The Stag Cook Book: Written for Men by Men

163 USHKA (polish) 114 VEAU SAUTfe MARENGO 148 VOL AU VENT FINANCIERE . 149 VENISON STEAK .... 120 VIRGINIA HAM .... 31 WABASH VALLEY STEAK 187 Vegetables and the Like ARTICHOKES MISTER ANTONIO ASPARAGUS .... BEANS (various STYLEs) . BURACHKI (polish) . EGGPLANT AU GRATIN 57 78 123, 167 117 162 [xxv] CONTENTS PAG& EGGPLANT SAUT^ A l' ALEXANDER 63 FRENCH FRIED ONIONS 138 ITALIAN RICE 124 MORELS SAUTE .... . 174 POTATO STICKS ALEXANDER 63 RICE A LA MANHATTAN 127 SAVORY POTATOES 75 "scolloped" MUSHROOMS : 83 TOMATO SOP .... 95 TURNIP GREENS .... 48 YAPINGACHO (fROM ECUADOR) 94 Spaghe'iti — Macaroni — Etc. MACARONI STEW, ZITELLl's 154 MACARONI WITH CHEESE 75 SPAGHETTI 35 SPAGHETFI DIABOLIQUE » t 169 SPAGHE'ITI FOR-THE-GANG 146 SPAGHETri-MY-STYLE 197 SPAGHE'ITI SAUCES lis, 146, 154 SPAGHETTI WITH PELOTAS . . » 103 Salads and Salad Dressings DRESSING (for STUFFED TOMATOES, COLD MEAT, POTATO SALAD) . LETTUCE A LA RED CREEK . A MAYONNAISE AND A SALAD DRESSING PANDORA FRENCH DRESSING RADISH SALAD .... ROMAINE SALAD A l' ALEXANDER SALADS A LA TURC VEGETABLE SALAD [xxvi] 188 131 122 192 38 66 191 46 CONTENTS Desserts — Cakes — ^Pies — ^Puddings PAGX BREAD TARTS 140 COCOA CREAM CAKE 159 CORN PUDDING 80 COTTAGE PUDDING WITH STRAWBERRY SAUCE 82 DEEP APPLE PIE 130 DESSERT, A 72 FRIED ELDERBERRY BLOSSOMS ... 70 INDIAN PUDDING 156 JAMES MONTGOMERY SUDS . . 53 LEMON LAYER CAKE 181 LEMON PIE 187 MINCE-PIE 109 ORANGE COMPOTE 152 PEACH COBBLER 71 PANDOWDY 45 PIE 143 PIE CRUST 111,144 RASPBERRY SHORTCAKE .... 60 , RICE PUDDING 39 STRAWBERRY TARTLETS ALEXANDER . 67 Cheese and Cheese Dishes CELERY STUFFED WITH CHEESE . 151 FONDU AU FROM AGE A l' ALEXANDER . 65 LIEDERKRANZ A LA HOOSIER ... 40 RUM'TUM-TIDDY 106 TOMATO WIGGLE 155 WELSH RABBIT (a DIPLOMATKt's RECIPE) 176 WELSH RABBIT A LA MORGAN ROBERTSON 193 [xxvii] THE STAG COOK BOOK 'This dish of meat is too good for any but anglers, or very honest men." IzAAK Walton. Meredith Nicholson WABASH VALLEY STEAK No man can be a hero in his own kitchen. No man with the slightest regard for domestic peace will ever permit his wife to see him cook without having outsiders present. The psychology of this is obvious. Impatient though a woman may be of her husband's attempts to show that he is a real sport and skilled in all the arts of social entertaining, before guests she is likely to mani- fest a modest degree of pride in his performances. Or even if slightly contemptuous she is moved to assume a chaffing attitude that adds to the general good feeling. I beg not to be confused with the type of bachelor club man who is a perfect wizard with the chafing dish. I have always viewed those birds with suspicion. Their tricks are few and easy of accomplishment — stunts with mushrooms, or chicken a la king done nonchalantly in a dinner coat. I sing my fiercest hymn of hate of those persons. My own method is to assume full charge of an orderly kitchen, removing coat and waistcoat, donning an apron and attacking the job without apology or simper or the [31] THE STAG COOK BOOK silly pretense that Fm not sure of the result. Not sure! Except in the case of colored women cooks, who trust to inspiration and achieve miracles without, seemingly, knowing how they do 'em — except, I say, in such in- stances, cookery is an exact science. If you follow a good rule and know how to regulate the range and have a true eye and acute nose, failure is obliterated from the lexicon.