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Soups
9 recipes
Fish
17 recipes
Meats
14 recipes
Vegetables
16 recipes
Salads
12 recipes
Puddings
22 recipes
Sandwiches
28 recipes
Breads
40 recipes
Muffins
26 recipes
Cakes
66 recipes
Eggs
358 recipes
Highlights
Dressed Crab
1 good sized heavy crab 6 tablespoonfuls Crisco 2 tablespoonfuls breadcrumbs 3 tablespoonfuls olive oil 2 tablespoonfuls vinegar…
Sweetbreads with Mushroom Puree
Blanch and prepare sweetbreads, by cutting away all the windpipes and fibrous nerves. When they are quite cool, put under a…
Rolled Oats Bread
2 cupfuls boiling water 2 tablespoonfuls Crisco 1 cupful rolled oats 1/2 cupful molasses 2 teaspoonfuls salt 1/2 yeast cake 1/2…
Baked Beefsteak
Cut 2 pounds of sirloin, 1/2 inch thick. Mix one cup bread crumbs, 1 tablespoon Crisco, 1 tablespoon chopped parsley, 1/2…
Savory Lentil Dish
4 tablespoonfuls melted Crisco 1 cupful lentils 1 bay leaf 3 springs parsley 1 chopped onion Salt, pepper, and powdered mace to…
Fillet of Beef
Trim fillet into good shape. Lard it plentifully, letting the whole upper surface be perforated with lardoons. Place in baking…