Tomato sandwiches are most refreshing in hot weather, especially when kept in ice. Cut some thin slices of bread and butter from a tinned loaf. Sprinkle these with mustard and cress. Cut some thin slices of tomato, cutting the tomato parallel with the core to avoid having rings from the core dropping out. Mix these slices lightly in some oil and vinegar and pepper and salt salad dressing (see Salad), lay these slices on the bread, and cover over with the other slice of bread and butter sprinkled with mustard and cress. Cut these slices into squares or triangles, with a very sharp knife, and pile them up on a dish. Place a border of parsley round the base, and ornament with some small, bright, round, red tomatoes.

These are an excellent refreshment for garden parties in hot weather. Their chief beauty is being cool. An excellent "ice-house"can be made for them as follows: - Put a little rough ice on the grass, cover it over with a large dish turned upside down; pile the tomato sandwiches on the dish. Cover over with an ordinary metal dish-cover - a common kitchen one will do - take a cloth, and push it through the handle. Take two lumps of ice of moderate size, tie them up in the cloth, so that one lump touches the dish-cover on either side. Of course, when the four ends of the cloth are tied together the ice cannot fall out, but will rest in the cloth against the sides of the cover. The sandwiches after being in this cold " ice-house" for an hour are delicious. The ice underneath soon melts.

Grilled Tomatoes

Tomatoes should be grilled whole, and not cut open. Grill over a clear fire, and moisten occasionally with a very little dripping or butter. Grilled tomatoes are nice served with chops or steaks. Tomatoes can also be baked in the oven in a tin with a little butter.