A Thousand Ways to Please a Husband with Bettina's Best Recipes

by Louise Bennett Weaver; Helen Cowles LeCron

"No, Charlotte, I melt the butter, add the crumbs, stir them well, and then spread them on the top of the escalloped oysters, or fish, or whatever I am escalloping."

"I'm glad to know the right way of doing, Bettina. Good-bye, dear."

For dinner Bob and Bettina had:

Ham Timbales Macaroni and Cheese
Baked Apples
Light Rolls Butter
Grapefruit Salad
Chocolate Custard Coffee

BETTINA'S RECIPES

(All measurements are level)

Ham Timbales (Three timbales)

1 C-ground, cooked ham
¹/₃ C-soft bread crumbs
¼ t-salt
¼ t-paprika
1 egg
½ C-milk

Mix the ham, salt, crumbs and paprika. Add the egg, well beaten, and the milk. Pour into a well-buttered tin or aluminum individual moulds. Place in a pan of hot water and bake in a moderate oven for thirty minutes. Unmould on a platter. Serve hot or cold.

Grapefruit Salad (Two portions)