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.

Outdoor and Camping Recipes

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

German Potato Salad No. 1

6 medium sized potatoes 1/4 lb. fat bacon 1 small onion 2 teaspoons salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 1/2 cup hot vinegar 1/2 cup hot water 2…

German Potato Salad No. 2

10 medium sized potatoes 1 onion 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1 egg yolk 2 tablespoons olive oil 5 tablespoons vinegar Chopped…

Hungarian Potato Salad

2 cups sliced cooked potatoes 1 small onion, minced 1 pickled beet, minced 1 cucumber, sliced 1 spiced herring 4 sardines 1 tablespoon…

Baked Bean Salad

2 cups baked beans 2 cups shaved cabbage 5 tablespoons diced onion 2 tablespoons diced pimientos 1 cup mayonnaise, or boiled dressing Mix…

Potato Salad No. 1

1 qt. cold cooked potatoes, sliced 1 cucumber, sliced 1 cup diced celery 2 cups boiled dressing 2 teaspoons salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper…

Potato Salad No.2

1 qt. cold boiled potatoes 1 pt. diced celery 1 cup peas 2 small cucumber pickles, minced olives, minced Dice potatoes, add celery and…

Devilled Eggs

2 tablespoons shortening 1 level teaspoon dry mustard 2 tablespoons tomato catsup 1/4 teaspoon pepper or paprika 1/3 teaspoon salt 2…

Potato and Egg Salad

6 eggs, hard cooked 6 medium sized potatoes, boiled 2 tablespoons chopped onion French dressing mayonnaise Cube hard cooked eggs, reserving…

Fried Chicken

Chickens will do for frying up to six months old if they are plump and in good condition. Dress, singe, clean and wipe with wet cloth. Cut…

Fried Rabbit

Skin, singe and wipe rabbit, joint it and soak it in cold salted water for 1/2 hour. Wipe pieces of rabbit, dip them in flour and fry in…

Broiled Rabbit

Skin, singe and wipe rabbit. Prepare for broiler like chicken and cook over charcoal embers till done. Season with salt and pepper just…

Roast Hare

Skin and wipe hare, stuff and sew up carefully. Truss forelegs back and hind legs forward, and put in baking pan; fasten thin slices bacon…

Stuffing No. 1 for Duck

1/2 lb. onions 1 duck liver 1 cupful grated bread crumbs 1 teaspoon sage 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper Mince, blanch and drain the…

Squirrel Pot Pie

Prepare squirrels as rabbits, cut in pieces, flour and fry brown in tablespoon butter. Cover closely and stew for 1 hour. Make delicate…

Venison Pastry

Use for this neck, breast, flank and other portions that are not suitable for roasting. Wash with vinegar, rub with sugar and hang in cool…

Chopped Venison

An easy way to prepare venison is to put 1 1/2 lbs. fresh raw venison through the meat chopper with 1/4 lb. raw bacon and 1 small onion…

Soft Shelled Crabs

Lift each point of back shell and remove spongy substance found beneath it, taking care to scrape and cut away every bit. Turn crab on its…

Fried Soft-Shell Crabs

Wash always in cold water, as hot water spoils flavor. Remove all sand, also sand bag between eyes, "apron" and the spongy growths under…

Devilled Crabs

1 doz. crabs bread crumbs 1/2 cup shortening 1/2 teaspoon mustard 1 teaspoon salt few grains cayenne Remove meat from shells, carefully…

Broiled Crabs

Prepare as above, but cook in broiler over clear, hot coals for 8 to 10 minutes. Serve with melted butter and lemon juice poured over it.

Oysters on the Half Shell

Keep on ice till serving time. Have small soup-plates half full fine ice and lay oysters in deep half of shell on plates as fast as opened…

Oyster Pancakes

1 doz. oysters 1/2 cup oyster liquor 1/2 cup milk 1 egg beaten 1 cup flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt pepper Mix oyster…

Boston Clam Chowder

Remove clams from can, strain juice. Cut slice salt pork into small cubes, and in it cook one thinly sliced onion until yellow. Add 1 cup…

Coney Island Clam Chowder

1 tablespoon chopped salt pork 1/2 cup sliced onion 1 doz. clams 1 cup cubed potato 1/2 cup cubed carrots 1/2 cup chopped celery 1 qt…

Clam Pie

3 doz. clams 1 cup clam juice 1 cup milk 1 cup cream 3 tablespoons flour 3 tablespoons shortening 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1 small onion, grated…

Corn Chowder

4 slices bacon 2 cups corn (cooked) 2 medium potatoes (cooked) 1 medium carrot (cooked) 4 tablespoons navy beans or soy beans (cooked) 2…

Corn and Potato Chowder

1 medium sized onion, sliced 1 tablespoon shortening 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon paprika 1/2 can corn 1 cup boiling water 2 large diced…

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