This section is from the book "The Peoria Women's Cook Book". See also How to Cook Everything.
Cookery is become an art. A noble science. - Robert Burton.
Warm the biscuit in the oven to restore crispness, don't bum, pour hot milk over it, dipping the milk over it until the shreds are swollen; then pour a little cream over the top of the biscuit. Or, serve with cold milk or cream, according to individual taste.
A favorite luncheon for small children is made from a box of animal crackers, one of saltines, and a cup of pure maple syrup. Boil the syrup until it forms a soft ball when dropped in ice water, put a little on each saltine, and press an animal into this in a standing posture. May be served with milk. - Mrs. W. B. Reed.
Cut slices of brick cheese about ¼ in thick. Put slices of cheese between two slices of bread and season the cheese with salt and a little cayenne, then place sandwich in gas range and let remain there until bread is toasted and the cheese melted. - Mrs. O. P. Westervelt.
Pork chops cooked and ground and mixed with ground nuts and then add mayonnaise. Chopped dates seasoned with grated lemon peel and cloves or cinnamon. Sardines made to a paste with lemon juice. Cottage cheese mixed with cut olives. - Mrs. H. L. Clark.
To one small can of potted ham add 1 hard boiled egg, three sweet pickles and pimento, which have been minced fine. Mix with ham and enough salad dressing to make it spread easily. Place lettuce leaf just before placing the top piece of bread. - Mrs. M. J. Grieves.
Take the contents of an eight oz. package of Egg Schnitzels "Those Good Noodles;" drop them in two quarts of boiling water, which is seasoned with one heaping teaspoonful of salt; boil in open kettle from 10 to 15 minutes, drain in colander, shaking the water out thoroughly; put in serving dish with bread crumbs browned in butter spread over them. (If preferred, onions fried in butter may be used instead of bread crumbs.)
Mrs. B. C. Koch, Tremont, Ill.
Split fresh lady fingers and spread with stiff raspberry jam. Add powdered sugar to whipped cream, beaten stiff and run over top of each one with pastry tube. If cream is not sufficiently stiff, make mixture of whipped cream and gelatine, sweetened and flavored slightly with vanilla. Allow this to become cold and use in pastry tube. For afternoon tea or coffee. - Mrs. S. M. Miller.
One-half cup pecans chopped fine, one-half cup raisins chopped fine, 1 large apple chopped fine. Add juice of one-half lemon and one spoonful of sugar. Mix thoroughly and spread thinly between slices of buttered bread. - Flora C. Standlee.
Cut brown bread in fancy shapes, stars, diamonds, etc. Spread with a layer of Philadelphia cream cheese and over this sprinkle a layer of finely chopped peanuts. Place on top of each sandwich a cube of some bright jelly. - Mrs. J. H. Stephenson, Danvers, Ill.
 
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