Show 0 by WOW RO ua M CC K a fzli SPECIAL FAMILY JINNER 2 by martha mcculloch Willi williamc arne the following menu Is suitable tor or a paper bag cooked dinner to be served during winter months when the occasion Is more than ordinary say on a national holiday or s some special family or community event blue fish or sea trout Plan keil d sliced potatoes potatoes buttered nutt ered beets I 1 cold slaw baron of beef roasted rea sted baked squash celery stewed slewed cold baked apples wito with rum and sugar romaine salad with cheese balls sharp french dressing biscuit s cut plum pudding brandy sauce nut candy stuffed dates homemade citron I 1 the fish will require a plank ok oak of course and proportioned to the size of the biggest paper bag get it as thin as possible half an ln i say scour it well then grease with oil or butter heat gently and wit wipe 0 03 07 7 all surplus greaso grease while still warm this before undertaking to use it it must be heated very hot underneath the gas flame before the fish goes on it sprinkle lo rock salt thickly over it to prevent charr chairing charring ch arring lg dash it off and grease very thickly then lay upon it your fish opened flat seasoned and well greased all over the skin side season it on top with salt black and red pepper a few toasted broad bread crumbs or a little grated cheese thin slices of onion and raw peeled tomatoes lacking fresh tomatoes put on a little tomato catsup squeeze lemon juice over all and d dot ot plentifully with butter flatten well on the plank then slip plank plan kand vand fish inside a hickly buttered lag bag and cook in a hot oven fifteen to twenty minutes according to the thickness ot 0 the fish the beef baron the bouble sirloin ne needs e d 1 0 ril y to be roasted in a bg bag after r gressl greasing ng it very well all over do not salt salt it roast according to weight fifteen teen minutes to the pound for rara meat eat twenty tor for well done make alake at silted I 1 ed potatoes as aa previously directed also so cold slaw beets should be bolei balls quickly putting them on in cold ater peeled as soon as done and butt buttered red while still very hot season with sst salt ss t and pepper also a dash of either vinegar or lemon juice baked squash has been exploited stewed likewise serve ald alid odd cod baked apples as a sort or oc norbeta sor beta course to themselves peel aim bako bake the apples in a buttered bag with a teaspoonful of sugar to each apple put in the serving dish and while still very hot pour over a desert dessertspoonful spoonful of rum to the apple lot let cool coal and serve with wafer biscula toasted very crisp for the salad break crisp romagne in two inch bits make a very sharp french dressing put buttini tini in a little lemon juico juice with the vinegar adding salt bait celery salt anlou juice worcester sauce black and red pepper and a mere suspicion of mustard sour claret make take the pl place ace ot of vinegar and lemon juice you in must aim at a very piquant flavor to give a tang to the mild cheese balls and biscuit shape the balls with butter moulds from cream cheese softened with either a little oil or sweet cream roll them in finely ground nuts and stick a tiny sprig ot of parsley in each make very small biscuit to go with them and bako bake r so 0 o they may come to table very very hot plum pudding should be bd in hand heat beat it well either over hot water or inside a bag for the nut candy use either black walnuts scaly banco or pecans 1 I 1 give them in the order u preference A mixture of all three la Is not so go bad but the crisp richness of 0 fresh black walnut goodies appeals most to my taste crack the nuts and pick out the kernels in as big pieces BO as possible lie be careful not to let bits of shell fall among the meats measure them after picking out for each heaping bearing cup of nuts take i level cut cup of soft sugar and half a cup of water cook sugar augar and water together till it ropes from the spoon have the nuts in round rather shallow vessel well greased pour tho the hot syrup deyrup p them and stir about until the candy hardens around the kernels kernp ls make your own stuffed dates pick mt aut the largest firmest fruit wash gulck ly in cold water irton and take aut ut the seed stick into the cut side aide either a out a abbit ill of crystallized ginger a little candled candied peel or a bit of citron roll in confectioners confection ers sugar and lay in ill a ary ry lightly greased bag left open at the ina end in a cool oven to harden drain strips of citron from rom their syrup oil in sugar and dry off of the same way the country bred may edy to have either squash or fumk pumpkin d served as peel cut up tip bake soft and wash then well with salt a little pepper and a tiny bit of onion juice make in a rake and lay in a paper bag mould or r a well buttered tae baz lay lar thin of bacon over ova I 1 tho the calce cake seal a cook in a hot ov oen a ten tell to twelve minutes turn 0 in a hot dish and jerve wilh th clr beat pumpkin la ill particular mashl and cooked in the gialy ot of roast freab pork is tempting anil and toothsome tc t say eay nothing of being somewhat out ol of tho the comma As an accompaniment to roast suckling pig it laa has no su sil perlor arlor unless it may bo be yellow I 1 THE SCRAPS beware the fist fast after r day of 0 out of the th ordinary feasting abrupt tran iran 81 billens 1 tons tire are bad alike for body and m mind ind la Is it traditional tr dit ional in your famili to have a lordly roast turkey on oil family roast boast days it if they were in tho the turkey seaon sea bon then tho the remains of 0 the bird either in patties or croquets cro will help you jou keep from tasting lasting after the first dinner of the new year but there Is another shape for dortho othe remains one ona which I 1 have not so far seen in print pick up the meat free frea it of skin bone and gristle grif itlo cut in bits not too fine and pach a layer ot of it neatly at the bottom of a buttered paper bag moult mould dot with bits of stu stifling flIng if any remains also gravy from the dish made gravy Is too to heavy beavy cover the meat layer with a layer of cranberry sauce and put meat on that also seasoning repeat till til all the meat and sauce s are used it tho the bulk Is scant put in a middle layer of toasted bread crumbs C cover 0 ver tho top layer of cranberries with crumbs rather thickly slip the mould inside another bag and cook ccok aboul eight ini serve either hot hoi or cold excellent for or luncheon or tea most likely tho the baron of at beef was but halt half eaten cut tho the best of it ito neat slices half an inch thick two inches wide and four inches long ilp alp them in melted butter roll in a little salted now flour sprinkle lightly with vinegar or lemon juice an and d let them stand an all hour in a warm place keeping them well weil coveted covered make a good crust shortening it if with suel sue or drippings droppings drip pings f possible anti and putting in a little more salt than for pastry holl it a quarter inch thick and line with it a mould either tin till or paper bag of sufficient lelent size the mould must be well greased and it made from a bag clipped extra tight at the corners lay upon the bottom slices of meat ineat jetting them lap a little shingle wise vise cover this layer with thin sliced onions sliced and peeled white potatoes and the sliced yolk of 0 a very hard boiled egg season very lightly with salt and peper peeper then put on another layer ot meat dread bread crumbs or slips of f crust may alternate with the vegetables or take their place whatever Is used to do not overfill the mould put a layer layar of crust in strips on top or else a thick cone coal ing of crumbs pour oyer over melted butter enough to season well and an equal quantity of tomato catsup or tomatoes stowed stewed to pulp I 1 you like a lattice crust or a solid one ona put in the butter and tomatoes before adding it pour in a tablespoonful lable spoonful of boiling water also pu put on the top t 01 set the mould in a very well grea greased sed bag and cook thirty flye to fifty minutes according to size tho the result should be a beefsteak pie as tasteful as ever camo came out ot of the oven the snippets snippety snip pets and trimmings of 0 the roast minced uno fino or ground mixed well through mashed potato and cooked in a greased bag either in one big cake or many smaller ones provide excellent supper tare fare ten minutes of baking Is enough meat and rice pudding can be cooked either directly lu in the bag or put in a mould and then in a bag to tc make it throw a cup of well washed rice into a kettleful of salted water that Is boiling hard stir once tic nc more and hoil eighteen to twenty minutes drain away fill all water then stir into the hot rice a large spoonful 0 of f butter a cup of rich milk beaten up well with two eggs salt and pepper to taste and two cupfuls of finely minced cold meat very lightly dusted with corn guarch pour on a little tomato catsup or add a half cup of dry tomato pulp dot lightly with butter or sprinkle with grated cheese cook for twelve minutes in ill a hot 0 01 ten en and serve from the mould if the tha rice and meat pudding la Is for children leave out the pepper and catsup c dy by making the mixture stiffer leaving out part of the milk and adding a little flour you can shape it into balls dip them in egg and bread crumbs and bake inside a thickly greased bag to a light brown instead of rice whole wheat bread crumbs can be mixed with the meat then the mixture bound together with egg beaten in milk seasoned lightly with salt and sweet herbs also a little melted butter and cooked in a bag minutes all that requires cooking Is the egg and milk as the meat and crumbs are already well done shredded wheat biscuit crumbled fine make the basis of a very good nursery pudding take two cups of crumbs two cups finely chopped apple appie half a cup of butter creamed with one cup of sugar halt half a cup of raisins ral well floured halt half a cup of lour flour sifted with one teaspoonful baking powder and one cup sweet milk added to two well beaten eggs put in a pinch of salt aalt beat nil all well together pour into a mould which la Is very well greased set the mould inside a bag and bako bake very slowly for an hour and a halt half here Is A sort of rice pudding without eggs entirely possible to the paper bag wash very well a scant halt half cup of rice mix it with a cup uv of seeded cut in half a cup of sugar a teaspoonful of butter and a larger large cup cul of in 11 k put all in r very well buttered bag seal and cook slowly tor for an hour and a halt copyrighted 1911 by the he A ralland literary press erss |