The Story of Crisco Part 68

_*Farina Pudding_--Stir into 3 cups boiling milk 1 cup farina, and cook 10 minutes. Rub together 1 tablespoon Crisco and 2 tablespoons sugar; add yolks of 3 eggs, grated rind of 1 lemon and 25 chopped blanched almonds. Stir this mixture into farina after it is little cooled; lastly add whites of 3 eggs beaten to stiff froth. Steam this pudding in covered mold for 1-1/2 hours. Serve with any sweet pudding sauce.

December 4

_Clear Soup with Rice Corn Peas Mashed Potatoes Cold Slaw Plum Pudding Hard Sauce *Individual Mince Pies Cheese Wafers Coffee_

_*Individual Mince Pies_--Roll out Crisco paste 1/8 inch thick, stamp into rounds and line gem pans, place in each 2 teaspoons of mince meat; roll out more pastry rather thicker than first, stamp into rounds size of top of pans, wet edges and cover pies, brush over with beaten egg, sprinkle with sugar, and bake 20 minutes in hot oven.

For mince meat, put into jar 1 pound chopped apples, 1 pound sultana raisins, 1/4 pound chopped figs, 1/2 pound currants, grated rind, strained juice 3 lemons, 1 cup Crisco, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 pound chopped almonds, grated rind, strained juice 3 oranges, 2 grated nutmegs, 1/2 cup sherry, 1 cup brandy, 1 ounce mixed spice, 1/2 pound each chopped candied orange and lemon peel, and 2 cups brown sugar.

Mix well and keep in well sealed jar.

December 5

_*Steamed Clams Roast Ribs of Beef Currant Jelly Rice Croquettes Stewed Tomatoes Apple and Celery Salad Mince Pie Coffee_

_*Steamed Clams_--Wash and scrub clam sh.e.l.ls; place in kettle; add water, allowing 1/2 cup water for each peck of clams. Cover kettle and cook until sh.e.l.ls open. Serve hot with the following sauce: 3 tablespoons Crisco, 3 tablespoons lemon juice, 4 tablespoons chopped parsley, salt, pepper, and red pepper to taste.

Cream Crisco and add remaining ingredients. Kettle should be removed from range as soon as sh.e.l.ls open, otherwise clams will be over-cooked.

December 6

_Caviar Canapes Roast Duck *Apple Sauce Canned Beans Mashed Potatoes Tomato Jelly Salad Apple Dumplings Raisins Nuts Coffee_

_*Apple Sauce_--1 pound apples, 2 tablespoons sugar, 2 tablespoons Crisco, 1/2 cup water, and strained juice of 1/2 lemon. Peel, core, and slice apples, put them into saucepan with sugar, Crisco, water, lemon juice, and cook them until tender. Serve with roast duck.

December 7

_Stewed Chicken Cream Dressing *Baked Sweet Potatoes Creamed Carrots Onion Salad Indian Pudding Bon Bons Coffee_

_*Baked Sweet Potatoes_--Peel boiled sweet potatoes and cut in slices crosswise. To 2 cups of slices allow 3 tablespoons Crisco, and 2 tablespoons each of sugar and vinegar. Have Crisco hot, lay potatoes in it, sprinkle sugar over top, and pour vinegar over lightly. Bake until a golden brown.

December 8

_Lamb Chops Creamed Potatoes Lima Beans Carrot Salad Pineapple Ice Cream Candy *Cocoanut Layer Cake Coffee_

_*Cocoanut Layer Cake_--Beat 1/4 cup Crisco with 1 cup sugar till creamy, add 2 well beaten eggs, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 2-1/2 cups flour sifted with 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 cup water and 1/2 teaspoon almond extract, mix and divide into Criscoed and floured layer tins.

Bake 20 minutes in moderate oven. Use boiled frosting and shredded cocoanut for filling.

December 9

_Oysters *Chicken Hot Pot Celery Salad Dried Apricot Shortcake Coffee_

_*Chicken Hot Pot_--Prepare large chicken. Cut into as small pieces as joints allow. Do not remove meats from bones. Boil chicken until nearly tender and keep broth left in kettle when you remove chicken from it. Cut 1 pound of lean, raw ham into small squares. Wash and peel and parboil 8 large potatoes and slice them. Slice 3 medium-sized onions. Put into deep baking dish layer of chicken, layer of ham, layer of potatoes, and layer of onions. Repeat until all are used up; when arranging these layers strew tiny bits of Crisco over them. Pour chicken broth over layers, well seasoned with salt and pepper. Add enough water to almost fill pot. Cover pot, and bake for 1-1/2 hours.

Be sure plenty of water is in pot while baking is in progress. When cooked put baked chicken and vegetables in large tureen. Garnish edges with parsley. Sprinkle parsley and sliced cooked carrots over top.

Serve with small slice of toast on each plate.

December 10

_Cream of Celery Soup Broiled Oysters, a la Francaise Bean Salad Cheese Straws *Fig and Apple Cobbler Coffee_

_*Fig and Apple Cobbler_--Nearly fill Criscoed baking dish with equal amounts of sliced apples and chopped figs, arranging them in layers; add 1 cup water, strained juice 1 lemon and cover with Cris...o...b..scuit dough about 1 inch thick. Place on range, cover tightly with a pan and simmer 30 minutes. Lift cover carefully, make an opening in middle of crust, and pour in another 1/2 cup water, 2 tablespoons Crisco, and 1 cup sc.r.a.ped maple sugar. Sprinkle a little maple sugar over top of pudding before serving it.

December 11

_Roast Pork, Apple Sauce Franconia Potatoes Creamed Onions Endive and Grape Salad *Lemon and Apple Tart Coffee_

_*Lemon and Apple Tart_--Line a large pie plate with Crisco pastry.

Mix together 2 cups grated apple, grated rind and juice of 1 lemon, 1-1/2 cups sugar, 2 eggs, beaten without separating whites and yolks, 2 tablespoons melted Crisco, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1 cup thin cream.

Turn into plate lined with pastry, wet edge, and put strips of pastry over top of filling. Finish with strip of pastry on edge. Let bake until firm in center.

December 12

_Baked Codfish Piquant Beets Baked Potatoes Lettuce and Cheese Salad *Bread Pudding Coffee_

_*Bread Pudding_--4 cups bread cut in dice, 3 tablespoons sultanas, 2 tablespoons chopped candied peel, 3 tablespoons sugar, 1 tablespoon Crisco, rind of 1 lemon, 2 eggs, 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice, 1 cup milk, and 4 lumps of sugar. Put lump sugar in dry saucepan and heat until it turns dark brown. Add milk and stir it over fire until sugar dissolves. Mix bread, cleaned sultanas, chopped peel, sugar, Crisco, grated lemon rind, and colored milk. Beat up eggs and add them with lemon juice. Let mixture stand for 1/2 an hour, or longer, if bread is stale. Have ready Criscoed mold, put in mixture, cover top with piece of Criscoed paper, and steam it for 2 hours. Turn carefully on to hot dish and serve with it any good sweet sauce.

December 13

_Chestnut Soup Pork Chops Apple Sauce Potatoes Steamed Squash Lettuce and Pepper Salad *Raisin Roly Poly Coffee_

_*Raisin Roly Poly_--2 cups flour, 2 cups breadcrumbs, 3/4 cup Crisco, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/4 pound stoned raisins, 1/4 tablespoon salt, and cold water. Rub Crisco well into flour, breadcrumbs, sugar, salt, and add raisins stoned and halved. Add enough water to mix whole into soft paste. Roll into neat shape. Roll up in floured and scalded pudding cloth, tying ends securely. Put in pan of fast boiling water, and let boil steadily for 3 hours. Take off cloth, and serve pudding on hot dish.

December 14

_Corn Chowder Bread Sticks Chicken and Chestnut Salad Stuffed Celery *Raisin Puffs Vanilla Sauce Coffee_

_*Raisin Puffs_--Beat 2 tablespoons Crisco with 1/2 cup sugar till creamy, add 1 beaten egg, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/2 cup milk, 1-1/3 cups flour sifted with 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg, and 1 cup chopped raisins. Cris...o...b..king cups and fill half full with mixture and steam for 1 hour.