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Refreshments

at

a

Picnic

For

this,

add

to

two

ounces

of

butter

the

juice

of

one

lemon,

a

dessert-spoonful

of

chopped

parsley-

leaf

freed

from

all

moisture,

a

pinch

of

white

pepper,

and

a

pinch

of

salt.

Cucumber

Sandwiches.

Pare

the

cucumber,

and

just

before

the

sandwiches

are

wanted

cut

it

into

very

thin

slices.

Place

the

cucumber

between

thin

pieces

of

white

bread

and

butter

stamped

out

with

a

round

cutter.

Rolled

Sandwiches.

Pound

in

a

mortar

two

ounces

of

cooked

tongue

or

ham

freed

from

skin

and

fat,

a

quarter

of

a

pound

of

cooked

chicken

or

turkey,

two

table-spoonfuls

of

maitre

d^

hotel

butter,

one

ounce

of

plain

butter,

and

six

table-spoonfuls

of

fine

white

of

bread-crumbs.

When

the

mixture

is

smooth,

add

a

dust

of

pepper

and

a

small

pinch

of

salt,

and

pass

it

through

a

sieve.

Sprinkle

a

few

bread-crumbs

lightly

on

a

pastry-board,

take

a

little

of

the

mixture,

and

pat

it

out

with

a

knife

dipped

in

hot

water.

Make

it

two

inches

and

a

half

long,

and

one

inch

and

a

half

wide.

Trim

the

edges,

and

raise

it

carefully

from

the

board

with

the

knife,

rolling

it

over

as

you

raise

it.

If

the

mixture

is

too

moist

add

a

few

more

bread-crumbs,

but

if

it

is

too

dry

it

will

break

and

not

roll.

Dish

the

rolls

on

a

bed

or

cress.

Green

Sandwich

Rolls.

Pound

the

yolk

of

a

hard-

boiled

egg

with

a

quarter

of

a

pound

of

butter,

six

sprigs

of

watercress,

and

six

sprigs

of

parsley,

Blanch

the

watercress

and

parsley

by

throwing

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