The Butterick Cook Book

The pattern company's cookbook, 1911 — thirty-two chapters from appetizers to the fireless cooker.

Appetizers

7 recipes in this part of The Butterick Cook Book.

Chapter I-Appetizers

PPETIZERS are now much used as the first course at dinners and luncheons, in place of raw oysters or clams. No little ingenuity is…

Appetizers

of the chopped olives and a star of red pepper or pickled beet in the center of each. FRUIT COCKTAIL (Orange and Grapefruit) -Mix equal…

Grapefruit Strawberry Cocktail

Cut fruit in half and carefully remove the pulp, leaving the inner white skin as lining. Place these shells in cold water to keep firm. Mix…

Strawberry and Pineapple Cocktail

Juice of three oranges and one lemon, sweetened to taste, keeping the mixture rather tart. Place on ice. Hull, wash and drain thoroughly…

Orange Mint Cup

Separate a rather sour orange into sections and remove the thin skin with a pair of scissors. Chill thoroughly, place in glass, sprinkle…

Cherry Cocktail

Allow one dozen large cherries to each portion. Pit the cherries, sprinkle with chopped almonds and pour over them a tablespoon of…

Mixed Fruit Cup

One dozen fine, large oranges; slice off the top and scoop out the inside and put in bowl of ice water. Be careful not to break the skin of…

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