A "PICK UP" OF FISH— A cupful of cold cooked fish— cod-
halibut, salmon, or any other firm fish; the same quantity of cooked
macaroni, cut into small bits; Yz a cup of tomato sauce, 1 cup of
oyster liquor, which any fish dealer will give you; a heaping table-
spoon of butter, and the same of flour> a teaspoon of onion juice,
and the same of minced parsley. Salt and paprika✪ A 'Pick Up' of Fish to taste. Heat
the butter in a saucepan; stir in the flour, .and when it bubbles, the
tomato sau'ce, the oyster liquor, and the seasoning. Boil up once,
add fish and macaroni; heat to a bub'ble, without stirring, and turn
into a deep dish. — Mrs. Clara Hall, 3734 State St., Chicago, 111.
ESCALLOPED FISH.— Mix together 2 cups mashed pota-
toes, Ij^ cups cold boiled fish, 2 cups milk, 1 t^^, and ^ cup butter✪ Escalloped Fish,
pirt in a pudding dish, and bake a light brown. — Mrs. D. E. Gentry,
Glencoe, 111.
FOWL
TO BONE A FOWL.— Wash and singe, take off head and
legs, remove tendons — do not draw or break skin?. Use a small
pointed knife. Cut the skin down the full length of the. back, then,
beginning at the neck, carefully scrape the meat away from bone,
keeping the knife close to the bone. Breakpoints of wings and
legs, and proceed to free the meat from the carcass. When one
side is free, turn the fowl and repeat the process. Care must be
taken to detach the skin from the breast bone without piercing the
skin. When meat is free from the carcass, remove bones from legs
and wings, turning the meat down inside out, being careful not to
break the skin at the joints. The end bones of the wings cannot
be removed and the whole end joint may be cut off or left. — Mrs. M.
Abbott, 3015 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago, 111.
TO BOIL A FOWL.— For boiling, choose those that are not
black-legged. Pick them nicely, singe, wash and truss them. Flour
them and put into hot water. Simmer for ^ of an hr. Serve with'
parsley and butter; oysters, lemon, or celery sauce. — Mrs. J. P.
Alexander, 3606 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago, 111.
JELLIED FOWL.— Boil a foAvl until it will slip easily from
the bones, let the water be reduced to about 1 pt. in boiling. Pick
the meat from the bones, mince, and place in a wet mould. Skim
the fat from the liquor, add butter, pepper and salt to taste, and ^
oz. of gelatine. When this dissolves, pour it hot over the chicken.
The liquor must be well seasoned, as the chicken absorbs, — Mrs. J.
C Allen, 1362 N. Clark St., Chicago, 111.
GRILLED FOWL.— Cut the remain? of any cold fowl into
pieces, season with pepper and salt, squeeze over them the juice of
Yz a lemon, and let stand for ^ of an hr. Wipe dry, dip into
clarified butter, and then into bread crumbs, with a little grated
lemon peel. Put them on a gridiron and broil over a clear fire.
They may be fried instead of broiled, and should then be dipped in
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the yolk of 1 egg and clarified butter. — Mrs. W. L. Anderson, 728
E. 38th St., Chicago, 111. ✪ Jellied Fowl
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A "PICK UP" OF FISH— A cupful of cold cooked fish— cod-
halibut, salmon, or any other firm fish; the same quantity of cooked
macaroni, cut into small bits; Yz a cup of tomato sauce, 1 cup of
oyster liquor, which any fish dealer will give you; a heaping table-
spoon of butter, and the same of flour> a teaspoon of onion juice,
and the same of minced parsley. Salt and paprika to taste. Heat
the butter in a saucepan; stir in the flour, .and when it bubbles, the
tomato sau'ce, the oyster liquor, and the seasoning. Boil up once,
add fish and macaroni; heat to a bub'ble, without stirring, and turn
into a deep dish. — Mrs. Clara Hall, 3734 State St., Chicago, 111.
ESCALLOPED FISH.— Mix together 2 cups mashed pota-
toes, Ij^ cups cold boiled fish, 2 cups milk, 1 t^^, and ^ cup butter,
pirt in a pudding dish, and bake a light brown. — Mrs. D. E. Gentry,
Glencoe, 111.
FOWL
TO BONE A FOWL.— Wash and singe, take off head and
legs, remove tendons — do not draw or break skin?. Use a small
pointed knife. Cut the skin down the full length of the. back, then,
beginning at the neck, carefully scrape the meat away from bone,
keeping the knife close to the bone. Breakpoints of wings and
legs, and proceed to free the meat from the carcass. When one
side is free, turn the fowl and repeat the process. Care must be
taken to detach the skin from the breast bone without piercing the
skin. When meat is free from the carcass, remove bones from legs
and wings, turning the meat down inside out, being careful not to
break the skin at the joints. The end bones of the wings cannot
be removed and the whole end joint may be cut off or left. — Mrs. M.
Abbott, 3015 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago, 111.
TO BOIL A FOWL.— For boiling, choose those that are not
black-legged. Pick them nicely, singe, wash and truss them. Flour
them and put into hot water. Simmer for ^ of an hr. Serve with'
parsley and butter; oysters, lemon, or celery sauce. — Mrs. J. P.
Alexander, 3606 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago, 111.
JELLIED FOWL.— Boil a foAvl until it will slip easily from
the bones, let the water be reduced to about 1 pt. in boiling. Pick
the meat from the bones, mince, and place in a wet mould. Skim
the fat from the liquor, add butter, pepper and salt to taste, and ^
oz. of gelatine. When this dissolves, pour it hot over the chicken.
The liquor must be well seasoned, as the chicken absorbs, — Mrs. J.
C Allen, 1362 N. Clark St., Chicago, 111.
GRILLED FOWL.— Cut the remain? of any cold fowl into
pieces, season with pepper and salt, squeeze over them the juice of
Yz a lemon, and let stand for ^ of an hr. Wipe dry, dip into
clarified butter, and then into bread crumbs, with a little grated
lemon peel. Put them on a gridiron and broil over a clear fire.
They may be fried instead of broiled, and should then be dipped in
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the yolk of 1 egg and clarified butter. — Mrs. W. L. Anderson, 728
E. 38th St., Chicago, 111.