Select fine-flavored, tart apples, wipe, core and pare. Fill cavities with washed figs cut in pieces. Bake until tender in a hot oven, basting with hot sugar syrup. Serve cold with thick cream sweetened, and flavored with nutmeg.
SUGAR SYRUP
Cook one cup sugar and one and one-half cups water ten minutes. Add two thin shavings of orange rind to syrup while cooking.
October
Third Sunday
Tomato Soup—Toasted Wafers
Pickles Celery
Braised Beef—Brown Gravy
Baked Potatoes—Fried Egg Plant
Scalloped Cabbage
Romaine—French Dressing
Cheese Fingers
Peach Duff—Foamy Sauce
Café Noir
TOMATO SOUP