Peel and slice, medium thick, large cuc.u.mbers; dip in batter and cracker crumbs and fry in hot fat until brown.
KOHLRABBI
Mrs. E. R. Hornig
Take three bunches of kohlrabbi, remove hard leaves, strip tender leaves from their ribs, cut them up fine. Peel kohlrabbi, cut in slices quarter of an inch thick, and add tender green leaves. Put on to boil with cold water, just enough to cover, until tender. Season with pepper and salt, blend a teaspoonful of flour with b.u.t.ter, add to vegetable, and stew a few minutes longer. Serve hot.
SALADS
"_"Twould tempt the dying anchorite to eat; Back to the world, he"d turn his weary soul, And plunge his fingers in the salad bowl._"
TEA SALAD
Mrs. Frederick Dunn
Upon a leaf of head lettuce, place a round of boiled ham. (One slice of ham will make two rounds.) Then place a thick slice of tomato; and next a half a hard boiled egg, cut crosswise; then a ring of sweet green peppers; and over all pour Thousand Island dressing. Garnish with parsley and radish rosettes. Two such portions served on a salad plate makes an appetizing dish, or it can be served on a large platter at the table, or pa.s.sed.
PERFECTION SALAD
Mrs. Louis Geyler
One envelope Knox"s sparkling gelatine; one-half cup cold water; one-half cup mild vinegar; one pint boiling water; one teaspoonful salt; one cup finely shredded celery; one cuc.u.mber chopped finely; one bunch radishes chopped; one green pepper chopped; one-half cup sugar; juice of one lemon; little onion juice; seeds of one pomegranite. Soak gelatine in cold water five minutes; add vinegar; lemon juice; onion juice; boiling water; sugar and salt. Strain and when beginning to set, add ingredients. Turn into ring mold and chill. Serve on lettuce leaves, garnish with asparagus tips in center and tomatoes quartered around it.
Use cooked mayonnaise as dressing.
CHICKEN SALAD
Mrs. Jarvis Weed
To the white meat and a very little bit of the dark meat of a chicken add one cupful blanched almonds, a cupful of celery and about six slices of Hawaiian pineapple shredded. Cover with an oil mayonnaise and mix well.
FROZEN FRUIT SALAD
Mrs. C. H. Bushnell
Three cakes blue label cream cheese; one-half pint mayonnaise dressing; one pint whipped cream; one ten-cent bottle maraschino cherries; one can white cherries; one can pineapple cut fine; one-half cup pecan nuts.
Beat cheese to cream, mix with fruit, put in melon mold and freeze about three hours. Serve on lettuce with mayonnaise.
FROZEN SALAD
Mrs. A. E. Kaltenbrun
Five eggs beaten separately. One cup of vinegar; one cup of milk and cream mixed; one tablespoonful b.u.t.ter; one-half teaspoonful mustard; one-fourth teaspoonful salt; one cup of sugar. Cook until thick. Let cool and add: two bottles whipping cream, any kind of fruit--preferably pineapple, oranges, peaches, etc., and freeze like a mousse. Baking powder can molds are splendid. Slice and serve with cherry on lettuce.
FROZEN SALAD
Mrs. Thos. D. Caliger
Melt one tablespoonful b.u.t.ter and add yolks of two eggs, well beaten; mix three and one-half tablespoonfuls flour, three tablespoonfuls sugar, one teaspoonful salt, one-third teaspoonful paprika, few grains cayenne.
Add to the above mixture: Two-thirds cup milk; one-third cup vinegar.
Cook same in double boiler until thick. Stir constantly; when cooked, beat two minutes and chill; then add two large tablespoonfuls of pineapple juice, four cupfuls of fruit cut fine, one bottle of whipped cream. Pack in ice and salt for three hours. Slice and serve on lettuce leaves.
HAWAIIAN SALAD
Mrs. C. A. Jennings
One large or two small heads of lettuce; four medium sized tomatoes; one alligator pear. Place lettuce leaves on plate with two or three slices of tomatoes. Cover with rings of alligator pear cut very thin. Serve with French dressing.
French Dressing: Rub salad dish with bead of garlic (omit if objectionable). One-half teaspoonful salt, generous dash of paprika, four tablespoonfuls olive oil, one and one-half tablespoonfuls vinegar.
This will serve six people.
COTTAGE CHEESE AND PRUNE SALAD
Mrs. Lyman Holsey
One and one-fourth cups cottage cheese; one and one-half dozen medium sized prunes: one-fourth cup chopped hickory nuts; one-fourth teaspoonful salt; dash paprika. Wash prunes. Remove pits and let soak over night. Mix remaining ingredients and stuff prunes with this mixture. Place on lettuce leaf and serve with French dressing.
FRUIT SALAD
Belle Hallen Molt
One can pineapple cubed; one pound Malaga grapes seeded and cut in half; one-fourth pound pecans; one-fourth pound marshmallows cut in half.
Dressing: Yolks of four eggs; one-half teaspoonful mustard; one-half teaspoonful salt; juice of one lemon; one-half cup of cream; boil in double boiler until thick and smooth. Let this get cold and add one-half pint whipped cream and pour over and mix thoroughly with fruit and let stand in icebox four hours before serving, giving the marshmallows a chance to become creamy. It will come out like a thick fluff.
FRUIT SALAD
Mrs. C. B. Martin
Into a quart of boiling water, put two packages of lemon jello; when thoroughly dissolved, strain; and when cool mix in one cup of chopped nuts; one cup of green grapes, seeded and cut in half; one cup of sliced pineapple; one-half cup pimento; two cups chopped cabbage; stir and add to jello.
FRUIT SALAD
Mrs. J. Blackburn