A calendar of dinners, with 615 recipes

*Mashed Turnips—Peel and dice 3 turnips, cover with boiling salted water and cook till tender; drain and press the water well out of them. Return to pan and add 3 tablespoons Crisco, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1 saltspoon white pepper, beat and mash them well together, when thoroughly hot turn into vegetable dish and serve, August 15 Fish Souffle Braised Stuffed Shoulder of Mutton Breaded Potatoes *Carrots,ala Poulette Pineapple Jelly French Pastry Coffee *Carrots,a la Poulette—Boil 2 bunches of carrots until tender in_ boiling salted water, then drain. Blend 2 tablespoons Crisco with 1 tablespoon flour, when smooth add 1 cup milk and stir till boiling, add salt, pepper and paprika to taste, 1 tablespoon chopped parsley and cook for 5 minutes, then add carrots and allow to cook for 5 minutes longer. Serve hot. August 16 Cream of Rice Soup Hanoverian Steaks * Hashed Browned Potatoes Carrots en Casserole Custard Souffle, Foamy Sauce Coffee * Hashed Browned Potatoes—Sprinkle 2% cups cold boiled potato cubes with salt and white pepper to suit taste. Melt 114% tablespoons Crisco; add 1 tablespoon flour and % cup brown stock. Cook 5 minutes; add potato cubes; cook 10 minutes, stirring, without breaking potatoes. Melt 1 tablespoon Crisco in another frying pan. When brown, turn in potatoes, spread evenly, and cook 10 minutes; fold like an omelet, and serve hot. August 17 Lamb Chops *Chantilly Potatoes Turkish Salad Fruit Ice Cream Coffee *Chantilly Potatoes—Prepare nicely seasoned, lightly mashed potatoes and mound on a hot platter. Beat % cup cream until stiff, add 1 teaspoon melted Crisco, % cup grated cheese, season to taste with salt, pepper and red pepper. Pile lightly on to the potato and put in oven to brown. Be sure that the oven is very hot. Peas A Calendar of Dinners August 18 Watermelon Cocktail Cannelon of Beef Potatoes *Creamed Kohl Rabi Stuffed Celery Meringues Filled with Ice Cream Coffee *Creamed Kohl Rabi—Slice kohl rab, boil 20 minutes or until nearly tender, and arrange in a baking dish in layers with the following sauce: 2 tablespoons Crisco, 2 tablespoons flour, % pint milk, % teaspoon salt, and 1 saltspoon pepper. Rub Crisco and flour together; add milk, cold. Stand saucepan over fire and stir continually until it reaches the boiling point; take from fire, and add salt and pepper. Then strain. Season each layer with pepper and salt, sprinkle the top with breadcrumbs and bake 20 minutes. Vegetarian August 19 Cream of Turnip Soup Risotto Asparagus Salad Coffee Souffle *Ginger Crisps Iced Tea *Ginger Crisps—Cream % cup Crisco with “4 cup sugar, add 1 cup molasses, 1 teaspoon each of cinnamon and nutmeg, 1 teaspoon salt, 2 teaspoons baking powder, and flour to make stiffish dough. Roll thin, cut out with cutter and bake in quick oven. August 20 Corned Beef Buttered Potatoes * New Beets Lettuce, Italian Dressing Tapioca Cream Coffee * New Beets—Peel hot cooked beets, cut into slices, and toss about for 3 or 4 minutes in saucepan which contains 3 tablespoons Crisco to which has been added 1 teaspoon plain vinegar, or a few drops of tarragon, 2 cloves, and 1 teaspoon sugar. A Calendar of Dinners August 21 Cold Sliced Corned Beef Baked Potatoes Jellied Vegetables Pea Salad *Countess Pudding Coffee *Countess Pudding—Line small Criscoed platter with Crisco pastry. Put 1 tablespoon Crisco in saucepan, add 1 cup milk, when warm pour over three tablespoons chopped cocoanut, add | tablespoon sugar. Allow to remain 30 minutes, add 3 yolks of eggs well beaten, and % teaspoon vanilla, pour into platter, bake 30 minutes in hot oven. Beat up whites of eggs, add pinch salt, 1 tablespoon sugar, and % teaspoon almond extract, pile on top of pudding and sprinkle with cocoanut. Brown in slow oven. Serve hot or cold.