Show J f COMING OF A SUDDEN GUEST Not Feared by the Woman Who Can Seize the Everyday Larders Possibilities The housekeeper who Is quick to Seize the possibilities of the everyday larder with Its collections of odds and ends and Its plainer viands need fear no sudden guest however imposing impos-ing For instance that halt cup of boiled rice that was left over can bo converted con-verted into a very dainty accompaniment accompani-ment to the meat or fish by stirring It In a cream sauce until heated through and then grating a little good dairy cheese over the top Servo with toast fingers Or try this plan Have tho rico rather rath-er wet and smooth It out in a baking dish with layers of cheese sliced very very thin at Intervals and a dusting of salt and pepper Some think a few drops of onion julco dropped on each I layer an improvement Bako until It browns with cheese and a little breadcrumbs bread-crumbs on top and serve hot When other things fall at the crucial moment the chances are that there will bo fresh eggs in tho house and those can be transformed into n very acceptable luncheon dainty as egg croustades To prepare them cut a square loaf of bread into slices two Inches thick and scoop out tho center of each square after trimming away any thick crust of course so as to farm a little box Fry a nice brown in deep fat put n raw egg In the middle of each season and put In a hot oven till sot add a little cheese or a spoonful of white sauce to each This may figure fig-ure as the entree One housekeeper who recently received re-ceived a guest of epicurean habits rather unexpectedly found herself with nothing more special than a broiled beefsteak as the main course of her meal As it proved however no elaborate compound could better havo met the taste of the distinguished visitor than tho steak as served to him It was of course delicately broiled and Just before serving was sprinkled after seasoning with salt and pepper with la tablespoonful each of chopped chives and parsley and was then rubbed rub-bed over quickly with a tablespoonful of butter creamed with tho same quantity of lemon Juice The unusual piquant flavor was Immediately detected detect-ed and commented upon The psychic moment for serving Is when the butter in the sauce has melted over the meat |