Cook and Be Cool

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

Menu IV

The bill of fare exactly as it is printed in the book.

The Recipes

Hors D'œuvres

Arrange on a compartment dish a variety of hors d'œuvres. (a) Thin slices of rye bread…

Fruit Salad

Dice several kinds of fresh fruit. Mix with cream mayonnaise and arrange on hearts of…

Apple Snow

Core and pare two large apples and grate into a bowl containing half a cup of powdered…

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