Show awber y Shortcake Like m I Your Mother Used to Make EW w YORK YORK Better Bett Better r far sir that they th Christ t t into the sea th those sc tons of f ions strawberries U which aro are being w l di arid wastes of putative short short- shorted e ed eV The Tho season for them will soon p inland and nd yet they are arc ruthlessly ira ira- k t d' d dby by- by builders of mon mon- of f sponge a R generation O no not not th the old od fashioned it d which was a balm of solace and H Jt were sacrilege to speak were it riot not ot to point out ont that there thoro and and there cent cent- centers centers' rs' rs of en- en went mont where the tho noble craft of of oft t tit Alit it still stilt survives Yet to roam tv way from the pretentious Palais to the Cafe des dC's tricot ri otto to beans bean there seems to beho be bo boho ho ho will serve servo t that at delight of a ago Yago rJ you Ou are aro at the house of the flani- flani nt at t and you yon have ha spoken It is is Fash Fasli Strawberry Stra 1 I por feet Tet cake cak servitor ier is so sat zat mon- mon re It shall be made mado cen con ze e he the says sas to the fo foreman of the tho works s nobody 1 There is a rattling of chains me off of if canisters thin yellow i are flopped about a human I be begins ins to weave wave a treacherous f gum Jum arabic gypsum glucose and lI Ho he forces the mixture into a air ir cono cone with a bicycle pump bet be- be pf f t two boiled strawberries and a of angelica anI and a dash of An Any ura bitters upon tho the yellow seg- seg Its Its' ts and rears a mocking tower o ofel ot of el Ige late liea it Together r ero it staggers ho it fast r and calls for another to hide bide the tIle structural do- do doOver Ov Over r and above tho the web of white roveD coven roven until the confection beneath To a plate it goes aDda and aDd eta ita a few specks of f sauce auco Melba M are aro ailed on OD the he top freeze and servo serve tripe rape leaves an and char charge o 50 cents ex cx fo lOt a portion of cream he be J pagoda a oda of miser is complete com lp i look ok sigh wreck the foundation h your b your fork pay tho the check and go goin goin o oin in in o the gathering gloom loom Ire then is a place where men m ii on simpler simple fare and it ma may may j be bc bethere there ono one ma may mart obtain tho real old honed sort You ask sk for it l II I get et you answers the r retired t red iron Ir serves II kind kiDd moth mother r used nab nake eh eM eMOtte J One Otte straw for homesick Rube ho he perl into the wicket gain pin a mysterious conference and merges with b two bits of yellow pulp the lower tone one of which is a company strawberries in tho Atlas act while whilo top jg is is Another consignment ard ar ar- Qed Ufa d as 88 t though ou they had ICe been heon l dropped re from a shot tower re r Than Thau Your Share our neighbor h or is counting countin the tho berries both oth lids P e you ou have pave fourteen on yours he hel l They only gave mo me meo lf ll o 0 it is not the kind kiDd that mother to to make You are arc overcome with J a. a Ono bito bite of the yielding amaden amden am am- i laden den spon sponge e and t the bert ber ber- lit it t lurks within pit it and yon von are I in hi the street Life is is' sad It is f tJ the tho Q dank seaweeds of bitterness e us is no old fashioned ke ike The world has no o at t why W v v Jive ve way Fay to useless pining e t it a chance to know w o or of sweet- sweet f d light tight for here bere is is the mn magic c England reci recipe for real old fash fash- s shortcake ke The basis ll II true rne shortcake must bo be more or so that there ther may may be bet beut bt t out ut the del delicate cato flavor of or the thet t t t is a crime to use sponge cako cake y other flavored pr preparation e of the most most delectable combing known own is IS bread and aDd butter ono one inele Inelegant ant slice to be eaten inter inter inter- 59 fly y with sound ripe strawberries r I pich has lias been sprinkled a e ed sugar Substitute Sub biscuit for nd n ad you have bave something still beth bet bet- I h h. h ve e a lar largo large o biscuit made and aDd the I a toned jd strawberry shortcake is ismay lay ay ma ma- ma may mabe be constructed ut filling ln n jj and tho the berries stowed r. r per and aDd nether consignments TOr t tafter e t a after ter being sprinkled Crinkled with Ib b o this old New England recipe B es a or or an egg f filling which ac acv te the th natural flavor fla of the theof thet t nee uee of f cream pm straw strawberry borry ke e has has' di digestive perils besides HW IL o F 2 g K bo ho o. o ta of f the berry The s. s tOh t ild up around the raw ripe retain its ll flavor vor without ca 1 k i 1 Made thor tho ingredients n Two raps r 0 teaspoonfuls or of bakin baking p balf tei of or sal calf JI I. I I I I I one large tablespoonful of oC buttor butter and andone andone andone one large larte tablespoonful of lard Mix flour baking powder and salt with the butter and tho the lard moisten with milk and mold into one large largo loaf or or biscuit Tho The above amount will provide pro vide fair sized si portions for eight per per- sons The Tho filling consists Of ono box ox of strawberries the wh whites tes of two eggs and three cups of powdered sugar Save out ont about twenty of tho the largest and finest berries for tho the top Mash ono half of the balance and mix them with tb-e tb whites of eggs which already have been beaten with ono one cup of su gar Beat the fruit and whites of off eggs egg mixture together addin adding the balance balanco of tho the sugar until the filling is vcr very stiff and will stand alone This requires some somo patience but tho the result will repay tho the trouble Then split the biscuit in half after it is it cold Cover the Jo lower Joer er half with a layer of filling and ana t then cp th the bc berries which in turn are covered with filling Put OH on the top half of the thc biscuit cover it with filling and nd ac decorate or fo with tho th largo o berries which were reserved for that pu purpose Thero arc are other recipes which have havo been in use as may be seen in in the cook cookbooks books t but they generally contain BO sonic some lo- lo direction about serving with cream which is looked upon in many directions as a gastronomic heresy Mr Louis Sherry the tho well known restaurateur restaurateur restaurateur res res- of this city has bestowed much thought and stu study on how to prevent prevent pre vent the tho strawberry from being mal coal treated Shortcake is not Dot served any more at th the tho hi high class h class restaurants raD ts II bo be no said yesterday for the tho objection has been made trade that to in its original l form it caused i indigestion It is is really a biscuit with strawberries and in order to produce it some bomo lard must be used used- Tho The called so-called shortcakes w which ich are arc found now in iD inmany many restaurants arc aro merely sponge C cake caKo layers on which tho the strawberries aro arc laid I do not Dot know that any aDY of tho the old fashioned variety can 10 obtained obtained ob ob- in New York Use Usa No Cream The iThe use uso of cream with strawberries and nd other shortcake is to be bo avoided for it produces combinations which impair impair impair im im- pair tho the digestion dig and cause distress The strawberry is a fruit much abused I It should never bo be served in su such b a way that its flavor is is impaired or dis guised Several years ago I introduced I strawberries berries polonaise which consists simply of round ripe berries over oyer which a little lemon juice has been been placed and they are aro then sweetened with powdered powdered pow pow- dered sugar ar There forms a thin syrup of If delicious flavor in which the natural taste of th the strawberry is enhanced The acids adds of tho the strawberries and the lemon combine in in such an agreeable way that tho the dish may bo ho eaten without without without with with- out affecting the tho most delicate delicato diges diges- tion Strawberries also abo ma may be bo served in in tarts but here tho the objection is again raised that the tho pastry might prove dis dig As to that I often have doubts for in Franco and England pas tries trier are constantly eaten by all aU classes and i indigestion is isa a rare ailment I am inclined to think that in this country the drinking of iced water has more moro to todo todo todo do with cau causing ing that American disease than any any other factor Investigation In made l through h tho the hotel hotel hotel ho ho- tel district has at the moment of going goin to press revealed re no DO visible supply of I Ir r real l old fashioned shortcake |