"Would you know how first he met her? She was cutting bread and butter." SPANISH SANDWICH FILLING One large onion; three carrots; two red peppers; two green peppers (without seeds); two eggs, hard boiled; two sour pickles. Chop all the vegetables and pickle very fine; squeeze dry in a cheese cloth, add the chopped eggs and one-half cup mayonnaise. LUNCHEON SANDWICH Mrs. C. S. Junge Fry two slices of bacon for each sandwich. Toast bread. Pour over the first layer of toast a little of the bacon fat. In remaining fat stir a tablespoonful flour, add a cup and a half of milk and cook until creamed. On the slice of toast place a slice of cold roast beef, chicken or veal, and on that two slices of tomatoes; then the slices of bacon. Place on the second slice of toast and turn over all the creamed gravy, and serve. TASTY FILLING Mrs. W. D. Hurlbut One bunch of radishes, washed but with the skins left on and a bit of the green stem; one Spanish onion peeled; chop together until very fine. Make a highly seasoned boiled mayonnaise, mix with the radishes and onion and spread thin slices of buttered bread; put a lettuce leaf over the mixture and then another slice of buttered bread. ANCHOVY SANDWICH Mrs. Francis A. Sieber Two tablespoonfuls creamed butter; one-half cup grated cheese; one teaspoonful French mustard; one teaspoonful Tarragon vinegar; and anchovy paste. Add one tablespoonful minced olives, pickles, salt and paprika. Spread on bread. CHICKEN AND BACON SANDWICH Mrs. Louis Geyler Mix equal portions of chicken, bacon and celery; add one teaspoonful minced green pepper and a few drops of tarragon vinegar. Lay lettuce strips across sandwiches and when serving, lay a slice of tomato on each and cover with the minced chicken mixture. Top with a spoonful of mayonnaise. SANDWICH (CHICKEN AND HAM) Miss Agnes Sieber Mix one cup minced chicken with two-thirds cup minced ham; add four tablespoonfuls each of chopped pickles, piementoes and creamed cheese, mashed smooth. Add paprika and spread on bread. BEEFSTEAK SANDWICH Mrs. W. R. McGhee Have a cut of tenderloin of beef for each sandwich; butter two slices of bread and lay them side by side; broil the steak, seasoning well and lay on one piece of bread; on the other place a slice of Spanish onion which has been thoroughly chilled to make it brittle. CHEESE, PECAN NUT AND PIMENTO SANDWICH Cut Boston brown bread and white bread into thin slices and stamp into rings with a doughnut cutter. Beat one-fourth cupful of butter to a cream; gradually beat in half a cupful (measured light) of grated cheese, half a teaspoonful paprika and one-fourth cupful sliced pecan nut meats. Use this to spread the prepared bread; drop on the mixture here and there thin slices of piemento, then press the two pieces together. CHEESE SANDWICHES Mrs. Helen Armstrong One hard boiled egg; one-half teaspoonful salt; one-fourth pound grated cheese; one-half teaspoonful pepper; one-half teaspoonful mustard; one tablespoonful melted butter; three tablespoonfuls lemon juice or vinegar. Rub yolk of egg to paste and add salt and pepper, butter and mustard; then add lemon juice to make right consistency. Spread between thin slices of bread. DREAM SANDWICHES Mrs. W. L. Clock One-half cup of pecan nuts chopped fine; one-half cup stoned raisins; one apple; juice of one-half lemon; one spoonful sugar. Mix with a small amount of cream and spread it on bread thin. It makes an excellent filling for sandwiches. HOT CHEESE SANDWICHES These are particularly nice for Sunday evening teas. Slice the bread very thin; put a thick layer of grated cheese between the two forms; sprinkle with salt and a dash of cayenne pepper and press the bread well together. Fry them to a delicate brown on each side in equal parts of hot lard and butter and serve very hot. HOT CHEESE SANDWICH Mrs. W. D. Hurlbut On a slice of bread, well buttered, place a fairly thick piece of yellow American cheese; sprinkle with salt and paprika pepper; cover with another slice of buttered bread and place under the blaze in the broiler to toast; when one side is done turn over and toast other side. By the time both sides are toasted the cheese is quite soft. JANE DABNEY'S CHEESE SANDWICH Mary S. Vanzwoll One and one-half cups grated cheese; one egg; two tablespoonfuls cream. Spread on bread and cover with a slice of bacon. Brown in a medium oven. CHEESE AND NUT SANDWICHES Mary Barwick Wells Chop pecans, hickory nuts or English walnuts; mix with an equal quantity of cream or Neufchatel cheese. Butter thin slices of bread and spread with the cheese and nuts. Between the slices lay a heart-leaf of lettuce dipped in mayonnaise dressing. CUCUMBER SANDWICH Mrs. F. E. Place Peel and slice cucumbers like wafers; put on the ice several hours before using. Mix with an oil mayonnaise and spread between thin slices of bread. FILLING FOR PIEMENTO SANDWICHES Mrs. J. E. Kelly Two tablespoonfuls sugar; one teaspoonful salt; one tablespoonful flour; mix. Yolks of two eggs, beaten; one-half cup water; one-half cup vinegar; one teaspoonful butter. Cook in double boiler till thick. Add to: Three Eagle brand cream cheese; one small can pimentoes; one cupful walnuts or pecans; grind pimentoes and nuts and cream into the cheese. LAYER SANDWICHES Five slices of Boston brown bread, put together with cream cheese reduced with sweet cream or mayonnaise; cut down in half-inch slices. OLIVE SANDWICHES Chop one-third olives and two-third chicken livers that have been thoroughly cooked and mashed quite smooth; mix with thick mayonnaise dressing. Serve in white bread, ice cold. EGG AND GREEN PEPPER SANDWICH Six hard boiled eggs; one green pepper; two tablespoonfuls olive oil; one tablespoonful ketchup; one-fourth teaspoonful salt and mustard; cream. Chop eggs and pepper, mix other ingredients and add to chopped eggs, moisten with cream and spread between thin slices of buttered bread. Cut in fancy shapes and keep in damp cloth until ready to serve. MAPLE SANDWICH Judith Slocum Put one cupful of finely shaved maple sugar through the meat chopper with one cupful of blanched almonds, then mix to a paste with thick sweet cream. Spread on slices of brown bread and white bread. DATE AND NUT SANDWICHES Remove the stones and scales from the dates and break them up with a fork. Chop pecan meats fine and use twice as many dates as nuts. Mix together and moisten with creamed butter, add a dash of salt. Spread between thin slices of bread. CARROT AND NUT SANDWICH Peel and chop carrots very fine; allow a cup of minced nut meats to each cup of carrots and mix with mayonnaise. |