Cook and Be Cool

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

Menu XII

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

The Recipes

Grape-Fruit

Cut grape-fruit in half, take out the seeds, loosen the sections and dissolve cream…

Asparagus Rolls

Remove the asparagus tips from the can, chill on the ice. Cut thin slices from a small…

Frozen Salad

Remove the contents of a quart can of tomatoes, flavor with salt, pepper, a very little…

Banana Cream

Beat the pulp of six bananas, two tablespoonfuls of sugar and the juice of a lemon, to a…

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