HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1934-08-09, Page 74 .•
1
r
Morgan
CRISP" COOL SALADS
hummer menus cry aloud for cusp,
cOol salads. The .eye does: half` the
eating in hot weather and -act .color•
and beauty in, fend are • .of double
value.`
Try -this molded '",•crab•treat" sajad
with watercress aandwic�hes • for
Iuncheon ons the notch •some hot noon,
',Soloed Grab -Meat Salad
Two: cups' flaked• crab -meat, 3+• cup
diced •:'celery f 2 "tablespfa,ns :7lhredded
•..: green pepper, i/e.• teaspoon , onion
' juice,; .% ,cup .mayonnaise, 'h• tea-.
spoonsalt, tablespoons jure juice,
2 tablespoons vinegar
• .. vine ar 1•-- tablespeenDon
8anulated gelatin,; :4 • tablespoons
cold: water,.:, 4 tablespoons boiling
water. ' •
• Soften; gelatin i cold Water tor
b, o
five minutes', and. dissolve. it in boil-
ing water. '`Add, lime juice vinegar,
salt onion , ,,, 4o njuice, drab -meat; celery,
g : 'en -pepper and mayhnnai'se. Turn
into ' rip .
n a g Mold and let.stand'on ice,
•',--- ...:Until "chiled ` end.' rm
Unmol'd:: and.
garnish wi.th•,mayonnaise cucumber
t trcls.. and radishes. Lime ' juice is
. `suggested in place .of lemon,juice, be-
` cause the favor of li'nle is- particu-
larly. 'delicious with crab-rneat:•If
Ernes' are not to be had, lej
'onjuice
of course. Y
ma be substitu,.
may
Ham :: Salad
Two cups finely' chopped ;hut not
•
ground cold boiled .or baked ham, 3/
cup shredded .new cabba e: 1`..shred-
ded green':, pepper, , 1 package lemon
flavored gelatin, ,aha Cup boilin'g. water;
• cup cold water, 1 cup mayonnaise
• Pour boiling' :water over gelatin
and when dissolved col add d "cold d water,
,Let; cool 'and add ham, cabbage and.
green: pepper. Mix ;well• and fold,, .in.
'nytoti
taatse.'.:Turn'into':a bride sha -
eda mold and let stand on " ice for
several hours' to chill and become
firm. Unmold' and` serve on a bed of
ettuce ,With i
j h a;�garmsh'of dill pickle.
•strip and :mayonnaise. ,
this salad
spay' be ,' varied .in, many
ways. Add celery and grape fruit
pulp in lace ,of cabbage.. Green -
p PP S ISP
per' adds a refreshing touch Of green
as . well as a. tang •°that' is ',pleasant
with 'both: combinations, You, may.
want to add 2 or 3 tablespoons 'vine.
gar, reducing amount, of • cold,.
water. that much.
COOL DRINKS.'.
1h '•' `
Of , al the deliciously '•simple: and
simply- delicious" concoctions in the
Category .of summer, !foods..fruit grati-
fies •'come 'first. Chilled - to ' the de-
glee . without the actual :forming of
ice crystaisT-granites are , refresiii;ng
; and decidedly pooling,
•
' Td make asain,tsa heavy
vru `
s.... • P
is combinedwith •;fruit juice and
water and the Mixture is half frozen.
n
It always is liquid enough to drink,
but iso thoroughly chilled that it' just
•-• misses being an• ice: Chill it• until it
Iooks ".white with frost and , ice • cryst-
als
ry st
alsgather against the sides of the
The, combinations are almost count:
'4e
ss ss for these granites.:. All the �.can-
•;ned fruits end meat,,'of the fresh
ones may be used singly or ,in coin-
bination. The' combination of •fresh,
and'. canned "fruit roduces many
P
novel flavors. that at delightful.
• 'Berry Granites`
a
and
Berry r• 'n sareseasonal
exy gate
easy ••to'.preparp Wash' and drain
one quart' of berries. `Put into a deep
bowl••and cover, with 2' cups "granu-.
.slated' sugar. ,• Mash . and!cover :with
a clean towel;. Let stand' two, or,
threehours. Extiect� all the . juice
` and strain through a fine, wire sieve
or cheese. cloth.. • ' Add ' two r cepa of
• water, pouring . it' through' the • fruit
pulp. Pour into. a` .mold ' and fre
•.:1 Serve with a garnish.of'mint-;
,
With
Canned fruits• must be.cooked
'additional sugar 'to make . a. heavy
tyrup, • crushing the fruit as' it. cooks.
Then the • syrup is, strained and com-
biped With—,Water .as for :fresh, fruit.
You may `use jelly, too.;- Combine"
with a citrus fruit juice:, , Orange,,
lemon, lime and;grapefruit juices, all
are good•and eeach'produces a dieting.,
tive'flavor.,. Currant 'jelly and,•orang
juice, blackberry ';,jelly and lemon
juice, red -raspberry -and, lime -these.
are• a few combinations that will sug-
gest others to you Use one .aarge
glass or standard measuring. cup • of
-jelly to one cup of fruit juice, 14, ,cup.
sugar pod :3••cupti water, • A tart; juice
such as lemon may require up to; one
cup of sugar. Make.• a syrup o'f.. the
sugar and: water .by. boiling them for
10: ,minutes. Add jelly and when cool
add fruit :juice. ' Strain• and freeze.
This may seem like a largo, amount
of` su ar u
g but as •extreme :cold has
a tendency to deaden the taste, these
drinks •must be made .extra sweet be --
e
•
Plume Good Choice , •
Plums:.mako, .,a --zestful
granite. Add
a few •Whole cloves' and a two-inch
stick of cinnamon broken in . snialI
Pieces ' when making the syrup.. Red;
yellow' or .blue, they , make a'' rich
fragrant, beverage. gook them just
'long.ienough for the juice to; 'flow
freely, pour over, the, prepared, syrup
til
and let stand, uncool before strain-
ing and freezing.
'the granite isto.be,:chilled in 'a
•crankless freezer,..'use . three parts
crushed ice to one. part ice;' cream
salt` and .let stand one hour. To: hasten
the chilling process, scrape down ,the.
•.ed'ges''of the mixture as ie freezes.
•'.° 'Orange; and. Lemon.
An orange and lemon. drink ia very
refreshing .and easy"tomake
Peel four oranges and two • lemons
v'ry: thin and .:put..'in'a vessel with
a pinch of salt. Allow to :simmer and
.finally bring to. the boil... Take: out
the peel, . and, when cool; add the
juice of the fruit:. '
This makes a 'good syrup aitd may,
bP: dil'ited with v.ater or soda water
ahs required.:,.,
A few'slices crf'.'cucumber an:•add
grape or two,; or a :cherry, two or
three raspberries, ;or whatever fruit
is handy, add a new, flavor to the
drink, which will interest, your
friends. '
• ::GooaeberrY :Quench
Gooseberries simmered `.with :sugar
and water then ;strained, make •a
good • fruit': syrup '.especially if -a little.
thin orange peel is added. •Rhtibarb,'
too,, will give a tang.'to s.syrup. which,
when dilii ted, makes a much appreci '
ated :drink.
Aood eneral. rule 'is to. boil slow—
ll th'e sugar,' peel' and .,• water ;' for
s rbut not the• fruit "juice "as it
yu .. P� ,.] ,.
loses it's flavor. This should be'• added.
afterwards:, '
Lemon. Squash.
Th children all love ve' lem ''s' uas h.
e . o , on q „ h
Hereis. a ,good:.recipe
cups•
Boil 2 su ar1 pitof
water for ten minutes, then leave to
cool -Mix 2 oz citric acid With twos
,teaspoons of essence of ;lemon,;. and
stir into thecold:,. syrup.
• %r
Add ,the. • pulp.' of two lemons, and.
shake thoroughly in a bottle. Allow
one.: tablespoon to a::tumbler'of cold
water.
Lemonade
Extract the juice from 'six lemons
and put this, With 1 cup sugar into a
jug,. pour in a, quart of boiling water.
' When the. sugar has , dissolved,
strain the lemonade' through muslin
and:. allow it to`get, thoroughlychilled
before. serving:
Cherryade
ve' eries .h 1 ib.•.
is ed r she
Crash p o k
and; break a few of the' stones. ' Put
the fruit into a saucepan' with the.. --1
• water, g-brin a and=Dais•-p nt•-of•
..
to th'e boil' and. boil steadily for five,
e ' half ' cu
minutes, Sieve, '.stir in p
When' cold store in-
sugar,' and wh e hot
ties. Serve twoi tahleapoons :diluted'
•
Clipping four'
d`•a;ysfrom England -Australia women's' flight mark, held--lY Amy
-ems
anBatten New Zealandmisslands in Australiase tang' mark of 15 day& •
With .each tumbler `of Water or soda
water. .
C'ihbcoiate Milk Shake.
,One cap
-chilled milk,•'threetable.
_alroons.cho
.colate_syrup, one -.table-
spoon 'whipped cream,, dash of cin-
namon.
Put. s u �� and . milk int o
Yr. p Ante _ a glass.
and beat well. 100 , with' a spoonful
of whi e
pose cream am •and sprinkle with
a ; dash of 'cinnamon,.
Grape ' Lemonade
.To make 2 . qts, of this drink, . use
juice of 4 limes, 3: cups -grape juice,
drops oil.of peppermint, 4 cups:
plain soda and plenty'of ice. ',Sweet-
en with' syrup made of sugar boiled.
with water. Add mint to syrup and.
•mix. allether: ':Addie.. ; water.
tqg c and
Serves S. •
• Mint Cup
.i
Placena'lr
' `
age bowl 2�cups "hot
tea 'and add a '.'cup crushed mint
leaves. ' Let stand until cold and
•'strain., : Add to the mint flavored
mixturethe juicegof $:oranges' and
lemons, 1 cup. 'shredded' canned ine-•
i?
apple, 1 cup sugar and water syrup,
1 pint grape'' juice.. Let stand on the
to chill and ripen. When...ready to
serves add 1, qt. cracked ice; ':1 ,•qt.
chilled •Soda water and: 3' drops: oil
of peppermint. ,•Mix well, stirin two,
diced':bananas and ''s pint Maras -
'chino cherries with. the :