Cook and Be Cool

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

Menu XIII

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

The Recipes

Caviar Canapé

Cut quarter-inch slices of white bread into rounds, spread with butter, then with caviar…

Apple Cup Salad

Take as many pretty medium-sized red apples as you have people to serve. Cut a round…

Tomato and Mint Sandwiches

Select small tomatoes, put them in boiling water for a minute, lift out, peel, and put…

Strawberry Charlotte

Take large ripe strawberries, hull them and cut in half, lengthwise, dip them in liquid…

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