Cherry Cocktail
Olives Salted Nuts Oyster Soup
Fried Chicken, Cream Gravy
Peas Sweet Potatoes
White Grape Salad Beaten Biscuits
*Washington Pie
Martha Washington Fruit Cake
Fruit Punch
Coffee
*Washington Pie—3/4 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon Crisco; beat together thoroughly; add 1/2 cup sweet milk, 2 cups flour, 2 beaten eggs, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon lemon; make into 3 cakes and put jelly or custard between.
February 23
Red Cabbage Soup
*Broiled Kidneys with Green Peppers
French Peas Fried Bananas
Grapefruit and White Grape Salad
Cheese Balls
Russian Jelly
Coffee
*Broiled Kidneys with Green Peppers—Split some fine beef kidneys, remove the outer skin and sinews, and wipe well. Sprinkle the kidneys with pepper and salt, and let stand for an hour or more. Dip them then, into melted Crisco and broil over a clear fire. Meanwhile, chop 2 green peppers, freed from their seeds, and fry with 1/2 a teaspoon chopped onion and 1 tablespoon chopped parsley in Crisco till the pepper is quite done, having no more moisture, or Crisco that is in the pan, than is necessary to cook the green peppers. Dish the kidneys and surround with the sauce of green peppers.
Vegetarian
February 24
Cream of Celery Soup
*Mock Veal Roast Stewed Turnips
Asparagus Salad
Cheese Crackers
Apple Pie
Coffee
*Mock Veal Roast—1/2 pint shelled roasted peanuts, 1/2 pint lentils, 2 tablespoons melted Crisco, 1/2 pint toasted breadcrumbs, milk, pepper and salt to taste.
Soak the lentils over night; drain, bring them to a boil; throw away water; cover with fresh water and boil until tender; drain again; press them through a colander. Add nuts, chopped or ground, melted Crisco, breadcrumbs and seasoning, with sufficient milk to make it the consistency of mush. Pour into baking dish and bake in a moderate oven 1 hour. Beans or peas may be substituted for lentils.