The Butterick Book of Recipes and Household Helps

The pattern people's household book, 1927 — five hundred recipes, then how to lay a table, take out a stain and stock a first-aid cabinet.

Table Grill Recipes

6 recipes in this part of The Butterick Book of Recipes and Household Helps.

Panned Oysters

Drain and wash the oysters. Put the fat in the pan and when hot turn in the oysters, adding the juice of the lemon and the chopped parsley…

Oysters a L'Indienne

Drain large oysters, wipe them dry, wrap each in a slice of bacon, fastened with a toothpick, and stick two cloves in each oyster. Mix the…

English Monkey

Soak the bread-crums in the milk until they are soft. Melt the butter in the pan. Add the cheese cut in dice. When the cheese has melted…

Grilled Sardines

12 large sardines 1 tablespoon lemon-juice 6 pieces toast Drain sardines and heat thoroughly in the grill. Turn frequently; add lemon-juice…

Rechauffe

Make a white sauce from fat, flour, milk and seasonings. Add mushrooms, cut in quarters, and the ground meat. Cover and set over low heat…

Lobster à La Newburg

I boiled lobster or I can of Place the butter in the blazer and stir it as it foams. Rub the flour smooth with the water, add this and the…

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