Show household new S if the mercury seems likely to pop right through the top of the thermometer and guests are coming for dinner you can still keep cool plan your menu to permit as much preparation as possible in the cooler hours of the it morning remember e 4 when you plan the meal that quality rather than quantity 7 will please your guests and that a beautiful cool crisp salad will be more appetite tempting by tar far than all the complicated hot dishes you can name its wise of course to include one hot food in your menu even though the weathers torrid theres some thing thin about the contrast of hot foods and cold that makes a meal more pleasant to the taste and to the digestion as well A cup of clear hot soup which might be prepared the day before and re heated just before serving a hot main dish not too hearty or just a hot beverage if you prefer it will do the trick find menus and tested recipes for all kinds of summer enter taming in my cook book easy entertaining there are menus and recipes for teas for buffet suppers childrens parties and for a wedding reception too orange grape pear salad in ice lined salad bowl serves 8 oranges pears grapes summers juiciest fruits in an ice I 1 chilled salad bowl what a decorative answer to every cooks prayer for something tempting to serve on hot weather menus for a buffet party serve it in a double bowl with ice to keep the salad chilled to just the right degree with a sharp knife peel 8 oranges removing skin and inner membrane down to juicy meat cut in thin even slices california oranges are firm and practically seedless which makes them especially ally suited to slicing peel and core 4 pears cut in slices halve and seed 2 cups of grapes combine fruits and put in salad bowl which has been lined with romaine and watercress these two salad greens incidentally give an interesting color contrast of light and dark green that is refreshing and that may well be used in any salad serve with sweet french dressing sweet french dressing Vs cup lemon juice cup salad oil aa cup red jelly or honey 1 I teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon paprika shake well before serving the lemon juice gives a flavor to dr dress ess ings that is especially good with fruit salads makes 1 cups sparkling vegetable soup serves 8 4 pounds beef shin 2 quarts water 1 tablespoon salt 4 sprigs parsley 2 bay leaves 10 pepper corns 3 whole cloves vi cup sliced carrot vi cup sliced onion ah cup celery and celery leaves have bones cracked at the market wipe bone and meat with cloth remove half the meat from the bone and cut in 1 inch cubes brown the meat on all sides add bones remaining meat and water add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil skim then simmer for 3 to 4 hours with the lid of the kettle tilted slightly strain through sieve lined with cheese cloth and cool quickly uncovered chill until fat is solid then remove fat to clarify the soup allow 1 egg white and crushed shell mixed with 2 tablespoons ble spoons of cold water for each quart of stock add to cold stock and bring to a boil stirring constantly stan st fly remove from heat add 14 cup cold water and let settle until cold carefully strain through 4 of cheese cloth wrung out of very cold water just before serving add vegetables as follows cup tomato cut very fine cup carrot diced dicea fine Vs cup new cabbage cut very fine cup celery cut very fine 2 cups water vz teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons parsley minced cook tomato carrot cabbage and celery in boiling salted water just until the vegetables are tender strain and add to hot soup just before serving garnish with minced parsley strawberry shortcake 2 cups pastry flour 2 teaspoons baking powder I 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon sugar 3 eggs separated 1 cups milk 3 tablespoons melted butter mix and sift all dry ingredients beat egg yolks and add to them the milk and melted butter stir liquid mixture into dry ingredients fold in stiffly beaten egg white bake in hot waffle iron leaving iron closed until steam no longer escapes between the two halves cheese cornucopias cornucopian salad accompaniment cheese cornucopias cornucopian are an unusual but delicious salad accompaniment make ordinary pastry as for pie and roll out maka macd tiny cornu capias about 3 inches long from any stiff paper wrap pastry around cornucopia and bake 12 minutes in a hot oven degrees remove paper and when cool fill cornu capias with highly flavored cream cheese serve with any salad released by western newspaper union |