Cook and Be Cool

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

Menu XIV

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

The Recipes

Jellied Consommé

Into each pint of hot canned bouillon, dissolve one chicken bouillon cube, a quarter of a…

Shredded Salad

With a sharp pair of scissors shred green lettuce leaves and cabbage, arrange on a…

Lemon Milk Sherbet

Into the juice of three lemons put two and a half cups of sugar. When ready to freeze…

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