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of lemon jelly, one light and one dark fruit cake, two layer cakes, and one
white or sponge cake; for coffee use one and a half pints ground coffee and one
gallon of water; fruit cake especially, and, indeed, all rich cake, should be
cut in thin slices with a keen-edged knife; a small piece of each variety is
always preferred to a plate overloaded with one or two kinds.
REFRESHMENTS FOR A HUNDRED.--For a larger company of a hundred the refreshments
may be more elaborate: Two gallons of pickled oysters; two large dishes of
lobster salad; two small hams boiled and sliced cold, five cold tongues sliced
thin, twelve chickens jellied or pressed, each dish garnished with sprigs of
parsley, slices of lemon and red beets, or curled leaves of celery, or the
tender center leaves of lettuce; two gallons of bottled pickles or a gallon and
a half of home-made; twelve dozen biscuit sandwiches; five quarts jelly, four
gallons ice-cream; fifteen large cakes, to be made from recipes for rich fruit,
delicate, layer, and sponge cakes; twelve dozen each of almond macaroons and
variety puffs; four large dishes of mixed fruits; five pounds roasted coffee and
five gallons water, which should be served at the beginning, and six gallons of
iced lemonade to serve at the close.
REFRESHMENTS FOR ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FIVE.--Six gallons oysters; three small
hams, five large turkeys, ten tongues: six chickens and twelve bunches of celery
for salad; three gallons pickles; seventeen dozen buns, twelve loaves bread made
in wedding sandwich rolls or in plain sandwiches; twenty-two large cakes;
fifteen dozen large oranges sliced, seventeen dozen meringues, fifteen dozen
pears, thirty pounds grapes; seven gallons ice-cream and four gallons lemon ice;
coffee made of twelve pints ground coffee and eight gallons water; serve coffee
at the beginning, and lemonade at the close.
FOR THE PICNIC.
In the "Sunny South," picnics are in order as early as April, but in the more
northern latitudes should never be attempted before the latter part of May, or
June, and September and October are the crowning months for them around the
northern lakes, where hunting and fishing give zest to the sports. First, be up
"at five o'clock in the morning," in order to have the chicken, biscuit, etc.,
freshly baked. Provide two baskets, one for the provisions, and the other for
dishes and utensils, which should include the following: Table-cloth and an
oil-cloth to put under it, napkins, towels, plates, cups, forks, a few knives
and table-spoons, tea-spoons, sauce dishes, tin cups (or tumblers, if the
picnickers are of the over-fastidious variety); a tin bucket, for water, in
which a bottle of cream, lemons, oranges, or other fruit, may be carried to the
scene of action; another with an extra-close cover, partly filled with made
chocolate, which may be readily reheated by setting in an old tin pail or pan in
which water is kept boiling a la custard-kettle; a frying-pan; a coffee-pot,
with the amount of prepared coffee needed tied in a coarse, white flannel bag; a
tea-pot, with tea in a neat paper package; tin boxes of salt, pepper, and sugar;
a tin box for butter (if carried) placed next to block of ice, which should be
well wrapped with a blanket and put in a shady corner of the picnic wagon. For
extra occasions, add a freezer filled with frozen cream, with ice well packed
around it, and heavily wrapped with carpeting. To pack the basket, first put in
plates, cups, and sauce dishes carefully with the towels and napkins, and paper
if needed; then add the rest, fitting them in tightly, and covering all with the
table-cloth, and over it the oil-cloth. Tie the coffee and tea-pots, well
wrapped up, and the frying-pan to the handles. Pack provision basket as full as
the law allows,
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