Cook and Be Cool

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

Meat Dishes

5 recipes in this part of Cook and Be Cool.

Almond Chicken Mousse

To a cup of boiling water add two chicken bouillon cubes; when dissolved add the slightly beaten yolks of three eggs. Cook in a double…

Piquant Ham Mousse

Soften a tablespoonful of gelatin in a quarter of a cup of cold water and dissolve in a half cup of boiling water, add a teaspoonful of…

Cold Sliced Meat in Aspic

Heat a cup and a half of canned bouillon. Soften one tablespoonful of granulated gelatin in a quarter of a cup of cold water, dissolve in…

Beef and Tomato Loaf

Soften one tablespoonful of granulated gelatin in a half cup of cold water. Heat three quarters of a cup of canned tomatoes, seasoned…

Veal Croquettes

To a cup of minced veal or chicken, add a cup of fine breadcrumbs, moisten with a cup of hot water in which have been dissolved a chicken…

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