Meringues which seem about as filling as sweetened air to the normal appetite have a very enticing way with an invalid. Beat the whites of two eggs until stiff; add graduaUy one-half cup of fine granulated sugar✪ Meringues, beating till mixture will hold its shape. Shape with spoon on buttered white paper which has been spread on wet board. Bake thirty minutes in a slow oven. When baked lift from paper and remove from flat side the soft part of meringue. Dry shell in oven. Cut white wine jelly in cubes, mix with sweetened whipped 74 COMFORT OF THE FAMILY cream and fill two meringue shells. Lay the pair together on a plate, allowing the wine jelly- to appear between them. White Wine Jelly — Soak one and one-half teaspoons of granulated gelatine in one table- spoon of cold water. Add two tablespoons of boiling water, and when gelatine is dis- solved four tablespoons of sugar, eight table- spoons of white wine and two tablespoons of orange or lemon juice✪ White Wine Jelly. Strain, turn into flat dish and chill. As I keep on hand a sirup for fruit drinks made by boiling an equal quantity of water and sugar together twelve minutes without stirring, a refreshing hot day beverage is quickly concocted. Two tablespoons of lemon juice, one and one-half tablespoons of sirup a crushed mint leaf, the glass filled from a siphon of soda which is kept on the ice, never fails to bring a smile and an "Oh, you are so good!" to the lips of our invalid neighbor. CHAPTER SEVEN: THE EMER- GENCY CUPBOARD CHAPTER VII THE EMEEGENCY CUPBOABD The co-operative housework experiment was working to a charm. It was proving to the satisfaction of my inmiediate family and its collateral branches that there need be no "servant problem" in the life of an able-bodied woman who has no small children. The labor and the cost of hving had been reduced with- out sacrificing the amenities of life. The neighbors were interested, but shook their heads with a "Wait till friends appear unex- pectedly!" Ah, they little knew the soothing consciousness of a well-stocked emergency cup- board on the shelves of which were ranged large cans and small cans, jars, bottles and packages in infinite variety. As canapes make a most auspicious begin- ning for an emergency luncheon, I keep on hand Russian caviar. This spread on a crisp 77 78 COMFORT OF THE FAMILY round of toast, sprinkled with a few drops of lemon juice and garnished with the diced whites and powdered yolks of hard-boiled eggs, at once makes one's guest at peace with the world — that is, of course, provided he or she likes its racy flavor. A canape of more subtle quality is made by creaming anchovy paste with butter — anchovy paste is one of the most popular and respected occupants of the emergency cupboard — spreading a crisp round of toast with the mix- ture, this is covered with mayonnaise with which has been mixed enough tomato catchup to color it a delicate pink; it is then garnished with hard-boiled egg and a half of an olive is placed in the center. Major Grey Chutney is a condiment which is a prime favorite when used as an accom- paniment to creamed chicken. Chopped very fine and served on a round of toast which has been spread with mayonnaise, it makes a deli- cious canape, and when this concoction is crowned with a slice of fresh tomato, also thinly spread with mayonnaise, upon the center of which curls an anchovy, and the whole is EMERGENCY CUPBOAKD 79 garnished with hard-boiled egg, it becomes a very hearty, satisfying forerunner to a simple Imicheon. Another canape, which has a decided tang when served with afternoon tea, is made of bread cut in diamond shape and spread with butter with which has been creamed an equal amount of fresh cheese grated. The canape has a border of pimiento which has been chopped fine and mixed with mayonnaise; in the center gleams a tiny scarlet star of the pimiento.

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Meringues which seem about as filling as sweetened air to the normal appetite have a very enticing way with an invalid. Beat the whites of two eggs until stiff; add gradually one-half cup of fine granulated sugar, beating till mixture will hold its shape. Shape with spoon on buttered white paper which has been spread on wet board. Bake thirty minutes in a slow oven. When baked lift from paper and remove from flat side the soft part of meringue. Dry shell in oven. Cut white wine jelly in cubes, mix with sweetened whipped cream and fill two meringue shells. Lay the pair together on a plate, allowing the wine jellyto appear between them. White Wine Jelly — Soak one and one-half teaspoons of granulated gelatine in one tablespoon of cold water. Add two tablespoons of boiling water, and when gelatine is dissolved four tablespoons of sugar, eight tablespoons of white wine and two tablespoons of orange or lemon juice. Strain, turn into flat dish and chill. As I keep on hand a sirup for fruit drinks made by boiling an equal quantity of water and sugar together twelve minutes without stirring, a refreshing hot day beverage is quickly concocted. Two tablespoons of lemon juice, one and one-half tablespoons of sirup, a crushed mint leaf, the glass filled from a siphon of soda which is kept on the ice, never fails to bring a smile and an "Oh, you are so good!" to the lips of our invalid neighbor. CHAPTER SEVEN: THE EMERGENCY CUPBOARD CHAPTER VII THE EMERGENCY CUPBOARD The co-operative housework experiment was working to a charm. It was proving to the satisfaction of my immediate family and its collateral branches that there need be no "servant problem" in the life of an able-bodied woman who has no small children. The labor and the cost of hving had been reduced without sacrificing the amenities of life. The neighbors were interested, but shook their heads with a "Wait till friends appear unexpectedly!" Ah, they little knew the soothing consciousness of a well-stocked emergency cupboard on the shelves of which were ranged large cans and small cans, jars, bottles and packages in infinite variety. As canapes make a most auspicious beginning for an emergency luncheon, I keep on hand Russian caviar. This spread on a crisp round of toast, sprinkled with a few drops of lemon juice and garnished with the diced whites and powdered yolks of hard-boiled eggs, at once makes one's guest at peace with the world — that is, of course, provided he or she likes its racy flavor. A canape of more subtle quality is made by creaming anchovy paste with butter — anchovy paste is one of the most popular and respected occupants of the emergency cupboard — spreading a crisp round of toast with the mixture, this is covered with mayonnaise with which has been mixed enough tomato catchup to color it a delicate pink; it is then garnished with hard-boiled egg and a half of an olive is placed in the center. Major Grey Chutney is a condiment which is a prime favorite when used as an accompaniment to creamed chicken. Chopped very fine and served on a round of toast which has been spread with mayonnaise, it makes a delicious canape, and when this concoction is crowned with a slice of fresh tomato, also thinly spread with mayonnaise, upon the center of which curls an anchovy, and the whole is EMERGENCY CUPBOARD 79 garnished with hard-boiled egg, it becomes a very hearty, satisfying forerunner to a simple Imicheon. Another canape, which has a decided tang when served with afternoon tea, is made of bread cut in diamond shape and spread with butter with which has been creamed an equal amount of fresh cheese grated. The canape has a border of pimiento which has been chopped fine and mixed with mayonnaise; in the center gleams a tiny scarlet star of the pimiento.

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