Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 236, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 October 1913 — Serving Helps [ARTICLE]

Serving Helps

Watermelon-—Let them lie at least four hours on ice, then wipe clean. Cut off a slice at each end, then cut through the center. Stand on end on platter and slice down. Thus you allow each portion a part of the heart. tt tt Muskmelon —Wash, wipe dry and cot in two. Shake out the seeds lightly and put a lump of Ice In each half. Eat with pepper and salt. Use a silver spoon to eat with. tt tt Pineapples—Slice on a slaw cutter or thin with a knife. Mix with finely powdered sugar. Set on ice until ready to serve. tt tt Oranges—Serve whole, the skins quartered and turned down, form a pyramid with bananas and grapes. tt tt Orange and Cocoanut —A layer of siloed oranges, then Bugar them. Then a layer of cocoanut crated, then another of oranges, an dso on till dish la full. This is known as “ambrosia.” fx tt Siloed peaches—Peal and slice ripe peaches. Lay them, In a dish with plenty of sugar, for two hours, till meal time. Eat with cream. tt tt Stewed Peaches —Make a sirup of sugar and water. Halve the peaches. Leave the stone In one-half, drop Into sirup; allow all to simmer slowly until fruit is tender. Then remove fruit and let the sirup boll till thick. Then pour over the fruit and serve at once.