Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-20
Warm Weather Meals
Housewives Learn That Correct Diet With Less
Work Leads to SummerHealth Conditions.

Orange gelatin-put one ounce of
gelatin INTO half cupful Of cold water
10 soften Tor about two minutes. Put
one cupfuI of water on to heat with
! three-fourthS cupful of sugar or less,
depending upon the acioiity of the fruit.
When the strip is boiling, take 1t from
the stove and put the moistened gelatin
into II. Stir until the gelatin is entirely
dissolved. then mix with two and one
fourth cupfulS of strained orange Juice
and two tcaspoonfuls Of lemon juice. III
this way the orange juice is not cooked
at ell. Strain and pour into molds.
then put III cold place to set Serve
with or without a soft custard or plain
or whipped cream.
Outdoor Meals.
One Of the greatest advantages af-
forded by the Summer season is the OPP
portunity Of taking many meals out in
the open air. Even q glance at items
on the open-alr menus sold in the stores
Is sufficient to show how appetizingly
and how wisely we may cater for our
enjoyable excursions into the open.
With the desire to get out of doors in
hot weather, there is need for cook
ing foods that will last more than one
Gay. Certain meats can be used this
way. such as ham and veal loaf, boiled
ham, boiled tongue, sliced cold corned
beef and ieilied meat.
Refreshments for o garden or lawn
party should be light and dainty Plenty
OF fruit. such as peaches. blackberries
or raspberries, and cream, should be on
the menu Ices should be provided, as
well as ice cream. Lemonade. tea or
coffee. or If the day is very hot iced
tea or coffee viii be very welcome. 1t
is a good plan to put about four tea
spoonfulS of tea into separate pieces of
muslin and tie them up loosely. The
bags can then be lifted out of the tea
pot when the tea has infused for four
minutes. Fresh tea can easily be made
by putting in another bag of tea On
very hot day drinks will keep cool If
placed in large earthenware pitchers
which are wrapped round with damp
cloths. As the water evaporates from
the cloths the earthenware is cooled and
the contents of the pitcher also.
Lemonade sets and fruit salad sets
in colored glass can be bought In ever
increasing variety. In color they are
orange. green, purple. amber and white
glass and in plain and cracked glass
with six or eight glasses and covered or
uncovered pitchers. The tray is bound
with raffia to match the color of the
glass. Fruit salad sets for garden use
are also made in colored glass and stand
in partitioned trays to match and COM
prise six shallow bowls on short stems
or are made large enough 20 hold grape
fruit
Porch Party Sandwiches.
Sandwiches. after they have been
made, should be wrapped in clean
cloths TO prevent them from becoming
dry. It will be well II all refreshments
are spread cut on a table and covered
with fine muslin until ready to serve.
Trv these sandwiches:
Parsley roils-WaSh bunch of pars-
ley, remove the stem. then chop to a
powder Mix with butter and lemon
Juice Spread quite thickly on thin
bread and butter and roll up.
Cheese and tomato-Take equal guam
titles of cream cheese and fresh tomato
pulp and work together with knife.
Chop q small pickle gherkin very fine
and add II.
Pineapple and nut Shred some pine
apple, chop some almonds and set In
lemon jelly In a square mold. Flavor
with almond essence Cut the jelly in
fairly thick slices and serve between
bread and butter
Cream. walnut and ginger-Whip, the
cream. chop the walnuts and add very
little chopped glace ginger. Mix to-
gether and spread on whole wheat
bread.