Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book Part 45

OLIVES

OLIVE CANAPE

Use stoned olives for this. Open a bottle of olives, then drain and put through the food chopper, adding

One small onion, One green pepper, Three slices of nicely browned bacon, Four tablespoons of mayonnaise dressing, One teaspoon of salt, One teaspoon of paprika.

Mix well and then spread on strips of toast. Garnish with finely chopped white of egg.

OLIVE SALAD

Place in a bowl

One cup of olive meats, Four slices of nicely browned bacon, cut into tiny bits, One onion, grated, Two green peppers, chopped fine, Three-quarters cup of mayonnaise dressing.

Mix thoroughly and then lift into a nest of crisp lettuce leaves and garnish with slices of hard-boiled egg. This salad is delicious.

OLIVE CHEESE b.a.l.l.s

Place in bowl

One cup of cottage or pot cheese, One red pepper, minced very fine, One tablespoon of grated onion, One-half cup of finely chopped olives, One teaspoon of salt, One-half teaspoon of paprika.

Form into b.a.l.l.s and then place in a nest of lettuce. Serve with French dressing.

MACARONI, OLIVES AND CHEESE

This dish is famous among the mountain folk in Italy and it is served on gala days. Cook four ounces of macaroni for fifteen minutes in boiling water and then drain and blanch under cold water. Cool, chop fine, and now add

One-half cup of pimento olives, chopped fine, One-half cup of grated cheese, Two cups of cream sauce, One large onion, minced fine, Two large red peppers, minced fine, Two teaspoons of salt, One teaspoon of paprika,

and a tiny piece of garlic. Mix and then pour into baking dish. Dot the top with bits of b.u.t.ter. Place in a hot oven for twenty-five minutes.

OLIVE FILLING FOR MEAT AND POULTRY

Two and one-half cups of prepared bread crumbs, One-half cup of finely chopped onions, One-quarter cup of finely chopped parsley, One-half cup of finely chopped olives, One and one-half teaspoons of salt, One-half teaspoon of paprika, One-quarter teaspoon of sweet marjoram, One egg, Four tablespoons shortening.

Mix thoroughly and then use for filling meat and poultry. This filling is delicious.

To prepare the bread, soak stale bread in cold water until soft and then place in a cloth and press dry. Rub through a sieve and then measure. Use one-half cup of finely chopped stuffed olives to one cup of mayonnaise dressing.

OLIVE SANDWICH FILLING

Put through the food chopper:

One bottle of stuffed olives, Two red peppers, One onion, Four branches of parsley,

Place in a bowl and add

One-half cup of mayonnaise dressing, One teaspoon of salt, One-half teaspoon of paprika.

Mix well and then spread between the thinly sliced bread.

OLIVE SANDWICHES

Remove the stones from one large bottle of queen olives and add

One onion, Two red peppers,

Put through the food chopper and then add

Three-quarters cup of mayonnaise, One teaspoon of salt, One and one-half teaspoons of paprika.

Mix and then spread on the prepared bread.

OLIVE SAUCE

Mince fine, using the food chopper, a sufficient amount of olives, after removing the stones, to measure one-half cup. Place in a saucepan and add

One and one-half cups of cream sauce, Two tablespoons of salt, One-half teaspoon of paprika, One-quarter teaspoon of mustard.

Blend well and then bring to the boiling point and serve. This sauce may be made, for variety's sake, with one and one-half cups of tomato sauce to replace the cream sauce; then add two tablespoons of grated cheese. Heat and serve.

SPANISH MEAT LOAF

Place in a bowl

One and one-half cups of prepared bread, One cup of finely minced cold-cooked mutton, One cup of pimento olives, chopped fine, One-half cup of finely minced onions, One egg, Two teaspoons of salt, One teaspoon of paprika, One-quarter teaspoon of thyme, One-half cup thick cream sauce.

Mix thoroughly and then pack into the prepared loaf-shaped pan. Place in a larger pan containing hot water and then bake in a moderate oven for forty minutes. Serve with olive sauce. To prepare bread, soak stale bread in cold water; press dry; rub through fine sieve.

OLIVE AND CLAM c.o.c.kTAIL

Use olive meats for this. Olive meats are pieces of olives cut from large olives and packed in jars. There are no stones nor waste. Place in a small bowl

Three tablespoons of chili sauce, One tablespoon of horseradish, One tablespoon of lemon juice, One-quarter cup of olive meats, One teaspoon of salt, One teaspoon of paprika, One tablespoon of grated onion.