The Bride's Cook Book

A wedding present from the advertisers, San Francisco, c.1918 — a young wife's whole cookery course, paid for by the Blue Bird washer, the Portland Studio and Ghirardelli's chocolate.

Shell Fish

9 recipes in this part of The Bride's Cook Book.

On Hominy Toast

(This saves bread toast.) Use left-over hominy grits or prepare fresh hominy. When cooked, turn into a bread pan and when cold cut into…

Lobster Patties

Cut into small pieces tail part, two boiled lobsters. Season well with pepper, salt and a little lemon juice. Dissolve two tablespoons…

Creamed Oysters

1 Pint Oysters 1/2 Cup Beef Stock 2 Tablespoons Cornstarch 3 Tablespoons Butter 1/4 Teaspoon Salt Pepper to Taste 1 Teaspoon Worcestershire…

Spanish Shrimps

2 Tomatoes 2 Onion 2 Teaspoon Sugar 2 Chopped Chili 1 Cup Boiled Rice 4 Tablespoon Grated Swiss Cheese 1 Cup Cooked Shrimps Fry the…

Groom

Fry one dozen Eastern oysters; beat four eggs, put in pan with oysters, and cook together; serve on buttered toast.

Fancy Roast

Cook one dozen Eastern oysters in their own juice; add butter, pepper, salt, and one-half teacup of catsup; let it come to a boil; serve in…

Pepper Roast

Follow recipe for Fancy Roast, adding to it a tablespoonful of green peppers chopped very fine.

Kirkpatrick

Take large fresh shell oysters, pour Creole Sauce over oysters in the shell, sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese; lay a thin strip of…

Escalloped Oysters

Dip oysters in corn meal; put back in shell, pour a little drawn butter over them, and lay a small strip of bacon on top of each oyster…

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