quarts. Add one pint of
lemon ice just before serving or serve
with little finely cracked ice.
To glaze nuts or fruits, mix together
two cupfuls of sugar, one cupful of
boiling water a0d one-haf a teaspoon
full of cream of tartar or one table
spoonful of light corn strip. Heat
slowly to the boiling point, Boil with
out stirring until the strip begins to
discoIor. Remove at once from the
fire and place the saucepan in cold