Start, then, we will say, an impromptu lunch with a soup canned by any
one of the sixteen firms, more or less, that so prepare them. Of
course, there will be sardines--the stand-by of all housekeepers; but
you will have sardine toast--a rarity with almost every one. Wipe the
skin off the sardines with a dry cloth. The toasted bread is free from
all crust, mind, and it is spread with butter mixed with lemon juice
and chopped parsley. The sardines are laid on it, and the whole
arrangement set in the oven to heat.