The Story of Crisco Part 52

June 5

_Grapefruit c.o.c.ktail *Roast Duckling, Apple Sauce Rice Fritters Creamed Carrots Macedoine Salad Wafers Cheese Rhubarb Meringue Pie Coffee_

_*Roast Duckling_--This is prepared and trussed similarly to goose, but not usually stuffed. Roast from 30 to 40 minutes. Green peas are the usual accompaniment to roast duckling. Serve with apple sauce, which is made as follows: 1 pound cooking apples, 1 tablespoon Crisco, 1/2 cup water, and sugar. Peel, core, and slice the apples, cook them in a stewpan with water and Crisco, add a little sugar to taste. Stir well, or pa.s.s through a sieve.

June 6

_Hamburg Steak, Maitre d'Hotel *Asparagus Baked Potatoes Lettuce and Radish Salad Strawberry Mousse Lady Fingers Coffee_

_*Asparagus_--Boil 2 cups asparagus tips in salted water 15 minutes, then drain them; while they are cooking put 1 cup milk in double boiler, and when boiling pour some of it on 2 lightly beaten eggs, stirring vigorously meanwhile, then put eggs into double boiler with milk, and stir until it begins to thicken. Add 1 teaspoon Crisco, salt and pepper to taste, and remove from fire. Cut asparagus tips into 1/2 inch pieces and add them to sauce. Take 6 stale rolls, cut off tops, remove inside, let them dry in oven; when crisp and hot fill each with asparagus in sauce, replace tops and serve.

June 7

_Boiled Salmon, Egg Sauce Creamed Potatoes New Peas Dressed Lettuce Cheese Crackers *Chocolate Bread Pudding Coffee_

_*Chocolate Bread Pudding_--3/4 cup breadcrumbs, 2 cups scalded milk, 3 squares melted chocolate, 2 eggs, 1 tablespoon Crisco, salt to taste, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, 1/4 cup cold milk, 3/4 cup sugar and 1/2 cup Sultana raisins. Mix all ingredients in order given. Pour into a Criscoed baking dish, set into pan of hot water, and bake 1 hour in moderate oven; stir twice during baking to keep chocolate from rising to the top.

June 8

_Veal Cutlet, Brown Gravy Mashed Potatoes *Glazed Carrots Pea Salad Cottage Pudding, Strawberry Sauce Coffee_

_*Glazed Carrots_--For this, carrots must be cut into even cones or ovals, and it is convenient to use imported carrots in gla.s.s bottles.

If these are used they are already boiled; if fresh carrots are used sc.r.a.pe, wash them and cut out little shapes with patent cutter, then boil slowly until tender, but not quite done, and put 4 cups of them in frying pan with 4 tablespoons melted Crisco, sprinkle with fine sugar, and stir over hot fire until they begin to brown; add 4 tablespoons stock they were boiled in, adding more stock if needed, and continue stirring until carrots are nicely glazed.

June 9

_Roast Beef Horseradish Relish Asparagus Franconia Potatoes Bean Salad *Cherry Pie Coffee_

_*Cherry Pie_--1 quart ripe cherries, 1 yolk egg, 3 tablespoons cream, and 1/2 cup sugar. Wash cherries, stem and place in colander over dish to catch juice. Place thin layer of the following dough on shallow pan, sprinkle top with breadcrumbs. Spread stoned cherries over evenly. Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Beat yolk well, add cream and cherry juice and pour over all. Bake in hot oven until well browned at bottom.

The dough is made as follows: 1 tablespoon Crisco, 1 cup flour, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, 1/4 cup sugar and 1 egg. Mix dry ingredients.

Work in Crisco with finger tips; add egg; mix. Toss on slightly floured board and roll a 1/4 inch thick. This makes enough dough for a large oblong pan.

June 10

_Scotch Broth Cold Roast Beef Creamed Potatoes *String Beans Tomato and Olive Salad Vanilla Ice Cream Crushed Raspberries Coffee_

_*String Beans_--If fresh beans are used pick them over, remove ends and "strings," and boil for 1/2 an hour or more; then drain them, and add 1 tablespoon Crisco and 2 tablespoons milk, season to taste, and serve after 10 minutes' slow cooking. If canned beans are used omit the first long boiling.

June 11

_Vegetable Soup Broiled Steak Stuffed Tomatoes Baked Macaroni *Pear and Pimiento Salad Apricot Blanc-mange Coffee_

_*Pear and Pimiento Salad_--Fill each canned pimiento with 2 halves canned pears; place each pimiento in nest of lettuce and serve with following dressing: Put 1 teaspoon salt and 1 saltspoon black pepper in bowl, and stir into them with wooden spoon, very slowly, 4 tablespoons melted Crisco, and add 2 tablespoons vinegar, mixing it well with Crisco.

June 12

_Cream of Tomato Soup *Planked Salmon Potato b.a.l.l.s Fresh Green Peas Lettuce and Cuc.u.mber Salad Cheese Bread-Sticks Lemon Pudding Coffee_

_*Planked Salmon_--Have salmon cut in steaks 1-1/2 or 2 inches thick.

2 steaks of average size can be placed on medium-sized plank. Crisco plank thoroughly, place fish upon it, and broil under gas broiler, turning flame low after first few moments. Or it can be baked in oven of range. Serve on plank, surrounded by potato b.a.l.l.s cut with French vegetable cutter. Heat 1/4 cup cream, add salt and pepper to taste, and 3 tablespoons finely chopped parsley. Shake potato b.a.l.l.s in this until well covered with seasonings. Serve Hollandaise sauce with planked salmon.

June 13

_Strawberry c.o.c.ktail Roast Lamb, Mint Sauce Mashed Potatoes Carrots and Peas *Cherry Roly Poly Coffee_

_*Cherry Roly Poly_--Roll pastry or a baking powder biscuit dough very thin, about 1/8 of an inch in thickness, sprinkle with sugar, and dot with ripe stoned cherries. Roll like a jelly roll, press, and close the ends as tight as possible. Tie in a floured cloth, and cook in boiling water 2 hours, or steam in steamer 1 hour. Remove from cloth and serve on hot platter with the following sauce: 1/2 cup Crisco, 1 cup powdered sugar, 1 egg yolk, 2 tablespoons wine, and 2 egg whites.

Cream Crisco; add sugar, yolk of egg and wine. Cook over hot water until hot. Remove from fire and add beaten whites of eggs.

June 14

_Roasted Little Neck Clams *Salmi of Lamb Fried New Potatoes Boiled Bermuda Onions Individual Strawberry Pies Coffee_

_*Salmi of Lamb_--Cut cold roast lamb in thin slices. Cook 5 minutes 2 tablespoons Crisco with 1/2 tablespoon finely chopped onion. Add lamb, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and cover with 1 cup cold lamb gravy seasoned with Worcesters.h.i.+re sauce. Cook until thoroughly heated.

Arrange slices overlapping one another lengthwise of platter, pour around sauce, and garnish with toast points. A few stoned olives and mushrooms improve this sauce.

June 15

_Cream of Pea Soup *Baked Brains Mashed Potatoes Escalloped Asparagus Romaine Salad Greengage Ice Cream Coffee_

_*Baked Brains_--Prepare brain of an ox by was.h.i.+ng and skimming it, and then steep it on back of range for 1 hour. Rub it with flour and salt, lay on it bits of Crisco, and set in oven, having added water to dish in which it is to bake. Bake it 1 hour, basting it often, and serve with mushroom sauce. Onion sauce may be subst.i.tuted for the mushroom sauce.

June 16

_*Baked Trout Chicken Epicurean New Potatoes String Beans in Cream Tomato Salad Pineapple Bisque Coffee_