Cook in
double boiler, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens. Strain and
cool.
January 21
_*Cream of Lettuce Soup
Roast Shoulder of Mutton, Caper Sauce
Mashed Potatoes
Baked Squash
Celery Salad
Cheese Wafers
Apple Tapioca
Coffee_
_*Cream of Lettuce Soup_--3 cups white stock, 2 heads lettuce, 2
tablespoons cooked rice, 1/4 cup cream, 1/4 tablespoon onion, finely
chopped, 1 tablespoon Crisco, yolk 1 egg, nutmeg, salt and pepper to
taste. Remove outer leaves from lettuce and shred it. Cook onion 5
minutes in Crisco, add lettuce, rice, and stock. Add cream, yolk egg
slightly beaten, nutmeg, salt, and pepper to taste.
January 22
_Filleted Anchovies with Lemon
Celery
Ripe Olives
Salted Pistachio Nuts
Consomme, a la Royale
*Halibut Turbans
Roast Goose, Apple Jelly
Potato Puff
Mashed Turnip
Endive and Roquefort Cheese Salad
Coupe St. Jacques
Coffee_
_*Halibut Turbans_--Have 4 slices halibut cut 1/2 an inch thick;
remove skin and bone, thus securing 16 fillets. Dip in melted Crisco;
squeeze over juice of 1 lemon, little onion juice and sprinkle with
salt and pepper. Commencing with the widest end, roll each fillet into
a "turban" and fasten by running through each Criscoed wooden skewer.
Bake 20 minutes, basting with hot stock, or Crisco melted in hot
water. Arrange crown shape on serving dish. Fill the center with
boiled potato-balls, dressed with salt, Crisco, and chopped parsley.
Serve with Hollandaise sauce.
January 23
_Barley Soup
Corned Beef
*Ladies' Cabbage
Fried Celery
Beet Salad
Cheese
Crackers
Arrowroot Pudding with Stewed Fruit
Coffee_
_*Ladies' Cabbage_--Cut small, hard head cabbage into halves; remove
core and harder portions, chop remaining part quite fine. Throw this
into kettle of boiling salted water, boil uncovered for 30 minutes;
drain in colander. Put cabbage back in saucepan, add 2 tablespoons
Crisco, 1 tablespoon flour; dust flour over cabbage; stir carefully
with wooden spoon, and add 1/2 pint of milk, 1/2 teaspoon of salt
and 1 saltspoon of white pepper. Stand this on back part of stove to
simmer 10 minutes; send to table.
January 24
_Blue Points
Brown Bread Sandwiches
Broiled Squabs
Potato Croquettes
*Cauliflower au Gratin
Asparagus Salad
Cheese Fingers
Spanish Cream
Coffee_
_*Cauliflower au Gratin_--Boil 1 large cauliflower, drain it, and
break sprigs
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