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cutting into triangles or strips gives an added daintiness to 
the appearance of the sandwich. 
Sandwiches will keep fresh and appetizing for days if 
wrapped separately in parafhn paper. ‘This may be 
purchased almost anywhere at a trifling cost and is indispen- 
sable. Occasionally it may be found advisable to wrap cold 
meat sliced very thin in the waxed paper and carry buttered 
bread without filling. When parafhin paper is unavailable, 
wrap sandwiches in a slightly dampened napkin to keep 
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July, 1911 
as cherries, apples, pineapples, seeded grapes, bananas 
or grapefruit give additional variety to the list. The up-to- 
date sandwich indeed proves its noble origin, and does 
honor to its godfather, the Earl of Sandwich. 
The picnic menu is also enhanced by hard-boiled eggs, 
cut in half, the yolks mixed with mayonaise or other season- 
ing and put back into the whites. These should by all 
means be served upon a lettuce leaf. 
Do not make the mistake of carrying too much heavy 
New and Tempting 
NASTURTIUM SANDWICH 
Cut bread very thin and butter, cover closely with nasturtium 
blossoms and spread with thick mayonaise before putting on the 
second slice, press closely together and wrap. 
SWISS CHEESE AND WATERCRESS 
Spread Swiss cheese with mustard and watercress and place be- 
tween thin slices of buttered rye bread, or use soft cheese and water- 
cress with graham bread. 
CREAMED CHICKEN SANDWICH 
Chop or grind fine, half a cup of the white meat of cooked chicken, 
add a tablespoonful of sweet cream and mix to a paste, mix in a hard- 
boiled egg chopped fine, salt and a dash of paprika, spread between 
biscuits. 
MOCK OYSTER SANDWICH 
Mash boiled oysterplant or salsify with sweet cream, add a little 
anchovy paste, season with salt, paprika or red pepper and spread 
between buttered bread or wafers. Serve with pickles. 
CHICKEN LIVER SANDWICH 
Mix equal parts of chopped olives and chicken livers with mayo- 
naise, add a little chopped green pepper or sweet pickle and spread 
between one slice of entire wheat bread and one slice of white. 
SARDINE SANDWICH 
Mix a small can of sardines, oil and all, with two hard-boiled eggs 
chopped fine, add a teaspoonful of lemon juice, spread between slices 
of buttered bread or toast. A slice of peeled tomato, a leaf of lettuce 
or a sprig of watercress makes a pleasing variation of this. 
Sandwich Recipes 
NEUFCHATEL CHEESE 
Mix Neufchatel or Philadelphia cream cheese with chopped nuts 
and pickles or pimentos (Spanish red peppers), add enough mayonaise 
to make a stiff paste. Or, spread cream cheese on a slice of buttered 
bread, and cover with a second slice spread with crabapple or quince 
FISH SANDWICH 
Bone and rub to a paste a cupful of cold boiled fish, add a dash of 
Worcestershire or other fish sauce, salt, pepper and a little olive oil 
and place on lettuce between bread. 
CHERRY SANDWICH 
Mix four parts of chopped fruit and one part of chopped nuts with 
mayonaise; a little cream cheese may be added if desired, and spread 
between biscuits or sweet rolls. 
BACON SANDWICH 
Chop crisp cooked bacon with hard-boiled eggs and pickle and use 
with graham bread buttered. Well cooked bacon alone also makes 
or it may be combined with lettuce and 
Always shave very thin and broil crisp. 
appetizing sandwiches, 
mayonaise. 
TONGUE SANDWICH 
Put cold sliced tongue and a thick slice of peeled tomato between 
buttered Or, mix chopped tongue with sweet cream and 
spread inside French rolls. 
bread. 
HAM SANDWICH 
Chop together cold fried ham and hard-boiled eggs and spread 
between slices of buttered bread. Or, chop cold boiled ham and mix 
with chopped peanuts and enough mayonaise to form a paste, and 
spread between buttered crackers or picnic biscuits. 
them fresh and in perfect condition. The day when the 
name sandwich connected only ham and cheese carelessly 
put between huge slices of bread, is happily forgotten. 
The simpler kind have supplemented, not supplanted, 
those of chopped meat or cheese combined with hard- 
boiled egg, mayonaise, nuts, pimentos, green pep- 
pers, tomato, cucumber, piccalilli, chopped pickle, olive or 
some other ingredient, made into a delightful whole. All 
kinds of salads, as well as figs, dates, nuts, and such fruits 
cake. Individual cakes daintily iced and wrapped are 
easier to serve than the layer cake, while home-made dough- 
nuts, thin cookies and apple turnovers form a pleasing 
change. 
The last word, like the first word, in regard to the pre- 
paration of out-of-door luncheons, is daintiness. A little 
care in arranging the meal will more than pay for itself in 
the added savor and enjoyment, and the extra care is worth 
the while for the pleasure attained. 
