1906 A Bachelor's Cupboard

CHAPTER XIII

"He ttat waits upon fortune is never sure of a dinner." At times there seems to be a craving for vegetables that is irresistible. Possibly the hungry bachelor may have a Sunday luncheon In progress, or mayhap a more than usually sub- stantial supper at which he wishes to serve up in some succulent form a vegetarian snack. For him, then, let these few chafing-dish recipes be set down. BROILED Does it seem possible TOMATOES that the luscious tomato was ever considered poisonous and that sure death awaited the eater? A fact It is, though, but most of us would prefer to think of this vegeta- ble as the one-time " love-apple " surely it is a name that conjures up more delightful thoughts when the

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