of butter with 1/4 pound of sugar to a cream. Add 1 egg
and 1 teaspoonful each of cinnamon and mace. Mix with 6 ounces of
sifted flour, a pinch of salt and milk enough to make a stiff dough;
then roll out very thin. Cut into round cakes and bake in a quick oven
until done.
15.--Bavarian Cheese Cake.
Make a rich biscuit dough; roll out and place on a well-buttered
pie-dish. Then mix 1/2 pound of cottage cheese with a pinch of salt,
1/4 cup of melted butter, 1/2 cup of sugar, 1/2 lemon grated, 2 yolks
of eggs and 1/2 cup of currants; add the whites beaten stiff. Fill the
pie with the cheese. Serve hot or cold with coffee.
16.--Spanish Chicken.
Cut a spring chicken into pieces at the joints; season with salt and
pepper and fry until brown. Remove the chicken; add 1 onion, 2 cloves
of garlic chopped and 1 cup of tomato-sauce. Cover and let simmer;
then add the chicken with 1 glass of sherry wine. Cook ten minutes.
Serve hot with boiled rice.
17.--Polish Shrimp Salad.
Drain 1 cup of shrimps and 1 can of sardines; cut into small pieces.
Add 2 hard-boiled eggs, 1 small onion, a few capers and gherkins
chopped fine and chopped parsley. Mix with 1/4 cup of vinegar. Line
the salad bowl with the crisp lettuce leaves. Add the salad and pour
over a mayonnaise dressing and serve.
18.--Dutch Apple Pudding.
Peel and chop apples; mix with 1/2 cup of nuts, raisins, the juice and
rind of 1/2 lemon and 1 tablespoonful of brandy. Then add the yolks of
4 eggs and the whites beaten to a stiff froth. Let bake in a moderate
oven until done. Serve cold.
19.--Bavarian Potatoes.
Peel and cook some new potatoes with 1 sliced onion, salt and pepper,
until tender. Then brown 1 tablespoonful of flour in 2 teaspoonfuls of
butter; add 1/2 cup of water; let boil well with some chopped parsley,
salt and pepper; then add the potatoes and let simmer five minutes.
Serve hot.
20.--Spanish Steak Roll.
Cut thin slices from the round steak; then chop 1 onion, 2 tomatoes,
some celery, parsley and 2 hard-boiled eggs and season with salt and
pepper. Mix with butter and fine bread-crumbs; then spread the mixture
on the steak, and roll up. Sprinkle with flour; lay closely in a pan
of hot dripping; cover and let simmer until tender. Serve hot,
garnished with olives and parsley.
21.--Oriental Cabbage.
Chop a small head of cabbage, then fry 1 onion and 2 sour apples
sliced thin. Add the chopped cabbage, 1/2 cup of stock an
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