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Meat substitutes

1907

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Presented as published in 1907. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
To one cup of sweet butter add half the grated rind and all the juice of one lemon ; mix together till well blended, then set aside for several hours before using. When ready to spread the sandwiches use this prep- aration as a filling between slices of whole wheat or ordinary white bread. Q Grape Sandwiches Seed Malaga grapes and slice thin with a sharp knife ; add chopped English walnut meats and mix with may onnaise ; use between white bread sliced thin and cut in circular shape with a biscuit cutter. q Chestnut- Cherry Sandwiches Use boiled chestnuts, removing the brown husk from the outside, mash to a paste, adding a little thick syrup, made of granulated sugar and water boiled together; mix the paste with an equal part of candied cherries chopped fine ; spread between saltine wafers, or on thin white bread and butter, cutting the slices into triangles or narrow strips. Prepare for mirth, for mirth becomes a feast. -Pericles. Q Date Sandwiches Chop dates, after removing the stones, until they are made into a soft paste; spread between slices of but' tered whole wheat or brown bread. An equal part of chopped nuts may be mixed with the dates, or nut but' ter may be used instead of the common kind with ex' eel lent results. (J A sandwich composed of whole wheat bread, dates and nuts furnishes an ideal food, combining, as it does, the necessary elements of nitrogen, fat, sugar, etc., in a perfect form, and one palatable alike tfe grown persons and to children, the latter especially needing nourish' ment rich in these elements. Q Lady Baltimore Sandwiches Use ground English walnuts or pecan nuts, with an equal part each of figs and raisins chopped fine; mix with mayonnaise, spread between thin slices of white breadLady Baltimore Sandwiches and cut in fancy shapes. If a sweet sandwich is wanted use boiled icing instead pf the mayonnaise and spread between slices 6f stale white cake. Q Olive Sandwiches Olive sandwiches are particularly dainty and appetiz' ing. To make them, obtain the small olives stuffed with red peppers and chop fine; mix with mayonnaise and spread between slices of thin white breadOlive Sandwiches cut in lengthwise strips. Plain olives, stoned and chopped, may be used as a filling, if preferred 91 92 / hope we shall drink down all unkindness. —Shakespeare. COLD DRINKS A LL drinks that are to be served cold *~* should be very cold, the mixture being kept in the refrigerator long enough to chill thoroughly, or put in a punch bowl or pitcher with a large lump of ice when ready to serve. For those who must have their drinks extra cold, crushed ice may be placed in the glasses before serving. Q Cherry Punchade Remove the seeds from one pound of cherries and crush the fruit with a potato masher; add the juice of two oranges and three lemons, a cup of grated pine* apple and two cups of sugar. Let this stand one hour, then press the juice through a cheesecloth bag ; add a quart of carbonated water, some slices of banana and pineapple and a cup of candied cherriesCherry Punchade, or very ripe, fresh fruit when in season. Pour over a large lump of ice in a punch bowl and serve. 0[ Pineappleade Chop a pineapple without paring, cover with water and boil five minutes ; cool, strain and add the juice of limes or lemons with sugar to tastePineappleade. Serve with crushed ice in the glasses. 93 Here's to us all! God bless every one I —Dickens. Q Pomelade and Limeade