Lessons in cooking through preparation of meals

Separate the yolks and whites of 2 eggs, beating the yolks slightly. Add i c milk, ^ t salt, then i^^ c rye flour and i t baking powder sifted together. Beat the whites of the eggs until stiff, and carefully fold into the mixture. Pour into well greased gem pans, and bake 20 m in a hot oven. Preparing the Meal Put the codfish on to cook, make the muffins, and while they are baking make the White Sauce for the fish. Drain the codfish and add to the sauce; place in the double boiler to cook. Make the coffee. Beat an egg and add to the mashed potato left from the preceding evening, shape into cakes and put into frying pan to brown. Cut the oranges in half and serve each half as a portion. Then beat the egg for the codfish and add it just before serving after the fruit has been eaten. After breakfast, make the pie for dinner. Wednesday Lesson 72 MUSHROOMS WITH MACARONI AND KIDNEY BROWN BREAD AND BUTTER HERMITS TEA Mushrooms with Macaroni and Kidney Boil until tender ^ pound macaroni; blanch; return to the saucepan and add % c each butter and grated cheese. Mix well together and set aside to keep warm until needed. Make Tomato Sauce (p. 125), cooking in double boiler. Remove the skin from a veal or lamb kidney, slice very fine, and saute in 2 T butter; when tender remove with a skimmer from the butter, and then saute in the same butter 6 mushroom caps, peeled and cut very fine. The canned or dried mushrooms may be used for this. If the dried are used they will need to be soaked several hours in cold water. Add the mushrooms and kidney to the tomato sauce, arrange the macaroni in a circle in a serving dish and pile the kidney mixture in the center. Serve at once very hot. Hermits Cream together i c butter and i>^ c sugar; then add i c chopped raisins, 3 eggs beaten well, 3 c flour sifted with I t cloves, I t nutmeg, and i t soda. Roll into a thin sheet, about Yb, io yi inch thick, cut into rounds and bake in a slow oven until brown. Brown Bread One c rye meal, i c granulated cornmeal, i c graham flour, ^ t soda, V/i t salt, ^ c molasses, 1^ c milk or water. For directions see Lesson 17, page 31. Preparing the Meal In the morning after breakfast make the brown bread, hermits, and the lemon pie for dinner. Then 5^ h before lunch time cook the macaroni. While it is cooking slice the kidney and prepare the mushrooms, then make the tomato sauce. While that is cooking over hot water, add the cheese and butter to the drained and blanched macaroni. Saute the kidney in butter, remove when done and add to the tomato sauce, then saute the mushrooms in the same butter and add to the sauce. Prepare the table and make the tea. Arrange the macaroni on a hot serving dish with the kidneys and mushrooms in the center. Wednesday Lesson 73 BELGIAN HARE EN CASSEROLE SCALLOPED POTATOES BAKED SWEET POTATOES LEMON PIE Belgian Hare en Casserole Separate the dressed hare into pieces at the joint ; season with paprika and salt and saute in ^ c butter with 2 or 3 slices of bacon cut in small pieces to a golden brown. Put the meat in a casserole with i c of hot water and put on the cover. Let stand in the oven about ^ h, then add