_*Calf's Head, Vinaigrette_--Clean and scald 1/2 a calf's head. Cover
with water and boil 1/2 an hour, then plunge into cold water.
When cool, remove meat and cut in small squares. Make a roux of 1
tablespoon Crisco and 2 tablespoons flour cooked thoroughly; add 4
cloves, 3 whole peppers, small onion, carrot, 2 bay leaves, dash of
thyme, and 2 tablespoons strong vinegar. Add the meat. Simmer 2 hours;
remove into deep dish and cover with vinaigrette sauce, which is made
with 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon paprika, dash white pepper mixed
with 3 tablespoons tarragon or plain vinegar. Add 6 tablespoons olive
oil, 1 tablespoon gherkins, and 1 teaspoon each chives and parsley all
chopped very fine, and 1 tablespoon minced green pepper. Blend well
before pouring over meat. This may be served either hot or cold.
Garnish with cucumber pickles cut into fan shapes.
February 18
_*Cheese Canapes
Lamb Chops
French Peas
Baked Potatoes
Artichoke Salad
Russian Charlotte
Preserved Ginger
Coffee_
_*Cheese Canapes_--8 croutes bread, 1/4 pound cheese, 2 tablespoons
Crisco, salt and red pepper to taste, 1 teaspoon mustard, and 1
dessertspoon sherry.
Cut the croutes of bread out of slices of stale bread with a round
cutter 2 inches across. Fry the bread a golden color in hot Crisco.
Cut up cheese; put it into a mortar with Crisco, and pound until it
becomes a smooth paste; then season with salt and red pepper to taste.
Add the mustard and sherry. When all ingredients are thoroughly mixed,
put it on the croutes of bread; place them in oven until hot through,
then serve at once.
February 19
_*Mulligatawney Soup
Roast Pork, Frozen Apple Sauce
Potatoes
Creamed Onions
Indian Salad
Toasted Biscuits
Cheese
Mocha Souffle
Coffee_
_*Mulligatawney Soup_--Saute in 1 tablespoon melted Crisco, 1 minced
onion, 1 tablespoon minced cooked ham, 3 cloves, 1/2 carrot, and 1
stick celery, minced fine, 1/2 cup cooked chicken cut in dice, and 3
pints of chicken stock. Cook fifteen minutes, add 1/2 a green apple,
diced, 1/2 cup stewed or canned tomatoes, 1 teaspoon tomato catsup, 1
teaspoon curry powder, 2 tablespoons boiled rice, 1 teaspoon salt, and
2 drops Tabasco sauce. Simmer 1/2 hour and serve with or without thin
slices of lemon cut in quarters.
February 20
_*Onion Cocktail
Halibut, a la Martin
Roast Mutton, Currant Mint Sauce
Okra and Tomatoes
Cucumber Jelly Salad
Spanish Cream
Coffee_
_*Onion Cocktail_--2 cups diced apples, 1 cup diced onions, 1 cup
seeded raisins. Fill cocktail glasses with onions, apples, raisins,
pour over a sour dressing made as follows: 1/4 cup each of vinegar
and water, 1 tablespoon Crisco, salt and red pepper to taste, and 2
teaspoons sugar. Place in small saucepan over fire until Crisco melts,
then stir in well beaten yolks of 2 eggs, stirring constantly until
thick. Place in ice box to cool before using.
February 21
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