Main Dish Shortcakes
(Use Richer Biscuit dough—[page 3])
Plain Individual Shortcakes
Roll dough about ¾″ thick, and cut with 3″ round cutter. Bake. Split and serve with desired filling.
Plain Large Shortcake
Pat out ½ of dough in round or square 8″ pan, dot with butter. Pat out rest of dough and place on top. Bake. Split and serve with desired filling.
Large Shortcake in Ring
Spread dough in well greased 8 or 9″ ring mold. Bake. Turn out on large platter. Fill center with desired filling.
Creamed Meat or Sea Food
Add to medium white sauce cut-up cooked chicken, turkey, veal, pork, ham, tuna, salmon, shrimp, crabmeat, or lobster.
Meat or Sea Food à la King
To creamed meat or sea food, add sautéed mushrooms, sliced hard-cooked eggs, chopped pimientos, etc.
Curried Meat or Sea Food
Add a little curry powder when making white sauce for creamed meat or sea food. Delicious with chicken, lamb, veal, shrimp. With it, offer several relishes, such as chopped salted peanuts, ground fresh coconut, chutney, sweet pickled onions, hard-cooked egg put through a sieve, chopped pickle, and chopped crisp bacon.