This section is from the book "Meals On Wheels", by Lou Willson, Olive Hoover. See also: Larousse Gastronomique.
Routine: Prepare salad earlier in the day.
Prepare junket.
Peel and cook potatoes.
Prepare and cook chicken.
Assemble salad, keep in refrigerator until ready to serve.
Rice potatoes.
Make gravy.
1 cup grated cucumbers, seeds removed
2 tablespoons vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt 1 package lemon gelatin 1 cup boiling water green vegetable coloring
Add vinegar and salt to grated cucumber. Dissolve gelatin in boiling water and color green with the vegetable coloring. Chill, and when partially congealed, add the cucumber mixture. When firm, cut into squares and serve on lettuce with mayonnaise. Garnish with radishes.
Prepare according to directions on the package.
Peel potatoes, cook in boiling salted water until tender. Drain and put through a potato ricer. Serve with a lump of butter and paprika.
1 three pound chicken fat
Flour
Cut chicken into pieces for frying. Wash and dry. Drop into a paper sack containing flour, seasoned with salt and pepper. Shake well in order to coat thoroughly each piece of chicken with the flour. Put several tablespoons of fat into the frying pan and when bubbling hot put in the chicken and brown slowly on all sides. Add one half cup of water, cover and steam slowly for ten to fifteen minutes.
Remove chicken from pan and make a gravy with a cup of milk and thickening added to the drippings in the pan.
 
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