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52 cts.
A : 1 qt. Brussels sprouts, washed thoroughly ;
B : Madeira Same No. 247 (Madeira Sauce).
Boil A 10 m., or until tender, drain and serve with B poured over.
15 cts.
A: 6 young beets boiled until tender, drain and cover with cold water ;
B : 1/4 c. sugar, 4 tbsps. corn-starch, 1/2 c. vinegar, 1/2 c. boiling water.
Remove skins from A. cut in thin slices. Mix B, and when boiling pour over A and serve hot or cold.
15 cts.
A : 1 head cabbage, boil until tender and chop tit B : White Sauce No. 229 (White Sauce) and 1 tsp. lemon-juice : C: 2 tbsps. bread-crumbs, 1 tbsp. butter in bits am tbsps. grated cheese.
Put a layer of A in deep buttered dish, spread a layer of B, repeat until dish is full, cover with C and brown in quick oven. Cabbasre should be soaked in cold salted water an hour before boiling.
14 cts.
A : 12 small French carrots, boil, drain, and cnl in slices, saute slightly in butter :
B : White Sauce No. 229 (White Sauce). cooked with a blade of ma and 1 c. green peas, or
C : 1 tbsp. butter. 1 tbsp. sugar, 1/4 tsp. Bait, 1/2 c. stock.
Cover A with Band serve: or put A in baking-pan, cover with C, and bake until stock is reduced to glaze and the carrots are browned.
20 cts.
Follow Recipe No. 322 (Cabbage au Gratin), using 1 cauliflower instead of cabbage, and Parmesan cheese instead of plain cheese.
20 cts.
A : 3 bunches of celery sticks, 4 inches long, boil in salted water ;
B : Butter Sauce No. 234 (Butter Sauce, for Boiled Artichokes o), or White Sauce No. 229 (White Sauce), adding 1/2 c. water in which celery was boiled, or Brown Sauce No. 230 (Brown Sauce) ; C : Batter No. 315 (Batter) ; D : Hollandaise Sauce No. 245 (Hollandaise Sauce for Fish, Meats, an).
Drain A, cover with B and serve, or dip A in C, fry in hot fat, drain and serve with I).
15 cts.
A : 1 c. mashed chestnuts, 2 egg-yolks, beaten slightly. 2 tbsps. cream, 1 tbsp. sugar, 1/8 tsp. salt, 1 tsp. sherry or vanilla ;
B : Egg-whites, beaten stiff.
Cool A and fold in B, form into small balls, crumb, egg and crumb and fry in hot fat.
20 cts.
A : 1 qt. chestnuts, shell, blanch and boil until soft ;
B : 2 tbsps. cream, 2 tbsps. butter, 1/4 tsp. each salt, pap-rica, and onion-juice.
Press A through a colander, add B, mix thoroughly, press through a potato-ricer and serve.
32 cts.
A : 3 medium cucumbers, peel, cut in two lengthwise ;
B : 1 c. cooked chicken, 1 tbsp. parsley, 1 tbsp. cooked ham, all minced ; 2 tbsps. cream, J rica and onion-juice ;
C: 1 o. stock, 1/4 c. white wine or lemon-juice.
Scoop out the inside of A. (ill with B, put in baking-pan, cover with C, bake 1/2 an hour, basting often ; cover with browned crumbs and serve with sauce from pan poured over.
 
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