Show 47 11 w 14 fo r t of t picnic food easily served ET the picnic scene under a big S SET shade tree or on the screened porch with a table for the food anda and a few comfortable porch chairs or cushions place at one end of the table the paper napkins plates and cups and just the necessary flat silver it if like to make a real party of 0 it you can purchase picnic knives and forks with bright red or blue composition handles for a very small cost of co coarse the food Is the big consideration for everyone Is hungry at an informal out of door meal visualize a big salad bowl with a crisp vegetable salad a tray 0 of cold spreads and sliced meats meals for sandwich fillings S a cutting board holding all the necess necessary dry cut bread and crackers to fill the biggest appetite one hot casserole dish it if the day Is not too warm and a big pot of hot coffee or pitcher of ice tea with a tray of paper cups cups close by everyone Ee helps himself makes ma kes his own preferred sandwich with all the dressing mustard or lettuce he desires dips liberally into the salad and pours his own beverage ice tea lea lemonade or punch dessert may be a big cake brought 0 out lit at the close of the meal or a big bowl of fresh fruit a shortcake or frozen dessert the gayety gaiety of such a meal lies iles in the easy informal atmosphere tha tasty attractive food and the lack of 0 long preparation packing baskets and tilling filling thermos jugs any holiday guest will enjoy such a picnic supper try this menu assorted breads rye white graham and linger finger rolls assorted meats and spreads including teal loaf salami cut in thin slices spiced cold tongue ground tiam harn with grated pineapple and chopped walnuts spread cream cheese and green pepper spread cold fried chicken arrange on a cold meat plato plate with the sliced meats around the ed edge g e and celery dressed with french d dressing r e 1 re arrange in large crockery or wooden bowl potato chips jelly and pickles bowls ot of creamed butter and mustard butter shoe string potatoes coconut cake with orange custard filling te tea or coffee or iced drinks ice cream A different sort of porch picnic menu might include not hot ham shortcake or pried fried chicken pineapple rine apple and cucumber gelatin salad ripe olives cheese crackers iced ten tea raspberries Rasp berries and sliced bananas on ice cream ice box cookies lemonade or punch |