Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 209, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 September 1913 — OF PLAIN VEGETABLES [ARTICLE]

OF PLAIN VEGETABLES

REMARKABLY PRETTY TABLE DECORATIONS MAY BE MADE. \ Call Only for the Exercise of a Little Ingenuity, and the Quality of Food Is Not in the Least Im-paired-Some Examples. There are many artificial ways to make lovely decorations, but in the study of vegetable flowers we can show a simple way of making our everyday meals more appetizing and still not interfere with the palatable part of the dishes we prepare. These things' will appeal to every one who may be interested in making home dishes with pretty garnishes. For instance, the small vegetable can, be cut into flowers, as follows: Beets —Cut beets in fancy shapes; they make a pretty garnish for any salad; cut as cups to serve salad In carries out the red color scheme; sliced and cut like hearts carries out the valentine idea. Cabbage—Cut cabbage head like flower; take out center and make into slaw and serve in head. You can also serve hot cauliflower for luncheon in cabbage head or any other vegetable salad. Cantaloupes —Cut cantaloupe in half, scallop, fill with green grapes and serve as first course; can also servo Ice cream in the halves. Celery—Cut celery about 3 inches long, slash each end with scissors and stand in ice-cold water until it curls; then serve on lettuce leaves with mayonnaise; this makes a good relish Lettuce —Cups are pretty to servo Balad in. Use fresh, crisp lettuce. Potatoes-Boil and cream well by running through ricer ; season with a little butter, milk, white pepper and salt; when a littie warm, color delicately, put into tube, and make into roses, sweet peas, etc., or mold into morning glories or nests and eggs. Make into cups large enough to hold raw egg, run in stove until egg la cooked, and serve around steak. Make mound, serve chops around it, and sprinkle with peas at base. Radishes—Small red radishes can be cut to look like carnations or tulips; they make a beautiful garnish for aspic in green, and are pretty on lettuce with salad; cut in slices, they look pretty on meat salad; cut with celery, they are nice to serve in peppers with a taste of onion. Tomatoes —Cut tomatoes like pond lilies; serve with slices of cucumbers, as a salad. Cut as cups, take out center, mix with cucumber and celery, and serve with mayonnaise; these 4 cups can also be used for sweetbreads and chicken. Serve in slices, with cottage cheese between. Cut nice tomatoes in half and put cheese flowers in center; serve on lettucfe leaves.