ul of chopped onion.
1/2 teaspoonful each of pepper and paprika.
1 level teaspoonful of salt.

Have the meats chopped together at the market; put the crumbs in a
bowl and cover them with milk, and let them stand for fifteen
minutes; then squeeze them dry and add to the meat. Beat the egg
without separating it, and mix that in next, and then the
seasoning. Stir all together, and put in a bread tin and bake one
hour. Have on the stove a cup half full of hot water mixed with
two tablespoonfuls of butter, and every fifteen minutes open the
oven door and pour a quarter of this over the meat. When done, put
in a cold place over night. Slice thin, and put parsley around it.

"You see, this is very easy to make, and it is always good for luncheon
for ourselves, and for Sunday night supper as well. You can make it
Friday afternoon, and then, by the time for the picnic, it will be ready
to slice."

"And what are they to eat with it?"

"I think it would be nice to have some sandwiches--hot ones."

"Hot sandwiches, Mother Blair! I never heard of them. How do you make
them?"

"I invented them myself," laughed her mother. "I really did, this very
morning, when I was thinking about the picnic. Here is the rule."

TOASTED SARDINE SANDWICHES

1 tin sardines.
8 slices of toast.
1/2 a lemon.
Large pinch of salt, and as much dry mustard.

Open a can of sardines, drain off the oil, and spread them on
brown paper. Scrape off the skin carefully, and open each one on
the side and take out the back bone. Sprinkle over them all the
salt and mustard, and squeeze the lemon on. Then make the toast,
large brown slices, and butter them a little; lay two together,
trim off the crust, and cut them in strips. Open the strips, and
between each two put one sardine and press together. Put them in
the oven between two hot plates till needed.

"Oh, those do sound _so_ good! Can't I make some for lunch to-day,
Mother?" Mildred begged.

"But they belong to the surprise! Let's wait till after the picnic, and
then you may make lots of them."

"Well!" sighed Mildred, "then let me have another receipt right away, so
I'll forget them. I do want to make them so much."

"Here is another receipt you will like just as well; part of it is for
the picnic, and part of it is for a little bit of a party for you and
Miss Betty and me, while the picnic