Show kircum Kirc nm FOOD THINGS FOR THE TABLE A DAINTY dessert and one easy tai mx prepare Is always popular with all housewives here Is one marshmallow dessert cut into small bits a cupful or more of marshmallows add a handful of blanched and shredded almonds cover with st cupful of whipped cream and at serving time serve in sherbet glasses topped with shredded pineapple graham cracker data tort roll twenty four graham crackers until fine with a rolling pin pour over jie crumbs four large tablespoonfuls of butter melted prepare the following custard mix one cupful of sugar with one half cupful of cornstarch blend well add a little salt and one quart of rich milk cook until thick beat four egg yolks until light add a little of the milk mixture and pour into the saucepan cook until the custard Is thick and smooth beat the egg whites until stiff fold in gradually one fourth of a cupful of sugar cut up one package of dates into fine bits now prepare a layer of the buttered crumbs in a good sized dripping pan pour over the custard then on the custard sprinkle the chopped dates cover this with the meringue and over that another layer of the buttered cracker crumbs bake awen ty minutes in a moderate oven serve cut into squares top with whipped cream and a maraschino cherry use a pancake turner to serve the squares as aliey are very easily broken fruit salad prepare a bed of shredded lettuce place a slice of canned pineapple upon it fill one half of a canned pear with dicea diced bananas and celery mixed with mayon balse dressing lay on top of the pineapple garnish with strips of green pepper serve with trench dressing A potato salad Is one of the easiest salads to make and one which Is often the poorest potatoes are tasteless when cold and should always be marinated with a trench dressing for two or three hours before the mayon balse Is added 1132 western newspaper union |