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.

One-Dish Meals

33 recipes in this part of Modernistic Recipe-Menu Book.

Frozen Fruit Salad No. 1

2 rings pineapple 2 halves pears 4 halves peaches 1/2 teaspoon gelatine 2 tablespoons cold water 1/3 cup each of pineapple and peach juice…

Waterless Cooker Dinner

3 lb. rump roast of beef potatoes carrots Place 2 tablespoons hot fat in cooker and brown meat on all sides. Then add pared potatoes…

Date Pudding

1 cup flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup dates, stoned and cut in pieces 4 tablespoons melted butter…

Pineapple Citrus Salad

On bed of lettuce place sliced pineapple. Over it place equal quantities orange and grapefruit slices or sections, sweetened with powdered…

One-Hour Oven Dinner Menu

Bake spinach, carefully washed, in casserole. Bake sliced and scraped carrots in buttered baking dish. Mash potatoes separately, serve on…

Peach Pudding (Pare and stone fresh peaches)

Pare and stone fresh peaches, or use canned ones. Fill a greased baking dish half full with peaches, adding 2 cups sugar for each 2 qts…

Cottage Ham

Rub cottage ham, weighing 3 to 4 1/2 lbs., with 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1 teaspoon prepared mustard; stick surface well with cloves. Place in…

Horseradish Sauce

Add 3 tablespoons prepared horseradish and 1/4 teaspoon salt to 1 cup cream, whipped.

Oven-baked Rice

1/2 cup raw rice 2 cups boiling water 1/2 teaspoon salt Add washed rice and salt to boiling water. Pour into a casserole or baking dish…

Carrots a la King

Pare, dice and cook carrots till tender. Drain. Prepare 1 cup medium-thick white sauce to which has been added 1 teaspoon grated onion, 1…

"Show Me" Dessert (From Missouri)

1/4 cup butter 1/4 cup sugar 2 beaten egg yolks 3 tablespoons milk 1/2 cup flour 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking powder Mix all…

Bananas Baked in Skins

Bake bananas in skins in moderate oven till skins are dark in color and soft. Remove from skins, sprinkle with sugar and few drops lemon…

Apple Delight

Put layer apple sauce in buttered pudding or baking dish, dot with butter, add layer chopped peaches and apricots, sprinkle with chopped…

Date Meringue Pudding

2 cups cooked cereal 1/2 cup chopped dates 2 cups milk 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla Mix all ingredients except egg whites. Pour…

Broccoli Italienne

Cut broccoli in pieces about 4 inches long, wash it and cook in boiling water with 1/4 teaspoon baking soda and tablespoon salt. When…

Leeks on Toast

Trim leek down rather short, wash, boil in salted wated till just tender. Drain, lay on slices buttered toast, sprinkle with salt, pepper…

Red Cabbage

Boil medium head of red cabbage, shredded fine, with 2 cups boiling water and 2 tablespoons shortening about 2 hours, replacing water as it…

Jerusalem Artichokes

Pare artichokes, put in cold water till ready to cook. Drain, place in buttered baking dish, sprinkle with salt and pepper, dot with…

Hot Vegetable Dinner

Pare and cut eggplant into 1/2 in. slices, dip in flour, season with salt and pepper. Fry to crisp brown on both sides. Lay slice in center…

Chop Plate Dinner

Broil any kind of chops till tender, crisp and juicy. Season well. Cut thick slice from stem end of green peppers, remove seeds and parboil…

Spaghetti Ring

1 package spaghetti, broken in pieces 2 tablespoons shortening 1 small onion, minced 1 tablespoon green pepper, chopped 1 cup canned…

Noodle Ring

3 eggs 3/4 cup milk...salt and pepper 1/2 cup grated cheese 3 cups cooked noodles Make custard of eggs and milk and season with salt and…

Yellow Squash and Meat

3/4 pound mutton 3 tablespoons chopped onion 5 tablespoons shortening 3 1/2 cups cubed squash 2 cups tomato...salt 1 teaspoon paprika Cut…

Baked Nevada

6 tablespoons shortening 1/2 cup chopped green peppers 1/2 cup chopped onion 1 cup toasted bread crumbs 2 cups cooked lima beans 1 cup…

Hamburg Loaf with Baked Bananas

1 pound chuck of beef (ground) 1 small onion (minced) 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1/2 cup milk (or stock) suet liquid 4 bananas 2…

Scalloped Ham and Potato

6 potatoes pepper 3/4 pound ham 1 pt. milk Pare and slice the potatoes. Cut ham into pieces suitable for serving. Place ham in bottom of…

English Ham Loaf

Chop equal quantities of cold cooked veal and ham. Grease a baking dish and place in layers of veal, ham, cold boiled macaroni and sliced…

Baked Noodles, Spinach and Cheese (Cups cooked egg noodles pound)

2 cups cooked egg noodles 1/2 pound cheese, grated 2 cups cooked spinach, chopped 1 cup milk 4 tablespoons shortening 1 tablespoon flour…

Macaroni and Mushrooms with Bacon

3 tablespoons shortening 1 cup mushrooms 1 teaspoon lemon juice 2 tablespoons flour 1 1/4 cups milk 1/4 pound macaroni (cooked) Melt…

Tamale Pie

2 cups corn meal 2 teaspoons salt 6 cups boiling water 1 onion 2 tablespoons shortening 1 pound meat (chopped) 2 cups tomatoes 1/2 teaspoon…

Scalloped Pork and Potato

6 medium sized potatoes salt pepper flour 1/2 cup milk 1 cup cooked peas 6 pork chops Slice potatoes into a baking dish. Dust liberally…

Spanish Ring

1 pound pork, chopped 1 pound beef, chopped 2 cups unsweetened apple sauce 4 cups cracker crumbs 2 eggs 2 teaspoons salt pepper to taste…

Pork Chops with Rice

6 pork chops 6 tablespoons rice, uncooked 3 tomatoes, cut in half 6 slices large onion 6 slices green pepper salt and pepper 2 tablespoons…

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