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Show (. 1927. Wastorn N'ewnpnper Union.) The belhtn by great men reached end kept Were nol attained by audden fllBbt. But thuy. while their companions slept. Were tolling upward In tb night Longfellow. WHOLESOME GOOD THINGS- Now that fresh eggs are plentiful, we enjoy all the tasty dishes which may be prepared from t "5 fcSiit them. t .a j Mexican Scrambled VQk Eggs. Roast one dozer" V nJxSt fresh green peppers, re- XJks) move the skin and seeds Hju f an(l chop, then boll In a Yj very little water until fcfrbStjL- lender; season well with . butter. Ueot six egs!' . add seasoning and the peppers and cook for a nioment In a little butter. Spanish Meat Di6h. Arrange a lay er of thinly sliced potatoes In a well buttered baking dish, add a thinly sliced onion, over this .a layer of sliced cold roast beef, steak or hamburger. Cover with r cupful or two of Hilck tomato and place In the oven to bake; when ready to serve garnish with two or three tablespoonfuls of cooked peas over the top. Mexican 8auce. Cook one onion finely chopped In two tablespoonfuls of butter for Ave minutes. Add one red and one green pepper, one clove of garlic, each -finely chopped ; add two tomatoes peeled and chopped. Cook fifteen minutes, add one tea-spoonful tea-spoonful of Worcestershire sauce, a few dashes of celery suit and salt to taste. For Sunday night supper a bowl of popcorn and milk is delicious. It may be ground if preferred. Popcorn Biscuit.-Sift four tenspoon-fuls tenspoon-fuls of- baking powder, one teaspoon-ful teaspoon-ful of salt, the same of sugar, one cupful cup-ful of wheat flour, one-hulf cupful of corn flour, four tablespoonfuls of shortening and one cupful of freshly ground corn. Add enough milk to make a mixture to roll out. Cut Into rounds and bake on a hot griddle, turning turn-ing when one side Is brown to brown on the other. They may be baked In the oven If preferred. This recipe makes one dozen biscuits. Popcorn Soup. To one quart of milk brought, to the scalding point add two tablespoonfuls each of butter and flour well cooked together. Add one cupful cup-ful of finely ground popcorn and serve garnished with a spoonful of freshly popped whole kernels. Stuffed Onions. Prepare las many onions as there are persons to serve. Parboil until tender but unbroken. Drain, remove the centers and mix with butter, chopped ham and seasoning, season-ing, a little cream and the yolk of an egg. , Fill the onions with this mixture and place In deep dish and bake, basting bast-ing with cream during the baking, dook covered until nearly done, then remove the cover and put a spoonful of well buttered crumbs on the top to brown. Food We Like. If the turkey Is not at hand, any fowl may be used for the following sandwiches : IppPWiSSlil - Turkey Sand- Pffflfi!iiHijli1 wlchea. Chop fine . lliSspSji8fi three heads of" ijj crisp celery. Take F? ' "V5k tnree. oupfuls of totLj , ' ,cold cooked turkey y. i from the breast, air- or light meat. : Blanch and Bhred one and one-half cupfuls of almonds. Mix all lightly together, season with salt and pepper and moisten with mayonnaise. Cut thin slices of white bread and spread with pimento pi-mento butter. Spread half the slices with a thick layer of the mixture and the remaining slices with crisp lettuce, let-tuce, spread with mayonnaise. Put together In pairs, press edges together and cut Into three-inch strips. Garnish each sandwich with stars cut from pimentoes. At the point of the star place a tiny pearl onion. -Tea Sandwiches Spread thin unsweetened un-sweetened wafer crackers with quince, orange marmalade, or any fruit (am. Set another wafer over the one spread with fruit and arrange In a dainty basket or a plate covered with a lace paper dolly. Serve with tea, cocoa or chocolafe. , Orange Meringue Pudding. Slice three oranges In a pudding dish, sprinkle with sugar to taste. Make a custard from the yolks of three eggs one tablespoonful of cornstarch, one-fourth one-fourth of a cupful of sugar, sail, va-nllli va-nllli and one cupful of nillk. Cook In a double ooller until smooth and well cooked, then .cool and pour over the oranges. Beat the whites of the eggs until stiff, add one tablespoonful of orange Juice and one tublespoonful of sugar. Heap lightly on the pudding and set Into the oven to brown th meringue. - Banana Cream Pie. Bake a rich pastry shell, place on a chop plate and fill with sliced banunas; over this spread sweetened and flavored whipped cream. Rolled Jelly Cake. Beat three eggs until light, add one cupful of sugar, two tablespoonfuls of cold water, a pinch of salt, stir In one cupful of flour sifted with two teaspoonfuls of baking powder, adding the flour gradually. grad-ually. Bake In a dripping pan well greased. Turn out on a cloth wrung out of cold water, spread with Jelly and roll; sprinkle with powdered sugar. |