Meatless Cookery

Published as America rationed meat for the war, this is a whole cuisine built without it — nut roasts and cheese soufflés, dasheen and okra soups, vegetable gelatine, and a chapter on what to do with the whites of eggs.

Toast

11 recipes in this part of Meatless Cookery.

Creamed Toast

1 pint of milk 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons flour 1 teaspoon salt 6 to 8 slices of bread Make a thin, white sauce of the milk…

Cheese on Toast

2 ounces of grated cheese 2 tablespoons milk A slice of buttered toast Pepper, salt and mustard Grate two ounces of any kind of dry cheese…

Cheese and Onion on Toast

A slice of buttered toast 2 ounces of grated cheese 1/2 pint of milk 1/2 pint of onions Pepper and salt Prepare the toast. The onions must…

Baked Tomato on Toast

6 slices of bread 6 thick slices of tomatoes 1 tablespoon butter 3/4 cup milk 1/2 teaspoon salt Trim the crust from the bread and toast to…

Date Toast

2 cups of dates Water 4 tablespoons milk 1 tablespoon cream Toast Immerse the dates in cold water, remove the stones and wash in hot water…

Russian Toast

1 cup cottage cheese 1/2 cup cream dressing 2 slices bread Trim the crusts from the bread, and cut into two oblong pieces. Toast to a nice…

Cheese and Tomato Toast

A slice of buttered toast 4 tablespoons of tomato puree Pepper and salt Make a slice of toast an inch thick from a square loaf, and butter…

Creamed Celery on Toast

3 cups cut celery 1 cup milk 1 tablespoon butter 1 tablespoon flour 1/2 teaspoon salt Clean, scrape and cut enough celery to make three…

Creamed Spinach on Toast

1 pint cooked or canned spinach Toast 1 cup white sauce 1/2 teaspoon salt Drain the liquid from the spinach, and chop. Prepare the white…

Onions on Toast

1 dozen small Spanish onions 6 slices of toast 1 pint of white sauce or cream sauce Remove the skins of the onions under cold water; cook…

Creamed Okra on Toast

To cook the okra pods put them in boiling water, using one teaspoon of salt to a quart of water; add one tablespoon of lemon juice to the…

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