August 18
Watermelon Cocktail
Cannelon of Beef
Potatoes *Creamed Kohl Rabi
Stuffed Celery
Meringues Filled with Ice Cream
Coffee
*Creamed Kohl Rabi—Slice kohl rabi, boil 20 minutes or until nearly tender, and arrange in a baking dish in layers with the following sauce: 2 tablespoons Crisco, 2 tablespoons flour, 1/2 pint milk, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1 saltspoon pepper. Rub Crisco and flour together; add milk, cold. Stand saucepan over fire and stir continually until it reaches the boiling point; take from fire, and add salt and pepper. Then strain. Season each layer with pepper and salt, sprinkle the top with breadcrumbs and bake 20 minutes.
Vegetarian
August 19
Cream of Turnip Soup
Risotto
Asparagus Salad
Coffee Souffle
*Ginger Crisps
Iced Tea
*Ginger Crisps— Cream 1/2 cup Crisco with 1/2 cup sugar, add 1 cup molasses, 1 teaspoon each of cinnamon and nutmeg, 1 teaspoon salt, 2 teaspoons baking powder, and flour to make stiffish dough. Roll thin, cut out with cutter and bake in quick oven.
August 20
Corned, Beef
Buttered Potatoes *New Beets
Lettuce, Italian Dressing
Tapioca Cream
Coffee
*New Beets— Peel hot cooked beets, cut into slices, and toss about for 3 or 4 minutes in saucepan which contains 3 tablespoons Crisco to which has been added 1 teaspoon plain vinegar, or a few drops of tarragon, 2 cloves, and 1 teaspoon sugar.