Cook and Be Cool

Twenty complete cold luncheons for hot weather — “efficiency is only another name for intelligent laziness.”

Desserts

7 recipes in this part of Cook and Be Cool.

Chocolate Mousse

Soak a level tablespoonful of gelatin in a quarter of a cup of cold water. Melt two squares of unsweetened chocolate in half a cupful of…

Jelly in Sponge Cake

Take a round sponge cake, cut a hole in the center, being careful to leave at least an inch of cake at the bottom. Fill the hole with…

Simple Parfait

Into half a pint of heavy cream put two tablespoonfuls of confectioners' sugar, two tablespoonfuls of cocoa and a teaspoonful of essence of…

Rice Bavarian Cream

Soak a tablespoonful of granulated gelatin in half a cup of cold water, dissolve over hot water, add quarter of a cup of sugar, quarter of…

Winter Ice Cream

(For use at a temperature of 20° or below) Mix together a pint of cream, six crushed macaroons and a tablespoonful of sugar. Beat until…

Chocolate Sponge

Separate the yolk and whites of three eggs, beat them and stir together, adding a third of a cup II2 of sugar, a pinch of salt, a…

Mince Meat for Tarts or Sweet Sandwiches

Two pounds of chopped seeded raisins, one pound of currants, two pounds of chopped apples, two and a half pounds of sugar, half a pound of…

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