_*Supreme of Chicken_--Remove breast meat from 2 young chickens and
trim into shape. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, dip in cream, roll
in flour and saute in Crisco until delicately browned. Place in small
pan, dot over with Crisco, and bake until tender.
Remove to cutlet-shaped pieces of hot boiled ham (cut very thin),
garnish top of each with 3 short stalks of asparagus, seasoned with
Crisco, and pour around following sauce: Melt 3-1/2 tablespoons
Crisco, add 3-1/2 tablespoons flour, and stir until well blended; then
pour on gradually while stirring constantly 1 cup chicken stock and
1/2 cup cream. Bring to boiling point, season with salt and paprika,
and add yolk of 1 egg.
February 15
_Swedish Soup
Poached Eggs on Top
Stuffed Breast of Veal
Stewed Tomatoes
Fried Carrots
*Apple Tartlets
Coffee_
_*Apple Tartlets_--Line some tartlet tins with Crisco pastry. Fill
with stewed apples to which a little melted Crisco and grated nutmeg
have been added. Cover with a meringue and brown in the oven for a few
minutes.
February 16
_Consomme Colbert
Braised Mutton Cutlets with Kidneys
Stuffed Potatoes
*Salsify Fritters
Spinach Salad
Cheese Balls
Meringues, a la Chantilly
Coffee_
_*Salsify Fritters_--3 heads salsify, lemon juice, salt, 2 tablespoons
milk, 1 tablespoon melted Crisco, fried parsley, 4 tablespoons flour,
and 2 eggs. Wash, scrape, and soak the salsify in cold water seasoned
with salt and lemon juice to taste. Boil in salted, acidulated water
until tender. Take it up when done, drain, and cut the salsify into
pieces all the same size. Sieve the flour into a basin, work in the
yolks of the eggs, the milk, and the melted Crisco. Beat to a smooth
batter, season with salt and pepper to taste. When ready to fry, beat
up the whites of eggs very stiffly and stir them lightly into batter.
Drop the salsify into the batter, then into hot Crisco and fry to a
golden brown color. Take up, drain, and serve garnished with fried
parsley.
February 17
_Strained Gumbo
Oyster Souffle
*Calf's Head, Vinaigrette
Baked Eggplant
String Beans
Russian Salad
Ambrosia
Coffee_
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