The Story of Crisco Part 38

January 8

_Cherry c.o.c.ktail Corn Soup Crisp Crackers Pot Roast with Dumplings Lettuce and Radish Salad *Cheese Biscuits Spice Jelly Coffee_

_*Cheese Biscuits_--4 teaspoons flour, 6 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese, 3 tablespoons Crisco, 1 yolk of egg, 2 teaspoons cold water, salt and red pepper to taste.

Mix flour and cheese; add salt and red pepper to taste. Rub in Crisco lightly. Mix yolk egg with water; add enough of these to mix flour, etc., to stiff paste. Knead till smooth on floured board, then roll out and cut into biscuits with small cutter; lay on Criscoed tin and bake in quick oven 8 to 10 minutes, or until they are a delicate biscuit color. They require to be carefully watched, as they burn easily. Parmesan cheese is best, but other dry kinds can be used.

The biscuits are brittle, so always prepare more than are actually required. They rewarm well with care.

January 9

_Vermicelli Soup *Beef Loaf, Tomato Sauce Mashed Potatoes Baked Squash Apple and Celery Salad Cheese Wafers Mince Pie Coffee_

_*Beef Loaf_--2 pounds lean meat, 3 tablespoons Crisco, 1/4 pound salt pork, 1 cup cracker crumbs, 3 beaten eggs, 1 teaspoon onion juice, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1 cup beef stock, salt and pepper to taste.

Wipe meat, remove all skin and membranes, then put it through meat grinder, add Crisco melted, eggs, crumbs, onion juice, lemon juice, stock and seasonings. Press into greased pan and cover. Bake 1 hour.

Baste occasionally during baking with melted Crisco.

January 10

_Cream of Carrot Soup Pickles Celery Olives *Beef Steak and Kidney Pie Baked Potatoes Scalloped Onions Cauliflower Salad Cheese Crackers Lemon Snow Coffee_

_*Beef Steak and Kidney Pie_--2 pounds lean steak, 4 sheep's kidneys, some melted Crisco, salt and pepper to taste, 1 tablespoon Worcesters.h.i.+re sauce, and some pie crust.

Cut steak very thinly and dip it in melted Crisco, then in flour seasoned with salt and pepper. Roll up pieces of steak and lay them in fireproof baking dish. Skin kidneys, cut them in thin slices, leaving out fat in middle kidney; dip them also in seasonings and lay them on top of meat. Sprinkle in Worcesters.h.i.+re sauce and fill up dish with water. Roll pastry rather larger than size required for dish. Wet edge of dish and put narrow band of paste round; wet band, place on it remainder of paste, which cut to size of dish, then pinch edges, and brush over with beaten egg. Make large hole in top and into this put ends some leaf-shaped pieces of paste, with an ornament in center; brush leaves over with egg and bake in hot oven 1-1/2 hours.

January 11

_Tomato Bisque Pickled Peaches Celery *Roast Rabbit, Currant Jelly Sauce Hominy Squares Riced Potatoes Boiled Onions Cranberry Salad Apricot Tapioca Coffee_

_*Roast Rabbit_--6 tablespoons breadcrumbs, 3 tablespoons chopped cooked ham, 3 tablespoons Crisco, 1 tablespoon chopped parsley, 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind, 1/2 teaspoon powdered herbs, 3 chopped mushrooms, three beaten eggs, 1 rabbit, salt, pepper, and red pepper to taste. Beat up eggs, add mushrooms, Crisco, ham, breadcrumbs, parsley, and seasonings, and mix well. Wipe rabbit, and season inside with pepper, salt, and powdered cloves. Lay forcemeat inside rabbit and sew top; skewer head back and legs on each side; roast 1 hour, basting well with melted Crisco. Serve hot with currant jelly sauce.

January 12

_Clear Soup Roast Duck, Plum Jelly Mashed Turnips *Potato Croquettes Apple Salad Hot Cheese Wafers Grape Fruit Jelly Coffee_

_*Potato Croquettes_--2 pints mashed potatoes, 2 eggs, 2 tablespoons Crisco, 1 tablespoon chopped parsley, salt, pepper, and red pepper to taste.

Mash potatoes by rubbing them through wire sieve with back of wooden spoon; dissolve Crisco, add it to potatoes with 1 of eggs well beaten and seasonings. Mix and divide into 10 or 12 pieces, form them into neat croquettes, brush over with remaining beaten egg, toss in breadcrumbs, and fry in hot Crisco.

January 13

_Oysters on Half Sh.e.l.l Radishes Pickled Pears *Mutton Cutlets Potato b.a.l.l.s Chestnut Puree Lettuce, French Dressing Pineapple Bavarian Cream Cakes Coffee_

_*Mutton Cutlets_--Slit 1 pound chestnuts, place in hot oven to loosen skins, sh.e.l.l and take off inner skin. Place in saucepan with gravy to cover and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Boil until tender, then drain and rub through sieve. Chop fine 2 slices ham, add 2 tablespoons Crisco with 1/4 pound chestnut puree, season with salt, pepper and red pepper. Add 1 egg yolk and mix. Trim 8 cutlets, make 1/4 cup Crisco hot in frying pan, cook cutlets 1 minute on right side only, then arrange them flat on dish, cover with another with weight on top, leave until cold.

Spread puree over cooked side of cutlets, brush with beaten egg and cover with breadcrumbs. Fry on both sides, and place in oven 5 minutes. Dish in circle on mashed potatoes; fill center with fried potato b.a.l.l.s and sprinkle with, chopped parsley. Serve with gravy.

January 14

_Cream of Cheese Soup Celery Olives *Codfish b.a.l.l.s Baked Potatoes Baked Macaroni and Peas Spinach Salad Cheese Relish Fig Pudding Coffee_

_*Codfish b.a.l.l.s_--2 cupfuls mashed potatoes, 1-1/2 cupfuls shredded codfish, 1 egg, 1 tablespoonful Crisco, melted, 1/8 teaspoonful pepper. Put codfish in wire strainer, let cold water run through and squeeze dry. Mix the hot, unseasoned potatoes with codfish. To this add the melted Crisco, beaten egg and pepper. Beat well. Shape in b.a.l.l.s and fry in deep Crisco until a golden brown color.

January 15

_Vegetable Soup Pickled Beets Celery Olives Sauted Chicken, Brown Gravy *Candied Sweet Potatoes Lettuce and Green Pepper Salad Plum Pudding, Hard Sauce Coffee_

_*Candied Sweet Potatoes_--12 sweet potatoes, 1 cup boiling water, brown sugar, 1/4 cup Crisco, salt, pepper, and powdered cinnamon. Pare and parboil potatoes, cut in halves, boil 10 minutes, drain, lay in greased baking dish. Spread with Crisco, sprinkle with brown sugar, salt, pepper, and powdered cinnamon, pour in boiling water and cook until tender. Baste often with sauce in pan while cooking. The cinnamon may be omitted.

January 16

_*Lettuce c.o.c.ktail Cream of Spinach Soup Broiled Hamburg Steak Baked Potatoes Brussels Sprouts Pineapple Salad Cheese b.a.l.l.s Urney Pudding Coffee_

_*Lettuce c.o.c.ktail_--1 crisp head of lettuce, 4 tablespoons tomato catsup, 2 tablespoons Crisco, 2 tablespoons Worcesters.h.i.+re sauce, 4 hard-cooked eggs, 4 tablespoons vinegar, 3 tablespoons sugar, 4 small onions, and salt to taste.

Cut lettuce fine with scissors and shred eggs and onions. Melt Crisco, when cool, add tomato catsup, Worcesters.h.i.+re sauce, sugar, vinegar and salt. At serving time pour this sauce over lettuce, eggs and onions.

Serve very cold in c.o.c.ktail gla.s.ses.

January 17

_Prune c.o.c.ktail *Brown Frica.s.see of Chicken Boiled Rice Baking Powder Biscuit Apple and Celery Salad Mince Pie Coffee_

_*Brown Frica.s.see of Chicken_--Draw, singe, and joint chicken. Put 4 tablespoons Crisco in saucepan; when brown, put in chicken. Stir until every piece is nicely browned, then add 2 tablespoons flour, stir again, add 1 pint boiling water or stock, stir until it boils; add 1 teaspoon of salt. Cover, and let simmer gently until tender, then add 1 teaspoon onion juice, and little black pepper. Put neck-piece, heart, liver, gizzard, and back pieces in center of dish; put 2 pieces of breast on top, second joints on one side of plate, legs crossed on other, and wing at each end of plate. Pour sauce over, sprinkle with chopped parsley, and serve.

January 18

_Broiled Halibut Maitre d'Hotel Potatoes *Escalloped Tomatoes Lettuce, French Dressing Pumpkin Pie Cheese Squares Coffee_

_*Escalloped Tomatoes_--Drain juice from 1 can tomatoes. Brush baking dish over with Crisco, and cover bottom with tomatoes; dot with Crisco, dredge with pepper and salt, and sprinkle generously with breadcrumbs: arrange another layer of tomatoes, and crumbs, and so proceed until dish is filled. Pour over all enough of juice of tomatoes to moisten well, and then finish dish with covering of crumbs. Bake 20 minutes in moderate oven.