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Coffee (Tournedos of Beef with Olives)

*Tournedos of Beef with Olives-2 pounds fillet beef, 8 croutons fried bread, 2 tomatoes, white olives, straw potatoes, 4 tablespoons Crisco, and seasoning. sauce, Cut fillet in slices 1 inch thick, trim into small rounds with cutter.

Melt Crisco in saute pan, fry tournedos quickly and brown nicely, season with pepper and salt, and dress each on round crouton of bread, cut same size as fillet, and fried. On this place thin slice tomato that has been slightly cooked in Crisco; in center of tomato place a teaspoon white sauce; on that, again, arrange olives. Cut potatoes in strips, and fry them golden brown in hot Crisco; arrange these round tournedos, and serve hot.

June 23