Evening star., 1936-02-11
Gourmet's Guide
By LUCE EBERLY.

to be excited about st. Valentines
day-neither should the postman be
the only person to deliver amorous
cards and parcels! The up-to-the-
minute hostess will be delivering real
Valentines via the festive board. She
will serve most of the food in heart
shapes-for no matter how grown-up
or dignifled the elders may appear to
be, they're "kiddies" at heart!
IF YOU are planning to serve a
salad you can carry out the usual
color scheme quite effectively by using
those vivid red pimento cups We men,
toned in this column few weeks ago
they come already scooped out, you
know. about 6 to ~ to can. You could
fill them with the marvellous South
African lobster meat we wrote about
last week-it is pure white and so
very, very good-a delicacy that would
be just the thing for special occasion
such as Valentine day. The pimentos
are not only colorful but delicious
delightfully."- tangy-and the combi-
nation of the special lobster meat
and pimento is something hard to
beat. A dish that would delight any
epicure.
A ND if it is a dinner party you are
= thinking about, don't forget the
possibilities of red beet soup with a
dash Of whipped cream! We have a
grand recipe in our department files
and would be glad to pass it along
to you. Tiny beets, whole or sliced,
and buttered, are perfect VAL
entine vegetable. We know of one
Gamer who has put up the tiniest
beets imaginable-they are so dainty
and symmetrical-almost heart -shap-
ed. They are nice for garnishing the
meat platter or to use in salads. Baked
tomatoes, by the way, filled with white
fluffy rice should prove to be an in
teresting combination, too-it is really
two-in-one dish. Large tomatoes
for baking are hard to find this time
Of year. we know, but there is one
merchant we happen to know who
keeps that large variety-they are
good-sized, firm. and ripened to just
the right degree for baking.
CANAPES and sandwiches may bt
heart-shaped. Of course, and you
can use the colored sandwich bread
it is colored with vegetable coloring
and may be had in all the party colors
And for bright red canape spread
use the red beet butter. We will be
glad to give you the recipe for it. II
is simply made and most inexpensive
something rather unusual! Strips oi
pimento may be used advantageously,
too, and the paprika box should
be popular for garnishing salads, New
burgs and the like. Red vegetable
coloring may be used in Newburg
dishes-by the way, it is perfectly
harmless and does not affect the flavor
of food in the least. If you are plan
ming to serve an a la king or Newburg
dish-you will probably be using patty
shells-we have Just learned from one
of our well-known pastry shops that
one can buy heart-shaped patty shells
as well as the round and oblong ones
So there you are-quite ready to play
up to Dan Cupid in all sorts of ways!
MOST Of our local candy, pastry anc
N ice cream shops are prepared
for any gala Valentine affair. They
are featuring all kinds of clever con-
fectionery combinations. The "ice
cream cake" is especially nice. 1t Is
made with all flavors of ice cream
and put together in the layer-cake
manner, and may be had in several
shapes-it is iced with regular cake
icing, which makes the mold look
exactly like an honest-to-goodness
layer cake. These cake molds generally
have whipped cream between the lay
ers as filling" so you can Just imagine
how good they are! Individual molds
are available, too, and they may be
decorated with inscriptions, ITO My
Valentine" or the like. These should
prove to be just the thing for bridge
party or buffet supper entertaining
Red and white ribbon candy, an old
fashioned sweet that every one is
fond Of, should be nice for change
for the bon hon dish. Mints, for the
dinner table, do their little bit to
make the event a huge success, too
they may be had with the guests
name written on them so that they
can be used as place cards. One Of our
confectioners has featured these place
card mints for some time.
For information concerning items
mentioned, call National 5000, exten-