What to Have for Dinner

Soak tapioca in cold water over-night. Add cinnamon and salt, and cook in double boiler until transparent. Remove cinnamon, add remaining ingredients and sweeten to taste. Mould, chill, and serve with thin cream. Family Dinners. 65 “A good dinner is better than a fine coat.” CrramMEpD MusHROOMS. Roast STuFFED SHOULDER OF MUTTON. RIcED PoTaTors. FrencH String Beans. Celery and Cream Cheese Salad. CHARLOTTE RUSSE. 66 What to Have for Dinner. (See p. 30, under Family Dinners, Menu No. VIL) CREAMED MUSHROOMS. Wash three-fourths pound mushrooms. Remove stems, scrape, break in small pieces and cover with cold water. Bring slowly to boiling point and let simmer until stock is reduced to three tablespoons. Peel caps and break in pieces. Melt four tablespoons butter, add mushroom caps, sprinkle with salt and pepper, dredge generously with flour and add three-fourths cup cream and liquor drained from stems. Heat to boiling point and serve immediately. Serve on crofitons of fried bread. ROAST STUFFED SHOULDER OF MUTTON. Wipe a shoulder of mutton and remove blade. Stuff space thus made, and sew into shape. Place on rack in dripping pan, sprinkle with salt, and dredge meat and bottom of pan with flour. Bake in hot oven, allowing fifteen minutes to the pound. Baste as soon as flour in pan is browned, and every fifteen minutes afterwards. It may be necessary to put a small quantity of hot water In pan during cooking. GRAVY. | Remove some of the fat from pan, leaving three tablespoons. Place pan on front of range, add three tablespoons flour and stir until well browned. The flour dredged and browned in pan, should give additional color. Pour on gradually, while stirring constantly, one and one-half cups boiling water. Let boil three minutes, season with salt and pepper, and strain. Family Dinners. 67 1 cup cracker crumbs 4 teaspoon pepper + cup melted butter 1 tablespoon parsley, finely 4 teaspoon salt chopped 4 teaspoon, each, summer savory, thyme and marjoram 4 cup boiling water Mix ingredients in order given. RICED POTATOES. Force hot boiled potatoes through a potato ricer, and pile lightly on a hot vegetable dish. FRENCH STRING BEANS. Remove beans from can, put in a strainer, and pour over two quarts cold water. Drain, and let stand, exposed to the air, one-half hour. Heat very hot, and season with butter and salt. CELERY AND CREAM CHEESE SALAD. Mix one-half cup very finely chopped celery with one cream cheese. Make the mixture into small balls, arrange in lettuce leaves, pour on a French dressing, sprinkle with paprika and garnish with radishes cut in fancy shapes. CHARLOTTE RUSSE. 14 cups heavy cream # tablespoon granulated 4 cup milk gelatine 4 cup powdered sugar 3 tablespoons scalded milk 1 tablespoon cold water § Few grains salt # teaspoon vanilla Lady fingers 68 What to Have for Dinner. Dilute cream with milk and beat until stiff, then add sugar. Soak gelatine in cold water and dissolve in scalded milk. Fold gelatine carefully into cream to prevent mixture from lumping. Add salt and flavoring. Line a mould with Lady Fingers, turn in mixture and chill. Family Dinners. 69 “In diet lies the key to nine-tenths of the social and political problems that vex our age and tume.” Brown Sour witH Macaroni Rines AND CHEESE. FILLeTs oF Cop, B&CHAMEL SAUCE. AUSTRIAN POTATOEs. : BRAISED LIVER WITH GREEN STRING BEANS. MARSHMALLOW PUDDING. 70 What to Have for Dinner. BROWN SOUP WITH MACARONI RINGS AND CHEESE.