l earthenware baking dish (ramekin),
add butter in bits between layers, pour the milk over; set dish in
oven, cover and bake slowly for 15 minutes, until most of the milk is
absorbed and the potatoes are nicely browned on top. In cases where
the patient is allowed cheese, 2 teaspoonfuls may be sprinkled between
the layers, giving 31 additional calories.

~Vegetable and Fruit Salads~

CUCUMBER

_62.5 calories_

1/2 cucumber (7 in. long)
1/2 tbs. vinegar
1 tsp. olive oil
1/6 tsp. salt
Few grains of pepper

Slice cucumber in thin slices and allow to stand thirty minutes in ice
water, drain and serve with French dressing.

TOMATO (NO. 1)

_with mayonnaise, 61 calories_
_with French dressing, 131 calories_

Wash tomato carefully, cut in shape of flower by cutting almost
through the tomato making six sections. Place on lettuce leaf and
serve with dressing.

1 tsp. mayonnaise or
1 tbs. French dressing

TOMATO (NO. 2)

_63 calories_

Remove skin from 1 medium sized tomato, remove pulp, fill cavity with
following mixture.

1/2 medium stalk celery
The tomato pulp
1 tsp. mayonnaise dressing

FRUIT SALAD (NO. 1)

3 grapefruit
1 cup celery (chopped)
1/4 head of lettuce
1 cupful of mayonnaise

Remove skin and inner membranes from grapefruit, mix with celery and
mayonnaise. Serve on lettuce. This salad may be poured into a tin
(baking powder can, or mould), packed in ice and salt and frozen. Then
served in slices upon lettuce.

FRUIT SALAD (NO. 2)

_1217 calories (about)_

1 cup of grapefruit
1 thick slice of pineapple (chopped)
1 green pepper (1 oz.)
1 cup of celery
1 cup of mayonnaise or French dressing

If mayonnaise is used the mixture may be frozen. If French dressing is
used, serve on lettuce without freezing.

TOMATO JELLY

_77 calories_

1 cup tomatoes (canned)
3/4 cup water
6 cloves
1/2 cup celery
1/4 cup vinegar
1 tbs. of parsley
1/2 tsp. red pepper
1 tbs. granulated gelatin soaked in 1/4 cup cold water

One slice of onion may be added if there is nothing to
contra-indicate it, but care must be taken in adding onion, as it is
apt to disagree with many people. Boil all of the ingredients together
(except the gelatin) for 20 minutes, press through a sieve, then
through a cloth, return to the stove and allow to boil up; add the
gelatin and boil 5 minutes; strain into wet molds.

WHOLE TOMATO STUFFED WITH RICE