Jellied Beef

Onion Salad Brown Bread And Butter

Cream Puffs

Jellied Beef

Soak 1/2 T gelatine in 1/4 c cold water 1/2 h. Put enough cold boiled beef through the meat chopper to make 1 c; to this add 1 small tomato peeled and chopped fine, 1/2 T grated onion, 1/2 t salt and a dash of pepper. To the gelatine add 1/2 c boiling water and when the gelatine is thoroughly dissolved add to the beef mixture. Stir all together well, turn into a mould, preferably a square one, and when cold and firm cut into slices to serve.

Onion Salad

To 1 c dry breadcrumbs add 2 small onions chopped fine. Cook 3 eggs hard, and cut up the whites of 1 1/2 eggs and add to the crumbs. Make a dressing of 1 T melted butter, 1 T vinegar, 1 T sugar, 3 T lukewarm water, 1/8 t pepper,

1/2 t salt, and pour over the crumbs, mixing well. Now put into a serving dish, cover the top with the yolks of the eggs pressed through a sieve, then cut the whites of the other 1 1/2 eggs into rings and distribute over the top. Garnish with parsley and serve.

Cream Puffs

To 1/4 c butter add 1/2 c hot water, and when boiling add 1/2 c flour and beat vigorously. As soon as the ingredients are well blended, remove from the fire and add 2 eggs, unbeaten, one at a time, beating the mixture thoroughly until smooth. Drop by spoonfuls onto a buttered pan, 1 1/2 inches apart, and shape with the handle of the spoon until circular, piling the mixture slightly in the center. Bake 30 m in a moderate oven.

When done remove from the oven and when cool make a slit in the side of each large enough to admit the Cream Filling. If the cakes are removed from the oven before they are thoroughly done they will fall. If in doubt, take one from the oven and if it retains its shape, it is done. This recipe makes 9 small cream cakes.

Cream Filling

In a double boiler heat 1 c milk. While heating mix 1/2 c sugar, 2 1/2 T flour, 1/8 t salt, well together, then add to 1 egg slightly beaten. Gradually pour on the heated milk, return to the double boiler, and cook 15 m, stirring constantly until the mixture has thickened. When cool add 1/2 t vanilla, and put into the puffs.

Preparing The Meal

Ten minutes before lunch time unmould the Jellied Beef and with a sharp knife slice thinly. Also serve the salad, then cut the brown bread and butter, fill the water glasses, place some cream puffs on a plate on the sideboard, and serve the lunch.