October 10
*Cream of Corn, a la CreoleScalloped Fish and OystersPotato CroquettesCauliflower and Beet SaladSquash Pie Coffee
*Cream of Corn, a la Creole—Put 1 can of corn through meat chopper, add 1 large onion, sliced, 1 sprig of parsley, and 1 pint of water.Cook altogether 20 minutes, being careful not to let it scorch, then press through a fine sieve, extracting all pulp possible. Melt 2 tablespoons Crisco, add an equal amount of sifted flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and dash of pepper. Cook to smooth paste; then add, very gradually, 1 quart scalded milk. When thick and smooth, add corn pulp and juice and 1 tablespoon sugar. Add salt to taste, and just before serving add 1 cup scalded cream or very rich milk.
October 11
Roast VealMashed Sweet PotatoesGreen BeansStuffed Beet SaladCheese Crackers*Dutch Apple CakeCoffee
*Dutch Apple Cake—2 cups flour, 1 teaspoon salt, 3 teaspoons baking powder, 1 cup milk, 2 eggs, and 3 tablespoons melted Crisco. Mix and sift dry ingredients. Add beaten yolks, Crisco and milk. Beat well; cut and fold in stiffly beaten whites. Spread mixture 1/2 inch thick on Criscoed pans. Lay apples cut into eighths in 2 rows on top of dough. Sprinkle with sugar; bake in hot oven 30 minutes. Serve with lemon sauce.
October 12
Cream of Carrot SoupRoast Pig, Apple SauceCandied Sweet PotatoesCreamed CeleryKumquat Salad*Cheese CroutonsCoffee
*Cheese Croutons—Cut crusts from thin slices of stale bread and spread lightly with creamed Crisco, then with a layer of cream cheese seasoned with salt and pepper. Cover with a second slice of bread and cut into fingers 1 inch wide, using a sharp knife. Place in a shallow pan and brown in a hot oven.
October 13
*Peanut PureeRoast Pig Reheated in CasseroleSquashBaked PotatoesRed Cabbage SaladSultana RollCoffee
*Peanut Puree—1 cup peanut butter, 1 quart milk, 1 tablespoon Crisco, 1 teaspoon onion juice, 1 tablespoon cornstarch, 1 bay leaf, 1 blade mace, pepper and salt to taste. Put milk, Crisco, peanut butter, onion juice, pepper, bay leaf and blade mace in double boiler; stir and cook until hot. Moisten cornstarch in little cold milk and add it to hot milk; stir until smooth and thick; strain through sieve. Add salt and serve at once with croutons.
October 14
Grilled Halibut with ParmesanRoast Mutton, Currant Jelly SauceCreamed TurnipsBrowned Sweet PotatoesAmerican SaladApple and Prune PieCoffee
*Grilled Halibut with Parmesan—Take desired number of fillets of halibut and grill on both sides until nicely browned. Take from broiler, spread with Crisco, cover with grated Parmesan cheese, season with salt and dash of paprika on each slice, and set in hot oven until cheese is well browned and melted. Serve with lemon slices and potato balls tossed in melted Crisco containing chopped parsley.
October 15
Broiled SmeltsRoasted SquabsOyster Plant, Italian StyleOriental SaladSweet Cider JellyCoffee
*Broiled Smelts—Select 12 large smelts, clean well and split. Chop 12 olives, 1/2 green pepper with seeds removed,2 sprigs parsley, add 1/2 tablespoon Crisco. Spread paste inside each smelt. Close fish together, sprinkle with salt, moisten with melted Crisco and broil over clear fire.
October 16
Poëled Fowl, Cranberry SauceMashed PotatoesCauliflower au GratinTomato and Green Pepper SaladMacaroon Custard *Queen CakesCoffee
*Queen Cakes—1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup Crisco, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 3 eggs, 1/4 cup currants, 1/4 cup glace cherries (cut in dice), grate nutmeg, thin rind 1/2 lemon (chopped finely), juice 1 lemon, 1 cup flour, 4 tablespoons rice flour, and 1 teaspoon baking powder. Put Crisco and sugar in basin and work with wooden spoon to cream, add salt and eggs 1 by 1, and beat mixture thoroughly.
Mix in separate basin fruit, lemon rind, flours and baking powder. Stir this into other mixture, add nutmeg, and strained lemon juice. Stir mixture several minutes longer. Have ready Criscoed gem tins, three-parts fill them with mixture and bake in fairly hot oven from 20 to 25 minutes. Unmold cakes and place on sieve to cool. Cakes may be coated with chocolate or boiled frosting.
October 17
Baked Veal CutletPotatoes Scalloped with Green PeppersSuccotashSpinach Salad*Apple Pie, Whipped CreamCoffee
*Apple Pie—Core, peel and cut in halves 8 tart apples. Line pie plate with Crisco pastry, and fill with apples; sprinkle over 3 tablespoons sugar, 1/2 teaspoonful cinnamon, or nutmeg and cloves, and 2 tablespoons Crisco in small pieces. Bake till apples are soft, then, at the last moment cover with 1 cupful whipped cream, and send to table.
October 18
Rice SoupFish PuddingCauliflower*Savory PotatoesCheese CustardApple DumplingsCoffee
*Savory Potatoes—Pare 10 large potatoes and slice them, add 1 chopped onion. Crisco pudding dish, put in potatoes and onion, sprinkle with salt and pepper, 1 teaspoon sage and dot with Crisco, add 1 cup water and bake for 1-1/4 hours.
October 19
Lamb Cutlets, Morland Style*ArtichokesRiced PotatoesCelery SaladCrackers CheesePeach MelbaCoffee
*Artichokes—Select some small artichokes, trim them and put in earthenware stewpan containing some hot Crisco. Season with salt and pepper and cover stewpan, leaving to cook for about 10 minutes. Then add for each 1 dozen artichokes, 1 pint canned peas and 1 shredded lettuce. Cover once more and cook gently without moistening, the moisture of lettuce and peas sufficing.
October 20
CanteloupesYoung Chickens, RoastedStuffed Tomatoes*Grilled PotatoesApple and Nut SaladFruit CupCoffee
*Grilled Potatoes—Cut cold boiled potatoes into 1/2 inch slices lengthways, dip in melted Crisco, sprinkle with chopped olives, pour over a little melted Crisco and send to table.
October 21
*Giblet SoupSpiced Shoulder of MuttonBrussels Sprouts Mashed PotatoesPrune Mold Coffee
*Giblet Soup—Scald and cut up 1 set of giblets—these include the neck, gizzard, liver, and heart of any fowl, put them into a pan with 1 quart stock or water, 1 whole onion stuck with cloves, and the grated rind of 1/2 a lemon. Simmer for 3 hours and strain. Peel and slice 2 onions and fry them in 3 tablespoons melted Crisco when brown, stir in 1 tablespoon flour and fry it brown, add the stock and stir till boiling, put back the giblets, season with salt and pepper, 1 grated carrot and simmer for 30 minutes.
October 22
*Okra SoupCurried MuttonRice Stewed Celery with Egg SauceAsparagus Salad Pear FrittersCoffee
*Okra Soup—Cut into pieces 2-1/2 cups okra, slice 1 onion, slice 1 carrot, slice 1 turnip, three tomatoes skinned and sliced, 1 cup beans, 1 can peas, dice 2 stalks celery and chop 3 tablespoons parsley.
Melt 3 tablespoons Crisco in a saucepan, add onion, carrot, turnip, beans, and cook 15 minutes, add okra, celery, and 5 cups water, cook slowly for 1-1/2 hours, add seasoning of salt, pepper and red pepper, tomatoes, corn and peas and simmer for 40 minutes. If too thick, thin with stock. Serve hot.
October 23
*Haricot of VealBaked Tomatoes Russian Fish SaladDate SouffleCoffee
*Haricot of Veal—Cut 2 pounds fillet of veal into small pieces of uniform shape and size, and fry till a light brown in hot Crisco. Add 2 tablespoons flour blended with 2 tablespoons melted Crisco. Season with salt and pepper, cover with 1 pint stock or water, and let simmer, covered closely, till veal is done and till stock is well cooked away. Take up, arrange in circle on dish, and in center put Lima beans, boiled and reheated in plenty of Crisco.
October 24
Roast Pork, Apple SauceBrowned ParsnipsGlazed Sweet Potatoes Porcupine Salad*Black Cap Pudding Coffee
*Black Cap Pudding—Mix 1/4 cup currants, with 3 tablespoons sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1-1/4 cups flour sifted with 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg, 2 tablespoons Crisco, 2 well beaten eggs, and 2 cupfuls milk, and beat well together. Crisco a pudding mold, sprinkle in some currants, pour in mixture, cover with greased paper and steam for 2 hours. Serve with milk.
October 25
Wild Duck with Mushrooms*Stuffed Egg PlantApple and Cucumber SaladAlmond PuddingHot Cheese Denises Coffee
*Stuffed Egg Plant—Parboil 1 egg plant and cut in halves. Scrape out some of the inside and chop some cold cooked meat with 2 tomatoes, 1 onion, and 2 green peppers. Then mix with 1 beaten egg, 1 tablespoon Crisco, and salt and pepper to taste. Fill halves with this mixture; sprinkle with breadcrumbs and tiny bits of Crisco, put in baking dish with little stock or water, and bake.
October 26
Mock Pigeon, Espagnole Sauce*Scalloped Pumpkin and RiceBaked Sweet PotatoesCombination SaladHoneycomb PuddingCoffee
*Scalloped Pumpkin and Rice—In Criscoed fireproof dish arrange layer of stewed pumpkin, cover withlayer of boiled rice, then layer of white sauce, proceed until ingredients are used. Cover with crumbs, dot with Crisco and bake until browned on top. To cook pumpkin, cut in two, scrape out the interior, pare and cut into small pieces. Steam and cook till tender. Rub through a sieve, add 2 tablespoons Crisco, season with salt, pepper, and paprika.
October 27
Noisettes of MuttonString Beans Latticed PotatoesFrench Salad *Chestnut DaintyCoffee
*Chestnut Dainty—Boil 1 pound of Italian chestnuts 15 minutes; then remove shells and skins, and put back to boil until tender, with 1 cup of milk and 1 teaspoon Crisco, on the back part of range until soft enough to rub through a sieve. Crisco a mold well and line thickly with pulp, then add layer of apple sauce colored pink with currant jelly; then another layer chestnuts and again a layer of apple sauce. Over this squeeze some lemon juice, and bake in quick oven. Turn, out on platter, and surround with whipped cream, colored with little currant jelly.
October 28
Shrimp CanapesRoast Mutton, Onion Sauce*Celeriac Sweet PotatoesCorn Salad Pumpkin PieCoffee
*Celeriac—Well wash and peel the celeriac. Cut them in quarters and boil in boiling salted water until quite tender. Drain well and arrange in a hot dish and pour egg sauce over them.
For egg sauce, blend 2 tablespoons Crisco with 2 tablespoons flour, add 1 cup milk and stir till boiling, add seasoning of salt and pepper and boil for 8 minutes, stirring all the time, then add 2 hard-cooked eggs rubbed through a sieve, mix well and serve.
October 29
Cream of Spinach SoupBaked White Fish, Caper SauceRice Croquettes String BeansCelery Boiled Dressing*Chestnut Tartlets Coffee
*Chestnut Tartlets—Boil and mash 1 pint chestnuts, add 1/4 cup each creamed Crisco and cream, 1 beaten yolk, 1/4 cup powdered sugar, little salt, and 1 1/2 cups milk. Cover inverted small tartlet tins with Crisco pastry, bake, and fill with mixture, and bake again.
October 30
Brussel Sprout Soup*Rabbit, a la MarengoParisian Potatoes Braised CeleryLettuce, French DressingPrune and Rice MeringuesCoffee
*Rabbit, a la Marengo—Cut up 1 rabbit into neat joints. Melt 1/2 cup Crisco in saucepan, put in rabbit and fry it quickly till browned, add 2 chopped small onions, and fry for a few minutes, pour off any fat into another pan, add to rabbit 1 cup brown sauce, 2 chopped tomatoes, 8 button mushrooms, seasoning of salt, pepper, and paprika. Put on lid and simmer gently 1 hour. Arrange rabbit on hot dish, put mushrooms in heaps round with thin lemon slices, season gravy and pour it over.
October 31
Clear Soup*Braised Duck with TurnipsRiced Potatoes SpinachOrange SaladGoblin Cakes Nuts CandiesCustard Souffle, Vanilla SauceCoffee
*Braised Duck with Turnips—Wash and cut 2 carrots, 2 stalks celery, 2 turnips, 1 onion in large pieces, put them in pan on these place 4 slices ham, then 1 duck trussed for roasting, 1 bunch parsley, 2 cups water, dust nutmeg, pepper, and salt. LayCriscoed paper over top, then lid, and simmer 1 hour or till duck is tender.
Melt 3 tablespoons Crisco in a pan, add 1 dozen small peeled turnips and toss till they are golden color. When duck is cooked, remove strings and skewers. Put on hot dish, and arrange turnips round. Season gravy and strain over duck.
November 1
Irish Stew Baked Rice Lima BeansMacedoine Salad*Chocolate Cream Pie Coffee
*Chocolate Cream Pie—2 squares chocolate, 1/4 cup cornstarch, 1 teaspoon Crisco, 1 pint milk, 2 egg whites, 1/2 cup sugar, 3 egg yolks, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1 tablespoon vanilla. Melt chocolate, add sugar, cornstarch, egg yolks, salt, Crisco and milk. Cook in double boiler till thick, stirring constantly; flavor with vanilla. Pour into a baked pie crust shell, cover with meringue made by beating egg whites till stiff and adding 2 tablespoons sugar; brown in oven and serve cold.
November 2
Baked Rolled Fillets of Fish, BechamelSauceCucumber Salad Yeast Rolls*Roast Guinea Chickens, Guava JellyRice Croquettes Scalloped Egg PlantPear and Celery SaladLemon Sherbet Sponge CakeCoffee
*Roast Guinea Chickens—Put 2 tablespoons Crisco in each of the birds, this prevents them getting dry. Slit 2 slices bacon once or twice then tie over breasts of birds, which should be trussed for roasting. Wrap them in Criscoed paper and bake in a quick oven for 30 minutes, baste well and frequently; for the last 8 minutes remove paper and bacon; sprinkle with a little flour, salt and pepper, baste well, and let brown. Serve on hot dish, garnished with rolls of bacon. Hand with it gravy, bread sauce, and guava jelly.
November 3
Celery Soup*Casserole of LambSweet PickleCreamed OnionsMashed PotatoesCabbage SaladCaramel Ice CreamCoffee
*Casserole of Lamb—2-1/2 pounds loin of lamb, 1/2 cup rice, 2 cups good gravy, 1 blade mace, 1/2 cup Crisco, 2 egg yolks, salt and pepper, and a little grated nutmeg. Half roast loin of lamb, and cut it into steaks. Boil rice in boiling salted water for 10 minutes, drain it, and add to it gravy with nutmeg and mace; cook slowly until rice begins to thicken, remove it from fire, stir in Crisco, and when melted add yolks of eggs well beaten; Crisco a casserole well, sprinkle steaks with salt and pepper, dip them in melted Crisco, and lay them in Criscoed dish; pour over gravy that comes from them, add rice and simmer for 1/2 an hour.
November 4
Tomato Soup*Steamed Cod, Parsley SauceRoast Ribs of Beef, Horseradish SauceColcannon PotatoesCharlotte RusseCoffee
*Steamed Cod—Wipe 4 cod steaks dry, and sprinkle with salt, pepper, lemon juice, and melted Crisco on under side; lay on Criscoed platter, put another Criscoed platter over; set on top of saucepan of boiling water, and steam 3/4 of an hour, or until fish begins to leave bones. Serve with parsley sauce.
For parsley sauce. Blend 2 tablespoons Crisco with 2 tablespoons flour in a pan over the fire, add 1 cup milk and stir till boiling, season with salt, pepper and red pepper, and stir and cook for 10 minutes, then add 1 tablespoon chopped parsley, and serve.
November 5
Ham Timbales, Cheese SaucePaprika Potatoes SpinachApple and Celery Salad*Cocoanut PuddingCoffee
*Cocoanut Pudding—1 cup scalded milk, 3/4 cup soft breadcrumbs, 1/2 cup grated cocoanut, 2 egg yolks, 1 tablespoon Crisco, 1/2 cup cocoa, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, 2 egg whites, and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
Soak bread in scalded milk until soft. Add cocoanut, sugar, cocoa, Crisco, lemon juice and salt; beat well; add yolks eggs beaten, cut and fold in stiffly-beaten whites. Turn into Criscoed pudding dish and bake in moderate oven 30 minutes. Serve hot or cold.
November 6
Roast DuckEgg Plant CroquettesPeppers Stuffed with RiceCanned Pears on Lettuce, withMayonnaise*Brown Bread SouffleCoffee
*Brown Bread Souffle—Melt 2-1/2 tablespoons Crisco, add 1/2 cup milk, 1/2 cup cream, 2 cups brown breadcrumbs, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and grated rind 1 lemon; let boil 2 minutes, stirring well, remove pan from fire, add 4 tablespoons sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and when cool, beaten yolks 4 eggs. Beat egg whites stiffly and add them lightly. Pour mixture into Criscoed tin, cover with Criscoed paper and steam gently 1 hour. Serve hot with sweet sauce.
November 7
Corned Beef*Cabbage, a la Creme PotatoesOlive SaladHasty PuddingCocoanut CakesCoffee
*Cabbage, a la Creme—Trim and wash 1 cabbage, then boil in boiling salted water, adding 1 peeled onion stuck with 2 cloves. When tender take out onion and drain cabbage. Either chop finely or rub through a sieve. Melt 1 tablespoon Crisco in pan, put in cabbage, stir it well, add 3 tablespoons cream gradually, salt and pepper to taste.
When thoroughly hot, pile in hot dish, and garnish with sippets fried bread or toast.
November 8
Cold Corned BeefBaked PotatoesPickled BeetsCauliflower SaladCheese Wafers*Golden PuddingCoffee
*Golden Pudding—Line and ornament small pudding dish with puff pastry. Beat 2 tablespoons Crisco with 4 tablespoons sugar till creamy, add 4 tablespoons cakecrumbs, yolks 3 eggs beaten with 1/2 cup milk, 1/2 teaspoon salt, grated rind and strained juice 2 oranges. Pour into pudding dish, and bake 40 minutes. Whip up egg whites to stiff froth, stir in 3 tablespoons sugar, few drops yellow color, 1 teaspoon orange extract, and pile on top of pudding. Put back in oven to brown.
November 9
Broiled SteakMashed PotatoesSpinach with Butter SauceEscarole Salad*Cheese FondueCoffee
*Cheese Fondue—2 tablespoons flour, 1/2 cup grated cheese, 1 tablespoon Crisco, 2 eggs, salt, pepper and red pepper, and 1/2 cup milk. Melt Crisco, add flour, then milk gradually. Stir till they boil, cool a little, add cheese and yolks and seasonings. Fold in whites stiffly beaten. Pour into a Criscoed souffle tin. Bake 20 minutes in hot oven. Fold a napkin round and serve hot.
November 10
Haddock au Gratin*Venison CutletsHashed Browned PotatoesOyster and Celery SaladMarrons, a la CremeCoffee
*Venison Cutlets—Trim venison cutlets in usual way. Put 4 tablespoons Crisco in saute pan and when hot put in cutlets, seasoned with salt and pepper, fry till brown. Then take out cutlets, put into pan 1/2 tumbler currant jelly to melt, add 2 tablespoons Crisco with 1/2 teaspoon salt, and serve separately with cutlets.
November 11
*Baked Scallops in ShellsChicken SouffleFried Celery Latticed PotatoesWatercress and Green Pepper SaladMeringues Glaces Coffee
*Baked Scallops in Shells—Take desired quantity of fresh scallops—1 pint or 1 quart, and cook them in little white wine until done. Drain, cut in quarters, and add to them 1/2 their quantity of minced onion fried until tender, but not brown. Moisten with white sauce, season with red pepper and salt, heap high in scallop shells, cover with breadcrumbs moistened in melted Crisco, and brown in hot oven. Garnish with lemon slices and parsley.
November 12
Hamburg Steak BallsMashed Potatoes Fried ParsnipsApple and Celery Salad*Baked Indian PuddingCoffee
*Baked Indian Pudding—3-1/2 quarts milk, 3 tablespoons cornmeal, 1/2 pint molasses, 3 tablespoons Crisco, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and 1/2 teaspoon ginger. Boil 1 quart milk; add to it molasses, Crisco, salt, and spices, and lastly meal stirred smooth with little cold milk; scald whole together, and turn into a well Criscoed baking dish.
When it begins to crust over, stir it all up from bottom, and add 1 pint of cold milk. Repeat process every 1/2 hour, or oftener if pudding browns too fast, till 5 pints are used; then let it bake till done—6 hours in all. Serve hot with sauce of grated or granulated maple sugar stirred into rich cream, and kept very cold till needed.
November 13
Lamb CutletsPotatoes *Curried Lima BeansTomato SaladCheese FrittersBenedictine JellyCoffee
*Curried Lima Beans—Chop 1 onion finely and fry it for a few minutes in 2 tablespoons Crisco, add 1 tablespoon curry powder, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon flour, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, and 1 cup water, allow to cook slowly for 20 minutes, then add 1-1/2 cups cooked lima beans, mix well and serve hot.
November 14
Cream of Tomato Soup*Nut Roast, Piquante SauceSweet Potatoes Fried Egg PlantLettuce SaladBaked Quinces GingerbreadCoffee
*Nut Roast—1/2 cup lentils, 1/2 cup shelled roasted peanuts, 1/2 tablespoon Crisco, 1/2 cup toasted breadcrumbs, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 saltspoon pepper and milk. Soak lentils over night; in morning drain, cover with fresh water and bring to boil. Drain again; and put in fresh water and cook until tender. Drain once more; throw away water and press lentils through colander. Add nuts, either ground or chopped, Crisco, breadcrumbs, seasoning and milk sufficient to make mixture consistency of mush. Put into Criscoed baking dish; bake in moderate oven 1 hour; turn out on heated platter; garnish with parsley or watercress and serve with Piquante sauce.
November 15
Sweet Potatoes au GratinCorn, a la Southern*Raisin and Nut BreadApples Stuffed with CeleryCaramel Custards Coffee
*Raisin and Nut Bread—1 egg, 3/4 cup sugar, 1-1/2 cups milk, 1 teaspoon salt, 3 cups flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 2 tablespoons Crisco, 1/2 cup raisins, and 1 cup chopped walnut meats. Beat egg with sugar; add sifted flour, baking powder and salt alternately with milk; last add Crisco, melted, and walnuts. Bake in deep pan in slow oven 45 minutes.
November 16
Cream of Corn SoupRoast Turkey, Giblet SauceMashed Potatoes Creamed OnionsMelon Mangoes Cheese Fingers*Apple Strudel Coffee
*Apple Strudel—Sift 2 cups flour with 1/2 teaspoonful salt and 1 teaspoon sugar. Add gradually 1 cup lukewarm water and knead until dough does not stick to hands. Roll dough as thin as possible on floured board. Place clean tablecloth on table, put rolled out dough on it and pull carefully with fingers to get thin as possible. Mix 4 cups chopped apples with 1 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon cinnamon, 1 cup seeded raisins, and 1 cup currants. Spread over dough, and spread little Crisco over apples. Take cloth in both hands, and roll strudel over and over like roly poly. Roll strudel into Criscoed baking pan and bake in hot oven until brown.
November 17
*Stewed RabbitGlace Potatoes Baked OnionsJellied Baked BeansCranberry Bavarian CreamCoffee
*Stewed Rabbit—Melt 4 tablespoons Crisco in saucepan; joint rabbit and fry quickly in Crisco, then fry 1 sliced onion until browned, stir in 2 tablespoons flour and brown flour; now add gradually 2 cups water and stir till smooth, when boiling add salt, pepper, and paprika to taste, and 2 tablespoons chopped parsley; simmer slowly 1-1/2 hours. Dish and strain over gravy.
November 18
Julienne Soup Toast PointsStuffed Hearts PicklesBrowned Potatoes Baked Squash*Almond and Apple PuddingCoffee
*Almond and Apple Pudding—Pare and core 6 apples, chop into small pieces and sprinkle with 1/2 cup sugar. Have ready 2 cups breadcrumbs, soaked in 1/2 cup milk to which 1 tablespoon melted Crisco has been added. Beat 2 eggs till light, add to them grating of nutmeg, a pinch of cinnamon and good pinch of salt. Mix apple with soaked breadcrumbs, then eggs, and lastly 2 dozens blanched almonds chopped fine. Thin with 1/2 cup milk, then pour into Criscoed tin and bake. Serve with sweetened cream.
November 19
Spare Ribs StewRice Croquettes Waldorf SaladCheese Biscuits*Cranberry Pudding Coffee
*Cranberry Pudding—Cream 1/2 cup Crisco with 1 cup sugar, add 3 eggs well beaten, 1/2 cup milk, 3-1/2 cups flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon almond extract, then stir in 1-1/2 cups cranberries, turn into Criscoed mold, cover with greased paper and steam 4 hours. Serve with milk.
November 20
Oyster Croquettes*Stuffed Lamb Chops Chestnut PureeMashed Potatoes Egg Plant FrittersKumquat and Endive SaladStewed Figs Coffee
*Stuffed Lamb Chops—Wipe 6 French chops, cut 1-1/2 inches thick. Splitmeat in halves, cutting to bone. Cook 2-1/2 tablespoons Crisco and 1 tablespoon chopped onion 5 minutes; remove onion, add 1/2 cup chopped mushroom, and cook 5 minutes; add 2 tablespoons flour, 3 tablespoons stock, 1 teaspoon chopped parsley, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and few grains red pepper. Spread mixture between layers of chops, press together lightly, wrap in Criscoed paper cases, and broil 10 minutes. Serve with chestnut puree.
November 21
Baked Boned White FishBread Dressing, Drawn Butter SauceStewed TomatoesMashed Potatoes*Date PuddingCoffee
*Date Pudding—Clean, stone, and chop 1 pound dates, add 1 cup English walnut meats, broken in pieces, 1/2 cup flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Beat up 4 egg whites to stiff froth, then fold in 1/2 cup sugar, add beaten egg yolks, 1/2 tablespoon melted Crisco and date mixture. Turn into Criscoed tin and bake in moderate oven 30 minutes. Cut in squares and serve cold with whipped cream.
November 22
*Fried Smelts, Sauce TartareRoast ChickenCreamed ChestnutsCanned Stringless BeansOrange and Romaine SaladMint Ice CreamCoffee
*Fried Smelts—Clean, trim the fins, and remove gills; wipe very dry, roll in flour, brush over with beaten egg, roll in crumbs and fry in hot Crisco until crisp; drain on soft paper, dish on lace paper in a heap, and garnish with fried parsley, serve with sauce tartare. Smelts make a nice garnish for many fish dishes, the tails drawn through the eyes, dressed as above, and fried.
November 23
Bisque of ClamsBoiled Fish, Hollandaise SaucePotatoes Baked ParsnipsCelery Salad*Italian FrittersCoffee
*Italian Fritters—1 egg, 1 cup milk, grated rind 1 lemon, 2 tablespoons Crisco, 5 slices stale cake, 1/2 teaspoon powdered cinnamon, sugar and few grains salt. Cake should be about a 1/4 of an inch thick, not less. Cut out into oval or round shapes with cutter. Beat egg, mix with milk, lemon rind, salt, and about 1 teaspoon sugar. Lay slices of cake in this custard until they are soft, but not crumbly; time will depend upon how stale cake is. Heat 1/2 Crisco in frying pan, lift few pieces of cake up carefully and lay them in hot Crisco. Brown 1 side, then turn them over and brown other side also. Add some pieces of Crisco as required. Mix cinnamon with 2 teaspoons sugar and sprinkle some of these over each fritter. Serve with hard sauce.
November 24
Cannelon of BeefCreamed Cabbage Franconia PotatoesCranberry SaladCheese Wafers*Baba with SyrupCoffee
*Baba with Syrup—Sift 3 cups flour and 1/2 teaspoon salt into a basin, add 1 yeast cake dissolved in 1/2 cup lukewarm milk; make well in center of flour, pour in 5 beaten eggs, mix with the hand for 5 minutes. Put it into Criscoed basin, spread over with 1/2 cup Crisco, cover and put in warm place until it has risen to twice its original size. Knead until elastic, add 1 tablespoon sugar, 2 tablespoons currants, 2 tablespoons sultana raisins, knead again. Turn into large Criscoed mold. It should not be more than half full. Allow to rise to top of tin, then bake in moderate oven for 30 minutes. Turn out andpour syrup over it. To make syrup, boil 2 cups water with 1/4 cup sugar for 10 minutes, then add 2 tablespoons apricot jam and boil 5 minutes. Strain, add 1 wineglass rum and bring to boiling point.
November 25
Quick Beef SoupPanned Chicken, Brown SauceCurried RiceCreamed CarrotsTomato Salad*Baked Macaroni PuddingCoffee
*Baked Macaroni Pudding—1 pint milk, 4 long sticks macaroni, 1 egg, 2 tablespoons sugar, nutmeg, 1 tablespoon Crisco, and salt to taste.
Bake macaroni into 1/2 inch lengths. Boil milk, shake in macaroni and salt and boil it very slowly for 1/2 an hour, or until quite tender, and keep it well stirred during cooking. Thickly Crisco a pudding dish and beat up egg. Add sugar and Crisco to macaroni, let it cool a little, then pour in egg and mix it well. Grate little nutmeg on top and bake pudding very slowly until top is delicately browned.
November 26
Pea SoupBoiled Tongue, Raisin SauceRice BallsStewed CeleryTomato and Cress Salad*Graham PuddingCoffee
*Graham Pudding—Mix 2 cups graham flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 2 tablespoons Crisco, 1 teaspoon each cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg, 1 cup currants, 1 cup molasses, 1 egg well beaten, 1 cup milk, 2 teaspoons soda dissolved in 1 tablespoon hot water. Pour in Criscoed mold, cover with Criscoed paper and steam 3 hours. Turn out and serve with milk.
November 27
Steak en CasseroleSweet Potato CroquettesBoiled CauliflowerPear and Grape Salad Cheese Fritters*Pineapple SouffleCoffee
*Pineapple Souffle—Cream 1-1/2 tablespoons each Crisco and flour, add 1 cup canned grated pineapple and juice. Cook 5 minutes, remove from fire, add little salt, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, and 3 beaten egg yolks. Bake in Criscoed dish 20 minutes. Serve with following sauce: Cook 2 tablespoons creamed Crisco in double boiler, add 2 yolks of eggs, 1 at a time, beat, and add 4 tablespoons sugar, 2 tablespoons orange juice, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, and 1/2 cup whipped cream. Serve hot.
November 28
Mock Bisque SoupMutton HaricotString BeansFried ParsnipsLettuce and Pepper Salad*Apples with Red Currant JellyCoffee
*Apples with Red Currant Jelly—6 cooking apples, 4 tablespoons flour, 1 egg, cakecrumbs, apricot jam, 6 glace cherries, red currant jelly, Crisco and syrup. Choose apples as much as possible same size, peel and core them carefully, so as not to break them. Put 1 cup syrup into stewpan or baking tin, put in apples and cook over fire or in oven until nearly done. Baste them occasionally with syrup. Let them get cold, then roll them in flour, brush over with beaten egg, toss in sifted cakecrumbs, and fry in hot Crisco a golden brown. Drain on piece of paper, fill centers with apricot jam, cut out some rounds of red currant jelly, place 1 on top of each apple and a glace cherry on that. Dish up and serve hot or cold. An apricot syrup should be sent to table separately with apples.
November 29
Smoked Salmon Toast*Spiced VenisonBlack Currant JellyCreamed TurnipsGrilled Sweet PotatoesEscarole Salad, Cheese DressingPeach GateauCoffee
*Spiced Venison—Rub a piece of venison with salt, pepper, vinegar, cloves, and allspice; then put into baking pan. Pour over 1 cup melted Crisco, add 2 sliced onions, sprig of thyme, 3 sprigs parsley, juice 1 lemon, and 1/2 pint hot water. Cover and bake in hot oven till tender. Sprinkle with flour, add 1 glassful of sherry wine and allow to brown.