The farm cook & rule book

Chop 1 cupful of figs and the same amount of nut meats in fine pieces. To this mixture add 1 cupful of cream and 2 tablespoonfuls of lemon juice. Mix thoroughly and spread between thin slices of bread. Dates may be used instead of the figs. Ice Cream Sandwiches Bake either a devil's or angel's food cake in loaf form and when cool cut in long strips. Slice through the center and insert a layer of ice cream for filling. Use a warm sauce for covering instead of an icing. Pudding sauces or those used on ice cream are used for this purpose. Whipped Cream Sandwiches Spread between thin slices of cake a filling made of whipped cream which has been sweetened and flavored. Chopped nuts or candied fruit may be added to the whipped cream. Lemon Sandwiches Mix together 1 cupful of sugar and 2 teaspoonfuls of cornstarch. To this mixture add 1 cupful of water^ 1 beaten egg, 2 tablespoonfuls of butter, and the juice and grated rind of 1 lemon. Cook until thick and when cool spread between slices of buttered bread or cake. Hot Chicken Sandwiches Stew a chicken until tender. Then remove the meat from the bones and break or clip with the scissors into tiny bits. Run the giblets through the food grinder. Add sufficient broth to the chicken to make it moist. Season well with salt and pepper. Thicken the other portion of the broth with flour, using li/^ tablespoonfuls of flour to every cupful of broth. Boil, season with salt and pepper and add a dash of celery salt. Place the warm chicken on a slice of bread, cover with another slice of bread and then add some hot gravy. This served on a plate with mashed potatoes and a pickle makes good refreshments for a social or party. A large hen will make at least 36 sandwiches. Pork Sandwiches Arrange thin slices of broiled bacon on thinly sliced bread. Cover this with slices of cold roast pork. Drain a piece of firm canned tomato and place on top of the pork and cover with a thin slice of buttered bread. Sausage Sandwiches Cut cooked sausage cakes in thin slices and spread on buttered bread. Place minced celery over the sausage and add the covering of buttered bread. Pork Chop Sandwiches Bone the chops and dip in a batter made by thickening a little milk with flour. Saute until thoroughly cooked and brown. Then place between buttered slices of bread. Onions, sliced thinly, may be inserted in the sandwich if one desires. Hot Ham Sandwiches Take small pieces of cooked ham or pork and force through the food grinder. Mix with sufficient salad dressing or mustard to hold the mixture together and spread thinly on slices of buttered bread. Dip every sandwich in a batter made by beating an egg and adding % cupful of milk. Season this with I/2 teaspoonful of salt. Brown the sandwiches on both sides in a hot frying pan. Serve while hot with syrup. Ham and Egg Sandwiches On a slice of buttered and toasted bread place a thin slice of fried ham. Add a little mustard and cover with a slice of buttered toast. Place a fried egg on top of the sandwich and serve hot for supper or breakfast.