Show u it tt I HOME YOUR I HYME i I I and YOU i By BETSY CALLISTER I w www I FRUIT COCKTAIL HERE Is nothing more generally general general- T J- J ly Iy acceptable for the first course of dinner on a warm evening than fruit cocktail We do not refer to the liquid cocktails made of ot fruit juices or tomato though these are also acceptable as the first course of luncheon or dinner during warm weather We mean the sort o of cocktail that Is made of of diced or orcut orcut orcut cut up fruit and served in long- long stemmed sherbet glasses One good fruit cocktail Is diced canned pineapple diced fresh tresh peaches and or oranges m es This should of course be well chilled and slightly sweetened sweetened although although the pineapple Juice and the sweetness of the other fruit may make it sweet enough Diced watermelon ad added e to any fresh fruit fresh fruit cocktail Is good Oranges peaches and watermelon make a good combination If the cocktail tastes flat add a n little lemon Juice Another thing to add flavor is a small sprig of mint The Juice from a bottle of maro maraschino maraschino mar mar- cherries also makes maltes n a pleasant addition to a fruit cocktaIL cocktail cock cock- tail Add a little shaved Ice to give extra attractiveness to your fruit cocktail Bananas are always good In fruit cocktail Orange banana and plums combine well The plums should be skinned and diced Big DIg stewed prunes tender and flavorsome may also be cut up Into fruit cocktail combinations of oranges bananas and grapefruit Apples diced are good In cock cock- tails Like bananas they should be prepared Just before serving for they blacken If exposed long to the theair air 1932 Newspaper Syndicate f Service |