Imperial Valley Press

CHILDREN'S PARTY MENU SUGGESTED

Menu Hint
One Man in a Boat
Whole Wheat Bread and Butter
Lettuce and Egg Salad
Ice Cream a la Cart
Milk
Water

This is a menu for a children's party, luncheon or supper. One mother who gave a party for her six-year-old son, gathered the children together half an hour before the meal and told them stories to keep them quiet until the eatables were ready. The one man in a boat may be made with tuna fish instead of salmon, if you prefer.

Today's Recipes
One Man in a Boat,-The boat Is a baked potato shell, partly filled with mashed baked potato, creamed salmon put in the other end. One potato serves two children. The sail is a piece of lettuce on a toothpick mast. The man is a radish with one inch of the green stem left on. A face is cut on the side and the green stem stuck into the boat.

Ice Cream a la Cart.-For each child a cart is made from four vanilla wafers and one large oblong cookie. The cookie wheels are attached by a hot sugar syrup cooked to the "crack" stage. Four animal crackers are stuck to the plate in front of the cart, Fill the cart with ice cream.

FACTS AND FANCIES
De-Boning Herrings

Here is a way to de-bone herrings before cooking. Cut off heads and tails. Trim off the little fins at sides and on the back. Split open with a sharp knife. Take out roes. Place fish on the board opened side downward. With your clenched fist beat them out flat. Turn over and you will find that with a sharp knife to pry up the top of the backbone the rest of it will come away quite easily from the flesh if pulled up with the fingers, taking most of the little bones with It.

Cinnamon Cheese Sandwiches

Blend a package of cream cheese with two tablespoons brown sugar, one-fourth teaspoon cinnamon and three tablespoons chopped dates or raisins. Spread between buttered graham bread. Or use this combination as one layer for a striped sandwich made of two slices white bread and one of whole wheat, cut lengthwise of the loaf. Chopped nuts and finely-diced celery with mayonnaise makes a good second filling. Never use a sweet filling with a meat or fish filling, with the possible exception of ham.

Wife Preservers

All sorts of root vegetables keep better if a little dirt is allowed to cling to the roots, and if some of the top is left on.