When a thicker soup is desired 1 dessertspoon of cornstarch, flour, or a mashed potato should be blended with little milk or stock, and added to soup a few minutes before serving.
February 3
Consomme du Barry
Roast Ribs of Beef
*Franconia Potatoes
Corn Cakes
Mashed Turnips
Radish Salad
Marshmallow Pudding
Coffee
*Franconia Potatoes—Pare 10 medium-sized potatoes; parboil five minutes. Place on grate under roast ribs of beef. Baste with melted Crisco, and bake from 20 to 30 minutes, turning often.
February 4
Steamed Oysters
Lamb's Tongues, Tremont Style
Browned Potatoes
* Anchovy Fritters Romaine Salad
Madeira Jelly
Coffee
*Anchovy Fritters—Pound yolks 2 hard-cooked eggs with 1/2 dozen bottled anchovies, 1 teaspoon capers 4 tablespoons Crisco and 4 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese. Rub all through fine wire sieve and add yolk 1 raw egg and 1 tablespoon breadcrumbs. Season with pepper and with salt if it is needed.
Form paste into small balls, roll first in breadcrumbs, then in egg and again in crumbs, and drop into hot Crisco. Serve on napkin with grated Parmesan cheese. The recipe as here given may be doubled, and "redoubled" as many times as it is thought the demand for fritters will warrant.
February 5
Broiled Smelts
Chicken, a la Florentine
Brussels Sprouts with Cheese
Spanish Salad Cheese Loaf
*Date Souffle
Coffee