Modernistic Recipe-Menu Book

Jessie Marie DeBoth's 1929 cooking school, recipe by recipe - planked dinners, bridge parties, a Chinese supper, and a hundred kinds of Christmas cookie.

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Part One - Every Day Menus

Seven Weeks' Menus

192 recipes

One-Dish Meals

33 recipes

Menus for Small Children

4 recipes

Salad Dressings

12 recipes

Part Two - Entertaining

Entertaining

34 recipes

The Company Shelf

16 recipes

Company and Sunday Dinner Menus

69 recipes

Sunday Morning Breakfasts

52 recipes

Sunday Night Suppers

13 recipes

Planked Dinners and Grills

24 recipes

Bridge Party Menus

40 recipes

Sandwiches and Different Breads

55 recipes

Beverages

45 recipes

Extra-Special Company Cakes and Cookies

62 recipes

Thanksgiving Dinners

18 recipes

Christmas Dinners

127 recipes

New Year Dinners

18 recipes

Miscellaneous Party Menus

20 recipes

Pantry Parking

19 recipes

Part Three - Miscellaneous

Outdoor and Camping Recipes

27 recipes

Refrigerator Menus

50 recipes

Meatless Menus

38 recipes

Invalid Cookery

32 recipes

Diet for Under-Nourished Adults

25 recipes

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Jellied Ginger-Grape Salad

2 1/2 tablespoons gelatine 1/2 cup cold water 3 tablespoons sugar 1 pint bottle ginger ale 1 cup grape juice 1 cup seeded white…

Cheese Balls

3 egg whites, beaten stiff 1 cup grated cheese 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon pepper 1/2 cup bread crumbs Beat whites until…

Sauce for Cherry-Nut Cake

Bring 1 cup of the canned cherry juice to boil with 2/3 cup sugar, then thicken with 1 tablespoon cornstarch dissolved in little…

Maple Marshmallow Fudge

Boil 2 cups maple syrup, 3/4 cup milk, and piece of butter size of egg until mixture reaches soft ball stage, then beat until…

Spindled Scallops

Drain and dry medium-sized scallops, dip them in melted butter, to which juice of an onion has been added and dash of pepper…

Chocolate Ice Cream Ball

Arrange a ball of pistachio or vanilla ice cream on macaroons or meringue cookies. Cover the ice cream with whipped cream…

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