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One hundred-portion war time recipes

1918

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Presented as published in 1918. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Water 7J^ qts. Lemon juice . . 2 cups Butterme. . . . 13^ lbs. Salt 1 oz. Rice flour ... 6 oz. Red pepper. . . 1 tsp. Cornstarch ... 6 oz. Egg yolks . . 36 (3 cups) Make a sauce of the water, flour and butter. Pour slowly on beaten yolks, beating constantly, cook to thicken, and add lemon juice and seasonings. Keep in hot water bath. Serve twelve portions to a quart. MEXICAN SAUCE Tomatoes Water . . Rice flour Cornstarch Fat . . . Onions, chopped qts. qts. oz. oz. oz. oz. Green peppers, chopped . Salt .... Red pepper. Mixed spice Brown gravy VA lbs. 2>ioz. M tsp. 3^oz. 3 qts. Tie spice in a bag and cook with onions and peppers in the water, add tomatoes and thicken. Combine with gravy and season. Serve ten portions to a quart. SPANISH SAUCE Tomatoes ... 5 qts. Salt 23^ oz. Onions, chopped. 134 qts. Whole mixed spice 3^ oz. Green peppers. Water 3}4 qts. chopped .... 1 lb. Cornstarch ... 9 oz. Pimientoes, Fat 9 oa. chopped ... 12 oz. Tie spice in bag and cook with tomatoes, water, and onions fifteen minutes, add peppers and seasonings, and thicken. Serve ten to twelve portions to a quart. SALADS 27 TOMATO SAUCE NO. 1 Tomatoes ... 73^ qts. Red pepper. . . % tsp. Onions, ground .12 oz. Water 6 qts. Mixed spice . . M oz. Cornstarch. . . lib. 2oz. Salt 23^ oz. Fat 1 lb. Cook tomatoes and seasonings together one hour. Thicken and strain. Serve twelve portions to a quart. TOMATO SAUCE NO. 2 Tomatoes ... 7 qts. Celery leaves . . 8 oz. Onions, ground . 12 oz. Water 4 qts. Salt 23^ oz. Cornstarch ... 1 lb. Red pepper. . . % tsp. Fat 12 oz. Tie onions and celery leaves in a bag, cook with tomatoes and seasonings for one-half hour. Thicken and season, removing bag of celery and onions. Serve ten to twelve portions to a quart. WHITE SAUCE NO. 1 Milk, scalded . . 93^ qts. Fat 1 lb. Rice flour ... 8 oz. Salt 13^ oz. Cornstarch ... 8 oz. Pepper 1 tsp. Blend fat and flour, remove from fire, and slowly add the hot milk, beating the mixture smooth between each addition. When all milk is added and mixture is smooth, cook one-half hour in hot water bath. WHITE SAUCE NO. 2 Milk, scalded . . 9 qts. Cornstarch ... 10 oz. Fat IK lbs. Salt 13^ oz. Rice flour ... 10 oz. Pepper 1 tsp. See directions for White Sauce No. 1. SALADS The following recipes give the proportions of mixture required to make three to four ounce salads. Lettuce is used for a garnish, and mayonnaise dressing, being the most universally popular, is the one which it is assumed will be served unless the recipe specifies a dressing, although any desired dressing may be substituted. 28 SALADS FRESH FISH SALAD Fish 15 lbs. French dressing No. 1 1 qt. Pick fish into coarse flakes and add dressing. Garnish with Cucumbers, sUced (8 to 10) 4 lbs. or Tomatoes, cut in sections 10 lbs. SARDINE AND CABBAGE SALAD Cabbage, chopped 11 qts. French dressing Green peppers, No. 2 ... . 1% qts. chopped ... 1 qt. Salt 3^ oz. Pimientoes, Sardines No. \i chopped . . . qts. 10 Mix cabbage with seasonings and dressing, and serve sardines on the side of mold.