For Luncheon and Supper Guests

Ten complete menus for entertaining, 1922 — not a list of recipes but ten finished meals, in order, from the fruit cup to the coffee.

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36 dishes in this part of For Luncheon and Supper Guests.

Hot Ham Sandwiches

Put 1 pound cooked ham through food chopper. Add 4 tablespoons creamed butter, 1 teaspoon mustard and 1 teaspoon paprika, and mix well. Cut…

Grape or Currant Jelly

Wash and pick over Fruit. Crush in kettle one layer at a time and boil, stirring frequently, until juice is extracted from pulp. Let drip…

Cheese Dressing

Mix 2 tablespoons mayonnaise dressing with 2 tablespoons cream cheese. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon table sauce 1/2 teaspoon paprika…

Marshmallow Frosting

Use above mixture with or without figs and nuts as a cake filling or frosting. It need not be baked.

Candied Mint Leaves

Wipe Fresh mint leaves, remove from stems and rub each leaf gently with the finger dipped in Egg white slightly beaten. Mix 3 tablespoons…

Tomato Jelly

Heat to boiling point in agate saucepan 1 cup tomato juice and pulp 2 tablespoons mild vinegar 1 tablespoon gelatin 1/2 tablespoon sugar…

Mayonnaise Dressing

Sift into a bowl 1/2 teaspoon mustard 1/2 teaspoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt and Few grains cayenne. Add 1 egg yolk, mix well and add 1…

Orange Cream Filling

Melt 2 tablespoons butter, add 4 tablespoons cornstarch, and when mixed add Grated rind 1 orange 1 cup orange juice and 1 cup sugar. Bring…

Boiled Orange Frosting

Put 1 cup sugar and 1/4 cup water in a small saucepan. Stir until sugar is dissolved and boiling point is reached. Do not stir after it…

Cheese Frosting

With wooden spoon work 1 cram cheese until creamy and add gradually 1 1/2 cram cheese until creamy ;and add gradually 1/2 egg whit until…

Cream Dressing

Mix in double boiler 2 teaspoons flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon mustard 1 1/2 teaspoons powdered sugar and a few grains cayenne; add 1…

Apple Sauce

Put in saucepan Tops, cores, and small pieces of apple removed in the making of apple shells. Add 3/4 cup water in which apple balls were…

Celery Sauce

Separate stalks from 2 roots celery and wash thoroughly. Cut lengthwise and crosswise in small pieces. There should be 1 1/3 cups. Put in…

Lettuce with Russian Dressing

Use California lettuce if obtainable. Remove outside leaves and cut lettuce in halves and cut each half in two or four pieces according to…

Russian Dressing

Measure 1/2 cup mayonnaise dressing, add 1/4 cup chili sauce 1 tablespoon pimiento cut in small pieces 1 tablespoon green pepper cut in…

Plain Pastry

Put in mixing bowl 5 tablespoons shortening 3 tablespoons ice water and 1/2 teaspoon salt, and work until creamy, using wooden spoon. Add 1…

Meringue

Beat 4 egg whites until stiff and dry. Beat in gradually 1/3 cup powdered sugar 1/8 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Remove egg…

Sugared Lemon Slices

Cut in slices 2 large lemons and lay on a plate. Sprinkle with 4 tablespoons sugar. Turn over and sprinkle with 2 tablespoons sugar. Just…

Fried Noodles

Beat 1 egg slightly, add 1/2 teaspoon salt and Flour enough to make a very stiff dough. Knead, toss on a floured cloth or board, roll as…

Chocolate Caramel Syrup

Melt 2 squares bitter chocolate over hot water. In a saucepan put 3/4 cup sugar and 1/4 cup water, and cook until it forms a dark brown…

Chocolate Caramel Frosting

For frosting boil Chocolate caramel syrup remaining from cake and cook to soft-ball stage. Beat 2 egg whites until stiff and continue…

Chocolate Caramel Milk Shake

Add to 2/3 glass iced milk 2 to 3 tablespoons chocolate caramel syrup. Mix well and strain into glass.

Condensed Milk Salad Dressing

Beat 1 egg until thick and lemon colored, and add 1/2 teaspoon mustard 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper and 1/2 teaspoon paprika, then…

Chocolate Syrup

Melt 2 squares unsweetened chocolate over boiling water, add 2/3 cup sugar and Few grains salt and stir until well mixed. Pour on gradually…

Frozen Chocolate

Put in double boiler 1 pint milk and 1 1/4 squares chocolate. When milk is scalded and chocolate melted pour gradually onto 3/4 cup sugar…

Bacon Curls

Place thin strips of Bacon on a board and with a broad-bladed knife press strips out as thin as possible. Roll each slice into a curl and…

Quick Orange Marmalade

Remove skins in quarters from 2 oranges and 1 lemon, close to the pulp. Break up pulp and remove seeds. Add 1/2 cup water and simmer in…

Butter Cream, Cocoa and White

Work 1/3 cup washed or fresh sweet butter until very light and creamy, add 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla very…

Pimiento Cream

Mix 1/4 cup cream Few grains salt and 2 tablespoons pimiento, rubbed through a sieve. Beat until stiff and serve on bouillon or on any…

Boiled Fowl

Clean a 4 pound fowl and cook slowly for 1 1/4 hours, or until tender, in 1 quart boiling water with 6 slices carrot 2 stalks celery 2…

Spiced Jelly

Put in saucepan 1 cup syrup strained from spiced figs or other spiced or sweet pickled fruit. Bring to boiling point, add 1/4 cup…

Cream Frosting

Beat 1 egg white until stiff, add 2 teaspoons cream 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and, slowly, 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar, and more if needed to…

Puff Paste

Wash 1 cup butter, shape in circular piece, reserve 1 tablespoon, and put remainder in pan between two pans of ice. Work the reserved…

Patty Cases

After puff paste has been rolled 5 times and chilled, roll to 1/2 inch thickness, shape with patty cutter, cut halfway through with a small…

Maple Pecan Sauce

Boil 3/4 cup maple syrup and 2 tablespoons butter to 232 degrees F. or until syrup forms a very soft ball when tried in cold water. Remove…

Mary Ann Sponge Cake

Beat 2 egg whites until stiff and dry, and add 1/4 cup sugar slowly while beating. Beat 2 egg yolks, add 1/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vinegar…

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