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

Menu XIX

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

Oyster Cocktail
Cold Ham
Cucumber Salad
Swedish Bread
Mocha Cream Sandwiches

The Recipes

Oyster Cocktail in Grape-Fruit Shell

Put two tablespoonfuls of tomato catsup, a tablespoonful of chili sauce, a dash of…

Cucumber Salad

Select medium-sized tomatoes, peel them and chill. Cut a piece from the top, hollow out…

Mocha Cream Sandwiches

With a fork whip half a cup of sweet butter until it is smooth and light. To a quarter of…

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