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.

Planked Dinners and Grills

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

Baked Noodles, Spinach and Cheese (Cups noodles cooked in salted)

2 cups noodles cooked in salted boiling water 1/2 lb. grated cheese 2 cups cooked spinach 1 cup milk 3 tablespoons shortening 1 tablespoon…

Carrot Salad

1 cup grated raw carrots 1 cup grapes, halved and seeded 1/2 cup diced celery 1/4 cup chopped nut meats (salted peanuts) Mix together and…

Trout Baked-in-Paper with Cheese

Clean and wash trout, and stuff with following ingredients well mixed: 1 1/2 cups bread crumbs 1/2 cup cooked mushrooms, finely chopped 1…

Ritz-Carlton Tomatoes

Butter rounds of toast, arrange them in shallow pan. Place slice cheese, then of tomato, on each round. Sprinkle with sugar, salt, pepper…

Cherry-Nut Topsy-Turvy Cake

Part 1--Heat 1/3 cup butter or margarine in frying pan, sprinkle with 1/2 cup sugar, 1 cup chopped pecans, 2 cups canned and drained…

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 cold…

Planked Salmon with Potato Balls

Have salmon cut in steaks one and one-half or two inches thick. Two steaks average size can be placed on medium-sized plank. Oil plank…

Spinach Mold

1 peck spinach 2 cups white sauce 1/2 cup dry bread crumbs 2 tablespoons butter 2 eggs 1 small onion Cook spinach and mash fine. Brown…

Apricot and Cheese Turnovers

2 packages cream cheese 1/2 cup shortening 2 cups flour 3 1/2 cups apricots salt Cream cheese with shortening, add flour and salt and work…

Vegetable Plate, Club Style

1 large cauliflower 6 green peppers 3 cups cold cooked rice 2 tablespoons flour 2 tablespoons shortening 1 cup milk 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/8…

Planked Ham with Vegetables

1 slice ham, 2 ins. thick 8 medium sized potatoes 1 can asparagus 1 bunch new carrots 2 cans peas Cover ham with cold water, bring to boil…

Cherry and Cheese Torte

1 1/4 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 tablespoons shortening 1/2 cup milk 1/3 cup grated cheese Mix and sift…

Filling (Cups pitted cherries cup sugar)

2 cups pitted cherries 3/4 cup sugar 2 eggs 3 tablespoons flour 1 tablespoon cornstarch 1 1/2 cups milk Mix and sift dry ingredients, add…

Planked Whitefish

Clean and bone fish weighing 4 lbs. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and rub with butter or margarine. Grease plank and place fish on it. Bake…

Chocolate Roll

Whip 5 egg yolks till thick and lemon-colored, stir in 1/2 cup powdered sugar mixed with 3 tablespoons cocoa and pinch of salt. Fold in 5…

Broiled Kidney

Wash a fresh kidney and cut in thin slices. Season with salt, pepper and melted butter. Dredge with flour. Put on broiler and cook for 5…

Broiled Liver

Cut eight medium slices liver, trimmed, cover with boiling water and let stand five minutes. Wipe dry and season with salt and pepper. Roll…

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; slip each…

Grilled Oysters

Clean, drain and dry two dozen large oysters, sprinkle with salt and pepper, fry on hot griddle, allowing two tablespoons butter. Brown on…

Brochette of Chicken Livers

2 chicken livers 6 bacon slices 1 egg slightly beaten 1/2 cup bread crumbs 3 tablespoons shortening 3 slices onion 2 tablespoons chopped…

Chicken Livers Sauted

3 tablespoons shortening 6 livers 1 teaspoon onion juice 2 tablespoons flour 1 cup stock 1 teaspoon lemon juice seasoning Melt the…

Pigs in Blankets

1 dozen large oysters 1 dozen thin slices bacon seasoning Pick over the oysters carefully, roll each in a slice of bacon and fasten the…

Spindled Oysters

2 dozen large oysters 2 ounces bacon 6 slices thin toast 6 steel skewers Drain, clean and dry oysters on soft towel; cut the bacon in very…

Broiled Oysters

Take largest oysters, clean, scald, drain, dry on a towel and dip each into softened butter till well coated and then in seasoned flour…

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