Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 229, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 September 1914 — AFTER THE GAME OF BRIDGE [ARTICLE]

AFTER THE GAME OF BRIDGE

Beet Form of Refreshments to Bo Served for the Delectation of the Guest.

A cup of tea and a delicious sandwich or two constitutes quite enough of “a bite” to tide one over until dinner time, when the bridge breaks up, and less and less do bridge hostesses fe«l compelled to offer elaborate lunches In the way of salads, ices and sweet cakes so late in the afternoon. Some women are afraid of spoiling the dinner, occurring soon thereafter, and other women are in mortal terror of growing fat, so the elaborate lunch is little appreciated and though everybody nibbles politely, most of the dainties are left on the plate. Tea and buttered muffins always offered by a certain hostess after the bridge meeting at her home, make her afternoons especially popular. Coffee and sandwiches are also relished, but sweets afe better avoided, for few women really want to eat them just before dinner, and are sorry when they do, though the keen appetite of late afternoons makes sweets especially palatable. Celery stalks chilled and stuffed with cream and cheese and chopped nuts is a toothsome delicacy for aft-er-bridge serving. Coffee and tiny rolled sandwiches may accompany the stuffed celery. To make rolled sandwiches, cut the bread in thin slices in the morning, having first shaved off all the crust from the loaf. Pack the slices, one on another and wrap in a wet napkin. In an hour's time have ready melted butter, a pastry brush and squares of oiled paper. Brush each slice of bread with melted butter, roll and wrap flnffly in the oiled paper. Set the rolls of paper in the ice box and just before serving remove the papers. The sandwiches will retain their rolled up shape. Cooked sausage meat, put through a chopper, makes delicious filling for sandwiches. So does chopped apple and celery. Cream cheese, with chopped nuts cannot be excelled. Chopped onions and green peppers are relished by some people as a sand-, wich filling, but there should always be other sandwiches without the onion filling.