The Times cook book, no. 2

Plain buttered rolls and a few sweet oranges may also find a corner in a capacious lunch basket. MRS. A. R. BROWN. Rivera, Cal. No. 3.— PICNIC LUNCH. VEAL LOAF. Three pounds raw minced veal, y2 pound fresh fat pork, chopped or put through grinder, l teacup each of rolled crackers and milk, 1 egg, pepper, salt, sage, thyme and celery salt, to taste. Form into loaf; bake until thoroughly done, basting with butter and water. Slice when cold with very sharp, thin knife. CHEESE SANDWICHES. Cut bread very thin and spread with soft butter. Between the pieces place thin slices of cheese (California or Swiss,) spread lightly with mixed mustard. OLIVE SANDWICHES. Stone 1 pint of fine, large olives, chop them or put through grinder, mix with mayonnaise or French salad dressing; spread on crisp lettuce leaves and put between slices of bread. POTATO SALAD. Boil 12 medium-sized potatoes with skins on; when cold peel and cut in small pieces. Add 3 tablespoons each of minced parsley and celery, 2 tablespoons of minced onion; salt and pepper (I use cayenne) to taste. Three hard-boiled eggs, chopped fine. Mix this well, add % pint mayonnaise or French dressing. Serve on wooden plates. SALAD DRESSING. To be used instead of mayonnaise in the foregoing recipes: Yolks of 2 eggs, 1 tablespoon of butter, beat them well together; 4 tablespoonfuls of vinegar, 1 teaspoon each salt, sugar and mixed mustard. Put all together in bowl; set . in boiling water, stir until it thickens well. When cold add y2 teacup of cream, either sweet or sour. WAFERS. One cup each of butter and sugar, 2-3 cup of sour milk, 1 teaspoon soda, 2 eggs, yz teaspoon salt, flour enough to make very soft dough. Bake in quick oven. Wrap sandwiches singly in waxed paper, or put number in a damp napkin, with dry cloth outside. Put potato salad in box lined with crisp celery leaves. Add olives, pickles and jelly to basket. The best bread for sandwiches is what is known as the "Pullman loaf." It is browned on all sides and will cut to so much better advantage than the ordinary loaf. MRS. M. DICKERSON. Ontario, Cal. NO. 4.— LUNCH FOR PICNIC. Cut thin slices of bread, butter; lay a leaf of lettuce with a little mustard dressing on it, between, for sandwiches. Cinnamon roll, 1 glass of jelly or jam, cheese, olives; potato salad, with a little onion in it for an appetizer, hard-boiled eggs, dried beef, cold meat or sardines, small cakes or cookies, chocolate cake, oranges or bananas, lemon juice of 12 lemons, and 3 oranges. Squeeze out the juice the day before; put in good cup of sugar, boll and skim off scum; let cool, bottle. Paper