January 26
Onion Soup
Roast Chicken, Chestnut Stuffing,
Giblet Sauce
Cranberries Celery au Jus
Baked Macaroni with Cheese
*Grapefruit Salad
Burnt Almond Ice Cream
Coffee
*Grapefruit Salad—Take out inside of grapefruit, and cut edge of shell into points; slice meat of fruit with 2 oranges, 1 cup pineapple, 1 cup cherries, 1/2 cup chopped nut meats, 1 diced apple, the juice of 1 lemon, and 3 tablespoons powdered sugar; fill shell, and serve with following dressing:
Beat yolks 2 eggs until creamy, then add to them 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard and same quantity salt. Next beat in slowly 4 tablespoons melted Crisco and 6 tablespoons hot vinegar. Cook in double boiler until it thickens. When cold, and just before serving, 1 cup of cream, sweet or sour, may be folded in.
January 27
Shrimp Cocktail
*Salmon Croquettes, Tomato Sauce
French Peas Mashed Potatoes
Pickled Mangoes
Cottage Pudding, Maple Sauce
Coffee
*Salmon Croquettes—1 pound can salmon, 1/2 teaspoon salt, red pepper to taste, 1/4 cup crackercrumbs, 1/2 teaspoon grated onion, 1 well beaten egg, 1 tablespoon Crisco, and 1 tablespoon chopped parsley.
From 1 can salmon, opened neatly, take fish and chop it fine; add salt and pepper, Crisco, parsley and crackercrumbs; moisten it with the egg and mix well, turn out upon dish; then roll into cones, dip these in beaten egg seasoned with salt and pepper, roll in breadcrumbs. Fry in deep Crisco until delicate brown, drain them a moment, arrange neatly on hot dish and serve with tomato sauce. The Crisco should be heated until crumb of bread becomes golden brown in 40 seconds.
January 28
*Croutes, a la Marie
Oyster Balls, Horseradish Sauce
Potato Souffle
Baked Cucumbers
Nut and Celery Salad
Chocolate Bavarian Cream
Coffee