Show j. j rr o 0 W D o 1 II k 1 J I BOON OON TO WEAK STOMACHS Q By Martha McCulloch Williams When the were Invited to ar a a. r pap paper bagged dinner they came caine prepared prepared pre pre- pared to scoff scoff and and openly Charming people both but a bit bh difficult Especially Espe Espe- daily the husband The root of or his difficulties I had long since set down c as a stomach maladroit In doing Its whole duty The stomachs stomach's owner ovner took on fat too readily but did not g gain ln strength proportionately to his thriving I Therefore T I permitted them to beIn be beIn bey y In at t the e death the death the death of or several paper bags the resurrection of or their contE contents ts When the the broiler came f. f forth bearing a biggish bag blacki black- black t i br brown wn at the corners and ready to N j rack crack at a touch they stood smiling but J critical rl l al' al waiting to o see ee what I 1 ku ao LI it v the me bag bagit b t i either side I lifted it gently gently- 1 It came caple apart apaT along al all the he seams revealing re re- re- re Jt a chicken roasted to the most 1 delicate brown all over But ut when t. t the carving knife went In there came j out the finest juice and in t I such euch quantity Jt it t was possible to add Ij r gravy dish t ti t the plates as well as r that In the beatI beat bat l I never tasted real chicken before before ber be be- r fore lore young Risley said as he took J second helping His wife ife gave him himan tF f an n anxious l look ok Be careful dear she urged You know youve you've been on Sn the verge of a bad spell all aU week His Kis answer was to take talce another sweet potato and help himself to succotash succo- succo tash both tash-both both had been cooked In bags Salad he disdained upon h hearing that there thero was Toas in wait walt a damson roly poly by poly by help of or which he rounded f n j a 2 meal meui rus also abu aiso ate aie L j heartily to m my great jO Joy But But I saw 0 ji f apprehension In her eye until the 4 very last j i. Early next morn ng sh she called me a Jack slept like a baby and says he has nas ot felt feit so well weB In ages she said sald t- t V v Where can I get some paper bags T M. M Soyer Sayer states positively that pat paper pa pa- t per bag cookery is fine for contrary I stomachs My experience backs him tri t up In this statement di The succotash which I made for my f friends the was prepared In this 7 manner f Succotash Boll Boil Boll one pint shelled lima beans In slightly salted water half an hour drain and put while 0 hU hot LAU a wen CU Add tUU green greencorn corn cut from the cob four cob four to six ears according to size butter the size of an egg h half u a tumbler of rich milk a ery little mUe salt a dust of or pepper and a teaspoonful of or sugar Seal bag lay on broiler and cook fifteen min mm- utes The beans are parboiled thus to avoid overcooking the corn which requires much less time Plum Roly Poly Damson Damsons are my favorites for this but any ripe sound plums will do Wash and stew them pick out the seed and If tr very juicy drain away more than half the juice Sweeten lightly no lightly no spicing Is needed Make Makel pu puff paste roll roil It out In long strips a quarter inch thick sprinkle sugar on the upper side then spread thinly with the stewed fruit roll up and pinch the ends tight Roll Roil in a little Utu lump of or extra butter Cook 1 thirty y minutes In a hot oven oven forty forty If the roly is quite big Serve hot with witha I a sauce made from the extra Juice bt along with butter and sugar Bugar cooke to together eth r over or boiling water CONVERTING THE COOK But nut would It be easy to get the cook coole to take tako ako up Sayers Sayer's method of paper bag cooking That question was was' put to me the theother theother theother other day by one of or my friends who has been captivated with the paper- paper bag cooked luncheons and dinners I have Invited her to eat with me mc In reply to her query I told how bow I had converted con one cook to method with one demonstration This particular q queen een of r the kitchen was a Creole Crele cook who has hao followed her Madam up North away from tram th the delights of at her hor native New Or Or- I leans She feels that she sho knows pretty well all that Is to be known about cooking especially in the finer parts and not without reason Because her madam is my friend and had eaten things out of paper bags the cook was sent to see tho new method for herself Less than respectful she cannot possibly be be- be especially toward one whose cookery she had deigned to approve yet ret I 1 wa wag conscious of or a certain bewildered amusement In her her eyes were keen hawk as she watched me me grease bags and slip into the tho of them well seasoned fill fillets tB of or blue bite fish along alone with a thinly sliced onion tomatoes p and sliced a good lump of butter butter but bub ter and anda a generous of at lemon j ic fc k kI I 1 then bagged some vet vely y firm almost al most green unpeeled bananas putting putting put put- ting in with them a little water and finding the trivet that would best Dest fit the remaining shelf space I saw my critic smile a smile a faint fleeting ghostly ghost smile and look affectionately at the scrubbing brush I was sure she saw herself herselt mentally undoing tho the tragic results of or my doing by scrubbing scrub bing out the stove floor when bursting burst burst- ing bags had made it messy I was getting a hurry luncheon luncheon- partly because because- there was need of or haste partly to show my pupil how quickly things could be done A lemon pie and fresh biscuit were keepIng keep keep- ing hot In the space trailer beneath the oven shielded from burning bythe bythe by bythe the Inverted broiler broUer pan Adele the cook had bad not seen themI them I me meant meint nt them for the finishing stroke After Arter five minutes a look-in look showed corners bag-corners brown so I turned off oft one gas Jet and busied myself getting dishes hot At tho end of or tei tel minutes I took t t t- tem em out Adele was staring at t the bag It was brown almost crisp at the corners corners cor car ners but anI only lightly tinged on top I and underneath as sound and tough as when it went In Yet she had seen bananas come caine out of or it and It-and and her jUdgment judgment judg jUdg- ment assured her that they WerE thoroughly and beautifully cooled But she was still doubtful Maybe hit Is good for things dat dont don't take long she said But Id I'd be fe feard rd ter tr trus' trus s' s hit bit wid all my din din- ner By time the were out of hand the fish was ready six ready six fair fair- fillets made a brave showing inthe In Inthe inthe 1 the platter with the tomatoes splashed shed over ver them the onion showIng showIng show- show showing Ing pearl rings In their red Supplemented Supple with the potatoes which came out thoroughly cooked and a delicate brown and the bananas they made a satisfying meal Miss 1 Molly says you tole her you kin bake fish and meat and roas' roas chickens in dese things Adele said interrogatively as she stood surveyIng surveying survey survey- Ing the uncluttered sink where never nevera a pot or pan waited her skilled touch You can cook almost anything you like I answered But first you must take the trouble to learn how Adele nodded Yes gum u n she said sam I aint as young as asI I used ter be but be-but but I Is gain ter tel learn how and den I wont won't wont won't has an any pots and kitties kittles to scrub sc Copyright 1911 by the Associated Literary Press |