Evening star., 1931-10-09

A UTUNTN is an ideal time for auto
mobile outings, picnics and outings
Of various kinds, as well as indoor af-
fairs. Careful planning and complete,
although inexpensive, equipment for
outings results in easy work and Is
good change from preparing meals at
home. Lunch baskets or kits for such
outings are made so as to combine
lightne7s and strength as far as pos
sible. Some hold services for four per-
sons and scme for six. These services
may be in china, or in the more durable
but less ornamental enameled metal.
Plates and cups are included in such
set, and also knives, forks and
spoons.
A new invention for the automobile
picnic outfit looks like small suit case
when not in use, but when unfolded
reveals table and seats for four per-
sons. all in one piece and firm and
solid. Cotton crepe tablecloths are
good to use with such sets, as they are
practically non-crushable and so come
from the luncheon kit as neat as when
put in.
TIE tried and trusted vacuum bottle
Is Of course indispensable on an outing
trip. as is also the container in which
food may b. packed and which con-
si5t5 OF four white eaameled dishes,
which nest one above the other, the
bcttCm of each one serving as a top
to the one just below it, These fit
into a cylindrical holder of tin, which
In turn fits into another tin, the walls
of which are insulated. With an as
bestos mat placed under the top cover
the contents Of the whole container
may be kept hot for several hours. A
very practical vacuum bottle Is a one
quart size with q nest Of cups in diff
ferent colors inside the cap. Soup
brought in this would be very refresh
ing after a long automobile ride, ac-
companied by some nice, crisp crackers.
It would be a positive guarantee for
keeping your family or guests in @
happy mood until other food could be
provided.
There is a new electric fireless cooker
which looks like large vacuum jar.
The food is placed in it, the current is
turned on for an hour at home, then
the cocker is tucked away in your auto
mobile until the cooked meal is wanted.
For simple outdoor cooking all the
equipment you may need is a good-sized
coffee pot, a frying pan or grill, a
kettle, and plenty of skeWers.
Hot Dishes for Outings.
For hot dishes to fill the container,
you might take creamed eggs mixed
with sweetbreads, chicken a la king,
broiled oysters, crab meat and mush-
rooms, or candied sweet potatoes, or you
might take patty cases with you and
fill them with chicken CT sweetbreads
after arriving at your destination, so
that they will be crisp and not soaked
with the contents before they are to be
eaten.
A lamb chop wrapped in bacon and
held with a Skewer over a camp fire
and served with fried potatoes brought
from home, after boiling, is a heavy
picnic dish. Toasted marshmallows
make delicious sweet with this.
roast is good to take on an Autumn
outing. Slice it and wrap it in waXed
paper, and take along a loaf or two Of
sliced bread or some soft rolls and let
your guests make their own sandwiches,
with just enough salt, peper, butter,
and so en-, to suit the taste, or take a
roast, some potatoes, good salad, some
fruit, cake, cookies, or pie. and you
are ready for day in the outdoors.
Fried chicken, wrapped in wax paper,
Is another good suggestion. Roast
chicken, roast lamb, roast pork, roast
beef, roast ham or boiled chicken or
ham, are all fine picnic foods for Au-
tumn days, especially if men are in the
party.
Combination meat loaf is delicious
To make, grind very fine one pound CT
veal from which all stringy bits and
skin have been removed, half a pound
of beef and quarter of a pound of raw
ham, also two thin slices of salt pork
Mix well with cupfuI of mashed po-
tatoes, two teaSpoonfuls of salt, quar-
ter of teaspoonful each of pepper and
paprika, one teaSpoonful of grated
lemon rind, and a quarter of a cupful
of rich milk. Make into a loaf and place
in a we'll creased pan, brush with
melted butter and sprinkle with bread
crumbs. Bake about two hours in a
moderate oven, keeping the pan covered
fer the first hour.
Meat tastes good cooked outdoors,
especially steaks, chops, bacon and
chicken. Any kind of food cooked out
doors is appetizing. Potato salad, made
with mayonnaise. with a bit of onion
and parsley for f1avoring, or combined
with hard-boiled eggs, would be a sat-
isfying accompaniment to a meat dish.
For a relish, cut some cucumbers in
halves lengthwise scoop out the inside
and add salt and pepper and the fish
from small can of salmon, being sure
to flake it very fine. Mix with mayon-
naise to make a filling. Fill the hol-