What to Have for Dinner

Cut thick slices from both ends of three short cucumbers and remove two pieces from each cucumber, in such a way as to leave baskets with handles; then scoop out pulp. Carefully cut pieces from three medium-sized tomatoes in such a way as to leave baskets with handles; then scoop out pulp. Marinate cucumber cut in pieces, and tomato cut in pieces, separately, with French Dressing. Fill cucumber baskets with tomato, and tomato baskets with cucumber. Arrange on lettuce leaves, alternating green and red baskets. Mix one-half teaspoon salt, few grains paprika, four tablespoons olive oil and two tablespoons vinegar. Stir until well blended. Company and Formal Dinners. 213 ORANGE CREAM SHERBET. 2 cups boiling water 14 cups orange juice 1} cups sugar 1 pint heavy cream Grated rind 2 oranges $ cup sugar £ cup lemon juice 2 eggs Few grains salt Dissolve sugar in boiling water, add orange rind, lemon juice and orange juice. Turn into freezer and freeze to a mush. Beat cream until stiff and add sugar and salt. Separate yolks from whites of eggs, beat yolks until thick and lemon colored and whites until stiff, and add to cream. Turn into frozen mixture, and continue the freezing. CHOCOLATE PETITS FOURS. 3 eggs 3 squares melted chocolate } cup butter 1 cup stale bread crumbs 4 cup sugar 3 tablespoons flour 1 teaspoon vanilla Cream the butter, add sugar gradually, and eggs well beaten. Add the melted chocolate, bread crumbs, flour and vanilla. Spread in a shallow dripping pan and bake in a moderate oven. The cake should be about onefourth to one-third inch in thickness when baked. Allow the cake to remain in pan until cool, then shape with a circular cutter, one inch in diameter. Put together in pairs with White Frosting between and on top. WHITE FROSTING. 1 cup sugar White 1 egg 3 tablespoons water } teaspoon vanilla 214. What to Have for Dinner. Put sugar and water in sauce pan and stir to prevent sugar from adhering to sauce pan; heat to boiling point, and boil, without stirring, until syrup will thread when dropped from tip of spoon. This frosting is more successful when the syrup is washed down during cooking. To accomplish this, have a sauce pan containing cold water, dip the hands quickly from the cold water into pan containing hot syrup, then again into cold water, repeat several times, thus removing granules of sugar adhering to side of pan. Pour syrup gradually on beaten white of egg, beating mixture constantly and continuing the beating until of right consistency to spread. Add flavoring and spread on cake. Company and Formal Dinners. 215 A good dinner sharpens wit, while it softens the heart. —DOorAn. | ConsomMeé. DinNEB ROLLs. Frrep SHap Roe. CUCUMBER JELLY WITH CREAM MAYONNAISE. CHICKEN CROQUETTES, YELLOW BECHAMEL SAUOE. Roast Lea or Mutton, Brown Gravy. Dutou Potatoes. BrussEts Sprouts, Lenox SAvce. \ ARTICHOKE SALAD. PracH CREAM. Raisin Cup Cakes. SaLttEp ALMONDS, BonBONS. Cart Nor. 216 What to Have for Dinner. CONSOMME. (See p. 122, under Christmas Dinners, Menu No. II.) DINNER ROLLS. (See p. 116, under Christmas Dinners, Menu No. I.) CUCUMBER JELLY WITH CREAM MAYON- NAISE. 3 large cucumbers Few grains pepper 2 cups water Few grains cayenne 3 tablespoons granulated Salt gelatine 1 tablespoon vinegar 4 drops onion juice Green coloring