. American cookery. lettuce leaves. With thissalad pass toasted crackers, sprinkled,before heating, with grated Americancheese, or plain bread-and-butter orcheese sandwiches. p. A. Too Many Cream Dishes to beAvoided TN formal entertaining, every house--?? wife needs to guard herself againstthe prevalent custom of serving threeor four articles loaded with cream at asingle luncheon. At one such mealamong other things were: — Puree ofpeas, with whipped cream on top,creamed chicken, sweetbreads, potatoes,with cream dressing, ice cream andcoffee, with cream; and women whoattend many luncheons will


. American cookery. lettuce leaves. With thissalad pass toasted crackers, sprinkled,before heating, with grated Americancheese, or plain bread-and-butter orcheese sandwiches. p. A. Too Many Cream Dishes to beAvoided TN formal entertaining, every house--?? wife needs to guard herself againstthe prevalent custom of serving threeor four articles loaded with cream at asingle luncheon. At one such mealamong other things were: — Puree ofpeas, with whipped cream on top,creamed chicken, sweetbreads, potatoes,with cream dressing, ice cream andcoffee, with cream; and women whoattend many luncheons will testify tothe frequency of such menus even whenthey are cooked by some person whoaspires to the name of chef. Whatwonder that one feels exhausted andhas a white taste in her mouthafter consuming so much whiteness!Creamed dishes are so convenient andso easily prepared that they are dan-gerous and, in planning a formal meal,the thoughtful hostess should be on herguard against committing this dieteticcrime. M. V-. jyOUERIES^ANSWERSR THIS department is for tha benefit and free use of our subscribers. Questions relating to recipesand those pertaining to culinary science and domestic economics in general, will be cheerfullyanswered by the editor. Communications for this department must reach us before the first of themonth preceding that in which the answers are expected to appear. In letters requesting answersby mail, please enclose addressed and stamped envelope. For menus, remit $ Address queriesto Janet M. Hill, Editor. Boston Cooking-School Magazine, 372 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass. Query No. 2664.— Is there any reasonwhy lobster and ice cream should not be servedat the same meal? Serving Lobster and Ice CreamTogether Esthetically a very sweet dessert — asice cream—would not be as appropriatewith fish as something mildly sweet orof an acid character. Physiologicallyice cream would delay digestion untilthe stomach had been restored to anormal temperature for digest


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