The Southern cook book of fine old recipes

l/2 strip crystallized ginger, chopped 4 cups water Make a syrup of the sugar and water, add the spices and pears and boil the fruit for 1 hour. Pour into jelly glasses and seal. Pecan Fondant 3 cups sugar 1 cup water 1V-2 tablespoons butter 1 teaspoon vanilla % teaspoon salt 2 cups pecan meats, chopped Cook sugar and water until it forms a soft ball when tried in cold water. Remove from fire and beat until creamy; add the butter, vanilla, salt and nut meats and pour into a buttered dish to cover bottom MJ inch deep. When set, cut in squares. Roll, Jordan, Roll! Roll, Jordan, Roll! I wants to go to Heaven when I die To see old Jordan roll! Cheese Appetizer For the Master's Cocktail 2 egg whites 1 cup grated cheese ^4 cup grated stale bread crumbs dash of cayenne Beat whites of two eggs to a very stiff froth, and add one cup of grated cheese, cayenne and ^4 cup bread crumbs. Pat into small balls and fry in deep fat. The Delicious Appetizer % pound freshly-sliced dried beef 2 packages cream cheese l1/^ tablespoons onion juice 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce Blend the onion juice and Worcestershire sauce into the cream cheese and roll into small balls; add a bit of cream to thin the mixture if necessary. Place the cheese ball on the edge of a slice of dried beef and roll, tucking the edges in as you go. If this does not hold it can be fastened with a toothpick. Pigs in Blankets 12 large oysters 12 slices bacon 1 pimento % teaspoon salt dashes of cayenne pinch of pepper Season oysters with salt and pepper. Slice pimento into twelve strips, placing one piece on each oyster. Wrap each oyster with a slice of bacon, closing bacon with a toothpick or skewer. Broil for about eight minutes, browning bacon to a golden crisp. Welsh Rarebit 3 tablespoons butter 1 pound American cheese, dry 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce % cup milk 2 eggs % teaspoon salt % teaspoon mustard Melt the butter, add the cheese which has been cut in small pieces, and cook in a double boiler over hot water, stirring continuously, until the cheese is melted. Add the salt, mustard, Worcestershire and then y^ pour in the milk gradually, stirring constantly. Then add the slightly-beaten eggs and stir until it becomes thick. Serve instantly on crisp toast. Beer may be substituted for milk. Avocado Canapes Cut small rounds of bread, and toast botn sides. Spread each with the following mixture: Peel avocados and put through the ricer. Add 1 tablespoon of onion juice, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, cayenne, salt and pepper to taste. Mix with just enough mayonnaise to hold together. Press half a plain or stuffed olive on each canape before serving. Shrimp Avocado Cocktail (From the Heart of the Southland) Take an equal portion of shrimp and alligator pears (avocado), cut into small pieces and serve with a sauce made by stirring together 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise, 2 tablespoons ketchup, 1 tablespoon each of finelychopped fresh tomatoes, finely-chopped green peppers and chili sauce. Sherry Wine Jelly 2% cups boiling water *4 cup cold water 1 cup sherry wine juice and rind 2 lemons 2 tablespoons gelatin 1 cup sugar 2 sticks cinnamon