MEALS FOR MOTORISTS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21940, 25 October 1934, Page 4

MEALS FOR MOTORISTS

USEFUL SUGGESTIONS ■ . ■ In the middle of a lons journev bv | road it is good to stop in a quiet spot for a meal, and when it is found that the food hamper contains just the right kind of fare the halt will be appreciated all the more. Hard-boiled Eggs.—Hard-boil the eggs, leave till cold, and pack just as they are. ready for shelling and eating when needed. Or turn them into Scotch eggs by shelling, covering with sausagenTeut. coating with egg and breadcrumbs, and frying. Wrap in greaseproof paper before packing. Or else slice the shelled hard-boiled eggs lengthways, blend the yolks with any seasoning preferred, return the mixture to the whites, and put the halves together again. Take buttered rolls to eat with any of these egg suggestions, and do not forget to add a small packet of salt. Pastries. —Include sausage rolls. Cornish pasties, or anything else, either sweet or savoury, in which the filling is covered completely with the pastry. For such things are easy to pack and handle. Cakes. —Take rock cakes, queen cakes, and small un-iced cakes of any kind. Sandwiches.—Fill the savoury sandwiches with meat, fish. egg. cucumber, tomato, cress, etc.. and use jaui. honey, marmalade and certain kinds of fruit for the sweet ones. For the perfect sandwich, butter the bread evenly, and beware of any mixture that is inclined to be liquid, for the moisture is sure to find its wav to the bread eventually, and damp bread is far from pleasant. Press together sandwiches with a similar filling and wrap in grease-proof paper to pack. Green Salads.—Arrange these in fairsized cartons like the ones in which cream is sold, making holes in the lids for the air to enter, and take the salad dressing in another cartcfi without holes in the lid. Have a prepared salad for every person, with one carton of dress- ! ing for handing round. Take forks for using with the salads. Tea and Coffee. —Fill a vacuum flask with the hot tea, put the cold milk into a well-corked bottle, and remember to pack some lump sugar. For the coffee use two vacuum flasks, putting hot coffee into one and hot milk into tho other.