For the sauce, put into a double boiler one half cupful of thick cream, three fourths cupful of strong coffee, three tablespoonfuls of sugar and the yolks of four eggs well beaten; stir till it begins to thicken, remove from the fire; add juice of one half an orange, one tablespoonful of lemon juice, three teaspoonfuls Maraschino; serve with the croquettes.
MUSHROOMS.
GRILLED MUSHROOMS.
Prepared in this way the mushrooms must be large. After washing and peeling, score the tops with a knife and lay them for one hour in a pickle of oil, salt, pepper and lemon juice. Place them, tops down, on a close-barred gridiron and broil over a clear, slow fire. Serve on toast with a sauce made as follows:
Chop the stalks and pieces of mushrooms that have broken in the washing and stew in broth for ten minutes with a little minced parsley and onion. Beat the yolk of one egg with a gill of cream and add slowly to the sauce. Stir the whole until hot without boiling and pour it over the toast.
ESCALOPED MUSHROOMS.
Put the mushrooms in a buttered baking-dish with alternate layers of crumbs, seasoning each layer plentifully with butter; add salt, pepper and a gill of cream or gravy. Bake twenty minutes, keeping covered while in the oven.
MUSHROOM PIE.
Line a baking dish with rich crust. Drain the liquor from a can of small mushrooms, slice the mushrooms, add one cupful of cream, or rich milk, and tablespoonful of butter, to juice of mushrooms. Season to taste and thicken with tablespoonful of flour blended with butter; add the mushrooms, fill in the baking dish, cover with top crust and bake a rich brown. Brown sauce may be used if preferred.