m fire,
add yolks eggs 1 by 1, mix each thoroughly, then mix in cheese, and
fold in stiffly beaten white egg. Pour into Criscoed ramekins, and
bake in hot oven 15 minutes. Serve hot.

January 8

_Cherry Cocktail
Corn Soup
Crisp Crackers
Pot Roast with Dumplings
Lettuce and Radish Salad
*Cheese Biscuits
Spice Jelly
Coffee_

_*Cheese Biscuits_--4 teaspoons flour, 6 tablespoons grated Parmesan
cheese, 3 tablespoons Crisco, 1 yolk of egg, 2 teaspoons cold water,
salt and red pepper to taste.

Mix flour and cheese; add salt and red pepper to taste. Rub in Crisco
lightly. Mix yolk egg with water; add enough of these to mix flour,
etc., to stiff paste. Knead till smooth on floured board, then roll
out and cut into biscuits with small cutter; lay on Criscoed tin
and bake in quick oven 8 to 10 minutes, or until they are a delicate
biscuit color. They require to be carefully watched, as they burn
easily. Parmesan cheese is best, but other dry kinds can be used.
The biscuits are brittle, so always prepare more than are actually
required. They rewarm well with care.

January 9

_Vermicelli Soup
*Beef Loaf, Tomato Sauce
Mashed Potatoes
Baked Squash
Apple and Celery Salad
Cheese Wafers
Mince Pie
Coffee_

_*Beef Loaf_--2 pounds lean meat, 3 tablespoons Crisco, 1/4 pound salt
pork, 1 cup cracker crumbs, 3 beaten eggs, 1 teaspoon onion juice, 1
tablespoon lemon juice, 1 cup beef stock, salt and pepper to taste.

Wipe meat, remove all skin and membranes, then put it through meat
grinder, add Crisco melted, eggs, crumbs, onion juice, lemon juice,
stock and seasonings. Press into greased pan and cover. Bake 1 hour.
Baste occasionally during baking with melted Crisco.

January 10

_Cream of Carrot Soup
Pickles
Celery
Olives
*Beef Steak and Kidney Pie
Baked Potatoes
Scalloped Onions
Cauliflower Salad
Cheese
Crackers
Lemon Snow
Coffee_

_*Beef Steak and Kidney Pie_--2 pounds lean steak, 4 sheep's
kidneys, some melted Crisco, salt and pepper to taste, 1 tablespoon
Worcestershire sauce, and some pie crust.

Cut steak very thinly and dip it in melted Crisco, then in flour
seasoned with salt and pepper. Roll up pieces of steak and lay them in
fireproof baking dish. Skin kidneys, cut them in thin slices, leaving
out fat in middle kidney; dip them also in seasonings and lay them on
top of meat. Sprinkle in Worcestershire sauce and fill up dish wi