Cook and Be Cool

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

Uncooked Sweet Sauces

7 recipes in this part of Cook and Be Cool.

Orange Sauce

Six tablespoonfuls of fresh butter, one cup confectioners' sugar. Cream the butter and sugar together and add the juice of a small orange…

Hard Sauce

Half a cup of butter, one cup of confectioners' sugar, and the white of one egg. Cream the butter, add the sugar little by little, then the…

Cream Sauce

Beat the yolk of an egg, add half a cupful of powdered sugar and a teaspoonful of vanilla. Just before serving stir in a cupful of whipped…

Foamy Sauce

Cream together half a cup of butter, a cupful of powdered sugar and two tablespoonfuls of sherry flavoring. Just before serving, add the…

Cocoanut Sauce

Cream together half a cupful of butter and a cupful of confectioners' sugar until very light and white, then add a cupful of grated…

Egg and Orange Sauce

Beat two egg whites until stiff, add gradually half a cup of orange juice and the same quantity of confectioners' sugar, stirring all the…

Whipped Milk

To a cup of evaporated milk, use a quarter of a teaspoonful of granulated gelatin. Soak the gelatin in two tablespoonfuls of the cold milk…

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