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.

Sunday Night Suppers

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

Orange Coffee Cake

2 cups flour 3 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons sugar 3 tablespoons shortening 1 egg 3/4 cup milk 2 tablespoons orange…

Ring Rolls

2 cups flour 4 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon sugar 3 tablespoons shortening 1 egg yolk 2/3 cup milk Mix and sift dry…

Cream Filling

2 tablespoons butter 5 tablespoons sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 egg white 4 tablespoons pecans, chopped Cream butter and sugar, add pecans…

Golden Gate Gumbo

1 3 1/2-lb. stewing chicken 1 lb. sliced ham 1 onion 1 tablespoon shortening 1 tablespoon chopped parsley 1 qt. freshly sliced and cooked…

Banana Refrigerator Cake

2 cups milk 3 eggs 3 tablespoons flour 3/4 cup sugar 1 tablespoon butter pinch salt 4 good sized bananas 1 dozen graham crackers, large…

Orange Waffles

3 cups flour 3 teaspoons baking powder 2 cups milk 1 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons sugar 3 egg yolks 3 tablespoons grated orange rind 1/4 cup…

Ham and Mushrooms, Croustade

1 1/2 cups medium thick white sauce 1 1/2 cups diced cooked ham 1 tablespoon chopped ripe olives 1 tablespoon pimiento 1 1/2 cups small…

Supper Gingerbread

3/4 cup shortening 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup molasses 3 beaten eggs 1 cup sour milk 2 teaspoons baking soda 4 cups flour 2 teaspoons ginger…

Louisiana Shrimps

Brown a small onion, chopped fine, in 2 tablespoons margarine till soft. Place in double boiler with drained and shredded cooked shrimps…

Ham a la King

4 tablespoons each flour and shortening 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 2 cups scalded milk 1 cup cooked diced mushrooms 1 diced…

Ginger Muffins

2 cups flour 4 teaspoons baking powder 1 egg, beaten 1/4 teaspoon soda 1/2 teaspoon each ginger and salt 1/2 cup each molasses and milk 4…

Wild Rose Bavarian

1 pint ripe red raspberries 1 pint ripe currants 1 cup water 3/4 cup sugar 2 tablespoons cornstarch 2 egg whites, beaten stiff 1/2 cup…

Planked Shad

Shad are in season from January to June. Jack shad are usually cheaper than roe shad. Clean and split three-pound shad, place skin down on…

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