Cook and Be Cool

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

Frostings

6 recipes in this part of Cook and Be Cool.

Apple Frosting

Add to an egg white one cup of confectioners' sugar and the grated pulp of two raw apples.

Lightning Frosting

To the unbeaten white of an egg add a cupful and a quarter of confectioners' sugar, a few drops of rose water, and ten of vanilla, and the…

Plain Frosting

To two tablespoonfuls of cream add enough confectioners' sugar to make the right consistency to spread, then add two teaspoonfuls of melted…

Confectioners' Frosting

Beat the white of an egg stiff, add gradually two teaspoonfuls of cold water and enough confectioners' sugar to make the right consistency…

Ornamental Frosting

To the whites of two eggs add two tablespoonfuls of confectioners' sugar, beat for two minutes and then add sufficient sugar to make the…

Fruit Juice Frosting

Beat the yolk of an egg with three tablespoonfuls of any fruit juice, add enough confectioners' sugar to make the frosting of the right…

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