Beefsteak au Maître d’Hôtel.
Treat as directed on Tuesday of First Week in November; but, when laid upon the hot dish, put over it, and on both sides, two or three tablespoonfuls of butter, in which have been mixed pepper, salt, a little French mustard, and the juice of half a lemon, with a teaspoonful of very finely minced parsley.
Baked Sweet Potatoes.
Wash, and bake in a moderate oven until soft. Serve in their skins.
Stewed Onions.
Top, tail, and skin. Boil in two waters, throwing both away. When the onions are tender, have ready in a saucepan a cup of drawn butter. Lay the onions in it; simmer ten minutes, and serve in the sauce.
Mashed Squash.
Pare, quarter, and cook soft in boiling salt water. Strain, press, and mash in a colander. Season with pepper, salt, and butter, and turn into a deep dish.
Orange Pudding.
2 cups of milk; 4 tablespoonfuls of sugar; 1 heaping cup of prepared flour; yolks of 4 eggs, and whites of two; pulp of 2 oranges, chopped very fine; grated peel of ½ an orange; 1 tablespoonful of melted butter.