Cook and Be Cool

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

Menu VI

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

The Recipes

Anchovy Canapé

Cut white bread into quarter-inch slices and shape into rounds with a cooky-cutter, or a…

Chicken Salad

Take a can of boned chicken, remove the chicken from the can and put it in a bowl in the…

Pineapple Fluff

Soak one tablespoonful of gelatin in a quarter cup of cold water and then dissolve in…

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