Routine: Prepare ham loaf and put in oven to bake. Prepare succotash (corn and string beans). Make Thousand Island Dressing. Make lemon sauce. Broil bananas.

Gingerbread may be purchased at bakery or made after breakfast with prepared gingerbread mixture.

Ham Loaf

2 cups bread crumbs

1 egg

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1 pound smoked ham, ground

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup milk

1 pound lean pork, ground

4 strips bacon

Mix bread crumbs, egg, seasonings, milk and meat together. Blend thoroughly. Put into a greased loaf tin or glass baking dish which has been lined with three or four strips of bacon. Bake one hour in a moderate oven (375°).

Broiled Bananas

4 bananas 1 tablespoon butter

Remove skin from bananas. Melt butter in frying pan, and have sides and bottom well covered with it. Place bananas in pan, saute slowly until brown and soft, five to ten minutes.

Succotash

1 small can golden bantam corn or kernels from two ears of corn

1 small can string beans or 1/2 pound fresh string beans

2 teaspoons butter 1/2 cup milk

Mix canned corn and beans in stewpan with one half cup of milk and two teaspoons of butter. Salt and pepper to taste. Heat, being careful not to let it burn.

If fresh vegetables are used, cook separately, drain off water and proceed as above.

Thousand Island Dressing

(See Index)

Lemon sauce

3/4 cup sugar

1TABLESPOON cornstarch

1 cup water

2 tablespoons lemon juice

Dash nutmeg

1 teaspoon butter

Mix sugar and cornstarch thoroughly, stir in water and cook until clear and thick, stirring constantly. Take off the stove and add lemon juice, nutmeg and butter and stir until butter is melted. Serve hot on gingerbread squares.