The Story of Crisco Part 42

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 c.o.c.ktail Halibut, a la Martin Roast Mutton, Currant Mint Sauce Okra and Tomatoes Cuc.u.mber Jelly Salad Spanish Cream Coffee_

_*Onion c.o.c.ktail_--2 cups diced apples, 1 cup diced onions, 1 cup seeded raisins. Fill c.o.c.ktail gla.s.ses 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

_Boiled Halibut, Anchovy b.u.t.ter Pigeons, a la Cha.s.seur Griddled White Potatoes *Stewed Lettuce Oyster Salad Cheese Relish Pineapple Cream Coffee_

_*Stewed Lettuce_--Wash the desired number of heads of lettuce, cutting off the stalks at the roots, and put into a saucepan with 1 onion sliced, 1 tablespoon Crisco, 1 tablespoon chopped parsley, and salt and pepper to taste, with a very little water, to cook slowly for 2 hours. By this time the water should have pretty well cooked away, leaving the lettuce fairly dry. Remove from it the onion and parsley, put into a dish, dress well with melted b.u.t.ter and send to table hot.

Was.h.i.+ngton's Birthday

February 22

_Cherry c.o.c.ktail Olives Salted Nuts Oyster Soup Fried Chicken, Cream Gravy Peas Sweet Potatoes White Grape Salad Beaten Biscuits *Was.h.i.+ngton Pie Martha Was.h.i.+ngton Fruit Cake Fruit Punch Coffee_

_*Was.h.i.+ngton Pie_--3/4 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon Crisco; beat together thoroughly; add 1/2 cup sweet milk, 2 cups flour, 2 beaten eggs, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon lemon; make into 3 cakes and put jelly or custard between.

February 23

_Red Cabbage Soup *Broiled Kidneys with Green Peppers French Peas Fried Bananas Grapefruit and White Grape Salad Cheese b.a.l.l.s Russian Jelly Coffee_

_*Broiled Kidneys with Green Peppers_--Split some fine beef kidneys, remove the outer skin and sinews, and wipe well. Sprinkle the kidneys with pepper and salt, and let stand for an hour or more. Dip them then, into melted Crisco and broil over a clear fire. Meanwhile, chop 2 green peppers, freed from their seeds, and fry with 1/2 a teaspoon chopped onion and 1 tablespoon chopped parsley in Crisco till the pepper is quite done, having no more moisture, or Crisco that is in the pan, than is necessary to cook the green peppers. Dish the kidneys and surround with the sauce of green peppers.

Vegetarian

February 24

_Cream of Celery Soup *Mock Veal Roast Stewed Turnips Asparagus Salad Cheese Crackers Apple Pie Coffee_

_*Mock Veal Roast_--1/2 pint sh.e.l.led roasted peanuts, 1/2 pint lentils, 2 tablespoons melted Crisco, 1/2 pint toasted breadcrumbs, milk, pepper and salt to taste.

Soak the lentils over night; drain, bring them to a boil; throw away water; cover with fresh water and boil until tender; drain again; press them through a colander. Add nuts, chopped or ground, melted Crisco, breadcrumbs and seasoning, with sufficient milk to make it the consistency of mush. Pour into baking dish and bake in a moderate oven 1 hour. Beans or peas may be subst.i.tuted for lentils.

February 25

_Clam Broth with Whipped Cream Boiled Fish Dressed Cuc.u.mbers Panned Chicken Riced Potatoes *Stuffed Green Peppers Celery and Lettuce Salad Caramel Rice Pudding Coffee_

_*Stuffed Green Peppers_--6 large green peppers, 1 pint boiled rice, 1 tomato, 1 tablespoon Crisco, 1 medium-sized onion, and 1 teaspoon salt. Cut the tops from peppers and remove seeds. Add to rice the onion and tomato, chopped and salt. Wash peppers, stuff them with boiled rice, put on tops and stand them in a baking pan. Cover bottom of baking pan with a little water; add to it the Crisco. Bake in a quick oven 20 minutes, basting 2 or 3 times.

February 26

_Cream of Beet Soup Pork Tenderloins, Apple Sauce Baked and Glazed Potatoes b.u.t.tered Parsnips *Raisin Pudding, Liquid Sauce Coffee_

_*Raisin Pudding_--Wash and dry 1 pound Sultana raisins; Crisco a pudding dish; put in a layer of boiled rice, over it a layer of raisins, and continue until the dish is nearly full, having rice on top. Beat 2 eggs; add 2 teaspoons sugar, 1 pinch of salt, 3 tablespoons melted Crisco, and 2 cups sweet milk; pour it over pudding, and bake 1/2 hour. Serve with liquid sauce.

February 27

_Sago Soup Brown Stew of Mutton Chops Stewed Turnips Boiled Potatoes *Cabbage Salad Lemon Sponge Coffee_

_*Cabbage Salad_--Shave 2 cups shredded cabbage in thin strips or chop fine and mix with the following dressing: 2 tablespoons Crisco, 1/2 cup hot vinegar, 1 teaspoon dry mustard, 1 tablespoon sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon pepper, 1/2 onion, cut fine, and 1/2 cup sweet or sour cream, milk or water. Dissolve the sugar in cream. Mix with rest of the ingredients. Mix while hot and serve with the salad slightly warmed.

February 28

_Consomme with Spaghetti *Chicken Souffle Creamed Potatoes Celery and Apple Salad Stuffed Dates Coffee_

_*Chicken Souffle_--2 cups cold roast chicken, a 1/4 cup cold boiled ham or tongue, 5 tablespoons Crisco, 2 tablespoons flour, 1/2 cup cream, 3/4 cup chicken broth, a 1/4 cup chopped nut meats, salt and paprika to taste, and 4 eggs beaten separately.

The chicken, ham or tongue should be chopped very fine before measuring. Melt 3 tablespoons Crisco in a frying pan; add the chopped meat and stir over fire until Crisco is absorbed. Make a sauce of 2 tablespoons Crisco, the flour, broth and cream. Pound the meat in a mortar, adding meanwhile the sauce. Press the whole through a fine sieve; add the nut meats, seasonings and yolks of eggs. Mix thoroughly, and fold in the whites of eggs. Bake in a Criscoed dish till firm in the center. Serve with mushroom or tomato sauce. This may also be cooked in individual dishes. 25 minutes will be needed for cooking in a large dish, about 12 minutes in individual dishes. It is better to cook a souffle too long than too short a time always, provided that the temperature be kept about 208 F.

March 1

_*Toad in the Hole Pressed Beef with Aspic Beet and Endive Salad Compote of Fruit, Maids of Honor Coffee_

_*Toad in the Hole_--2 cups flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 pound link sausages, 2 eggs, 2 tablespoons melted Crisco, and 3 cups milk. Sift the flour and salt into a basin; beat up eggs well, and after mixing them with the milk and melted Crisco, pour gradually on flour, beating it well with a wooden spoon. When quite smooth, pour it into a well Criscoed fireproof dish; skin the sausages and lay them in the batter, and bake in a moderate oven for 3/4 of an hour. Serve in small squares arranged neatly overlapping each other on a hot dish.

March 2

_*Oxtail Soup Trout, Black b.u.t.ter Sauce Stewed Steak and Oysters Pear Salad Cheese Eclairs Sweet Omelet Coffee_