1906 A Bachelor's Cupboard

A BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD Bachelor Bonnes Bouchees

adheres strictly to the letter of the recipe, for he doesn't dare depend upon his own judgment. That he re- serves for histrionic effects in " Candida," or " How He Lied to Her Husband." " My favorite recipe for a hot bite after the performance," he says, " is to mix three tablespoonfuls of grated cheese, one tablespoon- ful of butter, and some onion finely chopped and sifted on, a sprinkle of salt and paprika, and the whole popped into the chafing-dish and stirred until the cheese is melted. Then I pour in six eggs and stir until they are cooked, blending carefully with the other mixture. This, served on toast, makes an after-theater dish which has won me the envy of some of my fairest friends and a good many nuisances among the fellows, for somehow actors never seem to have enough of any- thing." CRAB Robert Edeson shines equally as a football MEAT AND artist and a concoctor of chafing-dish MUSH- dainties, among which none perhaps is ROOMS more acceptable than crab meat and mush- rooms in the manner he prepares them. He says: *' Take two cups of crab meat cut in dice and half a can of mushrooms, also cut up in the same size. Braid together a heaping tablespoonful of flour and two tablespoonfuls of butter stirred until smooth ; then mix the crab meat and mushrooms together, season with paprika, salt, and a soupcon of onion juice. Turn into the hot sauce and cook three minutes-, then remove from the flame. Add quickly three tablespoonfuls of cream, 102