Cook Book

A cookbook you were meant to finish yourself — every recipe page faces a blank leaf for your own, and the woman who owned this copy filled eleven of them.

Sandwiches and Canapes

12 recipes in this part of Cook Book.

Dream Cakes

Cut rounds or fancy shapes of crustless bread. Spread first with a thin layer of American cheese, then with mayonnaise; or if preferred it…

Onion Sandwiches

Cut bread very thin, removing all crust. Bermuda or Spanish onion chopped fine and mixed with rich mayonnaise dressing and spread between…

Chicken and Celery Sandwiches

Put through the finest knife of the meat chopper one cup of cold chicken. Add to it one cup of celery cut very fine and four tablespoons of…

Salmon Sandwiches

Drain the oil from a can of salmon, remove the skin and bones and mash the fish very fine. Add to it the yolks of six hard-boiled eggs…

Caviar Canapes

Wash the contents of a can of Russian caviar long and thoroughly under running water. Drain and serve, seasoned highly with lemon juice and…

Mock Crab Sandwiches

To half a cup of grated cheese add four tablespoons of creamed butter, half a teaspoon each of salt, paprika and mustard, one teaspoon of…

Cheese Sandwiches

To half a cup of mild grated cheese and half a cup of Roquefort cheese rubbed to a paste, add one teaspoon of paprika and half a cup of…

Beat

Chop half a cup of walnut meats fine and mix with half a cup of Neufchatel cheese. Add a dash of pepper and salt if they seem to require…

Anchovy Cheese Sandwiches

To one cottage cheese add two teaspoons of anchovy essence, one teaspoon of paprika and two tablespoons of chopped parsley. Spread between…

Dessert Sandwich

Cut sponge cake into thin oblongs or squares. Put between two pieces a slice of vanilla ice cream that has been molded in brick form…

Toasted Sandwiches

Butter thin slices of bread as if preparing sandwiches and put them together. Trim off the crusts. Lay them in a wire broiler and hold over…

Canape Lorenzo

Chop a small shallot, fry lightly in two ounces of butter, without coloring. Add a tablespoon of flour wet with a pint of cream, then one…

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