LIGHT PART.
1-3/4 cups granulated sugar.
1 scant cup butter or a mixture of butter and lard.
Whites of 6 eggs.
1 cup milk.
3 scant cups flour sifted with 2 teaspoons of baking powder.
Flavor with essence of lemon.
More
-
LENTEN SOUP
6 Onions--1 1/2d. 2 oz. Butter or Beef Dripping 2 quarts of Water or Pot Liquor Crusts of Bread Salt and Pepper--2d. Total Cost, with Butter--3 1/2 d. Time--Two Hours. Peel and slice up the onions and put them into a sauce--pan with the butt... LENTIL SAUSAGES
For each person soak one tablespoon of lentils overnight. Then drain and leave them spread on a dish for a day. When ready to use, chop them finely and cook gently in a covered jar in an outer vessel of water for about one hour, adding from time to time j... LENTIL SOUP
1 lb. Split Lentils--2d. 1/2 oz. Butter--1d. 3 Onions and 2 doz. Peppercorns 1 teaspoonful Sugar 3 quarts Water Salt--1d. Total Cost--4 d. Time--Four Hours. Wash the lentils well in two or three waters and put them into a saucepan with the... LENTIL SOUP (LINZEN), No. 1
Soak two cups of lentils over night in cold water. Drain and add to a sliced onion which has been browned in two tablespoons of drippings; when these have been fried for five minutes, add three stalks of celery cut in small pieces or some celery seed, pep... LENTIL SOUP, No. 2
Made same as Dried Pea Soup. One cup of strained tomatoes may be added or small slices of sausage. ... LENTILS, TO BOIL
Wash the lentils well in cold water, cover them with cold water seasoned with salt, and boil for one hour and a half. Strain all the water off, put them into a hot dish with about half an ounce of butter, and serve. ... LETTUCE
If lettuce has grown until rather too old for salad, it may be cooked, and makes a fairly palatable dish. ... LETTUCE
The French style of making lettuce salad is as follows: After dressing the salad, mix it in one tablespoon of oil, then take only two tablespoons of white wine vinegar, mixed with a very little pepper and salt, and just turn the lettuce over and over in t... LETTUCE SALAD
2 Lettuces--1d. 1 tablespoonful Condensed Milk 2 teaspoonful Mustard--1d. 2 Eggs--2d. 1/2 gill Vinegar--1/2d. 1/4 gill Oil Pepper and Salt--1/2d. Total Cost--5d. Boil the eggs hard; take the yolk of one and put it into a basin and work it ... LETTUCE SALAD.
Add to the above dressing just before serving, one pound of crisp lettuce, cut in one-half inch squares, or sliced fine. Garnish the dish or dishes with the white of the egg, chopped fine, to which add the thin slices of two or three small radishes. ... LETTUCE SANDWICHES
Put fresh lettuce leaves, washed and dried, between thin layers of bread. Spread with Mayonnaise or Boiled Dressing. ... LETTUCE STEWED
4 Lettuces--3d. 1 oz. Butter Nutmeg Pepper and Salt--1d. Total Cost--4d. Time--Half an Hour Wash the lettuces very thoroughly and lay them in salt and water for half an hour. Plunge them into plenty of boiling water seasoned with salt and a qu... LIGHT BREAD
From MRS. VIRGINIA C. MEREDITH, of Indiana, Vice Chairman Executive Committee, and Lady Manager. _It gives me great pleasure to send you an excellent recipe for steamed brown bread for your Colombian Autograph Cook Book. I have great sympathy with your pl... LIGHT PART.
1-3/4 cups granulated sugar. 1 scant cup butter or a mixture of butter and lard. Whites of 6 eggs. 1 cup milk. 3 scant cups flour sifted with 2 teaspoons of baking powder. Flavor with essence of lemon. ... LILLIAN RUSSELL
Dish a helping of vanilla ice cream in the centre of the serving plate, place in the centre of the ice cream a whole brandied peach, press it down into the ice cream, baste over four tablespoonfuls of Claret Sauce, and serve. ... LIMA BEAN SALAD
Take two cups of cold, cooked Lima beans, two stalks of chopped celery, one dozen chopped olives, one teaspoon of onion juice, one teaspoon of salt, and a dash of red pepper. Mix thoroughly and serve on lettuce leaves with French dressing and garnish with... LIMA BEANS
Husk corn, removing all silk. Put into fresh boiling water to cover and boil rapidly for 5 minutes. Remove from water and serve on platter covered with napkin. ... LIMPENS CHEESE
Make a thick white sauce, and when it has grown a little cold, add the yolk of one egg, and a few drops of lemon-juice. Sprinkle in a slice of stale bread, and enough grated cheese to flavor it strongly, and leave it to cool for two hours. Then shape into... LINSER TART
Make a dough of one-half pound each of flour, sugar and almonds that are grated with peel on, two eggs, a little allspice, a little citron, pinch of salt. Flavor with brandy. Take a little more than half, roll it out and line a pie-pan, put strawberry jam... LINZER TORTE
Cream one pound of butter with one pound of sugar until foamy, then add one by one four whole eggs. Mix well, then stir in three-fourths pound of pounded almonds or walnuts, one teaspoon of cinnamon, one-fourth teaspoon of cloves, one pound of flour, one ... LITTLE CRUMB CAKES
For these small cakes Aunt Sarah creamed together 1/2 cup of granulated sugar, 1/4 cup butter. One quite large egg was used. The egg yolk was added to the creamed sugar and butter and thoroughly beaten, then scant 1/2 cup of milk was added, and one heapin... LITTLE FRENCH CAKES
Beat one-fourth cup of butter to a cream with one-fourth cup of sugar and add one cup of flour. Stir well and then add one egg which has been beaten into half a pint of milk, a little at a time. Fill buttered saucers with the mixture, bake and when done, ... LITTLE SHORT CAKES.
Rub into a pound of flour four ounces of butter, four ounces of white powdered sugar, and two eggs; make it into a paste, roll it thin, and cut into small cakes with tin cutters. A little orange flower-water or sweet wine improve the flavour of these cake... LITTLE TOWERS OF SALAD
Shred some red cabbage, to half a pound of it add two medium sized apples, minced finely without core or skin, a bit of fat bacon, season with pepper, salt, vinegar, which should be tarragon vinegar, and put it to simmer in some gravy or milk and water. I... Liver a la Bourgogne.
Season a porter-house steak with salt and pepper and rub with butter. Place on a hot gridiron and let broil on a quick fire on both sides. Make this sauce: Chop 1 onion and brown in 1 tablespoonful of butter; add 1/2 cup of stock and 1/2 cup of claret; le... LIVER AND BACON
Wipe beef with damp cloth, put into iron kettle or frying pan, and brown well on all sides. Add 2 tablespoons cut onion, 1 tablespoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper and 2 cups boiling water; reduce heat and boil slowly 1-3/4 hours; add water as necessary, 1 cu...