The farm cook & rule book

Follow the directions for making shirred eggs, only place 3 teaspoonfuls of tomato sauce in every ramekin before breaking the egg into it. Scalloped Eggs 6 hard cooked eggs 1 teaspoonful salt 2 cupfuls milk 14 teaspoonful pepper 2 tablespoonfuls flour i/^ cupful bread crumbs 2 tablespoonfuls butter 1 tablespoonful melted butter Make a sauce by thickening the heated milk with the flour, which is mixed thoroughly with the 2 tablespoonfuls of butter. Add the salt and pepper. Cut the hard cooked eggs in thin slices and arrange a layer of them in the bottom of an oiled EGGS AND CHEESE 117 baking dish. Pour a little of the sauce on top and continue this process until all the egg and sauce are used. Cover the top with bread crumbs which have been mixed with 1 tablespoonful of melted butter. Brown in a hot oven. Eggs with Peas 5 eggs % teaspoonful black pepper ^ cupful milk 1 cupful cooked peas y2 teaspoonful salt 2 tablespoonfuls butter Beat the eggs with a spoon until a full spoonful can be lifted. Add the milk, salt and pepper. Melt the butter in a frying pan and turn in the egg mixture. Stir constantly and cook until the egg begins to thicken. Then add the peas and continue to cook and scrape until creamy throughout. Turn on a hot plate and serve at once. Rarebit 2 cupfuls grated cheese 1 teaspoonful salt % cupful milk 2 eggs 1 teaspoonful mustard 4 tablespoonfuls butter speck of cayenne Put the cheese and milk in a double boiler or in a saucepan over hot water. Mix the mustard, salt and cayenne, add the eggs and beat thoroughly. When the cheese is melted, stir in the egg mixture and the butter. Cook until thick, stirring frequently. Pour over toasted bread or crackers and serve at once. Macaroni and Cheese 2 cupfuls cooked macaroni 1 teaspoonful salt 2 cupfuls milk % teaspoonful pepper 2 tablespoonfuls flour 1 cupful grated cheese 2 tablespoonfuls butter % cupful buttered bread crumbs Thicken the hot milk with the flour which is mixed thoroughly with the butter and add the salt and pepper. Arrange the macaroni, thickened milk and grated cheese in layers in a buttered baking dish and sprinkle crumbs over the top. Bake in a moderate oven until browned. Cheese Fondu 1 cupful scalded milk 1 tablespoonful butter 1 cupful bread crumbs % teaspoonful salt % pound mild cheese 3 egg yolks 3 egg whites Mix the milk, bread crumbs, the cheese cut in small pieces, melted butter and salt together. Beat the egg yolks until light and lemon colored and add them to the mixture. Fold in the stiffly beaten egg whites. Pour into a buttered baking dish and bake 20 minutes in a moderate oven. Cheese Balls 3 cupfuls grated cheese 4 egg whites 2 tablespoonfuls flour % teaspoonful pepper % teaspoonful salt cracker crumbs Mix cheese, flour and seasonings. Add the stiffly beaten whites, shape in balls and roll in the cracker crumbs. Fry until brown in deep fat. Cheese Souffle 1 cupful milk 1 teaspoonful salt 3 tablespoonfuls flour ^ teaspoonful pepper 3 tablespoonfuls butter 3 eggs 1 cupful grated cheese