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Show I For the Vegetarian J NUTS FROM SOUP TO DESSERT. JF you wish to serve a nut dinner you may do so, from soup to dcssert. Suppose you begin with nut chowder. Preak a half pound of mixed nut meals into small pieces, put them into a saucepan with four cupfuls of water and let them simmer for one and a half hours. Peel and cut Into cubes several sev-eral potatoes, turnips and a large onion. You will also need two cupfuls of canned or stewed tomatoes Strain the nut meats, but save the water in which they have been boiled, as it forms a valuable stock. Coyer the bottom bot-tom of a kettle with the potatoes, add a laver of turnips and the onion, with a sprinkling of thyme, sweet marjoram, chopped parsley and salt; then a layer of tomatoes and, last of all. tho nut meats Repeat the layers In this order until the Ingredients are all used; then pour over them all the stock, which should be boiling Let the mixture simmer for half an hour, then add two cupfuls of milk. Thicken with a little flour and butter if desired. Nut butter may be used for this thickening It is also possible to omit the tomatoes If one wishes without spoiling the flavor of the chowder. l -A Nut Roast. This tasty nut roast ls made from walnuts, pecans or Alberts. Put two teacupfuls of slale breadcrumbs In a mixing bowl anil moisten with hot water wa-ter and let stand a few minutes until all the water Is absorbed. Add one cupful of crushed or ground nut meats which have been broken into small pieces. Flavor with one teospoonful of finely sifted sage or mixed herbs and with either half a teaspoonful of salt or with ono teaspoonful of lemon juice. Mix thoroughly and stir in one well beaten egg. Press into a square pan to mold Into a loaf, and then turn out on a baking tin and roast one hour in a moderate oven. To vary this rulslns, chopped figs or dates might be used Instead In-stead of the nut meats. You must use your Judgment about tho amount of hot water used. The roast should be moist as ls consistent with Its being firmly molded when it is put Into the oven. It is good cold or hot and makes an excellent sandwich filling. n T Nut Mines Pie. Nut mince pie makes a delicious dessert, des-sert, and the ingredients are one cupful of walnut meats, two cupfuls of apples cut fine, half cupful of vinegar, half cupful of water or fruit Juice, half cupful cup-ful of sugar mixed with half a tea-spoonful tea-spoonful each of allspice, cinnamon and salt snd one cupful of raisins. This will make sufficient filling for two pie plates which have been lined with pastry. pas-try. Cover with a top crust and bake in a hot ovem |