Tomato, Cucumber And Walnut Salad

Salmon Jelly Sandwiches

Tea Cakes Milk

Tomato, Cucumber And Walnut Salad

Cut 1/2 cucumber into 1/4 in cubes, let stand in cold salt water to crisp. Cut a slice from the stem end of each of 4 peeled tomatoes. Scoop out the interior pulp, keeping the pieces as solid as possible. Add the cucumbers, 1/2 c walnut meats cut into small pieces and the tomato pulp. Cover with salad dressing and fill the tomato shells, the interior of which has been sprinkled with salt.

In season celery substituted for cucumber improves this salad.

Salmon Jelly Sandwiches

Spread thinly sliced pieces of bread with butter, cover with thin slices of the moulded salmon left from the preceding day, cover with another slice of bread, press well together, cut off the crusts, and cut into diamond or triangle shapes.

"Lightning" Tea Cakes

Place the flour sifter in the mixing bowl and put in it 1 1/2 c flour, 3/4 c fine granulated or powdered sugar, 2 t baking powder, 1/2 t salt. Sift into the bowl.

In the measuring cup, melt 1/4 c butter (or oleo), break in 2 eggs, fill up the cup with milk. Add 1/2 t flavoring extract or saltspoon of spice. Mix with the dry ingredients and beat well two or three m. Bake in greased muffin tins in quick oven 15 m or till done.

Variations : Add 2 T cocoa, or an ounce of melted chocolate. Use brown sugar in place of white and season with spice or use melted maple sugar.

Preparing The Meal

About 3/4 h before luncheon time make the salad and mix the tea cakes. While they are baking, prepare the sandwiches and place on the table. Serve the salad on individual plates, fill the glasses with milk, put the tea cakes on the side table.

Make the sherbet for dinner, then slice the cucumbers and cover with salted ice water.