TOMATOES STUFFED WITH MACARONI AND CHEESE.—Cook one cup broken macaroni or spaghetti tender in salted water; drain and blanch in cold water. Skin light tomatoes and scoop out centers. Fill with the macaroni, dot with butter and season with salt and pepper, then cover top with grated cheese. Bake in a moderate oven thirty minutes. Serve plain or with cream sauce. For Italian macaroni, chop the tomatoes, dredge with flour and mix with the above ingredients, putting a thick layer of cheese on top. Bake until brown.—Contributed.
CHEESE CROQUETTES.—Make a thick stiff cream sauce as for chicken croquettes; add yolks of two eggs; one and one half cups grated cheese and salt and cayenne pepper to suit taste. When cold form into croquettes, dip into egg and fine bread crumbs and fry in deep hot fat.
CHEESE STRAWS.—Grate cheese on rolled pie crust, fold over, grate more cheese thickly on, fold again and roll out. Cut into strips and bake. Sprinkle with cayenne.—Contributed.
Beverages
"Serenely pure yet divinely strong."—Pope.
COFFEE.—Three parts Java to one part Mocha coffee ground fine together. Allow one tablespoonful of coffee to each cup of cold water. Mix in one third of a whole egg for five cups of coffee. Bring to a good boil. Remove from fire, add a dash of cold water and serve.—Mrs. C. H. McKay, demonstration of beverages.
CHOCOLATE.—One half cup grated chocolate, one half cup sugar mixed. Add to one quart of milk. Bring to a boil. Let it stand on back of range half an hour, then reheat it. Serve whipped cream in each cup.—Mrs. C. H. McKay, demonstration.
TEA.—Water for making black tea should be boiling. Allow level tablespoon tea to a pint of water. Let it stand covered three to seven minutes. Water for green tea should not be boiling hot, as green tea should be a smooth and oily beverage. The Japanese serve tea warm but not hot. Allow same proportions as above. Let it stand three minutes. Add hot water to tea leaves left in tea pot and leave again. Use an earthen tea pot always. Soft water makes better tea than hard water.—Mrs. C. H. McKay, demonstration of beverages.
CLARET FREEZE.—Claret wine to taste. Fill glass half full of chopped ice, add wine and sweeten to taste with cherry syrup. Add sliced lemon or pineapple, rose leaves, or Maraschino cherries. Serve with straws.