THE RED CROSS SPECIAL
The Red Cross Special ASTARTLINGLY large proportion of the deaths among workmen in certain industries in the United States is due to accident. The census statistics of 1909 show that among steam...
...Parboil for fifteen minutes...
...Serve as the principal dish at lunch or with the meat course at dinner...
...for all manufacturing and mechanical pursuits together...
...It is made as follows: Toast slices of bread lightly and butter them...
...Stuffed peppers...
...The census statistics of 1909 show that among steam railway employees between the ages of 25 and 34 this proportion rises to 67.9 per cent...
...Cut a slice off the stem end of the peppers and remove the seeds...
...Luncheonettes...
...M. W. Glasgow of Birmingham, Ala., a car fully equipped with first aid material...
...Parboil and drain the peppers...
...The ingenuity of the housekeeper may be exercised in combining materials for the stuffing...
...WITH ONE SET of people swatting it, and another trapping it, there seems little hope for the fly...
...Set in hot oven...
...Shred the cabbage and peppers very finely or chop, and serve with French dressing, or with vinegar and salt...
...They are cheapest and best at just about this time, and housekeepers who have not made their acquaintance should do so at once...
...sections of grape fruit sprinkled with chopped peppers...
...The car contains living quarters for the staff, storage rooms, and a demonstration room which can be converted into an emergency hospital when the car is used, as it may be, for rescue work and care for the injured in case of disaster...
...The earliest American cook-book in which I have found a reference to its use as a vegetable is one published in 1884...
...Remove as soon as the cheese melts and serve at once...
...With their piquant flavor they add a very pleasing variety to the menu...
...Stuff with a mixture of finely chopped cold veal and bread crumbs, moistened with stock or water, enriched with butter, and highly seasoned...
...The way in which the Red Cross is trying to remedy this condition by carrying instruction in "first aid to the injured," and better still in methods of preventing accidents, to the places where it is most needed, is told by Major Charles Lynch, U. S. A., in The Congregationalist for June 10, in an article entitled "Humanity on Wheels...
...Pepper salad...
...Mushrooms are also desirable for flavoring, and brown sauces or meat gravy for moistening...
...Shredded peppers and chives, sprinkled on slices of tomatoes...
...Fried peppers...
...This car stops at railway, manufacturing and mining centers, organizing in these places first aid classes, and endeavoring to interest both employers and employees, as Well as the local physicians, in order that the work may be continued after the car has ended its visit...
...as against an average of 21.9 per cent...
...Following the example of the "Farmers' Specials" which have given exhibits and demonstrations of proper agricultural methods along the lines of the railroads in many states, the Red Cross has sent out in charge of Dr...
...Sprinkle over the tomato a mixture of finely chopped onion and green peppers...
...Cover the tops with buttered bread erumbs, and bake ten minutes in a hot oven...
...Any bits of cold meat may be added, a very small amount of deviled ham giving an especially pleasing flavor...
...and cream cheese served in rings of the peppers are among the combinations which have come under my notice...
...Very few of the cookbooks published prior to 1900 include the receipts for the use of these peppers, and I even found one published in 1911 in which their existence is not recognized...
...My search was by no means exhaustive, but in the course of it I had many surprises in the matter of omissions...
...Many persons use the peppers raw in salads, and there is no question that in that form they present a crisper and more attractive appearance, but they taste better if somewhat softened by parboiling...
...Serve on lettuce with a French dressing to which a few drops of onion juice has been added...
...Here again the housekeeper can make an almost limitless number of combinations...
...Place on each a thick slice of tomato, plentifully salted...
...among miners and quarrymen to 61.3 per cent...
...a mixture of celery, apple and peppers...
...Ways of Using Sweet Green Peppers IT IS WITHIN comparatively recent years that the sweet green Spanish pepper has come into general favor as an addition to the list of vegetable foods...
...Melted butter may be poured over the cheese before placing it in the oven if a richer dish is desired...
...After preparing the peppers as in the above receipt and parboiling them, cut them into thin slices and fry in butter...
...Pepper and cabbage salad...
...Cut them into strips and cool...
...Season with salt and serve as an accompaniment to broiled mutton chops...
...This last was especially surprising since a plentiful supply of the peppers is to be found now in city markets during a large part of the year, and they could hardly escape notice by even the most casual marketer...
...Bread crumbs and tomatoes, or boiled rice and tomatoes make good combinations...
...Like the club sandwich, the luncheonette forms a complete meal in itself, except for the sweet...
...Cover with a slice of Neufchatel or other cream cheese...
Vol. 3 • September 1911 • No. 36
