This section is from the book "The Peoria Women's Cook Book". See also How to Cook Everything.
Cook 1 qt. of cranberries in about ½ pt. of water, when done put through sieve, add 1½ pt.of sugar, cook until jelled. Have one cup of English walnuts in mold, pour cranberries over and set in cool place until firm, cut in cubes and serve on lettuce leaf. - Emma E. Liston, Bradston, Ill.
One pt. white corn meal, ½ teaspoon of salt. Set meal in oven until hot, then pour on enough boiling water until you have a batter as soft as can be handled. Stir in 1 egg. Take a spoonful and roll into a round ball. Drop in hot lard and fry a light brown - Mrs. J. H. Riggs.
Break macaroni in inch pieces. Cook in boiling salt water twenty minutes, then drain. Butter the bottom of a baking dish, put in a layer of oysters, salt, pepper and butter, then a layer of macaroni. Continue with alternate layers until the dish is filled. Pour over all a white sauce made from one tablespoon flour mixed with one cup milk. Bake in a hot oven about thirty minutes. - Mrs. Wm. Heyl.
Boil desired amount of macaroni in salt water until tender, then place a layer in baking dish, then a layer of stewed tomatoes, then a layer of fried hamburger with onions. Place in oven and bake about 15 or 20 minutes. - Mrs. Herbert G. Knopp..
Boil desired amount of spaghetti in salted water. Place a layer in baking dish, then a very thin layer of grated cheese and ground boiled ham mixed. Alternate until dish is full, having cheese and ham on top. Make thin white sauce and pour over and bake. - Mrs. J. R. Pfander.
Put a package of spaghetti in a gallon of boiling water with a handful of salt. Cook about eighteen to twenty minutes, according to the brand. Place a small pot on the range with a spoonful of clarified butter. Drop in a clove of chopped garlic, half an onion and a piece of ham trimming. When brown put in one quart of tomatoes, salt and pepper and a bay leaf. Reduce to one-half. Drain the spaghetti and strain the tomato sauce over, and add a piece of table butter the size of a walnut and a pinch of nutmeg. Serve hot in the chafing dish with grated Parmesan cheese on the side. An addition of shredded smoked tongue, button mushrooms and rings of stoned olives, make a variety good for a change.
1 ½ cup sugar, 1 ½ cup water,
5 cents cinnamon drops.
Let boil slowly while paring and coring ten apples. Place apples on end in liquor and let boil for 15 minutes. Carefully turn and boil 15 minutes. Fill cavity with nuts and serve with whipped cream.
Mrs. R. W. Patty.
Wash the desired number of apples and cut off stems, but do not core nor peel. Put them in kettle with plenty of boiling water and when partly done add. sugar. Boil moderately until done. The apples will remain whole. - Ella Elizabeth Clark.
 
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