with 4 sliced shallots and 1 clove of garlic mashed fine. When nearly
done, add 1 tablespoonful of butter, 2 sprigs of parsley chopped fine,
1 tablespoonful of soy, 1 tablespoonful each of tarragon and
Worcestershire sauce. Let cook until done. Place on a platter. Garnish
with fried parsley and serve with boiled rice.
7.--Swiss Creamed Potatoes.
Boil potatoes until tender and slice them thin. Heat two ounces of
butter; add a dessert-spoonful of flour. Then stir in some rich milk
until it thickens; add the potatoes, salt, pepper and chopped parsley.
Let boil up; add a little hot cream and serve at once.
8.--Belgian Chicken.
Cut a cooked chicken into pieces; add some slices of cold veal. Heat 1
cup of stock; add 1/4 teaspoonful of mustard, 1/2 teaspoonful of
paprica, a pinch of white pepper and salt to taste. Add the chicken
and 1 glass of sherry wine. Let all cook ten minutes. Add 3
tablespoonfuls of currant jelly. Serve hot with toasted croutons.
9.--Swiss Biscuits.
Beat the yolks of 2 eggs with 1/4 pound of butter; add a pinch of salt
and pepper, a teaspoonful of mustard and 5 ounces of grated Swiss
cheese. Mix well with 1/4 pound of flour or enough to make a stiff
dough; roll out and cut into round biscuits. Bake in a moderate oven
for twenty minutes, and serve.
10.--French Fritters.
Boil 1 quart of water; add 1 teaspoonful of salt, 2 tablespoonfuls of
butter; then stir in enough sifted flour until thick and smooth. When
cold, stir in 5 beaten eggs, sugar and a little nutmeg to taste. Fry
in deep hot lard to a golden brown. Serve with wine sauce.
11.--German Waffles.
Mix 1/4 pound of butter with 6 tablespoonfuls of sugar. Add the yolks
of 5 eggs, 1/2 cup of milk, 1/2 pound of sifted flour with 2
teaspoonfuls of baking-powder, a pinch of salt and the grated peel of
a lemon. Mix well; add the whites beaten stiff and bake in a well
greased waffle iron. Sprinkle with pulverized sugar and serve hot.
12.--Dutch Rice Fritters.
Take 1 cup of boiled rice and mix with 3 beaten eggs. Then sift 1/2
cup of flour with 1 teaspoonful of baking-powder and a pinch of salt.
Add some sugar to taste. Beat to a light thick batter and fry a
spoonful at a time in boiling lard. Sprinkle with pulverized sugar and
serve hot with cooked fruit.
13.--French Lettuce Salad.
Take the inner lettuce leaves; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Mix the
yolks of 2 hard-boiled eggs with 1 tablespoonful of olive-oil and stir
all together with 2 tablespoonfuls of white wine vinegar. Serve at
once with meats.
14.--Austrian Baked Eggs.
Poach fresh eggs one at a time; then put in a well-buttered
baking-dish; sprinkle with salt, pepper, bits of butter and grated
cheese. Pour over the top 1/2 cup of cream sauce and cover with fine
bread-crumbs. Set in the oven to brown and serve hot with
tomato-sauce.
15.--Swedish Stewed Chicken.
Cut a spring chicken in pieces at the joints; season with salt and
pepper and sauté in hot butter. Add 2 cups of cream sauce, 1/2 cup of
boiled rice, some chopped parsley and bits of butter. Let stew slowly
until the chicken is very tender. Serve hot.
16.--Polish Filled Fish.
Clean the fish; cut open along the backbone. Remove all the fish from
the skin and bone from head to tail and chop fine. Fry 1 onion in
butter; add some soaked bread. Take from the fire and mix with the
chopped fish. Add 2 eggs and chopped parsley; season highly with salt
and pepper, a pinch of cloves and nutmeg. Fill the skin of the fish
with the mixture and boil with sliced onions, a few lemon slices, some
parsley and a tablespoonful of butter, salt and pepper, until done.
Serve hot or cold.
17.--Eels a la Poulette.
Clean and skin the eels; let boil with salt, pepper and vinegar. Then
cut into three-inch pieces. Heat 2 tablespoonfuls of butter; add 1
onion chopped; stir in 1 tablespoonful of flour until brown; add 1 cup
of water, salt, pepper, 1 bay-leaf, some parsley and thyme. Let boil
well; add the eels and 1 glass of wine. Boil ten minutes longer;
thicken the sauce with the yolks of 2 eggs well beaten and seasoned
with lemon-juice. Serve with fried croutons.
18.--Italian Baked Fish.
Clean and season a blue fish with salt, pepper and cloves. Lay the
fish in a baking-pan with 1 onion chopped fine and 2 tablespoonfuls of
chopped carrot and parsley. Pour over 1 glass of wine; sprinkle with
flour. Put flakes of butter over the fish and let bake until brown.
Serve with macaroni.
19.--Dutch Stuffed Goose.
Clean and season a goose and stuff with oysters well seasoned with
salt, pepper, parsley, thyme and bits of butter rolled in fine
bread-crumbs. Put in a baking-dish. Pour over the oyster liquor and a
little hot water; let bake until done. Baste as often as necessary.
Serve with red currant jelly.
20.--Swiss Roast Turkey.
Clean and season the turkey with salt and pepper. Then fill with 2
cups of bread-crumbs mixed with a lump of butter, some chopped onion
and thyme, salt and pepper to taste, 1/2 cup of seeded raisins and 1/2
cup of nuts. Mix all well with 2 beaten eggs. Put turkey in
dripping-pan and let bake a rich brown. Baste often with the dripping
until tender. Serve with dressing.
21.--French Turkey Soup.
Cut off all the meat from left-over turkey bones. Put the bones in
cold water and boil with 1 small onion, 1 carrot, 2 pieces of celery
and 2 sprigs of parsley, all cut fine. Add 1 cup of tomato-sauce. Let
all cook well, seasoned with salt and pepper. Remove the bones; add
boiled rice and the turkey meat cut into dice pieces. Let boil and
serve hot with fried croutons.
22.--Swedish Baked Fish.
Clean and season a trout with salt, black pepper and cayenne. Lay in a
baking-pan; dredge with flour; sprinkle with parsley and bits of
butter; add a little water and vinegar. Let bake in a hot oven. Baste
often with butter until done. Garnish with parsley and serve hot with
cream sauce.
23.--Jewish Stewed Sweetbreads.
Clean and parboil the sweetbreads; then fry 1 small sliced onion in
hot fat until light brown. Stir in 1 tablespoonful of flour; add 1/2
cup of water and 1/2 cup of wine vinegar; let boil up. Add 1 bay-leaf,
a few cloves, 1/4 cup of seeded raisins, a few thin slices of lemon
and chopped parsley. Season with salt and paprica to taste; add 1
tablespoonful of brown sugar. Let boil; add the sweetbreads and simmer
until done. Serve cold.
24.--German Stuffed Turkey.
Singe and clean a fat turkey. Season well with salt and pepper. Chop
the giblets; add some chopped veal and pork, 1 onion, 2 cloves of
garlic and parsley chopped, salt and pepper. Mix with 2 eggs and stuff
the turkey. Put in the dripping-pan with some hot water. Dredge with
flour; let bake until done. Baste often with the sauce. Serve the
turkey with the dressing. Garnish with boiled beets sliced thin.
25.--Neapolitan Salad.
Cut cold chicken or turkey in small dice pieces; add some cold
potatoes, beets and celery, cut fine; sprinkle with chopped
hard-boiled eggs, salt and pepper. Line the salad bowl with lettuce
leaves; add the salad. Cover with a French mayonnaise dressing.
Garnish with capers and beets.
26.--Bavarian Stuffed Chicken.
Clean and season a fat hen. Chop the giblets; add some truffles, a
chopped onion, parsley, bread-crumbs, a beaten egg, salt, black pepper
and paprica to taste. Then fill the chicken; heat some dripping in a
large saucepan; lay in the chicken, cover, and cook slowly with 1 cup
of hot water until tender.
27.--Hungarian Baked Herring.
Bone the herring and cut into small pieces. Slice some cooked
potatoes; then butter a baking-dish; sprinkle with flour. Put a layer
of potatoes, some chopped onion and herring and bits of butter until
dish is full; sprinkle with pepper. Make the top layer of potatoes and
bits of butter. Moisten with 3 tablespoonfuls of sour cream. Bake in a
moderate oven until brown. Serve hot.
28.--French Stewed Quail.
Stuff the quail. Put 1 tablespoonful of butter in a large stew-pan;
add some thin slices of bacon. Let get very hot. Lay in the birds;
sprinkle with salt and pepper; add 1 small onion and 1 carrot chopped
fine. Cover and let brown a few minutes, then add 1 cup of hot water.
Let stew slowly until tender. Thicken the sauce with flour mixed with
milk; add some chopped parsley; let boil up and serve hot.
29.--India Beef Curry.
Cut 2 pounds of beefsteak into inch pieces. Sprinkle with salt, pepper
and flour and fry until brown. Add 1 onion chopped fine and 1
tablespoonful of vinegar. Cover and let simmer with 1 tablespoonful of
curry-powder and 1/2 cup of hot water until meat is tender. Thicken
the sauce with flour and butter. Serve on a platter with a border of
cooked rice sprinkled with chopped parsley and garnished with fried
apple slices.
30.--Bread Pudding a la Caramel.
Mix 1 pint of soft bread-crumbs with 1/2 cup of seeded raisins, 2
tablespoonfuls of sugar and 2 eggs. Stir in 1 cup of milk and bake in
a well-buttered pudding-dish until brown. Then boil 1-1/2 cups of
brown sugar with 1/2 cup of milk and 4 tablespoonfuls of chocolate.
Stir until smooth and spread hot over the pudding.
31.--Irish Flummery.
Take 1 pint of oatmeal; pour on enough cold water to cover; let stand
over night; strain and boil with a pinch of salt until thickened. Then
add 1 cup of cooked small fruit, a lump of butter and sugar to taste.
Let get cold and serve with cream.
_NOVEMBER._
1.--Swiss Fried Sweetbreads.
Blanch the sweetbreads and sprinkle with salt and pepper; then cut
into thin slices. Dip in beaten egg and roll in grated Swiss cheese
and fine bread-crumbs and fry in a little hot butter to a golden
brown. Serve hot, garnished with parsley.
2.--Japanese Chicken.
Cut 2 spring chickens into pieces at the joints; season with salt,
ginger, pepper and curry-powder and let fry in hot olive-oil until
brown. Remove the chicken; add 1/4 cup of chopped leeks, 1/2 pint of
Japanese sauce, 1/2 cup of chrysanthemum flowers, 2 chopped red
peppers, some bamboo sprouts shaved thin and 1/2 cup of water. Cover
and let cook ten minutes. Add the chicken to the sauce with 1 cup of
cocoanut juice. Let all simmer until the chicken is tender. Serve on a
platter with a border of cooked rice and garnish with fried parsley.
3.--Hindu Venison.
Cook some venison, well seasoned, until tender and slice thin. Peel
and slice 2 apples and 1 Spanish onion; season and fry until a light
brown. Add 1 cooked carrot sliced thin, some savory herbs, and 1 cup
of mutton broth; cover and let cook fifteen minutes. Then mix 1/2
ounce of butter with 1/2 tablespoonful of curry-powder and 1
tablespoonful of lemon-juice; add to the sauce with the sliced
venison; cover and let simmer ten minutes; then add 1 tablespoonful of
currant jelly. Let get very hot and serve, garnished with fried
croutons and sliced lemon.
4.--Spanish Tongue.
Boil a beef tongue until tender; take off the outer skin. Then rub
with butter and the beaten yolk of an egg; put in a baking-dish. Add
1/2 cup of the water in which the tongue was cooked, 1/2 glass of wine
and 1/2 can of mushrooms. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and let bake
until brown. Serve garnished with the mushrooms.
5.--English Pigeon Pie.
Clean and season some young pigeons. Stuff each with chopped oysters
and bits of butter and let stew until tender with 1 onion, 2 sprigs of
parsley and 1 bay-leaf. Then line a deep pie-dish with a rich paste;
let bake and fill with the stuffed pigeons. Add the sauce; cover with
the paste and let bake until brown. Serve hot.
6.--Hungarian Stuffed Goose Neck.
Remove the skin from the neck of a fat goose and stuff with some
soaked bread, fried with 1 small chopped onion in a tablespoonful of
goose-dripping. Add chopped parsley, salt, paprica and ginger and mix
with 1 egg. Lay in a baking-pan with a little hot water and bake until
brown. Serve hot with red cabbage cooked with wine.
7.--Swedish Cabbage.
Shred a cabbage very thin; sprinkle with salt and cook in as little
water as possible until tender. Then add some milk and let boil. Add a
tablespoonful of butter mixed with flour, some mace and white pepper
to taste. Let boil up and serve hot.
8.--Spanish Fried Fish.
Season and slice red fish; roll in flour and fry until brown. Then
heat 1 tablespoonful of butter; add 1 chopped onion and 1 cup of
tomatoes; let fry; add 1 tablespoonful of flour and 1 cup of water;
also some parsley, salt, pepper and 1 bay-leaf chopped fine. Let all
cook; then add the slices of fried fish. Let all get very hot and
serve with boiled rice.
9.--German Spiced Rabbit.
Clean and cut the rabbit into pieces; sprinkle with salt, ginger,
black pepper and paprica and pour over some vinegar. Heat 1
tablespoonful of dripping; add the slices of rabbit and 1 sliced
onion, 2 bay-leaves, a few peppercorns, 2 sprigs of parsley, thyme and
a little mace. Cover with hot water and let stew slowly until tender.
Thicken the sauce with butter mixed with flour. Let cook and serve hot
with apple compote.
10.--English Layer Cake.
Bake 3 layers of sponge-cake; then mix some jelly with wine and spread
between the layers and over the top and sides. Cover with a rich
chocolate icing, flavored with vanilla.
11.--Dutch Rice Pudding.
Mix 1 cup of rice in 2 cups of milk; add 1 tablespoonful of butter,
the yolks of 4 eggs, the juice of 1/2 lemon, 1 cup of sugar and nutmeg
to taste, 1/2 cup of chopped raisins, 1/2 cup of nuts and the whites
of the eggs beaten to a stiff froth. Bake in a well-buttered
pudding-dish until done. Serve cold.
12.--Polish Poached Eggs.
Boil 1/2 cup of vinegar with one cup of water and break in fresh eggs
one at a time and poach them. Remove to a platter; sprinkle with salt
and pepper. Then add 1 tablespoonful of butter and 1 tablespoonful of
sugar to the sauce; let boil up and pour over the eggs. Serve on
buttered toast.
13.--Belgian Sweet Potato Purée.
Boil 4 sweet potatoes until soft. Mash until smooth with 1
tablespoonful of butter, 2 beaten eggs, 1 tablespoonful of brown
sugar, 1/4 teaspoonful of cinnamon and 1/4 cup of milk. Beat well. Put
in a buttered pudding-dish; pour over some melted butter; let bake
until brown. Serve hot with broiled steak.
14.--Spanish Codfish.
Parboil 1 cup of shredded codfish; heat 2 tablespoonfuls of butter;
add 1 chopped onion and 2 cups of tomatoes; let fry. Add 1
tablespoonful of flour; stir until thickened. Then add 1 cup of water,
pepper and chopped parsley; let boil well; add the codfish. Let simmer
one-half hour. Serve on buttered toast.
15.--Halibut a la Toulonaise.
Slice the fish; season highly with salt, pepper, cloves, lemon-juice
and parsley. Then roll in flour and fry in hot olive-oil until brown.
Garnish with lemon slices and parsley. Serve with a lettuce salad with
French dressing.
16.--Jewish Stewed Goose.
Clean and cut a fat goose into pieces; season with salt, pepper and
ginger. Put in a stew-pan with 1 sliced onion, 2 cloves of garlic, 1
bay-leaf, thyme and a few peppercorns; add the juice of a lemon. Cover
with hot water and let cook until tender. Thicken with flour and serve
hot with apple-sauce.
17.--Polish Rice Pudding.
Heat 1 quart of milk; add 1 cup of boiled rice, 3 ounces of seeded
raisins and 2 ounces of currants. Let cook ten minutes. Then add the
grated peel of a lemon, 1/4 of a grated nutmeg and the yolks of 6 eggs
well beaten with 1 cup of sugar. Mix thoroughly and pour into a
well-buttered pudding-dish; let bake until done. Then beat the whites
to a stiff froth with 3 tablespoonfuls of pulverized sugar; flavor
with vanilla. Spread on the pudding and let brown slightly in a hot
oven. Serve with lemon sauce.
18.--Vienna Dumplings.
Mix 2 eggs and 1/2 cup of water, a pinch of salt and enough flour to
make a stiff batter. Then drop by the tablespoonful into boiling
salted water until they rise to the surface. Remove to a platter and
fry some onions in hot butter. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and pour
over the dumplings.
19.--Bavarian Sauerkraut.
Cook 2 pounds of fresh pork; season with salt and pepper; add 2
bay-leaves and a few cloves. When half done, add 1 quart of sauerkraut
and let cook one hour. Add 1 cup of wine and 1 tablespoonful of brown
sugar. Let all cook until tender. Serve with potato dumplings.
20.--Chicken Croquettes a la Reine.
Chop cold cooked chicken with some mushrooms, parsley and thyme and
season with salt, black pepper and cayenne. Add a tablespoonful of
butter and 2 well-beaten eggs. Then form into croquettes. Dip in
beaten egg and fine bread-crumbs and fry in deep hot lard to a golden
brown. Make a cream sauce and serve with the croquettes. Garnish
with parsley.
21.--Jewish Goose Greeben.
Cut all the fat from the goose into small pieces and cook in a skillet
with 1 cup of cold water. Let cook uncovered until the water has
evaporated; then fry until brown. Sprinkle with salt and serve hot.
22.--French Venison Pie.
Cut venison in very small pieces and stew, highly seasoned, until
tender. Line a deep pie-dish with a rich pie-paste and bake. Then fill
with the venison. Add a glass of port wine, a pinch of cloves and mace
to the sauce and bits of butter rolled in flour. Pour the sauce over
the venison and cover with the paste. Rub the top with a beaten egg
and let bake until done.
23.--Belgian Broiled Quail.
Select fat quails. Rub with salt, pepper and butter and tie a very
thin strip of bacon around the body of each quail. Place on a broiler
over a slow fire; let broil twenty minutes until done. Remove the
bacon. Have ready buttered toast. Place the birds on the toast, pour
over some melted butter, chopped parsley and lemon-juice. Serve hot.
24.--Vienna Roast Beef.
Season a rib-roast of beef with salt, pepper and ginger and rub with
vinegar. Put in the dripping-pan with 1 sliced onion, 2 cloves of
garlic, 2 carrots, 2 stalks of celery cut fine, 1 bay-leaf and a few
cloves and peppercorns. Pour over 1 cup of stock and dredge with
flour. Let bake in a quick oven; allow fifteen minutes to the pound.
Serve with potato dumplings.
25.--Oysters a la Toulonaise.
Drain large oysters; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Try out a few
slices of bacon in a frying-pan; remove the bacon. Roll the oysters in
fine bread-crumbs and sauté until brown on both sides. Place on hot
buttered toast; sprinkle with lemon-juice and garnish with olives.
26.--Chicken a la Bechamel.
Clean and season a fat hen. Put a few slices of chopped bacon in a
saucepan; let get hot. Add the chicken with 1 carrot, 1 onion, 2
stalks of celery chopped fine, 1 herb bouquet, 1 bay leaf, a few
cloves and allspice and 2 blades of mace, 2 sprigs of parsley and 1
cup of hot water. Let all stew until tender; then add some chopped
mushrooms and pour over all 1 cup of hot rich cream.
27.--Milanese Vegetable Soup.
Cut bacon and ham into small pieces; put in a saucepan with 1
tablespoonful of hot butter. Add all kinds of vegetables, cut into
very small pieces and let fry a few minutes. Then fill the pan with 1
quart of beef stock; let all cook slowly for half an hour; add some
boiled rice and 1 cup of tomato-sauce and cook until done. Serve hot.
28.--Swedish Salad.
Cut cold cooked fish into small pieces and mix with chopped
hard-boiled eggs, a few sliced olives, capers and gherkins. Sprinkle
with salt and pepper. Line the salad bowl with crisp lettuce leaves;
add the salad and cover with a mayonnaise dressing. Garnish with
aspic, cut into dice pieces and serve cold.
29.--Oriental Rabbit Pie.
Clean and cut a rabbit into small pieces and let stew, well seasoned
with salt and pepper and cayenne. Add 2 chopped cloves of garlic, 1
chopped green pepper, 1 Spanish onion sliced thin and 2 sliced
tomatoes, a pinch of cloves and allspice. Then line a pie-dish with a
puff paste; let bake and fill with the rabbit; add 2 chopped
hard-boiled eggs and sprinkle with curry-powder. Cover with the paste;
brush the top with a beaten egg and let bake until brown. Serve hot.
30.--Spanish Baked Fish.
Season a pike; put in a baking-pan. Pour over two ounces of melted
butter and 1 pint of sour cream; then let bake in a hot oven for
twenty minutes. Sprinkle with bread-crumbs and grated cheese and let
brown on top. Serve hot. Garnish with parsley.
_DECEMBER._
1.--English Plum Pudding.
Soak 1 pound of stale bread in hot milk; then add 1/2 pound of sugar,
1 pound of seeded raisins, and 1 pound of currants all dredged with
flour, 1/4 pound of chopped citron, 1 pound of finely chopped beef
suet, 1 nutmeg grated, 1 tablespoonful of cinnamon, cloves and mace
mixed together, a pinch of salt, 1 glass of wine and 1 glass of fine
brandy. Mix with the yolks of 8 eggs and the whites beaten to a stiff
froth. Pour the mixture into a wet cloth dredged with flour; tie well
and let boil five hours. Serve with wine sauce.
2.--Swedish Rice Pudding.
Mix 3/4 cup of rice in 1 quart of milk; add 1 cup of sugar, a pinch of
salt and 1 teaspoonful of vanilla. Pour into a pudding-dish. Put bits
of butter over the top and let bake in a moderate oven until done.
Serve cold.
3.--Portugal Soup.
Boil 2 pounds of beef and 2 pig's feet in 4 quarts of water; season
with salt and pepper. Let boil well. Add 1 head of lettuce, 1/2 head
of cabbage, a few thin slices of pumpkin, 2 carrots and 1 clove of
garlic, all cut fine, and 1 herb bouquet. Let all cook until tender;
then add 1/2 can of peas. Remove the meat; cut into thin slices;
season, and serve with the soup.
4.--Chinese Salad.
Mix 2 dozen cooked oysters with 3 truffles, and 2 cooked potatoes cut
into shreds; season with salt and pepper. Add all kinds of chopped
herbs, and moisten with white wine. Line the salad bowl with crisp
lettuce leaves; fill with the mixture; sprinkle with finely chopped
parsley. Pour over a mayonnaise dressing and garnish with
anchovy fillets.
5.--Egyptian Salad.
Mix highly seasoned cold cooked rice with some grated onion, chopped
parsley and chives; add 2 dozen fine cut French sardines. Put on crisp
lettuce leaves in a salad bowl and cover with a mayonnaise dressing
Garnish with thin shreds of red beets, and serve.
6.--English Dumplings.
Beat 3 yolks of eggs with 1 tablespoonful of sugar; add 1/2 cup of
finely chopped suet, 1/2 cup of currants, 1/2 teaspoonful of salt and
a little nutmeg. Sift 1 cup of flour with 1 heaping teaspoonful of
baking-powder; mix well with the beaten whites of the eggs. Make into
dumplings the size of an egg; let steam. Serve hot with lemon sauce.
7.--Irish Pancakes.
Mix 1/2 pound of sifted flour with 2 beaten eggs, a pinch of salt, a
pint of milk and 1/2 ounce of melted butter. Mix well to a smooth
pancake batter and fry in hot lard to a delicate brown. Sprinkle with
powdered sugar and serve hot.
8.--English Cream Pudding.
Line a well-buttered pudding-dish with a rich puff-paste and bake.
Then beat 1 cup of butter with 1/2 pound of pulverized sugar. Add the
grated rind and juice of a lemon and beat well with the yolks of 6
eggs; add the whites beaten to a froth. Fill the pudding-dish with the
mixture and bake until done.
9.--Bavarian Roast Turkey.
Clean and season a fat turkey. Stuff with 3 raw potatoes, 2 apples and
1 onion grated. Mix with a lump of butter and 1 cup of bread-crumbs;
add 1 egg. Season with sage, thyme, salt and pepper; then put in a
dripping-pan. Pour in 1 cup of water and dredge with flour. Let bake
in a hot oven until done.
10.--Jewish Stewed Cabbage.
Shred a red cabbage very fine. Heat 2 tablespoonfuls of drippings in a
pan; add the cabbage; cover and let stew with 2 apples, and 1 onion
chopped fine. Then brown 1 tablespoonful of flour in hot butter; add
1/2 cup of water mixed with vinegar. Season with salt, pepper and
sugar to taste. Pour the sauce over the cabbage; let simmer ten
minutes. Add 1/2 cup of red wine; let boil up and serve hot.
11.--Venison a la Francaise.
Season venison steaks with salt, pepper and lemon-juice. Put in a
saucepan with 2 tablespoonfuls of hot butter. Add 1 onion, 2
bay-leaves, 1 clove of garlic and a sprig of parsley minced fine. Let
brown; then add 1/2 can of mushrooms, some thyme chopped fine and a
glass of claret. Cover and let simmer until tender. Serve with toasted
croutons and currant jelly.
12.--Italian Macaroni.