The international cook book

The Buffet Supper may be used for an occasion or the Sunday- night supper may be ser\-ed buflfet style. The table for a Buffet Supper is laid carefully. The favorite covering is fine hnen or an all lace cloth. The plates and napkins are arranged in piles. The silver is arranged in rows, — forks, knives when necessary, teaspoons, and coffee spoons. The coffee urn is at one end of the table with cups and saucers around it. The food is attrac- tively arranged on platters and in dishes and is then put on the table so that it will show up attractively. The rolls for a Buffet Supper may be buttered in the kitchen and ser\-ed on a silver bread plate, carefully covered with a napkin to keep them warm. Candlelight is of first consideration in serving the Buffet Supper. A low centerpiece of flowers adds beauty to the appearance of the table. 50 THE INTERNATIONAL COOK BOOK BUFFET SUPPER Menu 1 Moulded shrimp and crab meat salad Lattice potatoes Stuffed celery Apricot ice Salted nuts Ripe olives Clover-leaf rolls Coffee Menu 2 Cold boiled ham Spiced cantaloupe German crisps Bonbons Chicken a la King in timbale cases Aspic ring with vegetables Parker House roUs Apple jelly Cucimiber Rings Fresh strawberries Angel food cake Bonbons Ripe olives Cream and sugar Coffee Salted nuts Menu 3 Cold sliced turkey Potato chips Cranberry ice Frozen cream puffs Curled celery Mint patties Hot biscuit Butter Salted nuts Lobster salad Stuffed olives Mint jelly Coffee Suppers, whether family or otherwise, are informal meals. They should be colorful. Linen, china, and the food serv^ed will aid in bringing color to this meal. Although the service is in- formal, the table appointments for suppers should be given careful consideration. It is important that the coffee service should harmonize with the flat silver and that the linen be fine and beautiful. Colored glass may be used. When salads are served on a glass plate, the glass of the salad plate should match or harmonize with the color of the goblet. Colored-glass and pottery supper sets are attractive additions in laying the supper table, but when they are used they should always harmonize in color. There is a sociability about supper that makes it an attractive and important meal. T CHAPTER V Afternoon Teas ^TT^HREE meals a day. This is assumed to be the regular allotment for each individual, and yet we have a fourth meal which is deserving of special consideration. After- noon tea has come into its own. A friendly cup of tea with friends or family is fast becoming a custom. There is a social aspect about the cup of tea -vs-ith the simple sandwich, cookie, or light cake that desen-es recognition. It makes and estab- lishes friendships. The friendly cup often helps to clear away the cobwebs and to take away that tired feeling. It gives renewed strength and cheers one on to finish the day's work well. Tea during the cold weather may be hot, or on a warm day it may be a chilled fruit punch, iced tea, or coffee. If a fruit punch is ser\-ed and the color is clear and bright, a sprig of mint tucked into the top of the ice cubes will improve its flavor and appearance. The friendly cup of tea demands no service. A napkin and a plate with cup to match and a tea- spoon are all that are really essential.