Anisette cake. One-half pound of sugar, five eggs, one-half pound of flour, and one teaspoonful of anise seed. Beat the sugar with the eggs until light, then add the flour and anise seeds. Put in a buttered bread pan and bake. When done allow to become cool; then cut in slices about one-half inch thick. Lay on a pan and bake until they become of a nice brown color.
Potage McDonald. Heat three ounces of butter in a casserole; then add two and one-half spoonfuls of flour, and one-half spoonful of curry powder. Heat through, and then add one pint of bouillon, stock or chicken broth, and one pint of milk; bring to a boil, and add one parboiled calf's brains. Boil for thirty minutes, and then strain through a fine sieve. Heat in another casserole one ounce of butter; then add half of a chopped onion, and fry until golden yellow. Then add the soup and boil for ten minutes. Then add the yolks of two eggs mixed with one cup of cream, stir well, and strain again. Season well with salt and pepper.
Kingfish, Argentine. Put two kingfish on a buttered platter or pan, season with salt and pepper, add a glass of white wine, put in oven and bake. Cover with Créole sauce and serve.
Small sirloin steak à la Russe. Broiled sirloin steak garnished with small patty shells filled with fresh caviar. Serve horseradish sauce separate.
JULY 30
| BREAKFAST | LUNCHEON | ||||
| Apricots | Lobster salad | ||||
| Ham and eggs | Poached eggs, Piedmontaise | ||||
| Rolls | Birds' nests | ||||
| Coffee | Demi tasse | ||||
| Orangeade | |||||
| DINNER | |||||
| Consommé Vanderbilt | |||||
| Salami Pim olas | |||||
| Striped bass, meunière | |||||
| Leg of veal, au jus | |||||
| Spinach with egg | |||||
| Laurette potatoes | |||||
| Lettuce salad | |||||
| Raspberry meringue | |||||
| Demi tasse | |||||
Poached eggs, Piedmontaise. Make a risotto, and place four poached eggs on top. Cover with cream sauce.
Birds' nests (puff paste). Bake small patties as elsewhere described. Wash with thin royal icing, and sprinkle with plenty of shredded cocoanut. Set in oven to obtain a little color. Fill the center with jelly or marmalade, and place three or four blanched almonds on top to represent the bird's eggs. Small egg-shaped candies may be used instead if desired.
Lemonade. One quart of water, the juice of five lemons, and one-half pound of powdered sugar. Dissolve the sugar in the water, and then add the lemon juice. Strain, and cool on ice.