=Lentil Cutlets.=--Soak one cupful dried lentils all night with a cupful
dried lima beans. In the morning drain, add two quarts of water, a stalk
of celery and half an onion sliced. Cook until soft, remove the
seasonings and rub through a puree sieve. Add one cupful stale bread
crumbs, one beaten egg, the juice of a half lemon and seasonings to
taste. Melt a heaping tablespoonful of butter in a small saucepan, add
to it a tablespoonful flour and pour on, when blended, a third of a cup
of milk. Let the mixture cook until thick and smooth, then add to the
lentil mixture and set aside to cool. Shape into small cutlets, dip in
beaten egg, then in fine cracker crumb, put in a well-buttered bag and
bake twenty minutes. Serve with a tomato sauce.
=Mushrooms.=--Choose fine fat mushrooms, cut the stem close, peel and
wipe delicately with a damp cloth. Sprinkle lightly with salt and lay in
a well-greased bag together with a big tablespoonful of butter rolled in
flour and a half cupful of rich cream. Seal and cook twelve minutes in a
hot oven.
=Baked Onions.=--Parboil for fifteen minutes Bermuda or Spanish onions,
chill in cold water, then if very large cut in halves, otherwise, cut a
little wedge out of the hearts and fill the cavity with butter or
vegetable oil. Put in the well-greased bag, adding a little water and
more butter or oil, seal and cook twenty minutes.
=Stuffed Baked Onions.=--The next time you have a roast leg of lamb or
mutton, try baked onions prepared in this way as an accompaniment: Take
large onions, preferably Spanish or Bermudas, peel, cut a slice from the
top of each, and with a small spoon scoop out about half the pulp. Put
this in a dish, mix with it an equal quantity of bread crumbs, well
flavored with chopped parsley, sweet marjoram, salt and pepper. Moisten
the whole lightly with cream and a little melted butter; mix well, fill
the onion cavities with the stuffing, crown with a slice of bacon for a
cover, put in a bag and bake one hour in a moderate oven.
=Onions With Cheese.=--Skin large Spanish onions and boil until quite
soft. Press through a sieve and put into a well-buttered wooden baking
dish. Season with salt, pepper and plenty of butter, add a little stock
or milk, grate a little cheese over them, put in bag and bake to a
golden brown.
=Parsnips.=--Scrape and parboil some parsnips. Cut in two lengthwise.
Season with pepper and salt, roll in melted butter, dripping or olive
oil. Flour again and place in a well-greased paper bag. Seal up and bake
in a hot oven on a wire rack for half an hour. They should be a golden
brown.
=Green Peas.=--Shell the peas, put into a well-buttered bag with a
little salt to season, a little sprig of green mint and a half cupful of
water. Seal and cook twenty-five minutes. Slit open the bag, pour its
contents into a hot dish, season well with butter and serve.
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