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1912

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Presented as published in 1912. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Cream }i c butter, add gradually ^ c powdered sugar, to the white of i egg beaten stiff, and i c preserved straw- berrieStrawberry Sauces. Beat well until all are blended and the sauce light and foamy. Either preserved or fresh fruit may be used as desired. Serve on the hot pudding. Preparing the Meal Dress the goose the night before. Stuff and truss in the morning and begin baking at 9 o'clock. Cook and mash the turnips and prepare the souffle up to the point of adding the whites of the eggs. Wash the lettuce, wrap in a cloth or paper and lay in a cold place. Peel the potatoes and let them stand in cold water, then make the pudding sauce. Set the table, arranging the decorations and getting every- thing as nearly ready as possible, putting on the jelly, etc. At II o'clock fix the shrimps and the cocktail sauce and set in a cool place until needed. Then prepare the salad. About 12 o'clock make the snow balls. Put the potatoes on to boil and steam the snow balls over them. Finish the souffle and set to bake. Put bread, butter, water, etc., on the table. Arrange the shrimp cocktail on the salad plates and put on the table. Remove the goose to a hot platter and put in the warming oven. Make the gravy. Take the pota- toes out of the boiling- water and rice them, leaving the snowballs standing in the steamer over the boiling water. Let the souffle remain in the oven until ready to serve. Have the bon bons and salted nuts in dishes on the side table and the dessert dishes ready for the snowballs. DECEMBER MENUS— COST AND PERSONS FOOD VALUE— FOUR Supplies — Cost 6 lbs. Flour $0.18 1-7 lb. Cornstarch 01^4 % lb. Cornmeal 02% 4 lbs. Bread 20 % lb. Crackers 03 Vs pkg. Shredded Wheat.. .04 Vs pkg. Ralston 02 % pkg. Pettljohn 01% lb. Cracked lb. Rice Wheat. . .021/. .OG " % lb. Macaroni 04 61/2 lbs. Sugar 39 1 pt. Syrup 06 Vs pt. Maple Syrup 0.5 1/^ % pt. Raspberry Jam 15 1 lb. Sausage 25 3 lbs. Ham 66 1 lb. Veal Stew 16 % lb. Codfish 08 1 Kidney 08 3 lbs. Rabbit 42 1 1/2 lbs. Round Steak 21 % lbs. Tripe 09 2 lbs. Salmon 36 11/2 lbs. Flank Steak 24 4 lbs. Roast Beef. 1 pr. Sweetbreads 4 doz. Eggs. .56 .30 1.40 6 qts. Milk 48 3 pts. Cream 60 % lb. Cheese 07% 3 lbs. Butter 96 1/4 lb. Suet 05 1 p. Potatoes 40 % Pumpkin 07 2 Cans Tomatoes 20 1 can Succotash 12 1 small can Mushrooms. . .10 14 pk. Sweet Potatoes 10 1 can Corn 10 1 Cabbage 04% 4 Turnips 05 3 Carrots 05 4 Onions 05 1 bunch Celery 10 1 Egg Plant 15 1/2 lb. Prunes 05 1/4 pk. Apples 10 1/2 lb. Figs 10 1/) doz. Lemons 15 3 Oranges 09 1/4 can Peaches 07 1/2 lb. Raisins 08 1/2 doz. Bananas 09 1 can Strawberries 25 1-32 lb. Cocoa 02 % lb. Chocolate 10 % lb. CofiEee 22 1-16 lb. Tea 04 Total 9,840 265 1,086 4,820 400 510 354 426 852 1,224 800 12,090 2,000 1,000 1,000 1,600 4,800 480 200 300 2,070 1,665 300 2,144 907 4,440 576 3,808 3,900 2,7.30 771 10,815 881 2,247 224 420 651 50 600 500 217 100 100 100 50 100 800 440 600 219 255 100 600 450 800 72 600 -FOOD UNITS- Proteix 1,180 "98 626 36 66 53 77 154 108 120 304 912 202 190 183 828 900 250 640 381 2,398 352 1,220 741 136 194 54 4 247 16 88 116 15 32 65 43 13 10 13 12 17 24 13 30 21 15 4 18 21 64