Menu II
Preliminary Preparations
Bradley's own get-ahead list — what can be done before the guests are anywhere near the house.
- Grapefruit prepared and put on ice
- Cheese grated (or chopped) for sandwiches
- Bacon cut same length as bread slices
- Pickles may be made at any time
- Tomato jelly and mayonnaise dressing made
- Eggs, hard cooked
- Celery (or endive) cut and put in cold water
- Crab meat picked over and put on ice
- Lettuce washed and put on ice in cheesecloth
- Cake baked and one layer frosted
- Cake filling made, except the whipped cream
- Dry ingredients and shortening for biscuits combined
The Recipes
Grapefruit Baskets
Cut in two 4 grapefruit. Insert two toothpicks opposite each other on each half. From…
Open Cheese and Bacon Sandwich
Beat 3 eggs until light, add 3/4 pound soft cheese grated or put through food chopper 1…
Mixed Sweet Pickles
Put in small agate or enamel saucepan 1 cup vinegar 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon…
Crab Meat and Tomato Jelly Salad
In a salad bowl lined with Lettuce leaves, arrange separate piles of 1/2 pound crab meat…
Egg Biscuits
Sift together 2 cups bread flour, measured after sifting once 5 teaspoons baking powder 1…
Orange Layer Cake
Beat together until thick 2 egg yolks 1/4 teaspoon grated orange rind 4 tablespoons…
Iced Coffee with Vanilla
Add to 6 cups cold boiled or percolated coffee 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup cream and Sugar…