_*Turnip Soup_--Take 2 pounds of peeled turnips, cut into small
squares, place in a stewpan with 4 tablespoons Crisco, stir them
over a quick fire, add pinch salt, 1 tablespoon flour, add 3 pints of
stock, simmer gently for 1-1/2 hours, and pass whole through a sieve.
Put back in stewpan, and add little seasoning. Bring to boil, and just
before sending to table add 1 cup of good cream.
May 27
_Chutney Canapes
Roast Sirloin of Beef
Franconia Potatoes
Summer Squash
Olive Salad
Strawberry Ice Cream
*Genoa Cake
Coffee_
_*Genoa Cake_--1/4 pound Crisco, and 1/4 pound butter. Mix to a cream
with 1/2 pound sugar, add little mace, stir in gradually yolk of 6
eggs and 1/2 beaten whites, 10 ounces flour, beat well for 1 minute,
add 1 pound raisins, 1/4 pound citron, cut very fine, grated rind of 1
lemon, and 2 ounces chopped almonds. Mix well, add remainder of beaten
whites last. Mix well, put in pan lined with paper, sprinkle top with
chopped almonds and bake in slow oven.
May 28
_Mock Consomme
Roast Crown of Lamb, Currant Mint Sauce
Potato Balls
Peas
Asparagus on Toast
*Carrot Salad
Raspberry Ice Cream
Coffee_
_*Carrot Salad_--Scrape, cut into slices and then into fancy shapes,
4 large carrots. Soak in cold water for 1/2 an hour, and then cook in
boiling unsalted water until tender. Drain and dry. Line salad bowl
with crisp lettuce leaves, and arrange on top the carrots. Serve with
following dressing: Rub sides and bottom of bowl with clove garlic,
add salt and pepper to taste and 6 tablespoons melted Crisco; add
piece of ice, if possible; stir until salt is dissolved, then add 1
tablespoon vinegar or lemon juice. Beat until thick; use at once.
May 29
_Raw Clams
Chicken Pie
*Stuffed Potatoes
Broiled Tomatoes
Pepper and Cucumber Salad
Cheese Fingers
Pineapple Jelly
Coffee_
_*Stuffed Potatoes_--Bake 7 good-sized potatoes. When done, cut off
a lengthwise slice; scoop out potato with a spoon. Mash; add 1
tablespoon Crisco, salt and pepper to taste, 1/2 cup milk, and 2 egg
whites beaten stiff. Refill skins with this mixture. Pile lightly, do
not smooth, bake until potatoes are puffed and brown.
Decoration Day
May 30
_Fruit Soup
Breaded Mutton Chops
Potatoes
*Peas
Tomato Mayonnaise
Banana Charlotte Russe
Assorted Cakes
Coffee_
_*Peas_--1 quart cooked green peas, 2 ounces of lean cooked ham cut
into dice, 2 tablespoons Crisco, 2 tablespoons good stock, 1 teaspoon
flour, 1/2 small onion finely chopped, a pinch of sugar, grated
nutmeg, salt and pepper to taste. Fry onion until lightly browned in
Crisco, add flour and ham, stir over fire for a minute or two, then
put in peas, stock, sugar, and nutmeg. Season to taste, simmer for ten
minutes, stirring occasionally, then serve.
May 31
_Milk Soup
*Beef Loaf, Brown Sauce
Potatoes
Tomatoes
Radish and Watercress Salad
Vanilla Pudding, Jam Sauce
Coffee_
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