**Well, there must be one substantial dish to begin with. We might have cold sliced ham, of course, but I think perhaps they would like some- thing else better. Suppose we have veal loaf f ' ' ** Just the very thing,'* said Mildred. *'May I make itf " **0f course you may, and everything else as well, if you want to. If you will get your book, you can write down the receipts this min- ute. Here is the first: VEAL LOAF 2 pounds of veal, chopped fine. % pound of salt pork, chopped with it. % cup of bread crumbs, soaked in milk. 1 teaspoonful of chopped onion. % teaspoonful each of pepper and paprika. 1 level teaspoonful of salt. THE BIRTHDAY PICNIC 61 Have the meats chopped together at the market; put the crumbs in a bowl and cover them with milk, and let them stand for fifteen minutes; then squeeze them dry and add to the meat. Beat the egg without separating it✪ Veal Loaf, and mix that in next, and then the seasoning. Stir all together, and put in a bread tin and bake one hour. Have on the stove a cup half full of hot water mixed with two table- spoonfuls of butter, and every fifteen minutes open the oven door and pour a quarter of this over the meat When done, put in a cold place over night. SHce thin, and put parsley around it. * ' You see, this is very easy to make, and it is always good for luncheon for ourselves, and for Sunday night supper as well. You can make it Friday afternoon, and then, by the time for the picnic, it will be ready to slice. * ' **And what are they to eat with it?'' **I think it would be nice to have some sand- wiches — ^hot ones. ' ' **Hot sandwiches, Mother Blair! I never heard of them. How do you make them ! ' ' **I invented them myself," laughed her mother. * *I really did, this very morning, when I was thinking about the picnic. Here is the rule." TOASTED SARDINE SANDWICHES 1 tin sardines. 8 slices of toast. 62 THE FUN OF COOKING ^ a lemon. Large pinch of salt, and as much dry mustard✪ Toasted Sardine Sandwiches. Open a can of sardines, drain off the oil, and spread them on brown paper. Scrape off the skin caref ully, and open each one on the side and take out the back bone. Sprinkle over them all the salt and mustard, and squeeze the lemon on. Then make the toast, large brown slices, and butter th^n a little; lay two together, trim off the crust, and cut them in strips. Open the strips, and between each two put one sardine and press together. Put them in the oven between two hot plates till needed. **0h, those do sound so good I Caa't I make some for Innch to-day, Mother?' ' Mildred begged. * * But they belong to the surprise I Let 's wait till after the picnic, and then you may make lots of them/' ** Weill'' sighed Mildred, "then let me have another receipt right away, so I '11 forget them. I do want to make them so much. ' ' **Here is another receipt you will like just as well ; part of it is for the picnic, and part of it is for a little bit of a party for you and Miss Betty and me, while the picnic is going on upstairs. ' ' "A party for us ? What kind of a party ? ' ' ** Lovely grown-up afternoon teal" laughed her mother. "You can invite Miss Betty your- self won't that be nicet" ''Perfectly lovely I Do tell fasterl" THE BIETHDAY PICNIC 63 **Well, first you make for the picnic some sweet sandwiches like those we planned for the school lunches ; these are simply, to begin with : ORANGE MARMALADE SANDWICHES Spread thin white bread and butter✪ Orange Marmalade Sandwiches with orange mar- malade; trim off the crusts and cut into even shapes; a round cooky cutter makes pretty sandwiches." ^^I-'ve made those for Jack, lots of times, *' said Mildred, as she wrote this down, **only I didn't cut them in round shapes, because boys don't care about that."

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**Well, there must be one substantial dish to begin with. We might have cold sliced ham, of course, but I think perhaps they would like something else better. Suppose we have veal loaf f ' ' ** Just the very thing,'* said Mildred. *'May I make itf " **0f course you may, and everything else as well, if you want to. If you will get your book, you can write down the receipts this minute. Here is the first: VEAL LOAF 2 pounds of veal, chopped fine. % pound of salt pork, chopped with it. % cup of bread crumbs, soaked in milk. 1 teaspoonful of chopped onion. % teaspoonful each of pepper and paprika. 1 level teaspoonful of salt. Have the meats chopped together at the market; put the crumbs in a bowl and cover them with milk, and let them stand for fifteen minutes; then squeeze them dry and add to the meat. Beat the egg without separating it, and mix that in next, and then the seasoning. Stir all together, and put in a bread tin and bake one hour. Have on the stove a cup half full of hot water mixed with two tablespoonfuls of butter, and every fifteen minutes open the oven door and pour a quarter of this over the meat When done, put in a cold place over night. SHce thin, and put parsley around it. * ' You see, this is very easy to make, and it is always good for luncheon for ourselves, and for Sunday night supper as well. You can make it Friday afternoon, and then, by the time for the picnic, it will be ready to slice. * ' **And what are they to eat with it?'' **I think it would be nice to have some sandwiches — ^hot ones. ' ' **Hot sandwiches, Mother Blair! I never heard of them. How do you make them ! ' ' **I invented them myself," laughed her mother. * *I really did, this very morning, when I was thinking about the picnic. Here is the rule." TOASTED SARDINE SANDWICHES 1 tin sardines. 8 slices of toast. ^ a lemon. Large pinch of salt, and as much dry mustard. Open a can of sardines, drain off the oil, and spread them on brown paper. Scrape off the skin caref ully, and open each one on the side and take out the back bone. Sprinkle over them all the salt and mustard, and squeeze the lemon on. Then make the toast, large brown slices, and butter them a little; lay two together, trim off the crust, and cut them in strips. Open the strips, and between each two put one sardine and press together. Put them in the oven between two hot plates till needed. **0h, those do sound so good I Caa't I make some for lunch today, Mother?' ' Mildred begged. * * But they belong to the surprise I Let 's wait till after the picnic, and then you may make lots of them/' ** Weill'' sighed Mildred, "then let me have another receipt right away, so I '11 forget them. I do want to make them so much. ' ' **Here is another receipt you will like just as well ; part of it is for the picnic, and part of it is for a little bit of a party for you and Miss Betty and me, while the picnic is going on upstairs. ' ' "A party for us ? What kind of a party ? ' ' ** Lovely grown-up afternoon tea!" laughed her mother. "You can invite Miss Betty yourself won't that be nicet" ''Perfectly lovely I Do tell fasterl" **Well, first you make for the picnic some sweet sandwiches like those we planned for the school lunches ; these are simply, to begin with : ORANGE MARMALADE SANDWICHES Spread thin white bread and butter with orange marmalade; trim off the crusts and cut into even shapes; a round cooky cutter makes pretty sandwiches." ^^I-'ve made those for Jack, lots of times, *' said Mildred, as she wrote this down, **only I didn't cut them in round shapes, because boys don't care about that."

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