Picnic No. 2

Western Sandwiches *

Pickles Olives.

Fresh Fruits.

Frosted Chocolate Cookies *

Picnic Coffee *

Frosted Chocolate Cookies

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup butter

1 egg

1/2 cup sour milk

1/4 teaspoon soda

1/4 teaspoon baking powder 2 squares melted chocolate 1 1/2 cups cake flour (sifted before measuring)

1 cup chopped nut meats

Cream butter, add sugar, beaten egg, melted chocolate and sour milk. Sift dry ingredients together and add nut meats. Mix in well with first mixture. Drop from teaspoon on to a greased cookie sheet about one and a half inches apart and cook in a moderate oven (400º). Bake twelve to fifteen minutes.

While cookies are still hot from the oven, cover with an icing of:

1 egg, beaten

1 3/4 cups confectioners' sugar.

1 tablespoon cream 1 square melted chocolate 1 teaspoon vanilla

Mix egg, cream, melted chocolate and vanilla together. Add sugar, stir until well blended.

Western Sandwiches

1 medium minced onion 1/2 cup chopped ham

2 1/2 tablespoons butter 4 eggs beaten

Cook onion in frying pan with melted hot butter until tender, but not brown. Add the chopped cooked ham, beaten eggs and cook, stirring occasionally until the eggs are set. Salt and pepper to taste and spread between buttered buns or slices of bread. These sandwiches are very filling.

Picnic Coffee

Tie coffee in a cheesecloth bag before leaving for the picnic. Use a quarter pound coffee (one heaping measuring cup full) to two quarts of water. Allow room in the bag for the coffee to swell. Put coffee and water in the pot. Bring water to a boil and then remove bag.