| Show 4 1130 1930 w stern ea torn newspaper union it Is I 1 indeed d a capacity to be b able to t taka k today anil and tomorrow tor for gr granted ant ed and let the day after tomorrow be the th day that looks look itself EARLY SPRING DAINTIES the fresh pink rhubarb Is 13 now at its best beat tender and delicious wash and nd cut into halt half inch slices without peeling put into a baking dish add sugar to taste a bit ot of cinnamon lemon peel or nutmeg and a bit of butter cover und and bake until the sauce Is a deep red color asparagus Is another early spring vegetable which Is so well liked cooked served with butter or cream well seasoned on toast there Is no more appetizing dish with a golden sauce adding the beaten yolks of eggs to a lightly thickened white sauce it may be served with the stalks uncut and a spoonful of the rich sauce over three or tour four for each serving the liquor in which the asparagus la is cooked should be used in the sauce as much of the valuable mineral content Is dissolved in it from the vegetable while cooking another more elaborate way of serving the cooked stalks cover with but ter and sprinkle with grated cheese put under the gas flame to melt the cheese and serve hot spinach Is so good so whole wholesome sonie and essential tor for growing children childre nj that if it Is served well seasoned tl there bere iere will he no reason for their not liking it or refusing to eat it we have all had spinach served as a vegetable improperly drained und with ith absolutely no seasoning except perhaps a bit of salt that it Is small wonder that we cannot train the young youngsters to enjoy it chard cowslip greens dandelion and many of the weeds that come in our gardens like rag weed and which it if cooked with salt pork or simply cooked until tender and seasoned eulth plenty of butter or buttered crumbs and pepper and salt male make appetizing food here Is a very good dinner menu tor for parly early spring hot sliced ham or corned beet beef a dish of well seasoned greens reens new potatoes boiled in their jackets and rhubarb pie for dessert little new onions radishes chives water cress are all aval available lable at tills this time lime of 0 the year where one has a running brook near water cress will grow freely and much of the year it will be ready for food or garnishing varnishing garni shing salmon is at its best in may lay where it Is obtained fresh from the water it Is very popular broll broil or boll boil it and serve with mayonnaise and ish to two tablespoonfuls of the horseradish horse radish stir in one cupful of mayonnaise dressing cucumber sauce Is especially good with osh fish A very small cucumber will when grated and seasoned with grated onion a little lemon juice and plenty of mayonnaise make a most tasty sauce seasonable dishes we should know more about the early spring greens which come at a time after the heavy foods of winter and are just the things to tone up the system and get the body into a healthy condition f for or the warm season wild greens are so common yet almost unknown by i he ahe majority as the wholesome foods they are the dandelion Is so well known and liked that we need not recommend it nIt although bough it Is well ell to know that it if a few plants are covered with boards you will have a tender salad green that chat Is 13 especially tasty serve it un cooked of course later the green will be tough and should be well cooked dandelion doek dock and radish gives us balad which Is well liked chop leeks cook in butter add a few eggs scramble with a little milk add willer buller tor for seasoning and ser acne e 0 on n buttered toast this Is a most tasty dish the new shoots of milkweed may be cooked and served as asparagus strawberry and pineapple jam combine an equal weight or measure of strawberries and fresh shredded pineapple and sugar let stand fur for a few hours then cook like jam adding a bit of commercial pectin overcomes the strong flavor GS as wel wei as shortening the time for cooking and thus increasing the bulk or of jam wh when en finished it la IS necessary to follow the directions on tile the bottle when using pectin to live have anio results if tills this is not used long iong slow cooking Is necessary strawberry conserve wash and bull three quarts of berries mash them a little add one olle can of pineapple one orange and one lemon remove the seeds and grind tile the fruit without peeling add equal weights of sugar and cook until thick stirring frequently add one half pound of SN seeded ded raisins it liked as well as a few nuts nuta add the nuts ten minutes before taking off almonds blanched and shredded are the best liked for this conserve HU HUL L raly ato |
