This section is from the book "Lessons In Cooking Through Preparation Of Meals", by Eva Robeeta Robinson. Also available from Amazon: Lessons in Cooking Through Preparation of Meals.
Bread And Butter Iced Tea
Cake
Cut 3 cold boiled potatoes into cubes, add 1 onion and 1/2 cucumber chopped fine. Marinate with 6 T olive oil and 3 T lemon juice. Season with 1/2 t salt and 1/8 t pepper. Arrange the salad in a salad bowl, cover the top with slices of tomato and over this place a few tablespoons of boiled salad dressing (p. 29) or mayonnaise (p. 177).
An hour before luncheon prepare the salad and set in a cold place until ready to serve. At that time also make 1 c strong tea and set away to cool.
Ten m before lunch time cut the bread and butter, make the tea, using ice water, cut cake left from Sunday, or use cookies or fancy crackers. Arrange the salad on plates and serve the luncheon.
Monday Luncheon - | Cost | |
Potato Salad .................. | $ | 1,068 |
Lettuce ........................................................... | 25 | |
Bread and Butter ............................................ | 600 | |
Iced Tea ........................................................ | 156 | |
Cake ............................................................. | 812 | |
Total Lucheon ......................... | $ | 2,661 |
 
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