STRAWBERRY DAYS

Shannon News, 8 January 1929, Page 4

STRAWBERRY DAYS

COOL&ISHES. Of all the-magic of summer's maze,' the'crown must rest on strawberry days. Strawberry days, with ftheir sugar and cream, iced, meringued, like an exotic dream, jellied, aild compoted, diessed for •preserve, from strawberry .magic our hearts cannot swerve. -Some new ways you will welcome of seiving this fruit. 'This strawberry cream is really quite cute. One pound ot ripe strawberries, stalked and then' mashed, after having removed all the bruised and j bashed.

Two ounces of sugar—fine castor is best. Then, stir in one gill of- cream with" right'careful zest: One wineglass of sherry will add to its charm, or its equal in port wine will dd "you ho harm. Place in glasses, and put for an hour on the ice, decorate with some whipped cream. You will' vote this is nice. For effect just a strawberry placed: on the top, ere this mixture "down Bedlane you eagerly pop. * "Colders" are jolly on piping hot. days; - Try a -strawberry-salad or sauce'- mayonnaise. - i You will- find it quite chic and avchange from the load of cucumbers, beetroots,-, which strew Salad 'Koad.

Take-cress, and well wash it, the strawberries'' slice,- some cooked green peas added will make'things quite nice. Arrange on a lettuce leaf with walnuts shelled. Thenpour o'er this* saiice> and: all'doubts will be'quelled.

Three teaspoonsfui brown sugar, of vinegar two, one large one of mustard, the whole gently brew; a- -gherkin chopped finely will.add to its savour; serve cold o'er the salad and mark the good flavour. \