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One Hundred Picnic 
Suggestions 



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BY MRS. LARNED 

ONE HUNDRED SALADS 
ONE HUNDRED COLD DESSERTS 
ONE HUNDRED LUNCHEON DISHES 
ONE HUNDRED PICNIC SUGGESTIONS 

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One Hundred Picnic 




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By 

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New York 
Charles Scribner's Sons 

1915 

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Copyright, 1915, by Charles Scribner's Sons 



Published September, 1915 



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Baked Beans with Relish 

Bake the beans in a small basin 
with a piece of scored salt pork in 
centre. When cold, cover with waxed 
paper, wrap in strong wrapping-paper 
and place in the bottom of the picnic 
basket. Fill a small jelly jar or large- 
mouthed bottle with equal portions 
of tomato catsup and freshly grated 
horseradish, add, if at hand, 1 tbsp. 
each of finely minced green pepper 
and pimento or sweet red pepper. 
Wrap the glass in a paper and place 
in the basket. A recipe for the beans 
may be found on page 8 in :< One 
Hundred Luncheon Dishes." 



Baked-Bean Roll with 
Sausage 

When baking beans substitute a 

link of sausage for the salt pork. 

When baked pack in a cylinder mould 

-a round baking-powder can will do 

-insert the sausage in the centre, and 

place the mould in the ice-box. Let 

it remain in the mould until serving 

time. Cut it in slices and serve with 

Oscar sauce or home-made chilli sauce. 



Baked-Bean Savory 

Cook, in 2 tbsps. of salt pork or 
bacon fat a large slice of onion, add 
1 teasp. curry -powder and ^ cup of 
tomato pulp, or half the amount of 
tomato catsup. Add 2 or S cups of 
baked beans, turn into a mould, and 
when cold serve on lettuce leaves. 



Bologna Biscuit 

Roll baking-powder biscuit dough 
quite thin, cut in rounds the size of 
a bologna sausage, and place a thin 
slice of the sausage between each two 
rounds. Bake in a quick oven. The 
skin may be removed from the sausage 
and the disks cut to fit the biscuit. 
This, of course, should be done before 
making the biscuit. If liked, a very 
little French or German mustard may 
be spread on each slice of sausage be- 
fore laying them on the biscuit. 



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Eggs, Delicieuse 

Plunge very fresh eggs in boiling- 
water, cover and keep them just be- 
low the boiling-point for 10 minutes, 
boil 1 minute, place on back of stove, 
and let them stand until water is cool. 
Plunge them in cold water and re- 
move shells. Roll them in diluted egg 
white, well seasoned with salt and pep- 
per and paprika, and then in finely 
minced parsley or chives. Wrap each 
one in waxed paper. To keep the 
yolks in the centre, stand the eggs, 
small end down, in a wire rack for a 
day, and boil them in the rack. 



Eggs, Stuffed 

Cook eggs as in recipe (page 7), re- 
move shells, cut in halves, lengthwise, 
remove yolks, and soften them in 
melted butter. Mix them with any 
of the following: minced ham and 
chicken, pate de foie gras and minced 
truffles and minced sauted mush- 
rooms; or, mix with grated dairy cheese 
mixed with pimento pulp and seasoned 
with salt and paprika or tabasco 
sauce. Fill the whites, rounding them 
up into a mound. Wrap each one 
separately in waxed paper. 



8 



Ham Shortcakes 

Roll thin and cut into rounds a rich 
baking-powder crust, spread half of 
them with minced ham moistened with 
melted butter and seasoned with 
minced parsley, onion, and paprika. 
Cover with the remainder of the 
rounds and bake in a hot oven. For 
making the biscuits: sift 2 cups of 
pastry flour with Y^ teasp. salt and 4 
teasps. of baking-powder, chop in 1 
teasp. butter and 1 tbsp. of lard, add 
milk to make a soft dough, mix lightly, 
with the fingers, and roll as directed. 
These may be mixed, put in pans and 
placed in the ice-box several hours 
before baking. They should be very 
cold when put in the very hot oven. 



Sandwiches 



Bloater or Anchovy 
Sandwiches 

Mix anchovy or bloater paste with 
the yolks of hard-boiled eggs, moisten 
with thick cream, season with cay- 
enne, and spread between slices of 
white bread which have been spread 
with creamed butter. Trim the slices 
into uniform shape, free from crust. 
Lay in a pile and wrap them in waxed 
paper. Wrap again in a cloth or nap- 
kin wet in cold water and again in 
thick or newspaper. 



13 



Cottage-Cheese and Peanut 
Sandwiches 

Soften cottage-cheese, or cream 
cheese, with sweet cream, season with 
salt and paprika, and add an equal 
amount of roasted and salted peanuts 
minced fine. Spread on slices of en- 
tire-wheat bread which have been 
trimmed and spread with creamed 
butter, wrap in waxed paper, then in 
a cheese-cloth wet in cold water, and 
again in thick paper. 



14 



Cheese and Chilli 
Sandwiches 



Mix Yi Ib. of grated American dairy 
cheese, slightly warmed, with J4 CU P 
of chilli sauce, add 1 tbsp. melted 
butter, 1 teasp. Worcestershire and 
plenty of paprika. Mustard may also 
be added if liked. Spread on slices of 
buttered white bread, cover with 
watercress and again with the bread, 
trim free from crusts, and wrap in 
waxed paper. 



15 



Cheese and Crab -Meat 
Sandwiches 

Cream ^ cup of butter, add same 
amount of grated cheese and spread on 
white-bread slices, dust well with pa- 
prika and cover with slivers of crab 
meat marinated in French dressing. 
Cover with the buttered bread, trim 
and press together, and wrap in waxed 
paper. Lobster may be used instead 
of the crab meat, and canned lobster 
or crab meat may be used. 



16 



Cheese and Nut Sandwiches 

Cream y% cup of butter, add 1 cup 
of grated American cheese and ^ cup 
of pecan or walnut meats minced fine. 
Dust with salt and paprika and spread 
on slices of graham or entire-wheat 
bread. Press one upon the other and 
wrap in waxed paper, then in a cloth 
or napkin wet in cold water and again 
in ordinary paper. 



17 



Cheese and Pimento 
Sandwiches 

Cream butter, add an equal amount 
of grated English dairy cheese and 
chopped pimento. Season with salt 
and cayenne, and spread on slices of 
white bread. Put them together and 
wrap in waxed paper. 



18 



Cheese and Pineapple 
Sandwiches 

Mix equal amounts of shredded 
pineapple, cream cheese, and pimento 
puree. Season with salt, cayenne, and 
curry-powder and soften with creamed 
butter. Spread on slices of thinly cut 
white bread, press each two slices to- 
gether, trim, and wrap in waxed pa- 
per. 



19 



Cheese-Sauce Sandwiches 

Melt 3 tbsps. butter slowly, add 4 
tbsps. flour, cook until well blended 
but not oily, add 1 cup of rich milk, a 
little salt and pepper, % teasp. each 
of mustard and Worcestershire and 1 
cup of grated cheese. When cheese is 
melted add 1 beaten yolk mixed with 
J4 cup of thick cream. Cool slightly 
and spread on buttered white bread 
slices, cover with chopped hard-boiled 
eggs, dust with paprika, and cover 
with another slice of the bread. Trim, 
press together, and wrap each one sep- 
arately in waxed paper. 



Chicken Sandwiches 

Mince chicken rather fine and add 
half the amount of minced celery or 
ham or tongue, or use all chicken. 
Add a few pimolas minced fine, and 
moisten well with thick mayonnaise. 
Spread white bread with creamed 
butter, then with the mixture, cover 
with more of the bread, trim, and wrap 
in waxed paper, then in a napkin wet 
in cold water and again in paper. In 
making mayonnaise for sandwiches 
use twice the number of eggs to the 
usual amount of oil. To % cup of oil 
use 2 egg yolks. This makes the 
dressing very stiff, as it should be for 
sandwich filling. 



Chicken-Cream Sandwiches 

Melt slowly 3 tbsps. butter, add 3 
of flour, and when well blended add 1 
cup of thin cream which has been 
steeped an hour in a double boiler with 
a seasoning of onion, parsley, celery, 
and a small piece of mace, and strained. 
Cook until thick, cool and add 1 cup 
of minced chicken, a few finery minced 
pimolas or blanched almonds. Season 
with cayenne or tabasco sauce, and 
spread very thick on buttered bread. 
Cover each slice with another slice of 
buttered bread, trim, and wrap sepa- 
rately in waxed paper. 



Chicken and Ham 
Sandwiches 

Use one part of minced boiled ham 
to two parts chicken also minced fine. 
Add Russian dressing (see page 89), 
and spread on buttered white bread. 
Cover with the buttered bread, trim 
into uniform shapes, wrap each one in 
waxed paper and put them all together 
in a damp napkin, and wrap in thick 
paper. 



Chicken- Liver Sandwiches 

Slightly brown in butter 2 slices of 
onion, 3 sprigs of parsley, and a strip 
of green pepper. Brown the chicken 
livers in this and cover with chicken 
stock. Simmer slowly until the livers 
are tender. Trim them, cut in small 
pieces, and press them through a 
coarse sieve. Season with salt, pa- 
prika, a very little mustard, and a little 
curry -powder, or a few drops of onion 
juice. Add a few minced pimolas or 
olives, if at hand, and spread between 
slices of buttered brown or entire- 
wheat bread. Wrap in waxed paper. 



Chicken and Nut 
Sandwiches 

Add to minced chicken the same 
amount of minced nuts, moisten with 
cream, season well with salt and pa- 
prika and spread between slices of en- 
tire-wheat bread spread with creamed 
butter, and serve with a salad. 

Salted almonds or pecans may be 
used, also filberts or walnuts. 



Corned-Beet Sandwiches 

Mince boiled corned beef, moisten 
with tomato catsup, chilli sauce, or 
made mustard, and spread on graham 
or entire-wheat bread slices well cov- 
ered with creamed butter. Creaming 
the butter is better than melting it, as 
it spreads easier. Wrap the sand- 
wiches in waxed paper. 



Crab -Meat and Pimento 
Sandwiches 

To flake canned or fresh crab meat 
or lobster, add one-fourth the amount 
of pimento puree (pimento or sweet 
red peppers pressed through a sieve). 
Add mayonnaise and spread between 
buttered white-bread slices. Paprika 
and mustard may be added to suit 
taste. Wrap in waxed paper. 



Cucumber Sandwiches 

Cover with cold water 1 small 
onion, 1 green pepper, and 2 tbsps. of 
parsley, all minced fine, boil until ten- 
der, drain and mash, and add to the 
mashed yolks of 3 hard-boiled eggs. 
Soften with creamed butter, add a 
very little tarragon vinegar, and 
spread on thin slices of white bread. 
Cover with very thin slices of cu- 
cumber which have laid in French 
dressing an hour or more, cover with 
the bread, and wrap in waxed paper. 



Ham Sandwiches Tartare 

Add to J/ cup of mayonnaise or 
boiled dressing 1 tbsp. of tarragon 
vinegar, % teasp. mustard and 1 tbsp. 
each of minced parsley, capers, gher- 
kins, olives, and chives or onion, and 
2 tbsps. of chopped fresh tomato, 
squeezed dry. Add finely minced 
ham and spread on buttered bread. 
Cover with nasturtium blossoms or 
watercress, cover with the bread, and 
wrap in waxed paper. 



Green-Pepper Sandwiches 

Broil or saute in butter green pep- 
pers cut in strips and scraped free of 
membranes and seeds, dust with salt 
and spread them well with butter, and 
lay the peppers, while hot, between 
slices of buttered white bread. When 
cold wrap them in waxed paper and 
serve with cold meat. 



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Green and Red Pepper 
Sandwiches 

Cream ^ cup of butter, add 1 finely 
minced green pepper which has been 
parboiled 5 minutes, 1 small sweet red 
pepper, or use the canned pimento, 
also minced, 2 tbsps. of minced olives 
and 1 teasp. minced chives or onion. 
Season with salt and paprika, and add 
a few drops of tarragon or plain vin- 
egar. Serve with cold meat or with 
baked beans. 



31 



Layer-Cake Sandwiches 

Cream J4 CU P of butter, add a tbsp. 
French mustard, Y^ teasp. of Kitchen 
Bouquet, and a little paprika and cel- 
ery salt. Spread on thin slices of 
white bread cut from a thick loaf, 
cover with a slice of entire-wheat 
bread, also buttered, spread on this a 
layer of chopped hard-boiled eggs 
mixed with minced pickle and capers, 
and a little anchovy or bloater paste, 
cover with another slice of white 
bread, wrap in cloth, and press under 
a weight for an hour. Trim free of 
crusts and cut through the three layers 
of bread in thin slices. This may be 
taken to the picnic before cutting. 



Liver Sandwiches 

Boil calf's liver until tender, or well- 
cooked sauted liver may be used. 
Trim well and mince fine. Add a 
third of the amount of hard-boiled 
eggs, also chopped fine. Season well 
with salt, pepper, and paprika, and 
soften with creamed butter. Minced 
green peppers and pimentoes or olives 
may be added, if at hand. Spread on 
slices of buttered white bread and 
wrap in waxed paper. 



33 



Peanut-Butter Sandwiches 

Add a few minced olives or pimolas 
to peanut butter, or mashed sardines 
may be used with the peanut butter. 
Sprinkle with lemon juice, dust with 
paprika and spread on slices of but- 
tered white bread, using creamed but- 
ter. Wrap in waxed paper. 



34 



Raisin-Bread Sandwiches 

Use either entire-wheat or white 
bread in which seeded and plumped 
raisins are worked into the dough be- 
fore the last raising. Cut the bread 
as thin as possible (it cannot be cut as 
thin as white bread on account of the 
raisins), spread it with creamed butter, 
dust with finely ground nuts, cover 
with the buttered bread, trim, and 
wrap in waxed paper. This may be 
eaten with salad. 



35 



Roast-Beef or Beefsteak 
Sandwiches 

Cover slices of white bread spread 
with creamed butter, with thin slices 
of cold roast beef or broiled beefsteak 
cut across the grain, spread the beef 
with a layer of horseradish mixed with 
a little chilli sauce, cover with the but- 
tered bread, and trim them free from 
crust. Brown or graham bread may 
be used for the upper slice. The beef 
may be minced, if desired, and grated 
onion with salt, celery salt, and pa- 
prika used instead of the chilli sauce. 



36 



Sardine Sandwiches 

Toast lightly thin slices of well- 
trimmed white bread, when cold 
spread with tartare sauce (see page 
29), cover with skinned and boned sar- 
dines, sprinkle with minced capers or 
watercress, and cover with slices of 
the toast spread with creamed butter. 
Wrap separately in waxed paper, then 
all of them in a wet cloth and in strong 
paper. 



37 



Savory Sandwiches 

Mix equal amounts of minced 
chicken livers and lobsters or shrimps, 
season with onion juice or grated 
onion, and pimento, add salt and mix 
with mayonnaise and spread on but- 
tered white bread. Cover with slices 
of entire-wheat bread also buttered, 
press and trim, and wrap in waxed 
paper. 



38 



Tuna-Fish Sandwiches 

To 1 cup of flaked (canned) tuna 
fish add 2 tbsps. of creamed butter, 
1 teasp. tarragon vinegar, % teasp. of 
paprika and 1 tbsp. of minced capers. 
Spread between buttered slices of 
white bread. Cooked dressing or 
mayonnaise may be used instead of 
the creamed butter if the sandwiches 
are not to be served with salad. 
Wrap in waxed paper. 



39 



For the Thermos Bottle 



Chocolate, Cold 

Melt 2 squares of grated chocolate 
in y$ cup of water, add y$ cup of sugar 
and 3 cups of water and boil until clear 
and smooth, and strain. When cold 
add 1 teasp. of vanilla or sherry, or 
flavor while cooking with a small stick 
of cinnamon. Put on ice until very 
cold, add Y% cup of cream and pour 
into the thermos bottle, or carry the 
cream in a separate bottle. More 
sugar should be taken for those who 
require it. 



43 



Chocolate, Hot 

Melt 3 squares of grated chocolate 
in % cup of hot water, add J^ cup of 
sugar and 3 cups of milk, simmer 5 
minutes, beating as soon as hot with 
a Dover egg beater. Add 1 teasp. of 
vanilla and 1 of sherry and a small 
piece of orange peel. Remove peel 
and when boiling again pour into the 
hot thermos bottle. Serve with a 
spoonful of cream in each cup. The 
cream may be carried in a separate 
bottle, and also more sugar. 



44 



Coffee, Cold 

Put 8 tbsps. of powdered coffee in 
the percolator, pour over 3 cups of cold 
water and cook until the liquid is 
quite brown. Add 1 tbsp. of the pow- 
dered coffee to the top of the perco- 
lator and cook again about a minute. 
Take from the fire, and when nearly 
cold pour into a pitcher containing a 
large piece of ice. When very cold 
pour into the chilled thermos bottle. 
Take a bottle of cream wrapped in a 
napkin wet in ice-water, and wrapped 
again in thick paper. Carry cream 
and powdered sugar separately. 



45 



Coffee, Hot 

Put 6 tbsps. of powdered coffee into 
the percolator, pour over 3 cups of 
cold water and cook 15 minutes, re- 
move from the fire and add 1 tbsp. of 
the powdered coffee and place on the 
fire again for a moment. Or use the 
same proportions of ground coffee, add 
the crushed shell and white of 1 egg to 
the coffee, stir in J^ cup of cold water, 
turn into a very clean pot and add 3 
cups of cold water and heat slowly 
until boiling. Boil this 3 minutes, 
pour in 3 tbsps. of cold water, strain 
into a hot pitcher containing sugar 
and cream, stir a moment and pour 
into the hot thermos bottle, or carry 
the cream and sugar in separate re- 
ceptacles. 

46 



Caffeineless Coffee 

This is genuine coffee from which 
the caffeine has been largely removed, 
and it is particularly adapted for those 
to whom ordinary coffee is forbidden. 
While the directions given by the 
makers are as for ordinary coffee, the 
writer, having used it for many years, 
finds that it is necessary to make it 
somewhat stronger than for ordinary 
coffee. This is excellent, both hot 
and iced, and may be made according 
to the recipes given on the preceding 
pages. 



47 



Egg-Nog 

Mix 2 cups of cream with 1 cup of 
milk which has been beaten with 4 
egg yolks, a scant Y cup of sugar, 2 
tbsps. each of sherry and brandy, and 
a generous grating of nutmeg. Beat 
well and add the egg whites beaten, 
not too stiff. Chill on the ice and 
pour into the chilled thermos bottle. 



Ginger -Ale Punch 

Crush one-half bunch of well- 
washed mint leaves with % cup of 
sugar, add 3 small lemons and 1 or- 
ange cut in slices, J^ cup of crushed 
pineapple, if at hand, and place for a 
few hours on ice. Strain through a 
wet cloth into a pitcher of ice, when 
very cold add 1 pint of ginger ale, also 
well chilled, and pour immediately 
into the ice-cold thermos bottle. 



49 



Grape-Juice Punch 

Mix grape juice with ginger ale and 
White Rock water, using about half 
the amount of water. Pour into a 
pitcher containing cracked ice. When 
very cold add small pieces of canta- 
loupe, grape fruit, or pineapple and 
pour into the well-chilled thermos 
bottle. 



50 



Grape Juice, Hot 

Heat to boiling point in a double 
boiler 1 qt. of grape juice, with a few 
cassia buds, or a 2-inch stick of cin- 
namon, strain and return to fire until 
nearly boiling, and pour into the hot 
thermos bottle. This is a most deli- 
cious drink for a cold day. 



51 



Tea, Cold 

Pour 3 cups of freshly boiling water 
onto 6 teasps. of tea, let stand on the 
fire a moment, stir the contents of the 
pot with a spoon, remove from the fire 
and let stand 3 minutes. Crush 6 
slices of lemon and a few leaves of mint 
with 4 tbsps. of powdered sugar in a 
pitcher, add cracked ice and pour in 
the hot tea. When cold strain into 
the chilled thermos bottle. 



Tea Mate, Cold 

This is a delicious aromatic tea, 
which is made from the leaves of a 
kind of prickly holly which grows in 
Brazil. According to recent authori- 
ties, it accelerates the circulation of the 
blood, diminishes fatigue, and is much 
less exciting to the nervous system 
than ordinary tea. To make it, add 
to 3 cups of cold water 6 teasps. of 
Mate, stir well and place on the fire 
until the water boils. Stir again and 
remove from the fire. Let stand 3 
minutes and strain into a pitcher con- 
taining 6 slices of lemon, crushed with 
a few sprigs of mint and 4 tbsps. pow- 
dered sugar, and plenty of cracked ice. 
When cold strain into the chilled 
thermos bottle. 

53 



For the Motor Hamper 



Beef Galantine 

Mince cold roast or boiled beef 
rather fine. Season with 1 teasp. of 
grated onion, 1 of minced parsley, salt, 
pepper, and paprika, and add a peeled 
tomato chopped rather fine. Add 1 
tbsp. of gelatine soaked in % cup of 
cold water and melted in J/ cup of 
beef stock, turn into a mould and stir 
until it begins to harden, then place 
on ice until it is set. This may be put 
in round baking-powder cans or in a 
small pan. Tomato catsup or chilli 
sauce may be used in the place of the 
fresh tomato if desired. Wrap in 
cloth wet in cold water, and then in 
thick paper. 



57 



Beefsteak and Ham Pie 

Line a shallow baking dish or tin 
basin with a thin layer of minced ham, 
mixed with half the amount of tomato 
sauce, highly seasoned. Add thin 
strips of cold broiled beefsteak, minced 
parsley and a few chopped fresh mush- 
rooms, if at hand, and put an inverted 
custard cup in the centre, or make a 
hole in the crust and insert a funnel of 
thick, buttered paper. Cover with a 
rich baking-powder biscuit crust, prick 
it with a fork, brush over with slightly 
beaten egg white mixed with milk, and 
bake. When done remove funnel and 
pour in a cup of strong stock, to which 
1 tbsp. of softened gelatine has been 
added. 



58 



Calf s-Liver Terrapin, Hot 

Cut boiled or sauted liver in dice. 
To 2 cups of the liver add 1 cup of 
fresh mushroom slices and 2 hard- 
boiled eggs chopped, or cut in slices. 
Add 1 cup of rich cream sauce and 
season with either Worcestershire, 
tabasco and mustard, or with a very 
little nutmeg, and 2 or 3 tbsps. of Ma- 
deira wine. Turn into a very hot 
vacuum jar, cork well, and place in the 
motor hamper. These thermos va- 
cuum jars are made purposely for hot 
mixtures, as they are cylinder shape 
with a cork the same size of the jar. 
The cream sauce is 2 tbsps. of butter, 
2 of flour, 1 cup of cream, and salt and 
pepper. 



59 



Cheese Cutlets 

Scald 1 cup of rich milk, add 3 tbsps. 
each of flour and corn-starch softened 
in Yz cup of cold milk and cook until 
it thickens, add J4 CU P of grated 
cheese, J4 teasp. salt, J^ teasp. each 
of paprika and mustard, 2 tbsps. of 
butter, and 2 beaten egg yolks. Turn 
into a shallow pan about ^ an inch 
thick. When very cold (place in the 
refrigerator for several hours) cut into 
cutlet or bar shape, roll in fine, dry- 
toasted bread-crumbs, then in slightly 
beaten egg and in crumbs again, and 
let cool again. Fry in deep fat. When 
cold wrap each one in waxed paper 
and pack in a box. Serve with a 
salad. These are delicious fried in 
olive oil. 

60 



Chicken, Cold 

Cut young chickens in small pieces 
as for a fricassee, if not very young, 
lay them in a buttered dripping-pan, 
spread with butter, dust with salt, pep- 
per, and paprika, cover with another 
pan, and place in a hot oven for 20 
minutes. Roll chicken in flour sea- 
soned with salt, pepper and paprika, 
and saute in a cast-iron saute pan in 
hot salt-pork or bacon fat, or in olive 
oil. Turn often until each piece is a 
golden brown. Dry on thick paper, 
and when cold roll each piece in waxed 
paper and pack in a tin or pasteboard 
box. 



61 



Chicken Galantine 

Boil a fowl, remove skin, and cut the 
meat into thin slivers. Cool, remove 
fat, and boil the stock until well-re- 
duced, with a seasoning of onion, pars- 
ley, and celery seed. Strain and add 
to 2 cups of this stock 1 tbsp. of gela- 
tine softened in J^ cup of cold water. 
Pour a little of this stock when slightly 
cool into a bread pan ; when nearly set 
lay in some of the chicken, add more 
stock and chicken until the pan is 
nearly full. Hard-boiled eggs, strips 
of pimento or pimolas cut in slices 
may be used alternately with the 
chicken. Wrap the pan in a cloth wet 
in ice- water, then in a thick paper, and 
place the pan in the motor hamper or 
basket. 

62 



Chicken a la King, Hot 

Cover 1J/2 cups of chicken, cut in 
slivers, with a French dressing for an 
hour or more and drain. Cook 1 tbsp. 
of shredded green pepper in 2 tbsps. 
of butter, add % cup of sliced mush- 
rooms and a sliced truffle. Cook a 
moment and add 2 tbsps. of flour. 
When boiling add % cup of milk, salt, 
paprika, a dash of nutmeg, and the 
chicken. Add 1 tbsp. of chopped 
capers, y% cup of cream mixed with a 
beaten yolk and 3 tbsps. of creamed 
butter. Dust with paprika, add a 
few drops of lemon juice, and turn into 
the very hot thermos vacuum jar. 
Cork well and place in the motor ham- 
per. Fancy Rolls (page 71) should 
be served with this. 

63 



Chicken Livers in Brown 
Sauce, Hot 

Make a brown sauce (2 tbsps. but- 
ter, 3 of flour, browned together and 1 
cup of rich stock, well seasoned), add 
1 cup of cold cooked chicken livers and 
hearts, cut in dice, ^ cup of sliced 
mushrooms or 2 hard-boiled eggs, in 
small slices, 6 stoned olives, cut in two, 
salt, paprika, and 2 tbsps. of Madeira 
or 1 tbsp. of any good table sauce. 
Turn, very hot, into a thermos vac- 
uum jar which has been scalded with 
very hot water, cork at once, and pack 
in the motor hamper. 



64 



Chicken Mousse 

To 1 cup of cold boiled chicken 
chopped and pounded until smooth, 
add 1 tbsp. of granulated gelatine 
softened in J4 cup of cold water and 
dissolved in J^ cup of highly seasoned 
stock. Add Yz CU P of boiled aspara- 
gus tips, diced celery, or a minced 
truffle, and when cool add H CU P of 
whipped cream. Pack in a baking- 
powder box, and when serving cut in 
slices. 



65 



Club Sandwich de Foie Gras 

Toast white bread lightly and trim 
into uniform shape. Lay leaves of 
lettuce on one half of the slices, spread 
with thick mayonnaise, cover with a 
layer of minced ham, then with a 
puree of foie gras, then with a slice of 
tomato thoroughly drained. Cover 
with the remainder of the toast, wrap 
each one in waxed paper and pack in a 
tin box. The puree of foie gras is 
plain pate de foie gras softened with 
cream and seasoned well with paprika. 



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Crab-Flakes Savory, Hot 

To 1 cup of rich cream sauce add 1 
tbsp. of minced green pepper and % 
teasp. of grated onion cooked in but- 
ter, 1/2 cup of mushrooms, sauted in 
butter, and cut in slivers, and 2 tbsps. 
of diced pimento. When hot add 1 
cup of crab-flakes, a dash of nutmeg 
and plenty of paprika. Fill a hot 
vacuum jar, and pack in the motor 
hamper. 



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Eggs in Aspic Jelly 

Boil eggs (see recipe on page 7), re- 
move shells and place them in a mould 
partly filled with highly seasoned aspic 
jelly to which a little Kitchen Bouquet 
has been added, lay in the jelly strips 
of pimento, some tarragon leaves or 
watercress, and capers, and also slices 
of gherkins. Fill mould with jelly and 
place in the refrigerator until set. 
This may be moulded in a bread pan 
and each egg should be removed from 
the pan with a large spoon. Serve 
with a salad or with salad sandwiches. 



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Fish Mousse 

Add to 1 cup of scalded milk 2 
beaten yolks and a little salt and pa- 
prika, return to the double boiler and 
when beginning to thicken add 1 cup 
of cold boiled fish flaked quite fine, add 
1 tbsp. of gelatine softened in a little 
cold water and 1 tbsp. of lemon-juice. 
Take from fire, add salt and pepper as 
needed, cool and stir in J/ cup of 
cream whipped very stiff. Turn into 
moulds garnished with capers and 
slices of cucumbers marinated in 
French dressing. 



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Ham Mousse 

Cook 2 tbsps. of butter with 2 of 
flour, add 1 cup of highly seasoned 
chicken or white stock and 1 tbsp. of 
gelatine softened in J4 CU P of cold 
water, 1 ^ cups of finely minced ham, 
and season well with a little mustard 
and cayenne. Take from the fire and 
when cool add Y% cup of cream 
whipped stiff. Turn into a cylinder- 
shaped mould or deep bread pan, and 
place on ice. Serve with sandwiches 
with mayonnaise filling. 



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Fancy Rolls 

Add 2 cups of scalded and cooled 
milk to J/2 yeast-cake dissolved in J4 
cup of warm water, and 3 cups of flour. 
Beat and let rise for an hour or more. 
When light add K cup of butter 
creamed with Y cup of sugar, 1 teasp. 
of salt, and the beaten whites of 2 eggs. 
Add flour to knead, keeping dough 
as soft as possible, and knead until 
smooth. Let rise until double in bulk, 
roll quite thin, fold in three layers, cut 
in strips, pull out these strips and 
twist them, lay them in buttered pans, 
and when light again brush lightly 
with butter and when nearly baked 
glaze with slightly beaten egg-white 
and return to the oven until a light 
brown. 

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Lamb Chops, Cold 

Have spring lamb chops neatly 
trimmed, leaving an inch or two of 
bone. Sprinkle them with a French 
dressing in which a little parsley and 
onion have been soaking, dust well 
with salt and paprika and let them 
stand 24 hours. Broil them and when 
cold put a paper frill on each bone 
and wrap them separately in waxed 
paper. 



Lobster Creole, Hot 

Cook in 2 tbsps. of butter ^ of a 
small green pepper, minced, a peeled 
and chopped small tomato, and 1 
slice of onion, minced. Add 1 tbsp. 
of flour and 1 cup of chicken stock in 
which the lobster shell has been sim- 
mered an hour. Add 2 cups of lob- 
ster cut in dice, season with tabasco, 
salt, and paprika, and turn into the 
hot thermos vacuum jar. Canned 
lobster may be used and stock made 
with a beef-extract tablet. 



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Lobster and Egg 
Newburgh, Hot 

This is an imitation Newburgh, as no 
wine is used. Cook 2 tbsps. of butter 
with 1 teasp. of flour, add the mashed 
yolks of 2 hard-boiled eggs, }/ teasp. 
each of mustard and salt and a dash 
each of cayenne and nutmeg. Add % 
cup of cream, 2 cups of diced lobster 
meat and the chopped egg-whites. 
When boiling add 1 beaten yolk mixed 
with J4 CU P f cream, take from fire, 
add 1 teasp. of tarragon vinegar, and 
turn at once into the hot thermos 
vacuum jar. 



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Little Meat Pies 

Line large, deep patty tins with rich 
pastry, cut the remainder of the dough 
into rounds to fit the tins and cut a 
slit in the centre of each. Fill the pies 
with diced cooked chicken, lamb, or 
veal, adding a very little diced ham or 
broiled bacon, if at hand, pour in 
strong, highly seasoned stock, add a 
little minced parsley and grated onion, 
wet edges of the pastry in cold water 
and press on the covers. Bake in a 
hot oven. Just before taking from 
the oven brush with slightly beaten 
egg-white to glaze them. When cold, 
remove from the tins and pack each 
one in waxed paper and lay them in a 
box. 



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Oysters a la King, Hot 

Dip 1 pt. of oysters, one by one, 
into a bowl of cold water, heat this 
water and strain through cheese-cloth. 
Add the oysters to this liquor and 
cook until the oysters are parboiled. 
Strain the liquor again, reserving y% 
cup of it. Cook 2 tbsps. of butter and 
2 of flour, add the J/ cup of liquor, and 
Yz cup of cream. Add Y% cup of mush- 
rooms sauted in butter and cut in 
slivers, J4 cup of diced celery cooked 
until tender, 1 tbsp. of green pepper 
parboiled and minced, and season with 
salt, pepper, a tbsp. of brandy, and J/ 
teasp. of any good table sauce. Turn 
into the hot thermos vacuum jar. 



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Rolls Filled with Salad 

Cut a piece from the bottom of long 
dinner rolls, scoop out the inside, fill 
with salad (anything mixed with may- 
onnaise), touch the edges of the piece 
taken out with white of egg and re- 
place it in the roll. Wrap each one 
separately in waxed paper and serve 
with any of the hot things given in this 
book. 



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Salmon Mould 

Flake 2 cups of boiled salmon, or 
use canned salmon, rinsing it in hot 
and then in cold water. Cook in a 
double boiler 2 tbsps. of butter, 1 of 
sugar, 1 of flour, 1 teasp. of mustard, 
J/2 teasp. of salt, and a little cayenne 
or paprika. Add % CU P of rich milk 
and when thick, take from fire and add 
2 tbsps. of vinegar in which minced 
onion, parsley, and chilli pepper have 
been soaked. Add 1 tbsp. of gelatine 
softened in 2 tbsps. of cold water and 
turn into a baking-powder can or 
small bread-pan. When cold, wrap 
in a cloth wet in ice-water and then 
in a thick paper. Serve with sand- 
wiches or with salad rolls. 



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Veal Curry, Hot 

Cook 2 tbsps. of butter with J/ 
teasp. of minced onion until brown, 
add 2 tbsps. of browned flour, 1 teasp. 
of curry-powder dissolved in 1 cup of 
cream and veal gravy, half of each, 
add 1 tbsp. of grated cocoanut or 
blanched almonds, and season well 
with salt and cayenne. Add 2 cups 
of cooked veal cut in dice. Turn into 
the hot thermos vacuum jar and place 
in the motor hamper. 



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Salads 



Chicken Salad 

Cook chicken in boiling water, when 
half done add salt, a slice each of salt 
pork, lemon, and onion, a bit of bay 
leaf, and a piece of red pepper. Cool 
in the stock, drain, and cut in cubes. 
Cover them with French dressing for 
an hour or more. To 1 Y^ cups of the 
chicken add 1 cup of celery dice, or use 
same amount of fresh cooked and 
cooled green peas and cucumber dice. 
Or blanched and shredded almonds 
may be used instead of the peas. Add 
Y^ cup of mayonnaise, turn into a tin 
box lined with wax paper, garnish with 
capers and slices of gherkins, cover, 
wrap the box in a cloth wet in ice- 
water and then in strong paper. 



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Egg Salad 

Boil eggs after the recipe on page 7, 
remove shells and cut them in halves 
lengthwise. Remove yolks and soften 
them with melted butter, add minced 
chicken or any minced cold meat, and 
a little chilli sauce. Fill the whites 
and stick the two halves together by 
dipping the edges in egg-white, and 
wrap in waxed paper. Carry lettuce 
in a wet cloth covered with paper, and 
a cold boiled dressing in a glass jar. 



Green -Pepper Salad 

Select small peppers of uniform size, 
having one for each person. Cut off 
tops and remove seeds and mem- 
branes. Fill with any salad mixture 
or with the following: Mix y% cup of 
chopped celery or cabbage with 2 or 3 
large tomatoes, diced, a small piece 
each of Spanish onion and pimento, 
diced, and add a French dressing to 
which add a little Worcestershire 
sauce. Wrap each pepper in waxed 
paper and pack them in a pasteboard 
box. 



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Halibut Salad 

Flake the cold fish which has been 
boiled in salted, acidulated water, 
wrapped in a piece of cheese-cloth, add 
capers, minced chives and slices of 
gherkins, pack in a tin box lined with 
waxed paper. Take cleaned lettuce 
wrapped in a wet cloth and in thick 
paper, and mayonnaise dressing in a 
glass jar. Baking-powder boxes may 
be used for these salads if one does 
not possess the well-equipped motor 
hamper. Any cold cooked fish may 
be used instead of the halibut. 



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Mexican Salad 

Peel and chop 3 tomatoes, 1 cucum- 
ber, and 1 green pepper. Add a 
French dressing made very hot with 
paprika and minced chilli pepper and 
pack in a glass jar. Take in another 
jar chopped red cabbage or lettuce 
hearts cut in small pieces, and serve 
the two together. This may be 
served with cold meat. 



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Mixed Salad 

Toss together 2 cups of celery, 
diced, 3 peeled and minced radishes, 
6 minced pimolas, 1 cup of minced 
nuts, and a spoonful each of grated 
raw carrot and boiled and chopped 
beets. Pack in a glass jar and serve 
with a mayonnaise dressing carried in 
a glass jar or open-mouthed bottle. 
If both are wrapped in a napkin wet 
in very cold water and then wrapped 
in plenty of paper they will keep cool 
and fresh. Eat with cold meat. 



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Potato Salad 

Peel and cut boiled new potatoes in 
thin, small slices, add 1 hard-boiled 
egg, cut in small slices, for each two 
medium-sized potatoes. Put them in 
a deep bowl and add the following 
dressing. Mix 1 teasp. salt, J4 teasp. 
paprika, and a little black pepper with 
4 tbsps. salad oil and 2 of seasoned 
and strained vinegar (add 2 slices of 
onion, 4 sprigs parsley and 1 chilli 
pepper or 3 peppercorns to vinegar 
and let stand a day). Toss the salad 
and place in the ice-box for an hour 
or more. Add y% cup of mayonnaise 
and garnish with capers and slices of 
cucumber pickles. Minced onions 
and cucumbers may be added if de- 
sired. 

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Roast-Beef Salad 

Cut thin slices of rare roast beef in 
small pieces, add J4 the amount of 
crisp, broiled bacon, diced, and 1 or 
2 tbsps. of pimento, also diced. Mix 
with French dressing to which a little 
chilli sauce or tomato catsup has been 
added. Pack in a tin box lined with 
waxed paper, or in a large-mouth 
glass jar, and carry lettuce leaves 
wrapped in a wet cloth and then in 
paper. 



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Russian Salad 

Add to a cup of mayonnaise dress- 
ing 2 tbsps. of pimento pulp, 1 tbsp. 
minced green pepper, and J^ cup of 
chilli or Oscar sauce. Carry in a glass 
jar and serve on lettuce hearts, celery 
dice, or shaved cabbage packed in an- 
other jar or tin box. 



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Salmon Salad 

Drain, cool, and flake freshly boiled 
salmon, or use canned salmon, add 
half the amount of cold boiled rice, 
toss lightly in French dressing and 
pack in a glass jar or tin box lined 
with wax paper. Serve with mayon- 
naise or rich boiled dressing to which 
has been added ^ cup of minced 
boiled spinach. Garnish with capers, 
cucumber pickles, and pearl onions. 
Cold boiled eggs and fresh cucumber 
may be used instead of the rice. 



Sardine and Egg Salad 

Mash the yolks of cold boiled eggs 
with skinned and boned sardines, and 
fill the whites. Pack in layers in a tin 
box with wax paper between each 
layer, and serve with mayonnaise 
made quite red with paprika and sour 
with lemon- juice. Carry the dressing 
in a glass jar wrapped in a cold wet 
cloth and then in paper. 



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Savory Salad 

This dressing may be used for let- 
tuce hearts, French endive, tomatoes, 
or cold boiled asparagus. It should 
be taken in a glass jar and beaten with 
a fork just before serving. Mix */ 
cup of salad oil with the juice of a 
lemon and a small sour orange. Add 
1 tbsp. of minced chives or grated 
onion, J/ teasp. each of salt and pa- 
prika, 1 teasp. Worcestershire sauce, 1 
of minced parsley, 1 of minced capers, 
and 2 of chilli or Oscar sauce. 



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Sweetbread and Cucumber 

Salad 

Soak 1 pair of sweetbreads in cold 
water an hour, changing the water 
twice, drain and cover with warm 
water, add Y^ teasp. salt, 1 tbsp. 
lemon- juice, 2 cloves, 2 peppercorns, 
sprig of parsley, and a bit of bay leaf 
and simmer gently 20 minutes. Drain 
and plunge into cold water. Drain 
again, remove skin, pipes, and fibres 
and pick into small pieces. Add half 
the amount of cucumber cubes, and 
pack in a tin box lined with waxed 
paper or in a glass jar. Serve on let- 
tuce leaves and cover with mayon- 
naise dressing to which has been added 
J4 the amount of whipped cream. 
Color well with paprika. 

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Tomato and Cauliflower 
Salad 

Peel and remove stem ends from 
tomatoes, scoop out the pulp, dust 
with salt and pepper, and stand up- 
side down to drain and cool. Fill with 
cold boiled cauliflower mixed with 
either mayonnaise, boiled or French 
dressing. If the latter be used add a 
tbsp. of chilli sauce or tomato catsup. 
Wrap each tomato in waxed paper and 
carry them in a tin or pasteboard box. 



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Tongue Salad 

Cut and trim cold boiled tongue, 
cut in small pieces, add same amount 
of celery dice or watercress, or even 
cabbage shaved fine and 34 the amount 
of diced pimento. Put this in a glass 
jar or tin box lined with waxed paper, 
and carry a bottle of boiled or mayon- 
naise dressing. 



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Tuna-Fish Salad 

The tuna fish, which may be 
bought in cans, should be flaked, and 
to 2 cups of the fish add 1 cup of diced 
celery or shaved cabbage, 1 hard- 
boiled egg, diced, 1 tbsp. of shredded 
green pepper, y% doz. minced pimolas 
or olives, and about 4 tbsps. of French 
dressing made with onion or garlic- 
flavored vinegar. Pack in a tin, paper- 
lined box or in a glass jar. Serve 
with boiled dressing or mayonnaise. 



98 



Some Picnic Sweets 



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Blueberry Cake 

Sift 2 cups of flour with 5 teasps. of 
baking-powder and }^ teasp. of salt. 
Add 1 cup of sugar, 2 beaten egg yolks 
beaten again with J^ cup of milk, and 
2 tbsps. of melted butter. Beat well 
and add 1 tbsp. of vanilla, 2 cups of 
berries, well dredged in flour, the 
whites beaten stiff, and turn into a 
shallow pan well greased. Bake Y^ 
hour in a slow oven. When cool wrap 
the pan in a paper and put it in the 
picnic basket. This cake requires no 
frosting and should be eaten while 
quite fresh. 



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Cakes with Pineapple 

Cook 2 cups of minced or shredded 
pineapple with 1 cup of sugar and the 
juice of a lemon. When thick, cool 
and add a grating of the yellow rind of 
the lemon. Spread this between lady- 
fingers, macaroons, or plain drop 
cakes, and pack in layers in a box 
with waxed paper and cardboard be- 
tween each layer. 



102 



Chocolate Nut Bars 

Mix 1/2 cup of softened butter with 
1 cup of granulated sugar, 2 squares of 
melted chocolate, a pinch of salt, 2 
well-beaten egg yolks, and J/ cup of 
flour. Beat well and add 1 teasp. of 
vanilla, 1 cup of broken pecan meats, 
and J^ cup of flour sifted with ^ 
teasp. of baking-powder. Turn into 
buttered, shallow tins and bake in a 
moderate oven. Cut into bars while 
still warm. When cool wrap each bar 
in waxed paper. 



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Coffee Gingerbread 

Mix 1/2 cup each melted butter, 
molasses, and sugar, add 1 beaten egg, 
1 teasp. ginger, y teasp. each cinna- 
mon, cloves, and nutmeg, and 1 teasp. 
soda dissolved in ^ cup of very strong 
coffee. Beat and add 2 cups of flour. 
Bake in one of the square, shallow tin 
boxes which are sold filled with crack- 
ers or wafers. Peel off the outside 
paper, grease the inside and dust 
lightly with flour. Bake and cover 
with thick boiled frosting. When 
cold put on the cover. Or bake cake 
in a shallow pan and stick wooden 
toothpicks through the frosting into 
the cake and cover with waxed paper. 



104 



Dundee Cake 

Cream 1 cup of butter with 1 of 
sugar, add 5 drops of oil of cinnamon, 
2 of oil of cloves, and 3 of nutmeg, 5 
beaten egg yolks, the grated peel of 1 
lemon and 1 orange, 1 tbsp. vanilla, 
J4 cup of brandy and \% cups of flour 
sifted with 1 teasp. of baking-powder. 
Add the beaten egg whites. Dredge 
with flour 3/2 CU P of seeded and 
chopped raisins, ^ cup of currants, 
3/2 cup of shredded almonds and 1 cup 
of sultana raisins. Add the fruit, turn 
into paper-lined and buttered tube 
pan, spread a layer of blanched al- 
monds on top, brush with slightly 
beaten egg white, dust with salt, and 
bake in a slow oven 45 minutes. This 
will keep for weeks. 

105 



Fried Cakes en Surprise 



Sift 3}/^ cups of flour with 5 teasps. 
of baking-powder and % teasp. salt 
3 times, add 1 cup and 2 tbsps. of 
powdered sugar to 2 large or 3 small 
eggs beaten very light, 3 tbsps. of soft 
butter, 1 tbsp. vanilla and 5 drops of 
oil of nutmeg. Add the flour, alter- 
nately, with 1 cup of milk, adding more 
flour as required. Roll dough as soft 
as possible and quite thin, cut into 
rounds with biscuit cutter, place a 
spoonful of baked apple, thick custard, 
jelly, jam, or marmalade in centre, 
wet edges with egg white, cover with 
other rounds, pinch edges, and fry in 
deep fat. Dust with powdered sugar 
and wrap each one in paraffine paper. 

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J 

Fruit Turnovers 

The filling for these may be rich and 
well-seasoned apple sauce, pineapple, 
plums, berries, cherries, stewed and 
mashed peaches, apricots or prunes, 
or a good mince-meat. Roll pastry 
dough into rounds about 6 in. in diam- 
eter, place a spoonful of the fruit on 
half of each round, wet edges with 
cold water, press the other half over, 
pinching the edges well together, and 
fry in deep fat. These may also be 
baked if preferred. Dust them with 
powdered sugar, wrap each one in 
paraffine paper and then in a box. 



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Fruit Tarts, French Style 

Make or buy puff-paste tart cases 
rather deep. Drain syrup from any 
canned or preserved fruit, mash large 
fruit (peaches or apricots) , or use the 
fruit in slices. To 2 cups of the syrup 
add 1 cup of sugar and boil until it is 
quite thick. Add 1 tbsp. of gelatine 
dissolved in % cup of cold water. 
Put the fruit in the cases, and when 
the syrup is slightly cool pour it 
over the fruit. Minced nuts may be 
sprinkled over the fruit. When cold 
wrap each one in waxed paper and pack 
in a box with cardboard, and more 
paper between each layer. These may 
also be made with rich plain paste. 



108 



Ice Cream, French Style 

Make a boiled custard using 2 cups 
of milk, 5 yolks, 1 cup of sugar, dash 
of salt, and 1 teasp. of butter. Then 
add 1 cup of cream, whipped, and any 
flavoring desired. Powdered maca- 
roons or peanut brittle may be added. 
Freeze hard and pack in the well- 
chilled thermos vacuum jar, and take 
paraffine cups to serve it in, and also 
teaspoons. 



109 



Ice Cream, Philadelphia 
Style 

Cook 2 cups of thin cream a few mo- 
ments, add 1 cup of sugar and a dash 
of salt. Remove from the fire, cool 
slightly, add 2 cups of whipped cream, 
beat until cold and add flavoring. 
Freeze and pack in the well-chilled 
thermos vacuum jar and take paraf- 
fine cups to serve it in, as these may be 
thrown away. Coffee flavoring, choc- 
olate melted, or mashed fruits may be 
added to the cream before freezing. 



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Oatmeal Drop Cakes 

Chop 2 cups of H. O. (rolled oats), 
add 1 cup of seeded and cut raisins, 
1 cup of pecans or walnuts, broken in 
small pieces, and 1 cup of butter 
creamed with 1 scant cup of sugar. 
Add 3 beaten eggs and % teasp. of 
soda dissolved in J^ cup of milk. 
Add the grated rind of 1 orange and 
1 tbsp. of the juice, and 2 cups of flour. 
Drop from small spoon on buttered 
tin and bake. When cool pack in 
layers in a box with paraffine paper 
between each layer. 



Ill 



Peanut Cookies 

Cream 4 tbsps. of butter, add }/ 
cup of sugar, 2 beaten eggs, 2 tbsps. 
milk, }/% teasp. of salt and 1 teasp. of 
lemon-juice. Beat well and add 1 
cup of flour sifted with 1 J^ teasps. of 
baking-powder and 2 cups of chopped 
peanuts. Drop from a teaspoon onto 
a tin sheet covered with buttered 
paper, place a whole peanut in centre 
of each and bake in a slow oven. 
When cold pack in tin box with waxed 
paper between the layers. 



Picnic Cake 



Cream J/ cup of butter, add 1 cup 
of sultana raisins dredged with flour, 
1 cup of sugar, and 2 beaten yolks. 
Add, alternately, 2 cups of flour sifted 
with 2 teasps. of baking-powder, and 
% cup of milk. Season with 1 teasp. 
of cinnamon, J^ teasp. each, of salt 
and nutmeg, and 1 teasp. of vanilla. 
Fold in the beaten egg whites and 
bake in a tin wafer box 30 min- 
utes. While quite warm spread with 
creamed butter, dust with granulated 
sugar and cinnamon, sprinkle with 
minced nuts, and return to oven until 
a crust is formed. When cool put on 
cover of the box. There will be too 
much dough for the box, but the re- 
mainder may be used for drop cakes. 

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Pound Cake 

Cream 1 cup of butter, add 1 ^ cups 
of flour. Beat 1 cup of eggs with 1 J^ 
cups of sugar until very light and 
lemon color. Add this to the butter 
and flour mixture and beat 20 minutes, 
flavor with 1 tbsp. of brandy, 1 teasp. 
of vanilla, and 2 drops of the oil of 
nutmeg. Bake in a bread tin 1 hour. 
Citron or fruit may be added if liked. 
This cake will keep fresh a long time. 



114 



Rock Cakes 

Cream 1 cup of butter, add 1 cup 
of fine granulated sugar, 3 beaten 
eggs and beat well. Add 1 cup of flour 
sifted with ^2 teasp. of baking-powder 
and beat 15 minutes. Add 1 cup each 
of seeded raisins or sultanas, currants, 
and chopped nuts (almonds, walnuts, 
or pecans), and 3 tbsps. of brandy. 
A few chopped dates may also be 
added, if at hand. Drop from a spoon 
onto a buttered paper and bake in a 
quick oven. These will keep for a 
long time. Wrap each one in paraf- 
fine paper and pack in a tin box. 



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Sweet Sandwiches 

Any conserve or marmalade may be 
used with minced nuts and spread 
between slices of buttered bread. 
Both white and en tire- wheat or gra- 
ham bread may be used. Jellies may 
be mixed with cream or cottage cheese 
and spread between buttered crack- 
ers. Raisins and nuts, moistened with 
grape- juice white bread. Shaved 
maple sugar and cream entire- wheat 
bread. Sliced bananas and red rasp- 
berries mashed with cream white 
bread. Preserved ginger white 
bread. Stoned dates and walnut 
meats entire-wheat bread. The 
butter for spreading should always be 
creamed. Wrap in wax paper. 

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Index 



INDEX 

PAGE 

FOR THE PICNIC BASKET 1 

Baked Beans with Relish 3 

Baked Beans Roll with Sausage ... 4 

Baked Beans Savory 5 

Bologna Biscuit 6 

Eggs Delicieuse 7 

Eggs Stuffed 8 

Ham Shortcakes 9 

SANDWICHES 11 

Bloater or Anchovy Sandwiches ... 13 

Cottage Cheese and Peanut Sandwiches 14 

Cheese and Chilli Sandwiches ... 15 

Cheese and Crab-Meat Sandwiches . 16 

Cheese and Nut Sandwiches . . . . 17 

Cheese and Pimento Sandwiches . . 18 

Cheese and Pineapple Sandwiches . . 19 

Cheese Sauce Sandwiches 20 

Chicken Sandwiches 21 

Chicken-Cream Sandwiches .... 22 

Chicken and Ham Sandwiches ... 23 

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PAGE 

Chicken-Liver Sandwiches .... 24 

Chicken and Nut Sandwiches ... 25 

Corned-Beef Sandwiches 26 

Crab-Meat and Pimento Sandwiches . 27 

Cucumber Sandwiches 28 

Ham Sandwiches Tartare 29 

Green-Pepper Sandwiches 30 

Green and Red Pepper Sandwiches . 31 

Layer-Cake Sandwiches 32 

Liver Sandwiches .33 

Peanut-Butter Sandwiches .... 34 

Raisin-Bread Sandwiches 35 

Roast Beef or Beefsteak Sandwiches . 36 

Sardine Sandwiches 37 

Savory Sandwiches 38 

Tuna-Fish Sandwiches 39 

FOR THE THERMOS BOTTLE 41 

Chocolate, Cold 43 

Chocolate, Hot . . 44 

Coffee, Cold 45 

Coffee, Hot 46 

Caffeineless Coffee 47 

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PAGE 

Egg-Nog 48 

Ginger-Ale Punch 49 

Grape-Juice Punch 50 

Grape- Juice, Hot 51 

Tea, Cold 52 

Tea, Mate, Cold 53 

FOR THE MOTOR HAMPER 55 

Beef Galantine 57 

Beefsteak and Ham Pie 58 

Calf s-Liver Terrapin, Hot .... 59 

Cheese Cutlets 60 

Chicken, Cold 61 

Chicken Galantine 62 

Chicken a la King, Hot 63 

Chicken Livers in Brown Sauce, Hot . 64 

Chicken Mousse 65 

Club Sandwich de Foie Gras .... 66 

Crab-Flakes Savory, Hot 67 

Eggs in Aspic Jelly 68 

Fish Mousse 69 

Ham Mousse 70 

Fancy Rolls 71 

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PAGE 

Lamb Chops, Cold 72 

Lobster Creole, Hot 73 

Lobster and Egg Newburg, Hot . . 74 

Little Meat Pies 75 

Oysters a la King, Hot 76 

Rolls, Filled with Salad 77 

Salmon Mould 78 

Veal Curry, Hot 79 

SALADS 81 

Chicken Salad 83 

Egg Salad 84 

Green -Pepper Salad 85 

Halibut Salad 86 

Mexican Salad 87 

Mixed Salad 88 

Potato Salad 89 

Roast-Beef Salad 90 

Russian Salad . 91 

Salmon Salad 92 

Sardine and Egg Salad 93 

Savory Salad 94 

Sweetbread and Cucumber Salad . . 95 



PAGE 

Tomato and Cauliflower Salad ... 96 

Tongue Salad 97 

Tuna-Fish Salad 98 

SOME PICNIC SWEETS 99 

Blueberry Cake 101 

Cakes with Pineapple 102 

Chocolate Nut Bars 103 

Coffee Gingerbread 104 

Dundee Cake 105 

Fried Cakes en Surprise 106 

Fruit Turnovers 107 

Fruit Tart, French Style 108 

Ice Cream, French Style 109 

Ice Cream, Philadelphia Style . . .110 

Oatmeal Drop Cookies Ill 

Peanut Cookies 112 

Picnic Cake 113 

Pound Cake 114 

Rock Cakes 115 

Sweet Sandwiches . 116 



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