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Half-A-Can Recipes: Jellied

Half-a-Can Recipes Jellied pimiento and cabbage salad with a mayonnaise dressing.

Jellied beet salad on hearts of lettuce with a mayonnaise dressing.

White cherries, orange, and English walnuts with mayonnaise and whipped cream. Cherries, raisins, and pecans with a French or mayonnaise dressing.

Jellied Pimiento and Cabbage Salad 1 tablespoonful gelatin 1 canned pimiento 2 tablespoonfuls cold water cupful boiling water 1½ tablespoonfuls lemon juice 1 tablespoonful vinegar cupful shredded cabbage green pepper 1 tablespoonfuls sugar 1/4 teaspoonful salt Soften the gelatin in cold water, add the boiling water, and cool. Shred the cabbage and pepper and cut the pimiento into short strips. Mix the salt, sugar, lemon juice, and vinegar, and add with the cabbage, pepper, and pimiento to the softened gelatin. Pour into custard cups and place in the refrigerator to set. Serve on hearts of lettuce with a mayonnaise dressing.

Jellied Beet Salad 1 tablespoonful gelatin 2 tablespoonfuls cold water ½ cupful boiling water 2 tablespoonfuls vinegar 1 teaspoonful salt teaspoonful paprika 1 tablespoonful sugar cupful diced beets Soften the gelatin in cold water, add the boiling water, seasoning, and beets, and pour into a mold to cool and set. Serve on hearts of lettuce with a mayonnaise dressing.

Corn Fritters 1 cupful corn 1 cupful sifted flour green pepper, sliced + cupful milk 1 egg or an egg white 1 teaspoonful baking ½ teaspoonful salt powder teaspoonful paprika Cook the pepper in boiling water a few minutes to soften; cool, and slice. Mix the Half-a-Can Recipes corn, pepper, milk, egg yolk and seasoning, add the flour and baking powder sifted together, and fold in the beaten white of the egg. Bake as griddlecakes in a buttered skillet.

Escalloped Corn and Tomatoes 1 cupful corn cupful tomatoes teaspoonful paprika cupful buttered bread crumbs teaspoonful salt 2 tablespoonfuls melted butter Mix the bread crumbs in two tablespoonfuls melted butter. Into a buttered baking dish place a layer of corn, a layer of tomatoes and crumbs, and repeat in the same order. Bake until brown, and serve.

Corn Pudding or Timbales can corn 1 tablespoonful melted 1 egg butter 1 teaspoonful sugar ½ cupful milk teaspoonful salt Beat up the eggs and add the other ingredients, pour into individual buttered custard cups, and bake slowly, or set in a pan of hot water and bake as custard.