CRAB MEAT AND TOMATO JELLY SALAD

In a salad bowl lined with
Lettuce leaves, arrange separate piles of
1/2 pound crab meat
3 hard-cooked eggs, chopped (use silver knife so white will not discolor)
2 roots celery or
1/2 pound endive cut in small pieces, and
Tomato jelly cut in cubes. Between piles place
Green pepper free from seeds and cut in strips. Make a nest of heart
leaves of lettuce in center and fill with
Mayonnaise dressing.

The salad ingredients may be mixed lightly together, when salad is
being served, or only those ingredients that are desired may be served
to each person.

TOMATO JELLY

Heat to boiling point in agate saucepan
1 cup tomato juice and pulp
2 tablespoons mild vinegar
1 tablespoon gelatin
1/2 tablespoon sugar
Bit of bay leaf
1 slice onion
1 tablespoon lemon juice, and leaves from
1 stalk celery. Stir until gelatin is dissolved, strain through fine
strainer, and mold in small bread pan that measures about 4 1/2 inches
by 8 inches.

Cut in 1/2 inch cubes for serving.

MAYONNAISE DRESSING

Sift into a bowl
1/2 teaspoon mustard
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt and
Few grains cayenne. Add
1 egg yolk, mix well and add
1 tablespoon vinegar, stirring constantly. Measure
3/4 cup salad oil and add 3 teaspoons of the oil a drop at a time,
beating constantly. Then while beating, add it 1 teaspoon at a time
till mixture begins to thicken. When very thick, add
1 tablespoon lemon juice and add remaining oil rapidly. The whole
process should take about 7 minutes.

EGG BISCUITS

Sift together
2 cups bread flour, measured after sifting once
5 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt and
1 tablespoon sugar. Work in with fingers
2 tablespoons shortening. Add
1 egg yolk, slightly beaten, mixed with
2/3 cup milk, cutting it in with a knife. Toss on floured cloth or
board and knead 5 minutes. Shape in any way suggested below. Bake 15
minutes at 400 degrees F. Brush with milk or melted butter just before
removing from the oven.

BISCUIT SHAPES

Make in small round balls and bake in muffin pans.

Bake 2 round balls in each muffin pan, brushing between with melted
butter.

Bake 3 round balls in each muffin pan.

Roll 1/4 inch thick, spread with butter, roll up like a jelly roll,
cut in pieces 1 inch thick, and bake in muffin pans.

Prepare as above, sprinkling with sugar and cinnamon before rolling.

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